It wasn't that Clarise was overtly trying to seduce him. In a way it was much more subtle, more sensual and quite a bit more effective. Around Dent sh... was the ideal picture of a docile, refined and totally feminine woman. She would smile nervously at him, brush up against him and touch him whenever she could. Her clothing couldn't be called provocative but the cut -- undoubtedly designed by the conspirator of the first part -- clearly showed her ripening young body to its best advantage. As. "You don't stand the slightest chance of actually having to court, let alone marry, any of these women. We're going to be in up to our necks with gold diggers, fortune hunters, actresses, beauty queens, Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, fashion models and vapid attention whores. We'll bring them all in by the bus loads, by the thousands and let them all fight it out and hang themselves. We'll give them all the rope they can use! Hell, we might even issue them sharp objects and let them go at each. I got dressed and made my way to the Commander’s office. I remembered the alien device I had in my head and the prospect that I was going to commit suicide was frightening. Narth was never with me I just imagined his voice and presence, but suicide was not on my agenda right now. I was angry and wanted to vent my emotions at someone and then I would quit the Navy. My dream turned out to be anything but what I expected.Just as I left the Dorm section and turned to the IST (Inter Station. Jumping in the nearest one as the red alert signal came on and along with his voice."All hands abandon ship. I repeat all hands abandon ship." Fuck," Ken said as he heard his voice and he shouted out, "Main bridge deck, near the main bridge."Ken felt his stomach lurch as the tube took off and quickly deposited him on main bridge deck. Running down the corridor, he passed the crew as they rushed to evacuate, charging onto the bridge he ran past Tammy as she was directing the crew.Tammy had just.