They had status by virtue of the connection. ‘It made me pathologically selfish. I saw everything and everyone in terms of what was in it for me. I ...arely recognized there was another side to the equation. And, to take a page from your ubiquitous math analogies, the equation was always an inequality – Ashley is greater than whomever. ‘It denied me the ability to appreciate almost everything. I had almost everything I wanted. I could do whatever I wanted. I could get almost anything I wanted and. "Good. Let's get a general meeting for everyone in four hours or so. Tamara, Tiffany, you should organize that, and work the command post during it. You can listen in through the AI." Awww, but we wanted to be there," the twins said in unison before smiling. One of them continued the thought by observing. "It makes sense though. Louis and I are the best on the sensors and he should be at the meeting."I smiled and we stood up when Linus shouted from just outside the room. "What the fuck!"We. “Wake up, Dinah!”“Wow,” said Harmony, who had stopped making music and was watching interestedly. “You’re pretty good with that thing.”“I’m stuck!” he moaned.“Like a dog?” she asked.“I don’t know,” he complained. “All I know is I can’t get it out.”“Wow,” giggled the garp. “Maybe that IS a little animalistic after all.”“This is not funny!” groaned Jack. “If she falls over, it’s going to rip it off.”“Well we can’t have that,” said Harmony. “Cause I’m here to tell you, I’m going to get my turn. Claudia grasped his bicep and the Officer escorted the trio out the doorway, down the hall, and do+wn the stairs.“Command, the remaining floors are clear!” The Lieutenant was told. He allowed the fire department to approach the building to battle the blaze and he ordered the ambulances to the west parking lot entrance. The blaze at the main entrance would have to be fought from a distance should errant bullets explode from the fire.Gerard MacDonald had been giving viewers a running commentary.