"Let's trim it to ninety-five percent, if you please, George." The ship's AI, George, updated the display using the new criteria, and the two men stud...ed the pattern of dots for a moment.Lt-Col. Collins pointed to systems that were along their general course, "These twelve are within thirty parsecs of each other. Unless something better presents itself, I suggest we cruise through them and see what we can see."Commodore Achord sighed and nodded agreement, "It's as good a place to start as any.. "I don't know about that; if the DNAStabilizer hadn't prevented the virus from taking hold in me, I'd maybebe able to join your crew and see the amazing places you'll go afterleaving Amazonia, rather than living the life of a stud horse." Ah, if we could only trade places, young man." He looked around thebridge. "So, have you been taking good care of my ship? You're theyoungest man to command a starship in history, you know." Ah, I was barely necessary; Mr. Sulu had left it in a steady. She kicked me over on to my stomach again, and pulled something down from the ceiling. A hook was placed under the bonds which tied my elbows together behind my back, and the soft sound of a motor accompanied the pull on my elbows up toward the ceiling. I was being lifted up on a hoist, slowly but surely, by my elbows joined behind my back. As I was pulled up to my knees and then up off the floor, the pain shot through my upper arms and shoulders. Still I was hoisted higher, and my legs began. Miller (He always wanted me to call him "Mr. Miller", never let me call him by his first name, even when we were fucking) was the closest thing I've ever had to a steady boyfriend. We were fucking for years from the time I was 15 until I went off to college. He loved to tie me up. He had a real thing for power. Probably why he liked fucking such young girls. I know for a fact I wasn't the only teenager he was fucking.Now I was going to be permanently tied up. I had to fast for 12 hours but for.