She looked up, hope blossoming in her face framed by brown, shoulder-length hair. We looked a lot alike, though her nose was a little bigger. She dres...ed the same as always—conservatively. That was surprising. Had she missed Master's conditioning somehow? Was she one of the Denialist that had fled to the countryside to live in communes free of technology and Master's commands? If the war wasn't going on, Master would not have tolerated those compounds existence for so long."Violet," she said.. . one of them talked." And?" The Marines landed a Recon force on the island ... all sorts of nasty shit going on ... they occupied the island ... Mr. Prez claimed it ... all hush hush ... the Canadiens objected ... our forces withdrew but not until the island was well and truly bugged. We came THAT close to invading Canada after the tapes were played to a closed congressional session."The sale that happened was an under the counter deal intended to return the boat and island to the Canadien. ”Sure, Tess thought. Any woman would appear desirable to a man in these circumstances.“Woops!” Basher said gleefully. “There blows another one. They really are keen to fuck your gaping cunt, Obedia!”Just as Tess was wishing she could sink through the floor, she felt it. The tongue. She couldn’t be sure if it was the same one as when she’d been sitting on the display platform, if it was male or female. All she knew was that it was being dragged across her clit. Her body responded with a sharp. I willtalk to you later. Bye."Beth sat on her bed re-listening to his message. She had severalthoughts about Brad's message. First, she was surprised at the lack ofaffection in his voice. Brad and old Beth had been dating for over ayear. There was no hi baby/honey/sweetie, etc. He didn't say I loveyou. Second, he knew the house rules prohibited cell phones at thedinner table and that she was at dinner. Then why did he call duringdinner time? Did he not want to speak to her? Beth also.