The captain’s message, conveyed through First Officer Pooz, indicated it was due to his not having achieved his first full Unidar rale of service. A...galactic standard rale or galactic year was approximately 1.5 earth years long (its duration based upon one rotation of the Malakaian home world around its star) and Carl had still not achieved that milestone. So, while he could not argue that point, at least thanks to Pooz and her advocacy, his full pay for the time he had put in aboard the. As she flipped the page the voice said Gaynor she put down the book and took off her glasses Mike, oh my what a nice surprise she said surprised as Mike went on I thought it was you, I just swam around the rock and you are the only person I have seen in a while standing before her was Mike, a youngster she knew from her swimming club she occasionally attended. She had taught Mike how to snorkel and recalled instantly he was one of her most pleasing students, pleasing to the eye of course, there. For the whole ride and as I walked up to his apartment, I thought about what I should say and about what he wanted to ask me. Was he going to ask me to be his girlfriend? If he did, should I say yes? I didn’t want to creepily stand in front of his door for too long, so I finally knocked. “Wow! Jen?” Andy asked when he opened the door. “Yeah, it’s me,” I answered. “Damn, I knew you made a pretty girl, but now you’re just sexy as hell,” he said, eyeing me up and down. “Leslie has been helping me. "Hi, Tori everything all right?" A familiar voice came from behind them.Tori turned and saw John walking toward the two, and a big smile filled her face. "Hi Coach John, yeah... umm we are just talking," Tori said nervously."Well, I want to be the first to congratulate you on your varsity spot, well deserved," John said as he approached the two.John knew Jake and his reputation, a senior jock with a lousy rep with the girls."You need a ride home like old times?" John laughed.Tori hesitated and.