Sort of see if you like what I can do.”“You’d do that?” Sophie asked.“Well, yeah,” Remas said. “Maybe this winter I could come out to In...iana and you can reverse the audition process. I could audition for you and um ... your pod.”I caught Donna’s eye and she was smirking. We’d just been propositioned.We got an early start in the morning. I spent a good long time making sure Em knew how much I appreciated her Monday night. It seemed like she was always isolated in the front of the bus, having to. ” Madam Chao pointed towards the cages where Bernard and the others were held. “Perhaps you can let us know when you expect our trainees to be arriving?”“I’m sorry?” the woman addressed as Minister seemed to be confused by the request. “Is that not already in hand?”“No, Ms Daniels,” Madam Chao responded. “We have our facility here and our resources. Contracts all signed but no trainees. We understood Government was anxious to make progress, but so far nothing.”Ms Daniels turned to the other two. ’ Inside the bunker Brian had no thought of looking out of the windows at the thirty storey panoramic view across the Swan river. His attention was first focused on Mr Du Cann, the head of the agency. Impeccably dressed as always, down to the red carnation in his buttonhole, Du Cann was in a class of his own for smoothness and slicing people into fine slices with their own silly mistakes. It was strange for a man in his position to be bothering personally about a print ad, which was pretty. “I don’t even know your name, my love.”After a moment, the mermaid was looking towards the sea again.“Home,” she said to Henry.Henry looked to the sea sadly but understood.He gently laid the mermaid on the ground as he began to get up and dress.“Can we keep her?” Cooper asked.“Impossible,” Henry replied, having already concluded how hard it’d be to hide her from the crew. “Heave ho, Cooper.”Cooper and Henry carried the mermaid down the beach towards the sea.“What goes on here?” another voice.