Now he was just enjoying chatting to them and complimenting them without (apparently) being aware of the longing looks he was getting.We were joined b... Meg, her partner Kieran and their two sons Mike and Alex, 10 and 12, respectively I think.Generally Kieran and I don't get on, he thinks I'm lazy and feckless, whereas I just think he's a wanker, but for parties and the like we observe a truce, keeping the animosity down to the occasional verbal barb."Still freeloading off your sister?" he. " Granma McCutcheon let me go by the ear and she said, "No, Abe, it ain't nothin' like that at all. Seems as how nobody ain't never told this boy where babies comes from. And bein' you're the man of this household, that's somethin' that falls on your shoulders." Uncle Abe sat back down and said, "Well, Granma, I'd be right proud to take on that responsibility. Then he said, "Wendell," and he patted the seat next to him on the swingin' chair. I sat down, but I was kinda confused 'cause Uncle Abe. She stood up and started hopping on her left foot. Looking back at Kyle she showed a bit of fear. Now, this must be some hypnosis thing. Where they make you do silly things. “This is funny Kyle. That thing causes hypnosis, right, like stage magicians? It wont make you do anything you normally wouldn't.”“No, it is an actual mind control device. First, stop hopping,” Kyle said and watched Jill stop. “Next sit down on the couch and don't say anything.” He watched Jill meekly respond. Still. I’ve got a call or two to make.”President Jubert looked around the room at his cabinet. Since General Duval was a member of the Franka Army, he’d been badgered by the press about the horrific failure in San Troph. The most demanding questions were about his opinion of General Duval’s competence.“If he wasn’t one of our Generals, I’d be demanding that he pull the troops out of Niella.”“So what should we tell him? Come home?”“We can’t do that,” President Jubert said while scrubbing his face with.