She met his snide gaze, shoving her own cup to and fro in demonstrative calm. After assuring himself of his mates’ attention, he scoffed loudly. ‘...ow’s the Red Mountain doing? Your people still coughing up ash?’ ‘How’s your fight for independence doing? Your people still taking it up the arse from the Empire?’ So thoroughly her instant and sharp repeat dumbfounded him that the storm of his anger rose only long moments later. But eventually it rose, and fierce. To be ridiculed in front of his. Now was not the time to talk. Now was the time to cooperate. “Are you arresting me?”He shifted his weight to one foot, “are you going to be nice and cooperate, or are we going to do this the hard way?”Angel swallowed hard, “what do you need from me, officer?”“I need you to turn around and put your hands on the wall.”Slowly, still tense, she turned to face the wall, placing both hands on the brick. The officer took a step closer, nudging his foot between her boots. Instinctively she spread her. In fact he still had to catch up oneverything he'd missed in his classes during the last week as well."Just great," Jordan groaned to himself as the mental list grewlonger and longer, "I'll never get it all done." But after taking adeep breath he continued on his way, knowing that he still had a lotto do and that it wouldn't get done on its own.Jordan sat at his desk, carefully focusing on the wooden blocks setup before him. He grabbed a different shaped block with each of hisfour hands, then. "I softened a little, but I still wasn't ready to let him off the hook. "Oh Ken, you beg so nicely." Lisa, PLEASE?"I was fully awake now. I glanced out the window and saw that it was a beautiful sunny day outside. I remembered my last thought before I had fallen asleep last night. "Just what do you have in mind Ken?"He was hesitant. "Well, there's a matinee playing at the Roxy. It's a love story. I think you'd like it." Promise you'll be good?" Of course I do. I learned my lesson last time.".