" He smiled up at the wrinkled face of Nurse Third Class Imrud. The little man was incredibly old for a space hand, with a lurid store of even more an...ient jokes. Rand hadn't particularly liked him, the few times they'd talked, but right now any human contact was welcome. He wondered idly just how someone so old could withstand the strain of multiple jumps. "I don't hurt. Not at all!" You shouldn't. You wouldn't, at all, if you hadn't of thrashed around some while you was out. Let me look at. You could buy guns through the mail ... and nobody cared. Then he found out about the CMD ... you could buy M1 Garands by the case ... and nobody cared.No wait ... no background check ... just state you were over 18, not an ex-con and nobody cared. Rifles were available from nearly every Army base. Admittedly, the rifles were in pretty miserable condition and definitely combat issued and recovered.Many were battlefield pick-ups ... but they cycled, fired and generally hit what they were aimed. But most people have that. It takes a lot of work to be able to speak your feelings on things, I think.” “Really” he said, more as a statement of fact than a question. As he said that, I felt his hand slide around my waist and down my ass and stay there. Well, no question about his feelings on that subject, I guess. I leaned in close to his ear and said “really”. I sensed that he was somehow more adept at speaking without words and letting his energy come through that way. That was fine with. She said the attic looks good what else you been up to. I just said nothing much thinking about how good I had it now. She said after dinner we need to have a little talk. I thought now what but didn't worry to much. After my shower and after my mom had a few drinks we were back in the living room. She started off by saying I know this is my fault and you must just be confused but I saw you in my clothes prancing around and watching that tape. See I did come by at lunch and seen you through the.