They were more than happy to work for me, getting out from the orphanage and getting paid on top of it was a bonus."I need to lay out some ground rule.... First, Joey is the one you will be working for, he is your boss, what he say's goes OK.?They both agreed on that point. "Secondly I understand you are a bit more than just friends. While you are here I expect you to behave properly, this isn't an excuse to hop into bed together. If that happens I will have to send you back to the orphanage,. ”“How long have you been an ER nurse? You don’t look like you are old enough, yourself, to have several children in college, let alone one!”“I’ve been working ER for a dozen years, was a street medic for another dozen prior to that. I don’t drink hardly at all, never smoked, and generally try my very best to live a boring life off duty. The most exciting thing that’s happened to me, lately, is the mother of my children divorcing me, to chase Ghawd knows who or what. That was more drama than I. He was an older man and smiled when I told him what I wanted.Jill knew which grocery store to visit, and we loaded up on non-perishable things as well as some perishable items. I picked up shaving equipment and dental items also. The back of the SUV was pretty full when we returned to the house. The remainder of the day was very quiet. We loaded all of the counted money and the gold into the lockable box, and I cast my wards around it. We packed the backpacks, and Jill had a pistol and a rifle. "Delete it and start over. Give me some insight; show me something else about Volentin that is unique."Xerba paced the small room for a moment and then glanced at the chrono on the wall."The weapons master has a demonstration of one-on-one combat in vacuum in ten minutes or so. He has a new armor accessory to demonstrate."Ferro put down his pen and grabbed Xerba by the bicep, pulling him out the door."Let's go!"Ferro's design studio was on the upper level of the ship and the hallways were less.