“Admiral Akbar led the rebel fleet, which was caught in the trap. Piett led the Executor, which was a big part of the trap. So, we’re Akbar. We. A...e Akbar.”“Again, is this English?” Kira asked, her brow furrowing.“To the mansion’s internal theater!” I exclaimed, springing to my kittenish feet.“W-We don’t necessarily have an internal theater!” Cindi said, in the defensive tone she usually used when she didn’t want to seem too proud of being rich as tits.In the mansions internal theater, the. At the same time I had reservations aboutnot being open with Todd.Todd gave me a high-five when he and Mike entered theroom."How was the family trip?" I asked."Same as always," Todd said. "Mom and Dad fought inthe front seat. The kids fought in the back seat. ButI got some cool t-shirts." Todd had a strong negativestreak. He was less of a geek than me and Mike but toomuch of a geek to hang with the in crowd.I sat on the end of Mike's bed while Mike showed Toddthe game. Occasionally Mike would. "Good luck, Scoot. I'll wave at you when we go by."After some of the adventures of the last trip, this one went smoothly. It helped that the customers started out as strangers, not friends that they already knew. It wasn't as good a group as the last trip, and it was somewhat larger. All that seemed long ago and far away, now.The trip was also different in that Scooter really was the trip leader, all alone. When she'd led trips in the past, she'd had Crystal with her to back her up on her. "After that, the talk died away. They laid on the padded floor and tried to find a comfortable position to sleep.An indeterminable time later, the truck turned off of the paved road. They then proceeded up and down some steep hills, on a much rougher road. The truck slowed to a stop, backed up, then stopped for good.The door in the back of the trailer pulled up.A male voice rang out. "Everyone on your feet!"The women struggled to stand erect, unable to use their hands."Number One, step.