Stoic had become my mentor. His powers are very similar, yet very, verydifferent from my own. His body was indestructible, his strength was offthe cha...ts as was his speed, he could fly but that was only because ofthe anti-gravity boots that he had. it was unknown what the source of hispower was, I knew what mine was, simply knowing I could do it;confidence.The wind pushed against my face, but I knew it couldn't hurt me, thetemperature, the speed, the air displacement, I was so very used to. That isn’t a Fight name that a male Render would choose and you keep saying she.”Cherubim actually looked surprised. “So? I thought you would fit this role just fine. Your files state that you have no problems at all impersonating females. Everyone of this ship’s crew that will potentially interact with others must get into character and pose as pirates. It is not just the ship that will be in disguise.”To have my secret so openly revealed before my friends was something I truly wanted to. They also eat the captives they make in raids or wars, and they eat members of their so-called "protected tribes": populations of small islands, who live on what vegetation and sea provide, and whom one particular Cannibal tribe "protects" from raids by other tribes. The price that the "protected" pay is that their own "protectors" can use them for food, according to arrangements which they call treaties.Apart from humans, Cannibals despise the meat of creatures that walk on land, deeming them. I kissed her and said I would be in touch tomorrow after her presentation. I wanted to show her another part of London, away from the conference centre.As I dressed and before I let myself out, I pulled the duvet over the sleeping Tracey.I rode my bike home across London feeling elated. In the flesh, Tracey was everything she had been online, And she was in London for another three days.I got home, tidied my flat and caught up with some admin. About 4 pm Tracey called to say that she had slept.