.. what?” Torun asked confused.“Haven’t you noticed, Kiria’s always unfailingly polite to the AIs?” Flinn asked.“Well, yes. But I thought ...t was just her being her.”“She treats the AIs as people and they offer her a greater level of response,” Tillan explained. “Same with me.”“It’s a small, if growing, trend across the Empire,” Amanda went on. “You’ll often notice that those who do rise higher and get better results.”“My Mum and Dad do, so I just picked it up, as did Dayyev,” I added.“Hilli,. That was nice of them, she acknowledged. They weren't required to do that, even though most of the ones along were the back-ups. She strained her eyes towards the rear where two girls were sleeping on the same seat.Pam Maguire was one of her girls. The slender, long legged brunette was good over the hurdles but even better for long distance. She wore her hair long for an athlete and loved to let it fall in soft curls around her shoulders. She was a theater arts student, a rather unusual field. The price was right for me. We went to the back room where the video machines were. It was as dark as the inside of a black cat in there. He led me to one of the movie booths. I guess he had been back here plenty of times. We stepped in and he closed the black curtain behind us. There wasn’t a lot of room in there. It was pretty tight quarters.I heard his hand rustling around in his pockets as he fished out several quarters and dropped them in the slot. The movie started. In the movie, this guy. ”He took deep breaths, regaining his composure. He felt the erection die down as he stopped thinking about it. He continued to keep his mind calm until he thought it was right to go.“Alright... , now I can go,” he said.With that, he opened the door and left his room. He walked down the hallway to the living room, noticing that she was in the kitchen.“Mom, I am going over to see Fumi.”“Alright, son. You want me to cook a meal for you, or does Eshima have a meal already for you?”“Ummm... , “ he.