He ran in first, his recently reworked blaster leading the way. In front of him there was nothing but splotches of an orange colored goop. But he coul... still hear the shrieks of the other teams echoing hollowly. Hunter was screaming Mirage's name and Beast was yowling louder than anyone had heard before."Through there!" Tambor yelled. Between her hands she held a huge ball of electricity that snapped and crackled as she balanced it precariously. She was first through the partition and she sent. Right?’ I nodded. ‘Yeah. As you go up in caliber the recoil gets to be much bigger.’ ‘Well… that’s not the case here.’ She replied. ‘The gun actually weighs eight pounds. That reduces the kick a lot!’ I nodded. ‘Okay, that makes sense. I may need to get you to give me a shooting lesson.’ ‘Well!’ She temporized. ‘I guess I can do that. But be warned… I charge for those.’ I nodded and she grinned back at me. ‘Take your place at the firing line.’ ‘Yes, ma’am!’ I said, standing up straight and. "Maybe we should be getting on home now, ya think?"Bernie grumbled something in audile.Cable spoke more clearly. "Yeah, you're right kiddo. Let's get the show on the road. And he got up and moved behind the wheel started the engine and they were moving to Los Angeles again.As they reached Kathy's home the guys asked that the girls take their numbers. They realized that being underage it wouldn't do to be calling the girls at home. And they did want to see them again, especially Marlene. The. Now, you realize that this was back in the early 60s -- the Dark Ages -- and grownups talked about "scandals" in hushed voices. As for us, well, we made crude little jokes about such things in the smoking area behind wood shop at Calvin Coolidge High.There was a name for guys who lived off wealthy widows and divorcees. A gigolo was someone who -- imagine that -- actually made money screwing women. It sounded like a damn fine idea to me, but then I was just a 15-year-old kid. A kid who was not.