To the south were mounds of earth that were ammo bunkers. They had tents lined up between them and I saw a lot of women in uniform.I stopped at the bu...lding with the Alexander and Sax flag in front and lowered the floating sled. My uniform was like everyone else except it had crossed staffs on the collars. I walked into the building and a sergeant looked up. His eyes touched the crossed staffs and then he looked into my eyes, "um..."A captain turned and I smiled, "I am reporting in."The. We’ve talked about your Primitive Survival Tactics. How would we label it? How about something like Primitive Survivalist? We can’t have you running around on duty in blue jeans, so we need a uniform for you, too. Hey, that would go well with Jasmine’s title when you go with her.”“Shit, Jeff, how do you think up this crap? If I went with her, I would come across as a blithering idiot when they started talking about ancient societies. But ... since I’ve been using the reading program, my speed. It’s been good talking with you. Do you mind if I stop by tomorrow?’ ‘I’m always here. If I’m not laying stone I’m either in the greenhouse…or swimming,’ I said, leering comically. ‘Fine,’ she said, smiling softly. ‘See you tomorrow…and thank you for the lovely orchid.’ The next morning, and every morning thereafter for a couple of weeks, Rachel stopped by with her dog, Thurber, and talked, each day spending more time with me as I dabbled at one or another project. Frequently, her presence was. That’s why I want you to get him and stash him down below before I get her back to the shuttle. I’m not sure how she would react to seeing him, and I don’t want to frighten her anymore than she has been already.”“I’ll contact you when we have him so we make sure they don’t see each other, then.”Esriro had finished starting up the ship while they were talking, and after getting clearance, began piloting the ship through the soft shield that kept the hangar bay pressurized, but allowed ships to.