"You still have two options. You can choose to be tried under courts martial law and face a strong possibility of receiving the punishment you just sa... given to this soldier. I am duty bound to defend you to the best of my ability within the framework of military law. I cannot win an acquittal for you against such overwhelming evidence. All I can do is argue your state of mind and plead forleniency. It is possible your judges would not mete out the death penalty but would instead mete out a. . me. We had to stop now and again and explain even the simplest actions.On the way back, it was like we were invisible. Not one person spoke or even looked at us. Several people looked through us but no hint of recognition.“Disconcerting,” I said.“What?”“We’re invisible,” I stated.“They’re just busy,” Jim said.“Okay,” I said ... but it wasn’t.There was more going on than meets the eye ... because we weren’t ... meeting the eye ... any eye. I wondered if the animals noticed our passing ... not. You’d probably be cast into the ocean or buried in cement, never to be seen again. I can’t do anything about demon panthers spitting fire, but if we’re going to be facing off against humans again, maybe Vapula can teach me how to handle myself. Soldiery is a profession, isn’t it? Marksmanship, self-defense, they’re all skills that can be taught. It’s a stretch, but it can’t hurt to try.”“Perhaps...” Nahash said with a nod. “I see that you chose two of the three females listed, is it your. It always pissed people offthat I didn’t give a damn what they thought about me.Now, although I wasn’t the Al Snow of the group I wasn’tthe most popular person either. Anyway, I’m getting offtrack, well the point I’m trying to make is, the non-prepgirl seemed to love me, but the problem was they were allas ugly as a fucking horses ass. So anyway, you know I would flirt with the prep girlsand get on their good side, because they have the bestbodies, of course. .