As they watched, huge air bubbles rose along the side of the ship, the largest ones belching fire onto the main deck. A second later, they heard the d...ll reverberation of klaxons echoing throughout the ship."I think that's a hull breach," said Helene."Are we going to sink?" asked Rebecca, fear clear in her voice."I don't know," said Helene. "I only know the phrase 'hull breach' from Star Trek." Well then," said Ioke. "I'm sure we'll be fine as long as the captain gets the shields up. " Fine, fine," I interrupted her. She was really apologizing to me! This was delightful -- she was actually accepting the idea that I was in charge here, and she had a responsibility to obey me. She must really be afraid of those pictures, I thought."Now, to the matter at hand," I said, closing and locking the door behind us. "Stand there in the middle of the room and take off all your clothes."She bit her lip and winced a little, but moved to the center of the living room and began to strip.. .. and you, Jamie, too. You seem well up for Mate. I'm going to leave you to it and go back to my family. Not fair, I know." Don't be daft, Skipper. We don't have anything important to do, but you need to get back to Grace and Erica. We'll be fine." Okay, then. EssCom will be in touch; they've got your mobile number, Linnet, and will give you a half-day notice of when they're coming. We've talked about what they're to do, yes?" Aye, Skipper." Apart from that, you may well have some visitors. I'd only come to her club because my boss wanted me to entertain his guests. I'd already sacrificed so much for my job. My self-respect, my dignity, all so I could get the highest marks on my performance evaluations when my year was up and I could return to the normalcy of corporate America.But how did she know I was a Milky Girl? That bothered me as well. I'd been called that by my co-workers, many of whom were convinced that I had a genuine fetish for sperm, but how would this woman know.