I can’t guess. It must have more basis in culture than biology.”“They remind me of a cuttlefish,” Jaeger mused. “You know, those squid-like ...reatures that have flashing colors along their bodies?”“Chromatophores? You may be onto something there, perhaps they have bioluminescent cells beneath their suits that they use to communicate, and these panels are a technological solution to having to conceal them beneath a space suit. Chameleons can change the color of their scales to match their. Telling me the Panther was out of the cage, she stripped me of shirt, pants and boxers. I told her I loved her stripping-mania, but she had to learn how to strip more temptingly herself. In her rush to get us naked, she herself was undressing as if for a doctor.She stood back from the bed to put a finger to her lips: A statue deep in thought before she sinuously started to sway her hips. Then, turning slowly, Helen eased herself out of her top, holding it for long seconds on her stretched-up. You’ll not be riflemen until you can hit dead center each time you shoot,” Eli told them.When they had emptied their rifles, there was a big black mark in the center of the six trees where the ten lead bullets had struck. As the last shots were fired, all six of them laid their rifles across the saddles and turned to see the four marshals smiling at them.“You men did better than I did when I took my first shots with a rifle. You’re about as good as Sissy and me already,” Joe bragged on them,. "Let's hit it, Creek," he said. "The sooner we get down and in the APC, the sooner your girlfriend down in the tank will be able to pull out too." Fuckin' aye," Jeff said, firing one last burst down and taking out two more marines. He pulled the SAW back inside and slung it over his back. He followed Walker down to the access trench and they began to work their way down to the bottom.The APC's were waiting down there and they climbed inside. The doors shut and they began to rumble across the.