.Hoff. Can I keep this one here and have a little fun with her?" Heviyas heart skipped a beat and she stared at Hoff. After what had happened to her e...rlier at the hands of that demented brute she could imagine only too well, what this "fun" would encompass. "Sure, why not," he agreed, which triggered an expectant grin from the revolting pirate. "Ey, that's not fair, why is Cor going first? He was not part of the boarding party!" Yankinn complained. "Calm down Chinky Eyes that bitch has enough. Resting my arms on the table and cradling my head I thought back on all the things that made me happy. Inevitably I kept returning to the Institute: the good clients, the difficult clients, hanging out in the airport Docent lounges, training weekends ... it was all 'work, ' yet it was also my life.It was at that moment that I admitted I could just as easily fully retire as stop breathing or give up being an Elite. Deep down I knew there was always the chance of another Tess incident, but after. I was a bit worried about Mary’s gift because of the church kids, but I noticed that box she’d brought with her was not in the pile of gifts. Josh appreciated the dictionary and the shirt, as well as the other gifts.“Josh, I have another gift for you, but I couldn’t give it to you in public,” Mary said quietly, once everyone went back to playing pool or video games and it was just the three of us standing together.We walked down the hall to my room, where she handed him the present. He ripped. There was a slim chance his abilities may remain, but he doubted his ability to suddenly see the invisible wasn’t tied to whatever was occurring in his brain. Nor was he convinced he’d survive the surgery. Despite the risks of complications, he doubted he’d last long with such a serious medical condition. Although he remained sure his reality was more real than the one everyone considered rational, he doubted such insights came cheaply. Having one’s brain sliced open was eerily similar to the.