My other two officers were on the prize and headed for a friendly port so I gave my quartermaster his choice, and he took young Mrs. Thompson, and I c...arged him to learn her name and free her from her stays. I always hated corsets although I must admit that I have horsed a few whores who wore them. Jim was a big man, and I knew he was rough on women. She was in for a busy time and her tears had already begun flowing as her hurried her along with his big hand tangled in her long hair.I let my. "Tony told me you were lovely" she said as she pulled back, "I'm glad to know you". I told her it was a pleasure to meet her too and the four of us went in and settled down in the living room. Meg had some drinks ready in the fridge and rose up to get them, passing them out upon her return. Tony had me sit on the sofa while he and Jon took the two lounge chairs. After passing out the drinks, Meg settled down next to me and we all chatted for a while. Meg had placed her hand on my thigh. No! No! Screaming the man thrashed and the lady slapped him hard but he had wings! He wasn’t human! What… The woman smiled sadly and had to hold Bahman down and murmured softly, ‘Don’t panic. I have given power to you and now you’re immortal. Removal of the heart was necessary. You live Bahman…’ Bahman heaved heavily and calmed down and realized she was stroking his newfound wings. It felt good and calmed him right down. She gave him a kiss on his cheek ad smiled silently. For a couple of. They had bought some FTL radios and were busy collecting data from some of the strangest places. We even tried to help them put together an instrument package to drop inside a black hole, but that fizzled out for lack of funding.The Chinese were refusing to have anything to do with us and were still trying to get a base established on the moon, serviced by conventional chemical rockets. I just can't figure out why they are so damned stubborn. They could hire us for a dozen flights for just what.