There was only one thing left on the floor that she could still reach, so she grabbed it and threw it. Even more warm, cozy memories suffused her as s...e recognised it while it was still sailing at the creature. Her entire skin got goose-bumpy, crinkly and tight, and would have crawled off to hide behind the dresser if it could.With yet another contemptuous wave of a tentacle, the creature attempted to swat that final, desperately thrown article out of the way as well, but somehow it and the. Rob and Terry were now officially mated. Jennifer and I both hugged her tightly when they made the announcement. Our trip back to Camp Pen was without incident even when we told everyone that Jennifer, Terry and I had constituted the entire population of Camp Pen. Terry bragged to all that Jennifer and I were the leaders and would perform excellently. I sure hope so!When we reached Camp Pen, everyone fanned out in search of houses. Jennifer, Terry, Rob and I went to our place and found it Carol. They are going over names now. We need at least one more goat leader. We may make a small change in processes to speed up the killing time. Abby and Jimmy have a few ideas about that." Quicker and less painful then what we are doing?" Margaret asked."Absolutely. Abby is doing some research into EEG flat lining and we want to get the time from our current three to five minutes to less then one. That will make an improvement in process time beyond the door. Once you're dead, it is a butcher. Take the simplest possible example, an unpopular person not speaking up. If anyone did notice that Person V was quiet, the last thing they'd want to do would be to encourage V to speak. At any time, most people can't wait to talk. They'll interrupt, talk over each other, or use scorn or some other intrusive method to shut the current speaker up so they can get start talking themselves. Being able to speak, and being listened to, are tangible indications of status and are therefore valued; so.