As soon as she came in the door we all yelled, "Happy Birthday!"She made a beeline for me and tried to crush me in a hug."Thanks, Big Brother." No pro...lem. We have a lot of fun stuff planned, and I think you're gonna have a great day." I already am," she said and tiptoed up to kiss me on the cheek.She pushed past me and joined her friends. Thankfully, I got to sit back and watch since Zoe was taking the lead. We didn't want to miss too much of the carnival and planned on getting an early start.. ”The thought that her dad was somehow equal to these maniacs, and had no real authority over them, as well as Scooter sounding so smart, and being one of the clubs officers, was making Alyx more comfortable somehow. She finished her beer and handed the empty mug to Scooter. “Can you drink? I mean, am I gonna catch a furnishing charge tonight?”“I can hold my own. You tell me, Mr. Symbiosis.” He took the mug, and kissed the back of her hand, apparently deciding to take his chances as he. But...'I'm in a world filled with giant bugs... 'Rather than making her feel more isolated, the thought excited her and she delved a bit deeper to find an erotic image she had used in her youthful fantasies – making love to a giant scorpion. An eager bubble of mirth shivered through her body and escaped her throat as she realized that... 'There might be giant scorpions here! All I have to do is look for them!'It occurred to her that scorpions probably lived underground, or under rocks, so they. Course changes seem to make no discernible difference in their speed. They are instantly going in a different direction at seemingly any speed they have chosen.“If they are going to change directions without slowing, and in the process, they can also instantly change their speed should they want to, there is no real way to determine where our weapons are to fire. By the time we can track and fire, they will be somewhere else. It would be suicide to enter into combat with them.”“There is.