“And if they don’t find wreckage?” Arlene worried.Ann looked over at her partner. “So, we wait them out?”“Shut down all our repair procedu...es. We don’t want to do anything that their sensors might pick up.”After a slight pause, “Affirmative. Repairs shut down. But our shields are still up. Do you suppose...”Arlene let out a soft sigh. “Theoretically, the shields project nothing, and I sure hope that is still true underwater. Otherwise, we’re in for a world of hurt.” Then changing the subject,. "I am a toy. A toy does not think, a toy does not feel, a toy only obeys.A toy does not want, a toy does not need, a toy only serves. ..... I am atoy. A toy does not think, a toy does not feel ....."I cant seem to make it stop. All the grounding techniques, all theredirection methods are failing me, as I am caught on the never-endingloop, and cannot get off....."I am a toy. A toy does not think, a toy does not feel, a toy only obeys.A toy does not want, a toy does not need, a toy only serves.. I will do my best to not disappoint you.” He turned and entered the shuttle, mindful of the need for haste.“That was a quick speech,” a familiar voice said as he entered the cabin. Luisa McDaniel smiled up at him from her seat near the hatch.Aaron settled into the seat next to her. “What are you doing here? You’re supposed to be aboard ship.”Luisa shrugged. “I decided to ride out with you. Besides, my doctor insisted on one last exam before I left. My bones aren’t responding to the treatments. I explained how I had met him and that we had become good friends, which she knew, and that helped to reassure her.It was awkward at first, but as they chatted more they seemed to get on well and Brian was super relaxed and charming throughout. By the end of the conversation, they were even enjoying light sexual banter, and she seemed genuinely flattered by his compliments.As we discussed later, however, she was not so keen on meeting up properly with Brian. As she put it, "He was just some guy.