He was tall, six-feet-four, and athletic. He used to row crew in college and had nicely formed abs and a broad chest without looking like a bodybuilde.... Now on the other side of forty, he still was fit and radiant with energy. Some gray hair had started mixing in, but he aged well she thought as she leaned in to greet him with a kiss.“Hey James, what a nice surprise,” she said. “So nice of you to call me to tell me you were in town. You're looking great,” she complimented him.James smiled and. Their reconnaissance probes had provided them with current information on the Órarduine’s ships position, along with their location on the planet.When they were 1 lh from their target they could begin the attack and be within missile range well before the animals realized that an attack was underway. Their plan called for them to launch all of their standard missiles. These would be followed by the nuclear armed missiles which had both proximity and time-delayed fusing. The goal was simply to. While Frank and his technicians enjoyed the profits I got to enjoy the use of some very interesting drugs. Jeff his main technician became a good friend and would often send me stuff to try. Tina the female technician and myself were often the first to try the drugs so we could report if they worked or had any side effects. I was really happy to help and Frank even listed me as employee. Sometimes I felt more like a lab rat then an employee especially if the drugs didn't work like they were. My mother was middle-class average and she hated it. Hated not always having the best and then being expected to be okay with that. Most of all, she hated herself. Vivien was a sixth generation witch, first born daughter to the first born daughter, and so on. I never knew where her powers lay, she refused to speak of it. Viv used outside stimulants to dampen her magic, she stayed drunk or high, numbing herself. I was born in the summer of 1980, and to be honest, I wasn’t well received. Vivien.