I really need it." I bet you do," Mom said and crossed her arms over her chest."What's that mean?" Maria asked.Before my mother could answer, I said, ...We'll be back soon."Maria and I left her standing there. I didn't look back. I felt the heat of her glare without doing so."She can be a real bitch," Maria said once out of earshot."I don't know how Dad put up with her." She could deep-throat him."I stopped in my tracks. "What?"Maria giggled. "The sex was good for him. Maybe she could teach me.". It appeared that she had. So I walked in pretty much unconcerned."You wanted to talk to me?" I asked."Yes," she said. "First of all let me say I forgive you," she said with a straight face."How nice of you and why exactly do you think I need your forgiveness?" I asked. I have a feeling that she was wired and probably broadcasting. Technology had gotten that good. She was probably piggybacking on my wifi feed."You killed my friends," she said."I think this interview is over and for the record, I. BioRobotics. We would like you toinfiltrate their organization, and to steal their secrets!"Rick frowned. "Excuse my ignorance, Mr. Scrooge, but I've never heard ofBioRobotics."The white-haired man smiled, sadly. "Very few people have, my boy! Theyare currently one of the small fry in the field of robotic manufacture,but they are soon going to become the only manufacturer of domesticandroids, if we cannot discover the secret of their success!" Hmm! What do they manufacture exactly?" At the. Alice had a quick wit, coming across as classy and polite, but with the ability to turn to bawdy, low-humour with ease. She was exciting; we hit it off extremely well, to my surprise. I was always shy & awkward on my own around girls. When I was out with the lads I was the joker in the pack to make up for my self-conscious behaviour.We chatted about a few things for a while; I was getting to feel quite comfortable in her presence. For all intents and purposes she really was still a stranger,.