Combat with one of the mostwarlike races in the universe, including the probable taking of someof their lives wasn't something she was prepared or tra...ned for. "I'ma makeup artist, for Rao's sake!" she thought. "I'm not trained forsomething like this. And after how I performed, you'd think Kala orKara would grant me my pardon and give me back my emblem!" she fumedto herself. "I've been here almost five years, its about time!" Whatshe didn't know was that she would be getting her emblem. "Darren felt it again. Don, the research master, seemed to have him allfigured out. How could he take a straight guy like him with a lovinggirlfriend getting all weird thoughts about his roommate in just a fewweeks? After dinner, Darren said, "Another movie, tonight?"While cleaning up, Don replied, "No can do, Honey, you understand, Ihave to get more practice. I'm going to change into something tight anduncomfortable and go see what reactions I get in bars." Darren said, "Um, do you think. What do you do when you don't work? I don't know.I was terrified. Is this why I spent all this hours on work, building a career getting payed more than most could imagine. To sit in my expensive couch in my outrageously expensive home not knowing what to do once I had some time off.DING DONGSaved from my depressing thought by the bell, the doorbell. Wanting to quickly get out from under the dark thoughts I rushed to the door not even wondering what it could be, or who."This package was. Is it?" No. We colonizers have a lot to atone for."I phoned Rachel and told her I'd meet her at home.We talked about it in the morning; I'd had a bad night."You need to relax," she said. "You didn't do anything; in fact, the odds are overwhelming that no one even in your grandparents' families had anything to do with maltreating the original Australians. Your grandfather was known to several bands as a good European. Should I feel guilty about the Japanese bombings over 70 years ago? My.