This is just the first of a series of live-fire experiments to see what works and what doesn’t. The Navy,” he nodded his head at me, “has assure... us that they have monitoring outposts in the Metek’at system’s asteroid belt. At D-day minus one, they will clear the system of any and all Swarm ships and interdict the system. Whatever we try on the planetary surface, succeed or fail, will not be passed along to the rest of the Swarm.”“We’re going to be trying several tactics at several locations on. A dresser with a wash bowl and ewer under the barred window. A small mirror. By the wash bowl on the dresser, a few old magazines. A covered bucket for her toilet. A spare dress hung from the back of the door. But no Beth.I was annoyed now. No fire, no refreshments. I sat at the kitchen table and waited. And waited. The rain pattered down on the pantiled roof, slowly easing off. Eventually, the key turned in the kitchen back door. Like all slaves, Beth is forbidden to use the main, front. Considering what I was already experiencing with reporters buzzing around, their threats were hollow. I eventually showed them to the door since we were at an impasse as none of them wanted to exchange services with me. I did make one concession and I gave them the option to pay the same as Cindy had promised but failed to deliver the previous year but all that did was piss them off even more. In the end, the four girls left stating that I was insane for wanting to be paid with sex and a. At the same time a mysterious voice seemed to flow over the wind and call her inside. With the storm coming, she'd want to go inside anyway.Mary reached the front door and reached for the doorknob to see if it was unlocked. Just before she touched it; however, the door creaked opened all on its own."Must be this strong wind." Mary convinced herself. The driving rain that started on her backside seemed to push her on inside.Lighting lit up the large room filled with full and part mannequins..