It was a map of a communal parking between houses not far from me.I was out of bed and dressed still wondering who it was, maybe it was the just the f...ct that I was still half asleep.It only took 5 minutes at that time of night to find the car park behind the houses.I was still reversing into a space when she showed up. It was April wearing a long coat and a big smile.As soon as I had shut off the engine she was in the back seat. There was a glow about her as I noticed a feint humming noise. The AI assures us she's probably going to get a CAP score of over 6.5 when she turns fourteen in another eight months." So you want to join the Civil Service, young lady?" Shultz was practically rubbing his hands with glee."Yes, sir," she admitted cautiously."Well, we might not have a solution that will work on every colony, but we've got one that might work here." A note of satisfaction rang through the Decurion's speech. "We have a cadet program, where those who are at least 12 years old can. ?"Her grin spread from ear to ear."Hey! OK?"She nodded vigorously, lifting her hand to lick pastry crumbs. I suddenly saw the diamond shining between two darker stones on her left hand."Is that... ?" Yep! Official." Oh Sarah! Oh! All the happiness in the world. Gosh! Is everything OK?" Yes, pretty well. Sore though. Some parts are off limits" We had a giggling fit."Do you want the blow by blow account?" Definitely. Here, have another bun. My waistline won't stand it. You've lost weight haven't. The Sa’arm just moved in on the ground and started building their infrastructure. If a local got in the way, he was neutralized — usually messily. Civilization winked out on Sa’arm occupied worlds within hours — instant communication brought pictures of atrocity serious enough to drive the populace to suicidal insanity to living rooms all over the planet; by the time a Sa’arm actually showed up on site on the other side of the planet, the population had decimated itself rather than be exposed.