And these assholes have been running the space program for all these years? For the life of me I can't see how they've managed it."But for all the fum...ling and bumbling the Ark was finally ready. The ultra-conservative SES administration was still expressing concern about its safety, and refused to approve test flights—for which little time was left anyway—but Igwanda on behalf of Eden Rescue had declared the ship ready to go and, by bringing maximum public and political pressure to bear on the. Lowry, though the private would only reluctantly discuss his superior. "I'm worried," he admitted. "She's pretending that she's all right, but she's -- not." "Of course Lowry's not all right," I said. "But can't she work through this better than -- than most of the others? She's a doctor after all." He shook his head. "She's not that different from the rest of us. What is it that you want me to do, sir?" "Keep an eye on her. If she becomes a danger to herself or starts committing. ”“Maintaining warp 5, Sir.”There was no sound of a struggling warp engine, just the steady, strong tone of an engine working properly.Time drifted slowly onward with the warp engine producing a steady warp 5.“Chief, we are maintaining a full warp 5.0, and she continues to be rock steady. Our speed is slightly greater than any ship in the fleet has ever achieved.”“I informed you that my engine was capable of warp 6. Will you go to warp 6 and get it over with?” the Chief groused out.There was. The center piece was the sterling silver belly piercing that I had them pierce her with while they fucked her, completely against her will. It the silver stud was visible above her navel, before submerging under her skin and emerging again within her belly button. This part looked like a crystal like gem, but unknowingly to Katee also contained a microphone, so I could record her at any time I wished.A half inch silver chain hung down from this piece before giving rise to the ornament, a.