We didn't learn much by our initial look inside. The pillbox was filled with all kinds of equipment that my AI was not familiar with. This stuff looke... like it was exclusively devoted to the weapon, and nothing was apparent that seemed to be a seat or aiming position for an operator. Therefore, our working assumption was that the weapon was fully automatic, and this one was simply worn out from excessive age. I suppose that the technical people could get something useful from examining the. I know for a fact that Danielle's dad used to spank her when she was little. He did it several times when I was over visiting. He always took her in the other room, he never punished her or her brother or sister in front of the other kids, but everyone knew what was going on." Her father was firm," she explained, holding Cheryl's skeptical gaze, "but very fair. He would set them down, explain why they were being punished, what the punishment was going to be, and then did something that has. Anyways, on this particular day, for some reason all of a sudden in the middle of our Halo game I had to take the biggest piss. I hastily told Jimmy I had to take a leak but his eyes were glued to the TV so I don't even know if he heard me. I raced to the bathroom and as I got closer the unmistakable sound of the running water reached my ears. Apparently Michelle was home and getting ready to take a shower or a bath. I pounded on the door. "Michelle! I have to piss! Hurry up and get. He has been protecting me until you arrived.”“Good man, nice to meet you Lodge.” John settled into the stool next to Lodge and me. “What’s the score John asked Lodge?” John knew I would have no clue. John and Lodge started to talk and John ordered a beer. The guys clearly hit it off. I enjoyed watching the two men talking. Drinking their drinks. Lodge would occasionally look at me, smile and I would return the smile. John’s warm strong hand was on mine as he talked, glanced up at the TV.