The arachnids each bit an assailant and Hazel walked around their falling bodies to smash the knee of the lookout who really was not expecting a count...r attack from Hazel because of the distraction caused by the Gennies. Really having "to go", Hazel attended to her business during which time the Companions returned to their hideaways. The Gennies shut down the scrambler before the surveillance was alerted. The Gennies just smiled at the lookout as Hazel attended to her toilette and the lookout. " She pulled back, "but I feellike I can open up more with you, you know?" I nodded, it was weird, I wanted to open up to this girl, and I hadnever felt like this with anyone before. "Can you tell me what happened? One minute you were dancing with Peter,the next you were mm's away from a kill hit." I can't talk about it ...I want to ..." You've been mentally programmed haven't you?" I nodded. "To stop me talking about things I shouldn't when Ishouldn't." Me too. Sometimes I wonder how far it. Kat wove an arm through mine."Of course," he said. "Happy to do it." Daddy," Kat said. "This is Hunter. He's a friend."I extended a hand and Hunter grasped it. I could feel the strength in his arm. He was handsome, tall. I weighed him like a rival."Nice to meet you, sir," he said.I let his hand go and opened the door to let them both in. Kat kept close to me as though to reassure me of her allegiance. I watched her from behind as she went into the house, trying to detect a new curve, a hint of. I could see that a couple of passers-by were giving Terri and myself a second glance. I guessed that our matching outfits in almost fluorescent colours were attracting some attention, but perhaps they would simply conclude that we were members of the same hockey team, or something like that. Anyway, no one seemed to be staring unduly, so we moved on.I wasn't surprised to find Carol and Sandra diving into the first ladies boutique that we encountered, with myself and Terri following close by..