The silly old bugger is in medieval clothing; a Knight Templar in armour, no less. The whole situation is seriously ridiculous.A third male voice says... “The fool is hysterical, out of the way.” I get hit in the face with a bucket full of icy cold water. I stop laughing to start choking on the water that went down my throat. Several minutes later I’m settled down and calm.A fourth male voice says, in a commanding tone, “Who are you?” I tell him my legal name. He continues, “The author of ‘Living. Customs in Theseus were clearly quite different from those back home in the inner planets. It would take her a while to get used to all this. But there was the prospect of the party tomorrow at which she was determined to let everything go. Then she also would know what it was like to have Sergei's dick in her arse. And Anastasia's father's dick in her cunt.However, Zee was getting quite dizzy with exhaustion. She staggered out of her chair, dragging the length of the dress she'd chosen to wear. Young slave boys carried food and water to the tired as they broke for a brief rest. Dead bodies were scattered over the battlefield except for the path of the great warrior, his trail of death was easily identifiable, two rows of slaughtered enemy formed a distinct line where he had advanced slow and steady all day. When he broke for water, the front line would close up, protecting his back while slave boys doused him with water to remove the sweat and enemy blood that poured freely down his. Ididn't want to ask what Sam had said to Aunt Melissa. I knew if I sawher that I'd be compelled to ask. Not out of any sense of obligation,but because I really wanted to know. I hated myself for caring. I walkedaround for a bit, smiling vaguely at those enjoying themselves andfinally decided to bite the bullet and head on home.As I walked, I lit my fifth cigarette of the day. For the most part, thesmoke kept people away. Smoking was no longer an acceptable thing to do.Maybe I wouldn't quit.