But now that I was earning money, I had my eye set on the microscope they had. I couldn't use scrip to order chemicals at Edmund's but I could get oth...r scientific stuff.I was getting close to the amount I'd need for that microscope and was on an almighty sales binge. I determined that by the time school was out I would have contacted everyone who lived along my route and tried to get them to subscribe. Each week I was given five "extra" copies of the paper. They were for emergencies and. At least Haven didn’t tend to launch raids on their territories as the local county militias did.“Fighting has been relatively limited and low-key along the Cascade Mountains, of course. We’re also starting to spread out a bit in western Washington State. The surrender of the last anarchist holdouts in Seattle helped more than a little. The limited amnesty offer did wonders for our cause. Seattle is now fully in our territory, as is Vancouver,” Aengus informed me now.“As Chancellor of Haven, I. ”I got up and turned out the lights, then crawled back into bed with Bethany. I pulled her to me and we spooned with my arms around her.“This feels so nice and so safe and so right,” she sighed.Bethany fell asleep almost right away, and I fell asleep not long afterwards. I awoke when the first light came through a small gap in the curtains. Bethany was still spooned against me and in my arms. I moved my hand to cup her firm breast, and she stirred slightly, snuggling back towards me. I smiled. She then threatened to sue Joe for negligence, endangerment and breach of contract.Gyges then asked me for my version of the story, which is what I just told you.After I finished, the man then complained that they were going to believe a dumb animal over an actual person?Gyges then said, ‘She is a citizen of the Federation, not an animal! Actually, right now I’m tempted to call for a security transport to have you all deported off Atlantis.’The woman then threatened that he couldn’t do that,.