‘Are you looking for someone to … replace her?’ It was another astonishingly forthright question which again caught him unprepared. Roger blinke... and thought for a moment before answering. ‘Yes … yes … I suppose I am. Not good at being alone. Need someone to talk to, you know. Conversation … the life blood of existence I think someone once said. If not, they should have.’ He looked at her again and saw the beginnings of a smile. ‘My dear Mr. Wilkinson, are you attempting to seduce me?’ It was. She had seen town squares burn before, and suspected she knew what they were burning.After another hour, Béla stopped walking and stood, silent and still, right in the middle of the road. Jeff walked a few more steps, then turned around to see what the problem was.“We should get off the road,” Béla said anxiously. “There are guards ahead.”“Guards?” Jeff laughed, “Are you daft? There are no guards here.”“Yes. There are,” Béla told him, urgently. “There are guards and they have guns!”“Nonsense!”. She got up, smirking a little and walked in. "Glad to see you ba..."She stopped as she looked up and saw her new secretary. "I've made somechanges. I'm glad I don't have to dress like boring old Derek anymore,"Deirdre explained.Cathy started and cleared her throat. "Uhm, yes, yes, of course. It'sjust...a little shocking. You don't look anything like Derek now." Thank you," she grinned, "Will that be all?" Yes. Thanks Deirdre," Cathy replied. Deirdre walked out and settled infor a long days. Same rank badges as the adults. Red wedge cap."The figure rapidly took on the uniform that Samantha was describing. "Looks like someone left their collection of Mounties out in the rain, and they shrank," someone commented, and the room had a brief burst of laughter."We can use that for the Monday training," suggested Chaz, "but I think we need something for every day. Let's see about a daily dress, maybe something along the lines of the Fort Henry Guards?"Another 3-D copy of Daniel Bachelor.