"Mathias smiled at that, looking quite pleased. "One less participant tofind..." Then he turned serious again. "Do you know where Garvis Park islocate...d?" Yeah," I nodded, remembering the park I used to play in as a kid. Ofcourse, that wasn't really all that long ago but that was beside thepoint.Mathias nodded, "Good. Meet me and the others there three nights fromtonight. The ritual must be completed at midnight so you must arrive atleast fifteen minutes early. Do NOT be late." Then he stared at. "What if you had a girl, a girl who let you touch her?" Miss Simpson began slowly, looking across at the pretty boy, who gazed back at her with an uncomprehending, open face. "Would you tell people about it? About touching her?"Jack was flustered by the very idea of touching a girl, but he answered with a firm, "No."Alice Simpson smiled quietly to herself as she braked at a red light. She looked over at the boy and said: "Jack, there's something I have to do at my house. Would you mind stopping. I flooded his system with nanobots, and ignored the safety protocols. I knew he had to live, and I knew there was a time limit with you coming after him. Ken, I am sorry I put your life in danger like that."Ken looked at the hologram, and replied, "It's Okay. Please continue. You did what you thought was necessary. And all I can say is 'thank you'." You're welcome," she said.She got up and walked over to the niche, and gestured at it."This is a replicator. Its function is similar to the one. "I don't," Samantha replied fatalistically."And on that note, there are some changes coming along that will impact you rather directly." Oh?" Samantha grew wary."First, in less than two weeks the second of the five drafts will be arriving – the kilopod ship CSS Hotel California. That's another thousand or so families right there. And on its first trip, its sister ship the Hotel Maine should follow within two weeks after." Oh, goody." Samantha chewed her lower lip."And the Navy has finally.