No, I didn't know that the wire garrote whip was a ninja weapon. No, Ms. Castello doesn't have any Ninjas in her employ."He'd had to repeat the answer... over and over again to an endless procession of investigators. His voice was actually growing hoarse before the day was over. "Finally!" Emilio thought as the last group of police left the estate. The questions had been endless and Emilio was tired from the excitement of the night before as well as the continuous grilling by the detectives.Now. “Seeing as Miss Smith is late, she can do the rest of the work for all of you.” As I said this I looked straight at you. Your mouth dropped open, and the smile started to fade away. I went and sat down at my desk and did some work for 5 minutes or so. Then I got up and left the room. You could hear my footsteps go down the hall. And after a few minutes you could hear me approaching the classroom again. As I entered the room again you looked up at me, using those gorgeous eyes to full effect,. ”I felt my phone buzz and looked at the display. Only a few people were set up to notify me when they sent something. I was surprised to feel it vibrate while several light minutes from Earth.The message was from Tamara. “Urgent contact needed. Situation escalating.”I typed a terse reply. “Middle of repair process. Will contact once Mars-One is up.”No sooner had I hit send than another buzz hit my phone.“Generator compromise. Protocols in action.” It was from Lila.“Shit, shit, shit,” I. His house sits a couple blocks away from Simon's ... whorehouse." He gently guides Esther to sit beside him in the carriage. Nick and Greta join them while the Epsteins take over one hansom cab and the second one fills with minions accompanying Rosa."Nick told me how lovely you are," he smiles at Esther. "But he definitely underemphasized your beauty. My name is Jacob." Pleased to meet you, Jacob," Esther smiles shyly. "I guess you know I'm Esther. My beautiful friend is Greta." Beautiful.