I got up from my spot and went to answer it, pulling my little kimono around me tighter and retying the sash that held it closed. Although very comfor...able, it had a nasty habit of slipping open at the most inconvenient times.When I arrived at the front door, I looked through the peephole and was quite surprised to see none other than Jack from work standing there. My heart skipped a beat as I anxiously turned the doorknob. I opened the door about halfway and tried to keep my scantily clad. "Splay, do you love me?" I asked. He raised his nose at that, looking up at me for a moment, but he dropped it back onto his forelegs again without answering. "I will ask you again, and you will answer."The lightning storm abated finally and the wind shifted, the driving rain easing a little before changing to hail. Thunder rolled in across the water from the east. I rose higher, gaining altitude and speed as I went. My Hurlon body wanted to protest, but I reminded it that we were not just. .. recovering," he said."That's good. She will be ok? I hope we didn't break too many of your rules." That is not up to me to decide. That is the job of the mission commander. She will probably be terminated, but I cannot say what the court will decide," he replied as he vanished."Shit!" I said.SarlaI ran with a determination I had never felt before. I reached up and untied my hair and let it flow in the wind as my moccasins slapped the dusty dirt up from the grass. While I ran, my eyes never. "Ted dropped his hands and turned around, as he said, "Please put some clothes on."Lisa smiled at her brother's antics and said, "I cannot stay out for long, anyway. Just know that I love you, and I will be here when you need me."Leaning down she kissed the top of his head. She walked back to the open capsule, and laid down in the jelly like liquid. Grabbing the cloth facemask, she held it to her face, and settled back into the liquid. Nanofibers came out of the spectral cloth and connected her.