She helped me clean up, gave me an aspirin, and packed my backpack.She did all that because I explained we needed to get out of town fast. Oh I didn�...t want to leave just because I got my ass handed to me. I wanted to get on my home turf, so I could calmly plan my next move, if there was going to be one. My option was to just disappear from the scene and stay that way.Part of the Skinny Blond Chick’s treatment package was to help me into the bathroom where I threw up that beautiful breakfast. At. What was different about space when compared to warfare on the planet's surface, he thought? The vague outline of an idea occurred to him. Gravity was different up there. The pull of the Earth's gravity and the gravitational effect of other bodies were different depending on how close you were to the body. Was there something in that, something that might be turned into a weapon?He changed his focus to the known challenge he faced on the planet's surface. There were still almost seven hundred. He was quite detailed, which was helpful since some of the chords were not at all obvious to my ears. I settled into the work of pushing my fingers around the fretboard, learning the nuance of Mr. Navarro’s guitar magic.It was dark outside when I took a stretch break, wandering into the darkroom. I saw the envelope from Heather, containing the Red Herring negatives she’d sent me. Oh fuck. I still had to develop those shots. The due date was Tuesday. I realized I needed to get started. As I was. When she pinned my hand to the table I was close, very close. All I needed was a good cum-line: Scoot over Kelly, I can take him too. And I came furiously, murmuring "oh.... oh!" Ah, the miracle of humiliation! When you think you've hit bottom you are a fool because there is no bottom. When you celebrate your own demise you have achieved the status of insect but you are just geting started. In the 7-11 I heard plenty of gossip about Kelly and Danny. I heard he was "fucking her brains out." I.