I start to giggle. That stupid smile slips back on my face. Looking over my should at Nimrod as he stops drawing circles on my back."I didn't think it...was that funny," he give me dark frown.But I know he is kidding because it never eclipses the twinkle in his eyes. I use a little bit of my magic and flip Nimrod on to his back. I spin and land on top of him facing him. I stretch myself along his body."Now, old man," I give him a piercing look. "You are going to tell me all your dark secrets." He. In talking to Ray, he had an idea for a commercial or retail product that he wanted to put the girls on to see if they could produce anything by the end of the summer when their masters degree courses would ramp up. We’d get more details when we reported up there.In the interim before we reported for full-time summer work, Ray had Ash and Chris tweaking some software for a driverless car based on imperfect input from multiple sensors. The situation wasn’t much different from a tight traffic. After that the professors would usually just sign the waiver without provocation.It was about a week before Christmas and my Mom and I were coming back from the mall, when we noticed a car stalled on the side of the road with what appeared to be a woman and a little girl, who looked to be about my age still sitting inside of it. Mom pulled over, and before she could stop me I jumped out of the car and went over to ask the lady if she needed any help. That is when I recognized the girl sitting. A silver diamond on his collar points. A platoon of similarly dressed and armed troops surrounded the airlock hatch. Clyde was quickly grabbed and restrained.Marshall Barth was standing next to the large man. Clyde started yelling, “What is this? You promised to let us go free. You lied to us.”David was smiling, “Sorry Clyde, I promised you that we wouldn’t prosecute you. That you would be returned to the station unharmed. I have fulfilled that promise. This gentleman here,” David gestured to.