" For instance?" she asked."Take brass and bronze: Both are mostly copper with ten percent tin or zinc. If you take the metals separately they have ce...tain properties, as soon as you mix them their properties change. For instance, bronze, which is made of about nine parts copper and one part tin, if mixed thoroughly, is actually stronger than iron, where each by themselves is weaker. If a pinch of arsenic is added to the mixture it becomes even stronger," I replied with a little passion.Go. Father Tom discounted that, also.He felt justified, too, when he arrived for the funeral service, under the dark and threatening sky. There weren't all that many umbrellas and all-weather coats, Father Tom saw, a pretty-typical turnout of about forty people or so.There were two people in Army uniforms in the audience, two Enlisted, and there was a formation of Navy Enlisted in all-weather coats. There were a few Navy officers, too, standing toward the rear of the gathering. The girlfriend was. Me."The mom was looking from Marina to me. She didn't know whether to be hopeful or scared so she settled on both. I took off my shirt before turning to smile at the Professor. "You want a show? Let me show you my power!"Bianca and John-John jumped to their feet. Kellie and Mr. Valence stepped between the crowd and me. They'd seen it when I healed Bianca during the firefight with the gang! Bianca pumped the shotgun. John-John drew pistols with both hands. Kellie showed everyone five feet of. He rifled through some shelves, grabbed what he needed, and made it a point to go straight to the front. When he passed to a main aisle, though--he saw the backside of the same woman heading in the direction he intended, her curvy hips sauntering back and forth, filling tightly-cut denim.Passing by her or--worse--waiting at the checkout with her--weren't options. He decided to kill a little more time by passing back through the magical space where sexy, flashy, cute, or demure intimates sat.