The Internet screens in every room were turned on, the coverage, though delayed by the communication lag (it was ironic that those in the armada, wher... the story originated from, actually had to wait the longest to receive the Internet signal since it had to travel to Jupiter, Earth, and back to Jupiter again), was constant on the explosion that had destroyed Llama. The knowledge that another 20,000 of their comrades had been erased from existence in an instant weighed heavily on the rest of. The show was to be held at a local hotel and I had already signed my consultancy service up and Sam agreed he would like to have a display for his company.We worked together on our displays and presentation materials and since I had a couple of very large flat computer screens we made slide show presentations that could run in the background. It was a great experience to collaborate with him on this and we learned a lot about each other’s technical competence outside of the sexual arena.We had. .. is so final.The death chamber was unlocked, and he was escorted to the chair, stripped, and strapped in. When the guards were done, he could open his mouth, but he could not move much else. Even though the witnesses were 20 feet in front of him, he could not see them on the other side of the window because of the lighting. He wondered how many of them got their thrills at these executions.The warden stepped in, and for the official record, read Sam's crime and judgment. Sam wished this. We practically have a sword fight as her tongue and mine play a game of cat and mouse. I pull back and look into those eyes of hers, those mysterious eyes. “Remember the other day at lunch… You said you wanted to chat in private. We never actually had that chat…”“Right, that…” She tears her gaze away. “It’s nothing.”I place my hand on her chin, bringing her eyes back to mine. “Seriously, Nicole. You can tell me anything.” “Let’s talk about it later, okay?” I see the fear in her eyes. I pull her.