She had an exotic heart-shaped face with high cheekbones, a small nose, and large, widely-set eyes of constantly changing color. Tonight she had long ...lack hair which was wound into an intricate knot that echoed the design imprinted on her blue silk dress. Her appearance was slightly different each time Jace saw her, and this time her features had been subtly morphed to give them an Asian cast.Her physical beauty was not unusual in a world where citizens chose their own appearance, of course.. ”I solemnly nodded at him before he continued, “But you are my close friend and I trust you; I am gonna show you my tattoo. Just don’t tell anyone, alright?”I nodded eagerly at him before he gained a fond look on his face. Looking around to make sure no one was looking in my direction, he quickly rolled up his jeans. There, on his right calf, was a tattoo of a two-coloured heart. One half was coloured the standard red, while the other half was aqua blue. He had it exposed for only a few moments. None of us hurried through our meal. I enjoyed being with my parents as they described their day. Shirley and I joined in with descriptions of our day.Dad was very interested in Ted's talk about lions and dogs. He said, "I really hadn't thought about that even after you and Shirley described your encounter with dogs. That makes carrying a side arm a bit more important." Yes, Sir." I said. "We have been carrying pistols on all our trips now. I don't want to see one of the big cats though. I. Janet gave a short, but hard jab to the throat. The dumb ass just stood there looking for a second, then he realized that he couldn’t breath. At the same time, I flipped the baton open. I also took a balanced stance and waited to see what would happen. At least the other ten or so customers didn’t stand.“I should tell you something. I know most of you guys probably have a gun in the truck out there. So if we continue on this road someone is going to get his skill crushed or he is going to get.