Graydon, in turn, recognized half a century of dedication and sanctity in this old man's soul. His face was tired, deeply wrinkled and troubled, but h...s eyes were strong, clear, and confident. His eyes were windows to a soul at peace with itself.The moment passed so quickly that the others in the room missed it, yet in a single instant a bond of respect and trust had formed in that simple handshake."It is my pleasure, Father, to meet you. I have heard nothing but praise from my elders for all. I get lonely on the road, and this is a rare opportunity to talk. Are you O.K. with that?" Yeah, I guess so," I replied. "So what do you want to know?" Well, for starters," he said, "what's in the case? Laundry for your mom to wash?" Yeah," I answered."And will she find some strange, crusty stains on it?" he asked."What the hell kind of question is that?!", I said. He reminded me that he was direct, blunt and nosy and that I shouldn't be shocked."Look," he said, "when I was your age, I jerked. I saw this movie once. Listen!"CAK- Akron Canton AirportAs Callie stepped down from the private jet, she felt the muggy night grasp at her throat. She was scared. Ester grasped her hand and said, "This is going to work out, Baby. You'll see."Mitchell got out of the car and approached the people getting off the plane. He first went to the pilot and thanked him for getting Callie there so quickly. He then turned to the two women. "Hi, Callie, I'm glad to see you, I just wish you were here for. Left, right and ‘above’. If they had been cars on the freeway, they would all have been one lane over in the Swarm’s blind spots. Per standing orders, they had each flushed their tubes of all four light missiles and the two heavy torps as soon as the enemy started dropping out of hyper. Now, reloading quickly, they got a second aimed salvo off with the missiles before the Swarm even realized they were there. The heavy torps had a lot more range and final speed but their launchers were slower to.