?I miss my babies, andSam, and....? She sniffled and laid her head on Artemis' shoulder. ?Iwish I could just see them again. I remember every momen... of our timetogether perfectly, and it gets so hard.?Sarah, as quietly as she could, slipped away to her own quarters.Nicole had always been a strong support to those around her; only nowSarah could begin to understand the terrible price her Queen had paidand continued to pay each day.Artemis gently stroked the tall woman's back. ?I know,. As I packed the trousers and shirt into my backpack, Olivia’s mother gave me some helpful advice about the parts of the woods that were considered ‘clothing optional’ by the local law enforcement and those which were not. I should be ready to cover up if ‘textiles approached’ and so on. There was some sort of festival on (hence the large number of naturists on the trail that day) and if I wanted to meet others for walks, they tended to congregate at Mabel’s diner for breakfast. Olivia’s. “Neptune and its moons were ceded to their control after Martian independence. Despite our presence here, any heavy-handedness now would only make things worse, and these corporations! If we anger them, they suddenly stop work on things we need, or manufacture them improperly. I’m not willing to risk a single ship when it comes to the people manufacturing our transit drives.” “And refining our starship fuel,” Jena said as they rounded a curve and saw a cargo robot approaching with a load. "I sell drugs to make ends meet... you can?t shut me downlike this." Yeah," Julio grumbled.I sighed. Clearly their employment opportunities were rubbish. "No harddrugs ? meth, heroin, crack." I considered. I didn?t like these guys. Ireally didn?t. They had tried to... Yeah they weren?t good guys. Butmaybe some of them could be salvaged. "Give me your phones..."They handed them over. I shadow jumped up onto the roof and grabbed mynew tablet from my Hello Kitty bag. I paired it with the phones,.