As twilight fell, Scarlett used her translator to reach her audience. “Friends, allies, and family, today marks a significant anniversary in my coun...ry’s history. Over two hundred years ago, my people declared independence from an oppressive and manipulative group who wanted to control our destiny - to our detriment and their benefit. Actual freedom was not achieved on that day. Years of struggle took place before independence was gained and a new nation was formed.”“There was much that was. Tee was her best friend at school – Alia was sure she was still a virgin, but Tee would understand.Tee’s phone under her pillow went ‘boing’; Tee was now wide awake.Stupidly the message from Alia asked: ‘You awake?’Tee sent back: ‘I am now – you know its 3:30? – go to sleep’Alia: ‘Ive got to tell someone – my cunt keeps creaming – and its red hot’.Tee: ‘well stop stroking it – oh shit – youve got me doing it now – hang on – just get these shorts off – don’t want them getting sticky again’.Alia:. No one really knew what the final tally was.As Qi sat next to Benni, he fed the patriarch data. Qi learned just how little Volentin knew of the situation as topics flew across the conference room. The accepted notion had been that Callisto was boxed in by half of the second fleet but a second analysis of the final attack on the station suggested that the majority of the Second Fleet had been present. If the second analysis was correct, the families had just blown a huge hole is the military. He sat half listening as "Miss Simmons" began explaining how she wasn't able to cover her newly increased rent. The City Rent Control Board was going to make the company roll back the increases, but the news hadn't reached the people already informed of increases. Mister Palmer, he heard her say, I'm on a fixed income and this increase is more than I can come up with right away', I may be able if I can be afforded a grace period to adjust my finances 'yadda, yadda, yadda' yadda...Bret.