"See push this button and all the curtainsopen by them self." Wow that is really cool Stephanie." I watch as all the curtains open up andthe mater sui... is on the corner of the house so there is a massive view ofthe ocean. "Oh shit I'm naked."We both giggle as he walks over to the dresser and pulls out a silk nightie."Here ya go my sister left this here and I haven't put it back." I slide thepretty nightie over my head so I'm not naked. I'm standing against thewindows that go from the floor to. The Nashua paper ran an article with a group photo. Sheila made them all a nice folder of images and would not even consider accepting payment for her time. The scout troops more or less adopted me. Oddly, while I was considered unattractive by most standards, I made a great maternal image. Go figure.In any event, I was invited to the ceremony where the (many) merit badges were distributed. Sean said Sheila watched the whole video, with tears running down her face. I did better, but I had more. You didn’t dream this. You were collecting facts and details the entire time.”“So, am I cured, or at least not insane?”“There’s no evidence of mental illness. You’re logical, you aren’t twitching unconsciously, and when I press into uncomfortable territory, you don’t react defensively. You’re as stable as anyone I’ve ever worked with. Whether that makes any difference is anyone’s guess. The majority of people will never accept it, anyway. To convince the people who need to know the truth, you. The ambivalence got deeper as the news of the reductions in force without a peace treaty came through. For 119, however, the drudgery of convoying continued with ship drills, fleet evolutions, and "Shriek" training sorties.The squadron had joined up and were escorting twenty one merchantmen, four days out of Raffles with "Shriek" leading using a crossover pattern. She was on the right of the convoy when "Washton" gave the alarm over the Tabes ('talk between ships' which was an open circuit.