At the end of the afternoon session, the first shock was applied. The would be employees were told that each pair was to prepare a presentation that e...ening, and the following morning "sharp at eight o'clock" one, and only one, of each pair had to give a presentation on the reasons why the other one wanted to join THMA.In the hotel where all forty of them were staying there was much midnight oil expended, and many arguments ensued. The candidates debated what would seem acceptable reasons to. ’ ‘Involved in what?’ he asked. ‘Star, what’s going on? I’ve heard people talking about missing students, off-world disasters, basically anything you can think of.’ ‘The ones who talked about missing students weren’t far off,’ she sighed. ‘Liana’s gone missing.’ ‘What?’ Jacen exclaimed. ‘How? When?’ Star shook her head. ‘We don’t really know. Her class attendance had been spotty the last few weeks. Some of her instructors had been mulling bringing her in for disciplinary action when this news. "Can I get you a drink?" I asked him as demurely as possible."What do you have?" Bourbon" Sure"I was feeling like the luckiest T in the world, well at least the luckiestT who was trying to get out of a jam.My booze is on a low shelf that while wearing heels would give me a chanceto show off all that padding while I bent over to get it. I slipped myshoe all the way back on and rose I could have reached it from where I wasbut I really needed a show to keep him here long enough.I stepped over and. “No need. We are unlikely to use the computer much while your group is here. You are the last group this season. The chalet has been sold to new owners. When you go Gretel and I will be unemployed for a while.” “What will you do?” “There won’t be any jobs in the village until next autumn when the snows come. Gretel will stay with her boyfriend. They intend to get married this spring. I’ll probably go to a big town, perhaps Munich, to find work. But that doesn’t matter now. It’s past your.