She had him strip in the decon-unit and drop their clothes into the hopper on the side. Murri was a bit disconcerted to have to strip in front of the ...oman, but the Doc told him they couldn’t help his people if he didn’t. So, he complied and removed the clothes from the child and himself. Von activated the decon-unit.She made him put the child on one bed and then get on another bed. She ran the scanner over the child. She then ran the scanner over Murri.She commed Lee, “Lee, it’s some variant. I knew where togo. Every big city has one, where there are prey as well as predators.As I watched my girls preparing, I thought back to my own turning, myown first hunt. It had been along the Warf in San Francisco. I was justone more of any number of girls plying my trade. At nineteen I thoughtI'd seen everything. I fancied myself a show girl, even though the showsI performed in were for those who liked my kind of girl.He was very dashing, handsome to the point of being pretty. And heshowered. Jake stammered, "Aw, hell, mister, I was just havin' a little fun. Can't a man have a little fun once in a while?"Jase coldly replied, "Not by force when the other party says no."Jake's reply was, "Shit!" as he slowly rose to his feet.Jake also had a Colt strapped to his waist. But Jake's hand had a slight tremble now.Jase, without taking his eyes off Jake's eyes, asked, "Ever shoot a man with that, boy?"Jake didn't reply, but sweat began to bead up on his forehead, one bead rolling down to. "Me? I think of them looking into my eyes and seeing only filth and sewage and rot! I am a walking disgrace to the human race; why my parents didn't leave me out on a high mountainside somewhere to die of exposure and provide food for a couple of wolves, I'll never know."Now she sat up straight on the sofa and held her head up as she said, "They did have the good sense to disown me, of course."Then she looked at Marie and said, "I haven't seen them since I came to school as a freshman. Every.