He nodded. “From now on?” Julie twisted her dress in her hands. “Don’t be a hypocrite, Mom.” Brittney pointed to Julie’s growing belly. �...I didn’t mean to do it with your brother. I mean, I tried to keep it safe … but …” Julie felt so lost. “I don’t want you to make my mistakes, Brit.” She looked down to the oversized sweater Brittney wore. “You must have taken that deal. I mean, otherwise, he wouldn’t fit. I just … can’t believe we ended up here.” She looked up, beyond the sofa. Eloise Palmer. S. operations of the Southeast Asian conflict.The operation was launched with four US divisions, and was essentially a massive search-and-destroy mission along the Cambodian Border, looking for the Viet Cong headquarters in South Viet Nam. American troops over-ran much of the area before encountering significant resistance.There were three major battles, each initiated by the Viet Cong: the first, at Ap Bau Bang; the second, at Fire Support Base Gold and the third at Ap Gu. In each battle, the. Eve gagged at the rotten teeth and the foul smell that emanated from this thing. The figure waved his arms and ordered the party to continue. Allan brought Eve a drink and danced closely to her. The drink was strong and enough to make Eve feel totally relaxed. The music changed to soft African drums. The beat was intoxicating and Eve began to dance in a provocative way. The couples formed a circle around Eve and clapped their hands in time to the beat of the drums. Allan held Eve momentarily. " Even as I said that, I tried to conjure up what kind of special treat I could think of. Nothing came to mind that I wasn't already enjoying.Stacy chewed on the idea for a while. She had a real approach-avoidance thing going on. I couldn't understand why she wasn't leaping at the opportunity.I posed another discussion question to Stacy and the others. "Here's another question, only slightly related to the first. Say you're away in a party environment, but you don't know anybody and no one.