Curtis sat right next to Hae-Won in the orchestra and she was impressed with how quickly and how well he adapted to the Maestro's direction. Every not... and every nuance was right on the money.The more she heard him play, the more she couldn't imagine how she had come out on top at last year's auditions. After rehearsal, Hae-Won followed Jana Falcone to her office and asked her about it.Maestro Falcone raised her eyebrows at the question and said, "Close the door." She considered her words. He would be able to point it in the vicinity of an orbiting spacecraft and then blast them with a high-powered transmission. It would be impossible to ignore, but the encrypted data would just be gibberish to them. He also had no way to locate them from the ground, he needed coordinates in order to reorient the dish.Fuck it, this wasn’t getting him anywhere. He leaned back in his chair as the display lights and buttons on the console bank flickered and glowed. He had to think about this from a. I try to encourage my staff to do the same." Does that include your new intern?" Gerry hadn't intended to raise the subject of the Ambassador's daughter and he suddenly realised that what he had said may have sounded impertinent."Ah, Tracey," Kashim said with a grin, ignoring any irony in Gerry's question. "She needs little encouragement from me in the matter of pleasure. I found she was not so useful on the Ministry payroll but I was able to find a position for her in my household. See..." He. .. I know that at your age, a large percentage of girls are sexually active." I sort of know that, Gramma. I talk at school, and more important, I listen. It's pretty tragic, sometimes." Explain the parts you find tragic."Gramma's going to make me think, then present my thoughts. "Some of 'em are just plain promiscuous. I'd use the term 'slutty' but that is rather coarse, but applicable." Do you think they know what they're doing?" I don't think they know what they're doing, but THEY think they.