“Thanks, it hurt really badly.” Riley said, thankful that her sister was the perfect mix of kind and authoritative. “Well this is just odd,” L...na said climbing up from between Riley’s thin legs, “Do you feel different? Like are you less aroused right now?” “NO!” Riley insisted, wanting nothing less than to imply she was unreceptive to Luna’s love, “I want it sooo bad, I don’t think I’ve ever been this hot before.” “Then what’s chang-” Luna began before realizing the difference, “Your body! It. “I wouldn’t move and pop a stitch or hurt myself. I heard that before and still don’t care. When can I be released,” I ask and he frowns. “Well we’d need to make sure you’re out of the woods, your surgery is healing nicely,” He checks the stab area under my gown,” and most of the bruising has healed as well. That eye however is taking a little longer in the healing.” I let him check me out and when he pulls the pad off my eye it’s bright and feels gruesome but he smiles and replaces it. “I’d. “We’re reading two ships down on the surface and one in orbit, no id transponders.”“Anyone care to venture a guess as to who they are?” the veteran officer in command asked out loud.Not even thinking that it might’ve been a rhetorical question, Janice offered an opinion that they might be Orion Raiders. A half dozen sets of eyes turned her way, most shocked that with only five minutes of bridge time under her belt she had dared to speak up.“If I had to put money on a guess,” the Captain said as. It was really only people who made this a challenge. We had ridden for many blocks and not seen people or animals. There weren't even many birds. We wandered through the city eventually coming upon Central Park. There we saw signs that people had lived here after the Day. There were some shacks and a feeble attempt had been made to farm. Those all looked old and had suffered from weather. After talking about it for a moment, we decided to leave the city. If there were still dog packs, we didn't.