The power from the solar skin of the station still fed power to my stasis tube and my battle suit. Time crept by and I was declared missing and presum...d dead. Of course since my battle suit was still connected and siphoning training programs that changed things. It reactivated my status the next time it selected a new subject.When my time in grade as a lieutenant was maxed out the fleet accounting AI made a inquiry and then since I was still active, it automatically promoted me. Over the. I delayed submitting this addition to the story hoping for some commenton the method I used to identify the characters. Unfortunately I hadtemporarily lost a later edition of the first part of the story andsubmitted an earlier version. There is not that much difference betweenthe two and I won't bore those who have already read the one posted bysubmitting the later version.________________________________________________________________________ Later that day the telephone rang. To. . towards the pier. My mind reeled as we walked; "Who is she..?", "She's at least 30 years younger than me, maybe more, why would she even think of taking up with me..??", "My god, she's beautiful..!!" Remembering that I had'nt even looked at the rest of her, I glanced down to take in the rest of her body. She was wearing a thin cover-up, untied and open, over her bikini and neither did much to hide the tanned and very nice body that dwelt below. I could see the points of her nipples through. "A place."Never heard of it."I believe there are more Powers that Be than anyone thinks," John had said that more to himself than anyone present."Come on up stairs with me. I want to try something." John chuckled. He picked up his Bo staff and headed up the stair.He peeked in his bedroom, Sultry was asleep. She was hugging his pillow.At the closet he opened the door and asked the Powers to step inside. He directed them to the far door. All he had on was boxers ... and the watch, he hadn't.