Curious, I approach. Movement catches my eye, and it takes me a moment to realise that the back of the alcove contains a small mirror.I study my own r...flection as I walk closer. My green eyes stare back at me, my shoulder length black hair kept out of the way and neatly secured in a ponytail.My short sleeve white blouse, tucked into a pair of tight-fitting blue denim jeans, is mostly fastened, only the top couple of buttons undone, displaying a little cleavage. Smiling slightly, I examine my. Can I be her ‘Uncle Ray’ instead?” I asked.“Sure,” Gina smiled, her red eyes wet, “Why ‘Ray’?”“Too many Brians at Sandhurst, so Lieutenant ‘Ray’ Wilson, sorta stuck. He was a famous footballer a long time ago, so the drill sergeant used my second name and I prefer it now.”“Is Carol okay with this... ?”“I proposed yesterday. Carol said ‘yes’,” I grinned.“Good, really good,” Gina smiled, “Something good has come out of this mess, anyway.”“There’s Alexandria!”“Of course, there’s always Alex.”“You. . twenty, maybe twenty five years of human responses to avoid pain and injury programmed into your mind. It will take time to get used to the fact that you really can’t be hurt anymore. And you can’t die! That means that I cannot – am not capable – of killing you... even if you don’t resist!“Not that it wouldn’t be fun to try!” he laughed as his fingers pinched a nipple, making Cherrill jump.“Ha!” Cherrill laughed as she flinched to protect her sensitive nipples from his gouging fingernails.. "Well, just relax, hon, and have a good time. Everybody's pretty nice here, they'll treat you good. Especially you - you're cute." She touches me lightly under the chin, and I give her a smile in return. I wonder if she's coming on to me, but then decide that she's just being nice, the friendly-flirty bartender.Looking around, I realize it's more crowded than I thought. The dance floor is essentially empty (I assume that will pick up later), but I notice there are darker spots around the.