But in theory, it would be a good thing and teach some of these pussy teens a little discipline and respect.I just never considered the idea that I wo...ld have to put in my two years of National Service. Or Em. Or Pey. I needed more information. If we had a National Service that we didn’t have in V1’s world, what else had changed? I suddenly felt more foreign in this body than I had since arriving.I couldn’t talk to anyone about this without risking exposure. How could any teen not know he had. Waiting for the computer to boot up, however, gave him too much time to think. Logic had failed him, and letting his unresolved doubts spin in his head would do little more than set him on edge. He indulged anyway.Cassie was foremost on his mind. He felt foolish for convincing her to do something based on no hard evidence but only a vague sense that it seemed right. He worried that his ability for critical thinking was failing him.He wondered if this was what Richie had felt for so long, a. I think I told you that it makes me uncomfortable to see you two acting this way." She started it. We had it all worked out before, except now she has lunch with you almost everyday, plus, she asks you to walk her home when it's my day." I can see what you're saying now, Denise. I didn't see it the right way before. I'll walk her home today, just because I already told her I would. Tonight though, after the movie, I'm going to give you all of the kisses and the touches I would have given her on. Yes, Sookie was there, too. As was Sam. Why? Because Rene Lenier was in custody in a Bon Temps holding cell due to my tip, thus explaining Arlene’s absence. She likely was visiting Rene, sure that he had been framed.Oh, and Lafayette and Tara were there. Of course. As was Terry Bellefleur, the Marine turned fry cook. He was obviously dismayed at Arlene’s absence, but that would be fixed, I reassured myself, once she discovered Rene’s guilt. His secret was pretty much blown wide open, after all..