“I don’t even know much about the ship we’ll be assigned to.”“We’ll probably get split up,” Jessica said.“I don’t know,” Morgan sa...d. “We already work together as a team. I could see that it might make sense to keep us as a unit that gets assigned together. We’d require less time together before we figure out the leadership dynamic.”“But if we do that Mark is in charge,” Jason said in mock distress. “I mean, can we all follow his orders? Can he give orders? Will he worry about our safety? He. Name's Garcia, Ramon Garcia." Good. You lookin' to hook up with somebody or are you planning to go it on your own?" I'm okay on my own, but having a secure base would be nice." You got combat experience?" I asked."Yeah," he answered. "More than my share I reckon. Two tours in Iraq, one in Afghanistan." Well, then, maybe I oughta turn this show over to you," I said, thinking hard. "I did a few years in the Navy, but never saw combat."Garcia shook his head. "I'm not much for leadin', sir, but I. I figured I'd have to eat my pride and grab a skirt.I still went for the least feminine thing I could under the circumstances, which turned out to be a black ankle-length skirt and a green tee shirt. I put a sneaker on the one foot not bound by a cast and tied my hair back into a ponytail. Upon surveying myself in the mirror, I could see that nobody would mistake me for a guy, but I didn't exactly look prissy either. I figured it was as good as I'd be able to pull off.I decided I'd go grab a. And like that.We had two phones because certain secret conversations between the Prosecution and the Defense became common knowledge throughout the town.Daddy picked up on 87.Lucy Louise picked up on 779R1.The conversations were mostly identical but the conclusions were diametrically opposed.Daddy was talking to the new Chief of Police.LL, AKA; WSM (that's Lucile Louise, Also Known As; Wicked StepMom.) was talking to Mrs. Conn. Mrs. Conn was 779 R2 on the gossip channel. It was pure.