“Second, we learned that people were different and found what worked for them in different ways. The British do not admit that. To them, natives who...aren’t their obvious equals in their type of technology are automatically inferior.“I guess a third item would be that they have some technology to traverse between stars and yet it appears that their personal technology is inferior to that of my home world. Their radios are clunky, for instance. It shows that technology is different everywhere.”A. ”I nodded and went in the partially closed door after knocking. She was sitting up watching TV. When she saw me, she cut the TV off and said, “Hello, Jack. Thank you for coming.”I said, “Hello, Mavis. Becky says you’re doing better.” My ex still showed bruises from her mistreatment on every inch of her body that I could see. She had lost weight and looked haggard.“Don’t kid me, Jack. I look like hell and will for months. I guess I got what I deserved.”“Mavis, no one deserves to be treated like. “Yes, gorgeous. Now take off your shoes and socks.”Her fingers pulled the laces undone, she sat deep into the chair, crossing her legs as her feet kicked off the sneakers. Bringing her knees closer to her chest she pulled off her socks and tossed them.She crossed her legs again and her fingers went back to the stick of the lollipop. Her eyes looking through the camera as she pulled out the lollipop. “Show me what you can do with that lollipop,” I commanded.Putting the lollipop back into her. I was too shocked to resist, meekly following her guidance as she led me back into the lounge and sat me down, pouring each of us a stiff drink.The drinks poured, Charlotte sat right next to me on the sofa so that I could feel the warmth of her leg against mine. Her closeness allowing me to see every pore and tiny blemish in her otherwise perfectly made-up face. For what seemed an eternity she looked into my face, nervously rotating her glass as she tried to choose her first words. Her.