All I could think about was how much of a bitch she was and how I had lost so much confidence in relationships after her.I hear a knock on the door. G...etting off the couch to answer the door seems like running a marathon at this point and working up the enthusiasm to answer another 'no' to a charity group seemed like it wasn't worth my time. I get to the door and hear sobbing before I even open it. Opening the door I see my coworker and friend Clara standing there in front of me in tears. I. ‘I don’t splash out on fish and chips and a coke for all my dates, you know.’ ‘Christ Jay,’ she hissed in mock disgust, ‘You are such a cheapskate! If you really wanted to impress a girl you would at least offer to take her to the ‘Pharaohs’ gig at the Corn Hall in Devizes next Friday!’ ‘OK,’ I replied, ‘It’s a date.’ I had been promising to take my sister out somewhere for weeks and she was trying so hard to please everybody and I needed to make a gesture. Besides, the ‘Pharaohs’ were not a. “So, we can send messages to anyone on Eudamonia. Big deal.”“And what is a mind but a message in a fleshy meat puppet!” Enriquah exclaimed, tapping her nose with one hand and pointing at Techne with the other. “Or a more sleeky, sexy chromey puppet?”Techne turned to look at Meetra. “Is she...” She looked back at Enriquah. “Are you seriously fucking suggesting what I think you’re suggesting?”“Farcasting!” Mal said, his eyes shining.“Jesus Christ that’s the stupidest fucking idea I’ve heard in my. Since I don't have a contract, they might have to make it worth my while to keep me, and the price is going to go up the longer they drag their ass. But I don't think I want to give up the lease on the apartment before August, just on general principles." You know what?" he said. "It sounds like someone wants to kill it but have someone else to blame for doing the dirty work." Yeah, God, don't you just love office politics?" Oh, yeah," he shook his head. "That's the one thing I hated about not.