He reached a hand to her back. He started to rub it up and down, her back lightly. She pulled away, not because she didn’t like it, but because of t...e situation. She wanted to get over with. ‘So, what do we do, Randal?’ She asked breaking the silence once more and building tension again. ‘I don’t know, V. What do you think we should do?’ He asked, not knowing what to do or say to her at this point. ‘I don’t know, Randal, but this changes everything.’ She said, tears forming in her eyes, filling. She stroked the soft leather cover, outlining the title's grooves. Her breath hitched, one tear escaped her shining eyes and struck the publication.The expensive old thing suddenly seemed worth every penny. He had stopped at the antique store as an afterthought, the meticulously bound tomes in the window a curiosity from another age; there were plenty of books in his room and online."It's not fiction," he said. "I, um, noticed you didn't ... know so much about history." He felt the heat rise to. It wasn't exactly an uninterruptible power supply.In that fraction of a second, Io began sending the control codes that would disable the security protocols. In a time frame that was so slight it wasn't even noticed by the humans controlling the computers, a small program was insinuated. That program opened the gates to the internet for more seconds, delaying the built in security programs that the Yinhe-IV super-computers employed.The Chinese had instituted the best high security they could. Rachel actually managed to shut Faye down when we were testing her sensitivity.”“It’s not my fault I’m a spectacular kisser,” Rachel said with a grin, knowing the Maliri girl was only teasing.Rolling her eyes at the brunette, Irillith gave John a reassuring smile. “I’ll check on Faye later and see if she needs any help with diagnostics.”He nodded in gratitude, then looked around at the group. “Well, it seems like we have ten hours to kill before we arrive at Karron. Feel free to have a rest.