"Ladies, your attention please." We all heard Prescott shout out fromthe stage and turned to look at him. "Tonight, I want to congratulateyou all. I k...ow this has been a huge week for all of you, and I ampleased to see so many of you made it this far. So with that I want towelcome you all as full members. You have one last choice to make beforecompleting your initiation."He waved his hand towards two pedestals on the floor in front of him.Each had a book on top and a pen resting on top of the. As flight leader, Ann made the first strafing run with Jimmy on her heels. She took out the two cutters in one pass. When they returned to altitude, Ann showed her leadership abilities by sending Jimmy in as the lead to go after the three collectors following the cutters. Jimmy had to jiggle a little as he swept over the three huge machines because they were not exactly aligned. Nevertheless, he made a clean sweep of the three machines.They went back to altitude to look for the chip carrier.. 'Maybe I should pick another subject?'I'd pictured my male self in those clothes looking ridiculous and beinglaughed at.Now, however, I saw the arm of a shoulder-less crop top hanging out ofthe half-open wardrobe and the thought of foregoing that in favour ofsomething more conservative seemed unappealing. I released the cushion,slid off the bed and padded over there.'Let's have a look at what I've won,' I thought as I slid open thedoor. 'The costumes I need to play the role of Laura...' I held. " A bit of an exaggeration, I know, but then it's just one of those things you say."Oh, what book has Joyce lost?" I'm not sure, something about a Spanish doctor or something." Oh, god, not "A Spanish Doctor in Paris?" Yeah, I think she said it was called something like that, I wasn't really listening. Have you read it and can you tell her the ending?" I'm sorry I can't; it was a long time ago that I read it, before Christina was born. I don't remember finishing it; I think it was too slow for.