Be at my headquarters at oh-five-fifteen, and we'll head up to Harbour Control together." Aye aye, Sir." Samantha whispered into her wristband unit �... she'd need to be up and awake by 04:30 to make that appointment and still get fed first."You still have this officer in a wrist unit?" demanded a disbelieving Admiral."The AI won't give her a subvocalization unit until she has her official CAP test in four weeks and a day," advised Michael. "I've tried to convince them, to no avail."The Admiral. I still wasn’t sure why. She didn’t keep talking, or ask me anything about it, staring out at our view instead. ‘Do you have any pictures of your parents?’ I asked. ‘Oh, no. I don’t keep pics of them on my phone. They don’t like it.’ ‘Fair. Do you want to see a picture of my sis?’ ‘Sure.’ I brought up the recent picture of Hanna in her Halloween costume, and from the light of the screen on her face, saw Violet’s eyes soften with a smile. Then they flicked to meet my gaze. ‘Cute.’ Violet never. It might take your mind off your age and will get you out from under my feet."I stalked out in an offended huff and retired to the pub, drowning my sorrows in a couple of pints. I was leaning on the bar reading a newspaper that some previous customer had abandoned when it leapt off the page and hit me right between my eyes:"Parachute Jumping. The ultimate thrill and adrenaline rush. Classes starting soon. Contact blah blah blah..."I couldn't phone quick enough and I was soon registered as a. As she dabbed lower and lower at the spots, a comment escaped from his lips that while it was no storeroom, the bathroom could make a suitable replacement for ‘new memories’. She applied a playful slap to his as and a light kiss to his cheek in reply as they finished cleaning him the best possible. As they made their way back, one of the elderly couples invited them to sit with them by way of an apology for ordering so many drinks. Our lovebirds accepted and the night continued on. They shared.