Sorry I missed those early practices—that crazy Program stuff..." Yeah, and it's still happening. Mr Cirota told me yesterday that he wants you pull...d off the team. If you compete, he says he'll have the school forfeit the match." Can he do that? I don't see how he can." Neither did I, so I checked with the CHSAA, you know, California's school athletic association regulates our high school sports competitions and they set all of the eligibility and swim meet rules. I found out that their rules. “Yes ... Healer Prefect Kiria. Apparently she showed the Troopers how to take on the aliens and win when they advance in small groups rather than in a large mass,” Muln replied after a quick check. “She’s in her first year as an Officer too, rapid promotions and reckoned to be very professional and efficient as both Officer and Healer.”“She’s only seven?”“Yes, sir.”“Good grief, look at her! She just seems to exude competence as well as being damned good with a sword.”“Yes, makes you wonder how. I handed Vala the binoculars and said, "Get up above and see what you can see."ValaI took the glasses and replied, "Ok."Turning I left the smoking machine gun behind and climbed the ladder up to the roof. I crawled up on top and scanned around us. I watched to the right and I could see the horsemen as James called them, pop up and down on the hills watching us. I turned to look behind us and could see some of them riding towards the ford, but they had a long ways to go. Scanning to my left it. Yes, for a moment the realization hit me that Victoria had introduced a bimbo mindset into me, either through subtle suggestion or through the pills she gave me…or maybe through both means. But at that point my mind blanked out and all I could do was giggle and bat my eyelashes at Jim. Again he smiled and Victoria gave a little laugh.“Come, let’s take a seat and enjoy our drinks before we go through for dinner” Jim said as he ushered us to some high bar stools next to the bar. Oooo, this is.