Goodman? Goodwin? He couldn't remember, so he took a guess."Hi, uh, Ms. Goodman?"She let go of the ignition key and looked up at him. "It's Ms. Goodwi...."Bobby grimaced. "Sorry." That's okay. You're Bobby - you joined my class today right?"Bobby smiled, pleased that she remembered. "Yeah, I did." He gestured towards the hood of her car. "Won't start eh?" It sure as shit won't," she said in exasperation. She immediately put her hand over her mouth. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't swear. It's just that I. You're pulling my leg, right?"Emma said, "No. If I try hard I can tell what you are thinking. You've noticed that Edie and Eddie don't have much to say? That's because they prefer to talk mind to mind. It's easier and faster."Jake asked, "Can normal people hear you?" It was an obvious question. He still looked incredulous, but he's been around the eKids long enough to know that they can do just about anything. Why not this too?Emma replied, "They can hear us sometimes if we project right to. Do we have anything on the ground to throw against them?" Nothing I'm afraid your Grace." The Admiral replied disconsolently.On the plasma screen a Broadsword suddenly appeared and began to fire torpedoes at the iLOX cruisers. The cruisers quickly returned fire and then another two Broadswords appeared and joined in the battle, pulse cannon and torpedoes evident on both sides. The first Broadsword began to turn its attention to the transport ships and its pulse cannon began to tear into. ”Harris started drumming again. Jones showed no emotion. Cindy wanted to smile. They hadn’t been expecting that from her but were prepared for it anyway. “But since I see you’re willing to pay cash now, I consider two hundred fifty thousand as fair compensation.” She paused to see if there was any reaction from Jones. There was none.“And finally.” By now Harris could have been playing a Keith Moon solo. “Five hundred thousand as property settlement...” Cindy played her next card which was.