Let try this: squeeze my hand once." I wasn't even sure where my hands were so I squeezed both just to make sure I had one. The right one was holding ...omething. "Good! Now squeeze my hand twice." I squeezed it twice. "Excellent! Ok, John, you're in a hospital. You were in an accident and you were hit on the head. You've been unconscious for a while, but we've stitched you all up and you're healing right on schedule. Squeeze my hand twice if you understood all that."I squeezed twice. Of course I. I yelled out. “I got a bunch more of these and I’m dug in pretty good. You boys stick your nose out of that mine and I’ll blow it off, you hear me?”There was a bunch of cussin’ so I waited until it died down and tossed the second and third stick. There were a couple of yells and then it went quiet. I think I made believers out of them.I scooted back to the cave as fast as I could, arriving just in time to watch as Zeke and his riders lined up in front of the cave. Hill had sand, I’ll give him. T.. to bekissing them... w.. with my pantied arse in the air... s.. showing the..the vib.. vibrator in my p... panties..."I ramble on, aware that I'm arousing myself as I do so... breaking off tokiss the boots, aware I'm debasing myself for her amusement... but hopingshe likes it... I get caught up in it then freeze as I feel something on myarse..."You sissy's do talk some drivel..." Mistress Thorne drawls from above me."And sometimes I think you'd do what ever I say... right Angel?" Yes. The extreme angle of XR-18736 above the ecliptic meant that reaching the asteroid required protracted burns at high G for days at a time, consuming vast amounts of fuel and requiring over a month. Even with the magnitude of the find, Nexia Corporation opted to limit resupply to twice per year, with long-term contracts at high rates for almost all of the staff. Working for years farther from Home than any human had been before, driven at a frantic pace by the Corporation, cracks began to show in.