The challenges are not easy, but we are the best team.”“Sounds like a colorful group and I am glad you made friends.”“They respect me for who ... am and never make an issue out of me being a Sojonit. It is never even a subject. Well sometimes I get grief from other Midshipmen and crew members, but they never try when I am with my friends. Just the other day a load handler made some bad comments and Har-Hi, that is the Dai Than I mentioned, made him apologize. Trust me dad when Har-Hi asks someone. The road she’d been on for the last three hours was practically abandoned. Only a few cars had passed her in the last hour and she couldn’t remember seeing any gas stations. Her legs shook as she kept looking over the horizon for a gas station or a rest area. Thirty more miles passed and she felt like she was going to explode. She contemplated stopping along the side of the road, but she was driving through the desert and there were barely any trees or bushes to hide behind, and she just knew. Without any warning, the man then swung his fist burying it into Aurelia’s abdomen, causing a gush of wind as the air left Aurelia’s lungs. She would have doubled over if not for being held up in place by the man’s two friends. The two men then in unison pushed Aurelia toward the van’s back door. Aurelia regained her balance and then turned back around to face them. As she came about, her face felt the stinging impact of her dance mate’s fist, as he threw a right hook. The force of the blow. "It all depends. Would you enjoy getting hit up for a photo when you're shopping for groceries in jeans and a t-shirt, with a zit on your nose and no make-up?" No, I guess not. But I'd be nice anyway, just so I don't piss off my fans and give them a reason to spread the word about what a jerk I am." You do have a point there," Will conceded. "I should probably take a page or two out of Anne's playbook, huh?" You're doing fine," she said. "You charmed the pants off the girls back in the café.".