I'm every bitthe slim, long haired, comic geek that I was ten years ago. Aliciacalls it a runner's build. Alicia, on the other hand, is taller thanme...by a couple of inches. She's athletic with just a bit of curves inall the right places. She lifts weights and likes to overpower me whenwe make out, which, I'll admit, I enjoy just as much.I digress.Alicia, and the pissed off glare she gave me, meant I had two choices:lie or confess. I decided for a half-truth. "I filled out some surveytrying. Then she frowned and said one more thing . She jumped on the floor and it didn’t even move . Awesome she said ! I laughed I had just replaced the floor on Saturday and Sunday with one inch thick plywood ! We picked out the paint and put it in my truck and ordered the carpet , which they had in stock and would install on Thursday . Then I brought the paint back to the trailer . I don’t want it to freeze I said. Good idea she said where do you live? She asked . I said in the double wide over. ”“AI, plot us an FTL course back to Truman. We can get there with FTL, right?”I raged, screaming profanities at the mindless enemy until I could rage no more. I called them every name I could think of. I threatened everything my tortured mind could conceive of, almost all of which I had no ability to deliver. I finally could do no more.“Sensors, conn. Secure from transmission.”The AI had waited until I ran out of steam. Maybe it understood us more than I thought. the AI reported.“Captain,. At about 8ish Tony came in with, Gary and Brian (2 of his best mates).I heard them come up the stairs and they all burst into my room, "what the hell are you doing " I asked, and they all said " we want to ask you the same!".I said "what do you mean?" and Brian then said he had had a chat with Peter, my then "boyfriend" ... I almost died on the spot. What the hell had he said ... I was worried as my brother was one of the school toughies and his 2 friends were also a couple of hard lads, no one.