They were almost boot deep in a wagon rut and trying to pull their feet free of the sticky mud as Eli walked to the edge of the dead grass and brush a...ongside the muddy road.“Mister, there’s been men die for less than what you just said. Now drop them handguns in that mudhole, and get your asses over here. Be real easy with your hands too. You’re coming damn close to gettin’ on my bad side with your mouthing.”The two men were no older than Eli and didn’t take to being ordered around by an. " "I know them," he frowned, strawberry-blonde hair sticking up from him in spikes, "I've studied them for years. I shall not forget them." Persephone smiled. "Good" she said, fidgeting with her clasp. It clicked open, and she tossed the cloak aside. She stood there, lit by the bright fluorescent synth-algae on the cave walls, braids and knots pained up her thighs and ribs, all naked except for a frilly strip of leather hanging from her neck, dangling in her cleavage and covering her belly. They walked into what seemed like a laboratory. There were five people in the room; all of them were naked except for an old man wearing a lab coat who was mixing chemicals."These are your new friends, Courtney."Courtney looked around the room, trying only to look them in the eyes. One had a huge nine inch penis and another was just a little bit fat with blonde hair. The others all looked ordinary."So you brought me a new one?" The Scientist asked as he walked over, he had a Russian. I walked the grounds looking for anything that needed to be done to improve our security posture. The bushes were finally gone and the last bit of lighting had been installed. Two more security cams had been installed; we now had four cams at the main crosswalk. We could record from both sides of the crosswalk and now from both traffic directions approaching the crosswalk. All the cameras had been upgraded to hi-def with night vision and larger servers dedicated to the camera systems with.