As he expected over 8000 Lobrits appeared not long after he finished the city. Sighing he would have to do a massive clearing he just hoped he had the...power for it. All the Lobrits stopped in front of Alan looking dazed and confused as they always did.Alan made well over a dozen motions with his hands and arms then spread his arms wide trying to encompass all those present. Quickly he had well over 400 then he started to hit the snags, then it increased ‘til every three out of four didn’t want. Adrian's soft calm voice in my headphones asked, "You with us, lover? We still need you."Pulling back in I smiled and gave her a thumbs up as I said over the intercom, "Yeah, I'm back. Thanks, love. We can do this."I got on the radio to Audra flight, leaving the people in our bird listening on intercom, but asked only Cyn and Nikki to respond, saying, "Audra flight, Cyn and Nikki only please. Ladies, I need you to change power settings to slow us down. Nikki, calculate for arrival over Mireille. Troy Equals was looking down at her, a smile on his face. He was dressed in a nice suit, seated amongst rose bushes. Julie Andrews Roses, which reminded Helena of the first woman she ever loved, and the artist who’d painted the portrait. She sighed, a sigh that carried the knowledge that she would never see him again, but that he was in good hands. He would get over her in time.She looked at the center painting: Propappou, his arms open. Waiting for her to run to him so he could hoist her up. She had been fully integrated into the Circle while she went to college and had made love with everybody in the Circle over and over again. He couldn't begin to count the number of times they'd been together. Now, she was a star, and everyone was cheering her on, but it wasn't the same as if she were a simple neighbor they happened to know. There were deeper feelings of joy and support over her burgeoning career. Ashley was still very loved by the Circle.Alice arrived home from Knightsbridge.