The rift closed behind them with a satisfying clunk. Jason saw a second set of massive reinforced metal doors that slid on railings below. There was a...loud satisfying deep boom as the metal doors shut. They landed beside the shuttle in a cavernous hanger surrounded by tens of thousands of fighters and gunships stored on racks one above the other. A transport, floating a yard above the ground came towards them at breakneck speed. Driving the transport was a monstrous creature with legs like tree. ”Let’s go up.” she climbed to her seats. I could not help staring at her back. It was sculpted, I must say. Well, bong babes! What can you say?This time she did not catch me as she was busy arranging her bags to make space to sleep.I went up. I only had a small duffel bag and a light backpack. So, while she was struggling to fit in her berth, I could stretch myself to my heart’s content. “Getting too crammed up there?” I asked.“Yeah, a little. I’ll manage, though. Thanks!”“Sure, you can! Never. If not, never mind. But you think to yourself: ‘All I want is five minutes in a room with that guy and a bucket of water and we as a society are going to save SO much money on a trial and life imprisonment. Just give me five minutes and I’ll fix it for ya. I’ll pay for parking out of my own pocket!’ Don’t you?Sound familiar? I get that feeling three, four times a year, and I avoid the news like I avoid Arby’s new Typhoid Supreme with extra Hepatitis dip. (They may call it something else, but. But Skuzzy was becoming hammered and he was out back smoking a joint all evening. So he wasn’t going to be great company by the time the evening was done. Besides, he was after Lou and he wanted a piece of her, somehow or someway. Lou wanted some of Jerry. They would talk occasionally all evening while she went around and took care of everyone. Things began quieting down, so Jerry decided to sit down, relax, and watch everyone. He’d watch Lou a lot. She caught on to the fact he was eyeing her.