The trumpet grew louder, as if the person playing it just walked passed my door. “I swear, if I have to come out, there’ll be hell to pay!” I he...d my breath hoping for some excitement: Like the man to come out and maybe start a fight with Miles Davis. Anything. Any relief from this crushing boredom would do. He didn’t though, and he was smart not to. No one was allowed outside the hotel room without permission. There was a fine of up to £10,000 on breaking quarantine the hotel staff had. Once the pilots land we'll have a C-12 bring them back up again and we'll start working on the next four." So a couple of days to get everything down?" Assuming that nothing goes wrong, yes."Jackson nodded thoughtfully, sipping out of his coffee."LS-A is reporting a good engine start," Kipling reported over the radio link. "He's beginning the pre-flight checks now."Within a minute the other three ships reported successful engine starts as well. The pre-flight checks on the landing craft took. I hate when managers look at you like that. It's like, fuck, I missedsomething. Let's both save some time here and tell me what answer youwant.The silence continued. Finally I broke it."Yes Sir, what can I do to help?" I hoped that would suffice.Skinner flicked the switch again. It definitely caught my attention. On the screen was a picture of Baroness whatever the hell her name was again. It quickly drew an outline around her head. Apparently I was watching a computer, rather than a simple. " ... sounds like he has a crush on you, little girl..."Jack figured they were talking about Chris, and wondered what Allison's friend had done to make him the topic of conversation between the sisters. A surge of jealousy washed over Jack, but that was quickly followed by guilt. He and Abigail were committing themselves to Allison, but they also knew she was young, and hadn't really experienced life. While she professed to be in love with them, they knew her emotions and desires were likely to.