Shelly was very professional as she went about her business. We took a break after fifteen minutes and she showed me an illustration of the muscles an... ligaments of the knee, then showed me an x-ray of my knee after the accident."You can see the damage here and here," she said, pointing to some dark areas along side the knee joint. "You also have a cracked patella ... that's your kneecap. It will heal normally, but you don't want to be on your hands and knees for some time. You will find it. I knew the HOG wasn’t a cappuccino drinker, he’d want his coffee stronger. The HOG sat carefully down at a table and put a briefcase on it in front of him. A fucking briefcase! Jesus H. Christ. How bad was this going to be? Was he going to sue me for coercing him into that arse-fuck? He didn’t look like a lawyer, in spite of the suit, but you never fucking know, do you. I carried on babbling about That Turd, to keep the HOG from saying something that would finally show me he had not come. Lots of things to consider. But, yes, I am glad we all met."Tina said, "And we're gonna keep in touch, right? I know Cindy and I will. I'm talking about you two."It's Alan's wife, so HE hung his head. "Yeah, I know, baby ... I'm just a guy ... Some things just slip. And I need a good woman to civilize me..." We have to do that, Tina," Cindy giggled. "Actually, most of the time, Dan's pretty organized. But he did let him an' Alan slip. That's guys, though. We're SISTERS!" I think we learned. Is it true that you are able to conceal your minds from psychics?" Can't you tell, mind-walker?" Pahs'nyi asked."My kind make it a point not to probe without permission, ma'am." Jahlrem said. "It is ... rude." By all means, try." Pahs'tool said. "With me." Jahlrem nodded slowly, and closed his eyes."Fascinating." he whispered. "It's almost as if you weren't there." And with any luck, our enemy won't be able to detect them, either." Zak said."Permission from tower to depart." Ishali said. Zak.