It turns out that it was an enormous two-story house right in the middle of town. This was sure to be a public event. I was greeted at the door by the...same beautiful, young blonde who interviewed me for the job. Her name was Allyson. She greeted me warmly and thanked me for arriving in a timely manner. I walked me into the living room and I sat on an expensive black couch. After about five minutes and a cup of tea, there was a knock on the door. I could hear a muffled conversation between the. .. well ... maybe not ... but she was right.AllGood Orange is tasty ... it’s not Orange Crush. But, then again, nothing is. I used to die for Grape Crush. Until I almost did. That was an eye opener.“Melody, you are not immortal.”“Get out of the way, Surprise. I needa puke.” And I did.“Miss Two.”“Whyoncha materialize and keep me company?”“Am I stopping you?”“Seven is at the party.”“Go wow ‘em with that impossible red hair.”“You’ll be OK?”“I have my bo.”There was a shimmer and that red violet. .Flashback – Ben – At the hospitalI sure as hell didn't like this, not one bit! But I sure as hell didn't want to end up in Thule. So I grumbled, "Yeah, okay."The Colonel quickly rebuked me, "Excuse me Sgt. Blaine? Is that how you speak to your commanding officer?"I smartly replied, "Sorry Sir! Yes Sir, I will follow orders!"Jack and Tatiana carried me out of the BTR-80 and placed me into a new wheelchair while the crowd cheered and waved Russian flags. I got a hell of an idea for later but. He wanted to know why she was taking pictures of him; no prizes for guessing who it was. Well he tackled the wrong student, Sasha's got a mouth on her and she told him he'd be bloody lucky. Why should she want to photograph an old fart like him; she'd been tasked with taking pictures of the hotel and if he happened to be in the garden that was her loss, not his." What did he say to that?" Not much that he could say really, whilst he was talking to young Sasha one of the women from the Sangster.