Some of the ships were less than fifteen kilometers away from the Acer One.When the first torpedo struck the ship, it was pitched forward by the force...of explosion. The second and third torpedoes impacted the underbelly of the vessel.Preliator quickly removed his hand from the small console attached to his chair, right before it was vaporized by a power overload. The lights on the bridge winked out of existence, and half the crew was on the floor, having been thrown down by the first. Uh...how are you doing? Are you... going to be....home at 7:30 or later?" I am doing just fine. Are you okay? You sound kind of winded. I should be home by 7:30 as I was just starting to close up for the night. How was your day?"She still sounded like she had run a marathon. "Good...good. I am doing great. Oh oh...I went out to the mall and made a new friend. We did a little shopping and I bought you a little something. Did...uh...anything...uh...interesting happen at work today?"I "Nothing. She was wearing a green blouse with a white skirt that was just long enough to cover her curvy, well tanned ass. If she was taller, she would be a fine piece of work. I prefer not to call women ‘pieces of work’, but I’m sort of lazy and I’d rather not say ‘A piece of artwork’. Anyways, back to my friend. She strolled up with a big smile on her face and clambered up into the cab of my truck. After saying our Hi, how are you’s, I couldn’t help but notice how perky her boobs looked. They appeared. “Well... I guess...that's... just...something that ah...you um...need to decide for yourself. I can’t tell you ah...what to do. But I just can’t ah...understand why you would want to...you know...be with someone who would ah you know ah treat you, so that way. You know. Why...why would you want that? I...I think you should be um want to be with someone who would ah, treat you the way ah, way you deserve to be, you know, treated.” I felt like an idiot, and my face was burning with embarrassment.