" he began."I wanted to. It is obvious in talking with you and your father that you both are fine men. I am pleased to be able to make the evening as ...leasurable as possible." And I have something for you," he said, producing an exquisite orchid."It is lovely. You are very thoughtful. Thank you."Niomi served a simple, yet tasty, dinner of fish and rice. The boy almost overly polite, gradually began to relax and they talked of school, his friends and his loneliness because he was so often. A'moth thought the ratios among the e-techs closely reflected the WFM's scientific priorities. She also knew where the real power lay in the ruling council... In theory, a Level-6 e-tech was equal to a Level-6 commander. In practice, there were nine commanders to seven e-techs. In addition, it was the commanders who controlled the armed forces. The commanders were also a tight political group. Each one was an official sponsor to each of the other nine cities. In practice, they placed the. The information that Jake, Toby, and Janet got from the Grayson family last Thanksgiving would have one believe that Admiral Grayson is a workaholic, but the records at the lab indicate he's hardly ever there. He might be entertaining a bevy of mistresses, but it doesn't fit his character profile."Gloria stepped around the desk to look over Lesa's shoulder. "Where does he typically go?"Lesa pointed to the screen, "The gasoline and credit card receipts and statements that the private. Dave turned from Jenny, hoping he still had a secretary, and passed the glass across the bar to JR for a refill. JR winked at him.As he turned back, he handed the full glass to Jenny. She smiled and said she’d be back in a minute. Alice, Emily, Jenny, Cricket started to walk away. JR broke off from her bar duty and joined them. They all headed towards his house. “What’s up?” he asked towards their backs.Cricket told him over her shoulder, “Jenny wanted to see one of Alice’s films, and so we’re.