You were there, and I have already perused the incident – several times, in fact."In her mind, the Artificial in question killed two humans during y...ur encounter, and she showed no remorse at having committed those murders," Sibilius added, "yet you chose not to strip her from her mortal shell and confine her spirit like you have all the others located by the Praetor. Your reasoning for letting this Artificial remain alive and free eludes me, as it was not evident in the Praetor's recording of. You two stay here and do what comes naturally. No lights. We are going out of here dead quiet. You can move around after we are down the highway a bit.’ I got out of there on my parking lights with as little engine noise as I could manage. A bright light shone in on me as I neared the exit. I rolled down the window, waved, and said, ‘Need an early start for LA.’ If anybody was interested, the RV was headed west. In ten minutes, there was a cup of coffee in my hand, and a pair of naked tits. She'd become a restaurant owner, brothel keeper, school superintendent, and confidante to women decades older than herself. She was the commander of literally hundreds, having had accepted responsibility for more unassigned concubines than apparently anyone aside from the legendary David ap Rhys. She had participated in two different experimental extractions (once as an extractee and the other as the person in charge of the destination), she had lost and recovered a beloved kitten, grown closer. Have I mentioned that my sis Dea has attentiondeficit syndrome? Someone has to take her by hand and lead her into theshelter. Otherwise, she will stay outside.I don't remember any good Samaritan in my previous school. Dea is for sureleft outside and I have to protect her."You don't," the man says. I look at him. It dawn's to me I'm thinkingaloud."I'll be back," I say and run away. Not away but to the junior high.Some boy is on my way and he intentionally trips me up. I fall to theground. I jump.