"But no, I would not. It appears from what you say that this rogue law officer intended violence of his own initiative, and your choice, daughter, was...only whether you would be its victim or its perpetrator. At least you took no life."The tension had lessened, but it was still there. "I would have, dad, if I'd needed to," she told him softly. "And I have before, I did on Eden. You know that." Their dreadful defense against the Edenites' first attack had been discussed endlessly on holographic. Terry and I are getting along better than ever. We are actually talking about our relationship.”“That is good,” Dan said with a nod of his head.“Amanda’s mother and father have eased off on her significantly,” Tom said. He thought that Amanda’s talk with her father had been one of the main factors.“That’s real good,” Dan said.“How are things going for you?” Tom asked.“I’ve been very busy. I hope that next week is a little better,” Dan answered. Betty had been devastated to learn that Pat was. But it was the math, ‘oh the math!’ which caused me such trouble. It wasn’t as if I could not grasp it, I just had no patience for it as it drove me mad to no end. Indeed, it was this very frustration with my basic math class homework which spurred my decision to drop the pen, leave my apartment, and go out for a run to clear my head. This course of exertion was by no means an odd choice of mine, rather it was quite normal for me to run in the mornings once I had awoken. I would usually see. My side was quiet without Ray. I often felt like a third wheel with Anne and Phil these days when we were home. They were tight and did a lot of activities together that didn’t include me.I didn’t like bringing random girls back to the house. I was more likely to abstain from sex when on Earth as I got more than enough on the Moon. After my last marathon effort, I didn’t feel like doing it with a random person either.I was surprised I’d let Darleen console me, but I wasn’t in any hurry to get.