She had been absent the day the other teachers had their pictures taken, so it was just she and Greg in the room he used as a school studio. After he ...ook the head shot for the yearbook, she asked, ‘Could I pay you to take a portrait of me to send to my parents?’ ‘I will be glad to take a portrait of you, but you don’t have to pay me.’ She was dressed in a beautiful suit with a white silk blouse and scarf. He took several pictures from slightly different angles. Each time he would position her. I guess I wanted somebody sort of dangerous, a bad boy. Your grandparents both warned me, but no, I knew I was smarter.” She went on for a few minutes more, describing him. Then she looked at me curiously. “Paul, you wouldn’t know your father from Adam. Why are you so angry about him?”“That’s just it, Mom, I don’t know my father from Adam. If I knew he was walking down the street, I’d cross over just to stay away. How could any man just walk away from his wife and kids? And how could any. "After the hardware has switched to Jake he continues. "Remember when I said some rare people can throw off my long-term commands? Well, I can sense that you're one of them, buddy. I'm sorry, man. Climb up on the rail."Rob does so, looking down at the highway. The camera shows it's very busy, and the cars are moving fast."Get ready to step forward, and...go!"Rob does so and falls out of frame, and within a second there is a loud thump and the screeching of tires. The camera moves forward to. A man dressed in an elegant silk tunic with and sandals laced to his knees stood talking with a man marking a clay tablet, most likely the inventory of today's cargo. She approached him. "Are you the captain of this vessel?" she inquired.Annoyed he turned to see who was interrupting his work. Upon seeing her all signs of irritation left his face. "Y-y-yes" he stammered, "how may I be of service my lady?" The Port Master was kind enough to arrange for passage to Athens," she stated."Did he?".