"So how did you and Penny..." Her number was by your phone," explained Sandy."The police drove me home after the interview," said Penny. "They took my...car." Yeah, sorry about that Penny. Cole lent it to you, didn't he?" She nodded. "It had stolen plates." That asshole. And it was such a nice car." Yes it was," I said.Another long pause ensued."We should go," said Sandy."I'd like to stay," said Penny."I won't be very good company," I said.Penny smiled. "You're always good company. Besides, I. Brian had been drinking more heavily than the rest of us, and during a lull in the conversation, he said, “Seth’s question last night about having women on the cattle drives seems to be more relevant now. I mean shit, after hearing and watching Jason and Joan go at it last night, I can see what Clint was saying about the men fighting over women if they were on the drives. I know that they’re married, but you guys have to admit to thinking that you’d want a turn in Joan’s saddle too. And now,. ” “Thanks that will be great I appreciate your kindness.” He led me into his son’s room and helped me make up the bed then he left me alone in the room with the bedroom door open.“I’m just down the hall if you need anything the bathroom is right across the hall from your bedroom in case you didn’t remember. Feel free to help yourself to the fridge if you’re hungry.” “Thanks but I’m not really hungry unless you have some hot dogs. I prefer finger food they don’t even need to be cooked.” I. ”We were all engrossed in a planning session when the news came.“We have a new creature,” Arwen announced to us.“Mobile or static?” Arch asked as our heads came up.“Static, it appears to be some form of psychic scanner.”“Scanning for who or what?” Xi asked.“It appears to be doing a planetary scan ... if slowly and I presume it’s looking for us or traces of us.”“Will it be able to detect us?” Roxanne asked.“If we are incautious, yes.”“Call in the teams; we’ll go into lock down. Send any inherent.