. that unsettled him, for reasons he couldn't quiteexplain. He wondered what, exactly, Jackson meant by "completelycustomizable." He wondered how exot...c people's tastes could get, and howfar the nanobots could stretch the limits of reality..."And finally," Jackson continued, "and perhaps most importantly, theother girls and I always conduct ourselves with utmost professionalism.We are running a business, much the same as all of you are running yourown businesses. Don't be fooled by their faces. I was paralized with fear, a fear that I had never felt before. An acid like taste ran down my throat as I swallowed with a gulp. I wanted to run away from him, and get my children from their bedrooms, and get the fuck out of the house as fast as I could. But I couldn't. He was a blackish grey in color, he had long claws, that looked as though they were a foot long or longer. He stood about 8 feet tall, and was about 3 feet wide. He had webbed like hands with those scary looking claws. He. "Well, hey listen, man, I know you wanna get started on that bitch. So have at it, my man. She's ready for you."This made Miles light up like a Christmas tree. He could always count on Kenny to get the ball rolling. He looked at his uncle for reaffirmation."If Kenny says she's ready, then she's ready. C'mon, I'll follow you." Have fun, kid! We'll talk more later." Kenny said with a wide smile. He made a loud smack as he slapped Miles’ back, which made Miles winced. "Thanks, you guys!"Miles and. We sat silently side by side on thebus as we travelled into Manchester and parted, still without sayinganything but both deep in our own thoughts, to go to our separatelectures.I arrived home first that evening and hurried to put the bottle ofchampagne I had purchased in the fridge to chill. Assuming Gavin hadn'tchanged his mind during the day, we would have something to celebratethis evening! And he hadn't changed his mind! He too burst into thekitchen carrying a bottle of champagne and we.