‘Exspectata Amicitia,’ Ian said, his voice, imbued with power and emotion, rolled out from the small stage over the hushed gathered crowds. Michae... was intrigued by the Latin greeting, something that harkened back to the roman influences over this small island so long ago. ‘Another year has passed, as has been our custom for untold years, we gather during these few days to give thanks.’ ‘Thanks for the bounty provided this year.’ ‘Thanks for the people in our lives who share the road with us.’. Have fun kissing my mom then,” I said and went to my room.I opened my laptop to see what happened yesterday in their room after I slept. Looks like they had two more rounds at midnight. I felt happy for mom that she is getting satisfied after a long time. I closed and deleted all the videos and started playing games.It was 1pm already, I didn’t notice time pass at all. I went to the living room. Mom and Suresh were standing near the door, very close to each other. His hands were inside the. 'The first sign of insanity is talking to yourself, and answering your own questions, ' he thought to himself.Another startling revelation was that his pants seemed a little loose on him. A query to Al revealed his body was being optimized but it was a slower process. His paunch from sitting behind a desk was disappearing.Jim learned the help he could expect from Al went beyond modifications to mind and body. It included protection when Jim was unaware of danger or threat. Al's study of the. Stephano asked, ‘Would you like some help?’ ‘No, thank you, I am enjoying this very much.’ He smiled. ‘I bet you are.’ Patricia said, ‘I’m getting tired, I think I will go to sleep now. I will finish it in the morning.’ Stephano replied, ‘That is fine with me, what side of the bed do you take?’ ‘You are not sleeping in here.’ ‘You could not get me out of here with a squadron of tanks.’ ‘Stephano, go to your room.’ ‘Patricia, I am in my room. Anywhere you are from this day forward is my room..