.. ME! Basically, I was the chubby nerd. I had a few friends, but I wasn't popular. And if I was even SEEN talking to a girl, the crap I would get fro... the 'cool kids' was out of control. It wasn't even worth it to try, after a while. And so, upon graduating from high school, I was not only a virgin ... I hadn't even ever been on a date!So, I go away to college, and basically that's when my life started to become worth living. I had a LOT of friends ... I was actually pretty popular ... and I. I hoped that we were going straight todinner, although the idea of a formal dinner date wasn't that appealing.In a short while we pulled up to John's house, as I watched him walk fromthe house to the car I got that dreamy feeling and thought '...he's sohunky, I want to have his babies...'. Then I came to my senses and I wasappalled by my own thoughts. Donna has really messed with my mind, thesooner I can get this night over with the better. John got into the car."Wow, wow, wow! No, I have to. Another girl appeared to serve them tea. This one wore - what was it Tracey had called them? — 'manuses', although these looked more practical than decorative to Gerry. As she turned to leave Gerry saw that the backs of her thighs and calves were criss-crossed with bright red wheals presumably from a beating for some infringement of Kushnar's regime.Kashim smiled as he lifted his tea and gestured to Gerry to join him. "This lounge is my sanctuary. It is too easy to spend all your time working.. " Eli, I haven't told you about the capabilities yet! We'll be able to fly over ten times as high, over 200 meters, and do the scanning a hundred times faster. Instead of covering a hectare in five to ten minutes, we should be able to cover a full square kilometer."Eliana's eyes lit up as she realized what he was saying. "Wow, great work Basel!"Time: February 9, 9570 3:52 AM UCTEliana idly checked the sun's position on her instruments as Basel worked on his experimental scanner, marking it at.