The data provided by the "space essence" was accurate up to a point. Comparisions with current sensor details eventually established that the pressenc... had visited this planet more than 5000 years ago. The emerging civilization that were the Elvi had completly vanished by the time of landing.At the end of the first year the military handed overall control of the colony to an elected council of settlers. The military kept to themselves providing protection for the settlement and support for. Her dismissal. Her signal it's time for me to leave.I roll from the bed where we had just made a tangled mess a few minutes before. Stand there for a second and then feel absurd. Like an idiot. Like a little kid. I find my boxers at my feet and start to pull them on a little too quickly, nearly toppling over in my rush to get the fuck out of there. I feel all the more foolish for that. Foolish. And angry."Where are my socks?" I mutter. "Where are my goddam socks?" This time a lot louder. No. Can you explain why? I would have thought someone who is working here a lot would be known to you.”“Georgina Smith? No, I don’t recall her; I can’t know all our relief staff that well.”“Do you have a permanent member of staff who would know the reliefs?“Naturally. Mrs Broadbent is familiar with all our staff.”“In that case, do you mind calling her in here to answer a couple of simple questions?”Scaife shrugged his shoulders and used the store announcement system to call, “Would Mrs Broadbent. Ihaven’t done anything to any of you. Don’t ruin mylife!” A slow smile spread across Barbara’s face. She put downthe phone. “Take off your clothes!” she snapped. Andall the girls seemed to relax. “What? You want me to do what?” “I want you to do everything fucking thing I tell youto do. If you are a good boy and do as we say, youwon’t go to prison for rape. Now you have ten secondsto get bare assed naked, Mr. Macho Man!” I have.