The first drone to acquire the target will call the others so they can rotate in with updates every ninety seconds." Very well, Sensors." Thaddeus sat...back in his seat, thinking, 'Lucky us -- we hit an iceberg. Or a mine ... Wait a minute... ' "AI, what would be the effect of the singularity on the Hive ship if it struck it under hyperdrive?"The AI paused to run some scenarios, apparently. "For anything less than a grazing approach to the edge of the singularity's gravity well, eventual total. I put the dress on again andwith some difficulty zipped myself up. Success!* * *Mrs McLaughlin greeted me briskly. "Morning, Nancy. I trust you sleptwell?" She gave me no time to answer but quickly continued, "Thatdress looks very nice on you. Come along now, dear. Lots to dotoday!"She rushed off along the corridor from her office in the oppositedirection from where we had been the previous day. I followed,slightly more slowly. The one-inch heels weren't too challenging, butI had. I mean, if you cannot love a dog, man’s or woman’s best friend, actually, there was that bookie who loaned me $5,000 and never asked for it back, now that’s a best friend. Anyway, if you cannot commit to a dog, then you will never commit to a woman or if you are a woman to a man or if you are gay or lesbian to whomever. Hey, whatever floats your boat is doggone okay with me. My first dog was a black, Scottish Terrier, appropriately named, Blackie. We did not have him all that long. He barked. .. y'know..." Fall in love with me?" Karla asked. "It's cool. I'm, like, totally okay with it. Look at Heather and Jenna. They're, like, totally in love with each other and they screw around all the time. Sometimes a girl just needs some cock - like me - but I'm totally more into women. They're, like, easier to be around and easier to love."Tiffany blushed deeply. "You are amazing."Karla kissed her again. "So, will you? Be my, y'know, girlfriend?" Any time you want me to," Tiffany answered..