No one had considered going to the evening show. No one said it, but we had other entertainments in mind. Ralph stood up and announced that he and Rho...da were going to take a walk and hoped we could all meet back at their stateroom in about an hour. Susan said a walk sounded great to her and we went back our stateroom to get more comfortable shoes. It is a quarter mile walk when you take the path around the ship on deck level four where the lifeboat drills are held. We managed two complete. It was too large to be considered a pistol but too short to be a proper rifle or scattergun. On her head she wore a dark grey, wide-brimmed hat with curved-up sides and a small silver skull on the band. Its brim obscured her face while she looked down at a book she’d pulled off the shelf, but it didn’t matter. Will knew that face nearly as well as he knew his own. He saw it in his dreams, often.“Hello, Jack.”All eyes swung to him as he walked out from behind the bookcase. He walked to the table. I will introduce you to our delegation and then we will eat. Subsequently we will speak together.”Before the food and drink was delivered a waiter checked the metabolic parameters of Julia and the Gromelix and declared they could eat anything the Una ate.Large platters of delicious smelling food were delivered to the tables. The remainder of the cabinet entered the room and the president rose and introduced them all to Jason as Razza introduced the group.“Jason, I propose that we talk. I lifted asmall baggie out of the box. Inside was a dull looking necklaceattached to a long chain. I opened the bag and pulled it out by thechain. I smiled and turned toward the mirror while I slid it over myhead, I imagined myself as a girl wearing the necklace.Unable to resist the desire to encase myself in this woman's silkyfinery I cautiously looked over my shoulder at the door. I knew better,but being this close to beautiful feminine clothing without anyone tostop me, I couldn't fight the.