Dusty immunised them while they slept; she would organise food later.Dusty sent Que to go with James, Aaron and Chris and they took off to get their f...irst load of passengers from the Farestar with the freighter. Dusty and Tale took Que’s place at immunising the colonists and were soon doing a brisk trade at their table, with Whitney.They reassured the people that they were here to look after them and they could stay in this lovely place if they wished and that they were definitely now free. There was plenty of counter space plus cupboards both below and above it. The side of the kitchen with the greenhouse window had the sink, dishwasher, more cabinets plus an under cabinet microwave and coffeemaker. The other side was stove, refrigerator, more counter and cabinets. I noticed four plants lined up in the window, each with a card attached. They were from Alex, Mom, Mary and Sara and John and Wanda. Jill's eyes got wet when I showed her the cards. I found I had a lump in my. But he was supposed to be overseeing us. You'd think he'd be out keeping an eye on how the participants were doing. The only thing I could think was that he sat there in his converted closet like some kind of a troll, waiting for someone to report an alleged Program violation, when he'd leap into action.Yeah, right. Like he'd done with Peggy. "Worthless"ton seemed particularly appropriate if that was the case.Yeah, I'd promised not to call him that, but I could still think it.I worried, too,. How about staying home and grilling some burgers?" she answered."That sounds just fine."We lounged around for a few hours, really doing nothing.Patti was able to grill the burgers on a side burner of the kitchen stove, adding a slice of cheese to each patty just before removing from the heat, then quickly toasting buns. She put out bottles of ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, a plate with sliced onions and tomatoes, lettuce, and pickles, then poured a bag of chips into a bowl, and we served.
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