I was kind. Thatkindness has gone. Get on your knees, open my zip, and do what you will livefor, my little cocksucker."I freeze.The wall of terror wel...s up from the darkness beneath my mind and for the firsttime in memory, I am literally paralysed with fear. It is not fear of thatwhich he commands me to do, for that impresses revulsion more than anxiety, butfear at the punishment I know I will get for refusal. And refuse I must. "MyMaster, this slave is truly sorry, but it must decline, Sir.". The holes were widened to give a better view of the metal.The people with the sticks scraped and dug until they had exposed what looked to be a sign. It wasn't easy but the sign was removed and cleaned off as best as it could be.People looking at it were not comforted. It was a sign for a place that was unfamiliar and in a language that no one knew. The spelling and the shape of the letters were different from English. The thought that they were in "their" future went by the board as many. We have an IT guy, but he’s pretty much out of his depth. He’s self-taught, and is really an accountant.”“I think we can help for sure. If you have someone call Kimmy, we’ll set it up. I’ll bring Sam with me; she’s our senior technical person.”“I’ll have Kai’s assistant Linda call Kimmy tomorrow.”“Excellent. Are you staying for the day?”“I have some stuff to do, but I’ll come back late in the afternoon for dinner and the family birthday celebration. He’s only having guys at his party this. In time, some of her crew moved on, while others elected to stay on as part of the Spectre's retinue. Though unintentional, eventually her crew was entirely female, with Joker being the last to depart, returning to active service with the Alliance military. An upgraded EDI now piloted the ship in a synthetic body provided by Cerberus, with whom they maintained a détente after handing over the Collector Base.Her always loyal lover and ruthless master of information, Dr. Liara T'Soni, was by her.