“Lieutenant, have a good cruise?” he asked.“It went pretty well. The space-to-ground ARM seemed to work well, our stealth seemed to hold up, and...dropping off the gift box for the Sa’arm near their usual FTL entry point into the system went without a hitch. We did get some bad news, though.”“What’s that?” Colonel Decker asked with concern.“No nukes. Ordnance can’t get them made. Any chance you have some plutonium stashed somewhere we could use?”A few months ago, the idea of walking up to my. “Yes,” he replied with a nod, giving the creature a thumbs up. Zagza seemed to have grasped the meaning of the gesture, and smiled.“Yesh,” he repeated, slurring the S slightly. He stood and pulled down a morsel of meat. He seemed to have paid attention to how much Schaffer had eaten the last time, and why shouldn’t he? Food management was probably central to their survival. He tore loose a strip with his claws this time, then handed it to Schaffer. It approximated the quantity he had eaten the. “Yes I do!” she said, “truth or dare?” “Okay, I’ll play along,” I said, “let’s go with truth.” Mel stared at me for a moment, and I could see she was trying to figure out how to ask me something. Finally she asked, “Have you ever, or ever thought about kissing a girl?” Maybe it was the wine, or maybe it was the fact that I just couldn’t take anymore and wanted her then and there, “Yes,” I answered without hesitation. Mel’s eyes widened and she seemed a little surprised by my answer. “Which one?. She kisses you back deeply but keeps it brief. Breaking away, she smiles up at you and places her hands on your hips. "You are so hot. I can't believe that it worked." What worked?" you ask her. You can tell that she's surprised at the question and looks a little sheepish down at her toes. "What worked?" you ask again a bit more firmly."Do you remember me telling you about college? My experimental phase?" You nod. "Um, well when we started planning to come to the island Jack and Julia told me.