The weather was expected to get worse over the weekend with thunder storms predicted for Saturday and Sunday.His parents dropped him off at Hornsby wi...hing him well.Today Dave was focused on his game. John arrived later and seemed a lot more confident and comfortable today. They practiced for several hours under cloudy but dry skies.John teed off in the second last group and hit a good drive up the middle of number one. Dave wished him well then put his 'game face' on as he focused completely. The federation has not yet attempted to retake the system.We are going there as a recon mission. Maybe an opportunity will present itself to do some hunting. This is the kind of place renegade pirates love to call home. Although the Star Base remains open to traders, very few would dare trade there.Those that do trade there, tend to be questionable in and of themselves. Usually they are dealing in illicit drugs, contraband, and slaves. Personally, the most troubling one to me, was the slavery.. " She smirked."Laura, you can tell them every sordid, 'true' detail. I'm not worried."I know I had a great evening with a great lady. I enjoyed everything that happened and have no problems with my daughters hearing about each and every minute of it."May whined, "Daddy, you're no fun! I was wanting something juicy to use when I start dating." All three of the females stared at me and grinned. I grinned back.I started to say something and then realized I was being baited. "Are we going to have. He was a real piece of work. He came from a family of considerable wealth and influence which he all too often pointed out to us. I don’t think he liked me. I was senior to him by about ninety days, had combat experience and was well-liked by my crew. My philosophy was my men depended on me to get them home alive and I depended on them for the same thing. I know I had their respect. I had earned it Kerr on the other hand treated his crew with disdain and considered them below his station in.