The lesson of history, if it was to teach them anything, was that a female’s intelligence was not the same as a man’s. Indeed, whenever females ha... involved themselves in government, or any decision making really, it had only served to cloud and confuse an issue, this surely being self-evident. Nature, Grey argued, had only granted the female intelligence so that she could better serve and please her natural master, the male. And the only way to ensure that female involvement did not interfere. For a while, I just lost myself in playing with Mini. Close as wewere, though, I couldn't keep it up forever. Eventually, my mindstarted to drift again, wanting new distraction to keep my worries atbay."I could really use a drink," I muttered wistfully. Abby didn't seemto keep any more vices around than my brother, though. That meantthat, if I wanted a drink, I'd have to go get it, and that just wasn'tgoing to happen with no ID and the face of a fifteen year old.Sighing, I let my hands fall. He slewed the twins around to face the next threat. The two machines were closing quickly, but sensing Liv's intentions to run them over, each tossed a grenade from an extreme range and pulled a quick u-turn. Finn's tracers were hot on their tail as they disappeared around a bend. Liv slammed on the brakes and the grenades exploded harmlessly in front of them. Snow flew everywhere, and two gaping holes appeared in the snow pack."These guys aren't messing around, are they?" Liv exclaimed.. ”“So you became a waiter. How was it?” Magus asked.“A big guy like me should not be carrying food around in a crowded restaurant. I couldn’t move without bumping into people, chairs, or tables. I dropped more food than I delivered. That job didn’t even last a week,” Nestor said.Magus asked, “How did you feel about that?”“Bad, but I continued to look for work. I found another job after a while,” Nestor said.Magus said, “Good. What job did you get?”Nestor said, “I got a job as a parking lot.