. what's your name again?" Betty," the attractive blond said, pushing the hair from her eyes."Betty," Jack said, cocking his head to one side. "Nice, ...holesome-sounding name. We're gonna do something that's not so wholesome, though."He opened the first cabinet and pulled out a large four- legged bench, straps near the bottom and top of the forward legs."Of course, we've got to get you out of those clothes. Are you going to strip, or do I have to pull them off you?" Take off... take off my. I think that it will take a couple of shake down cruises then they will be trying to put a new one into operation every six weeks until it becomes unsafe to pickup from Earth as the Sa'arm have arrived. Of course even then we'll probably pick up people as we'll continue to harass the Sa'arm as long as we can to help the people of Earth resist them. Maybe by then we'll have come up with some effective ships and tactics. I understand that the 'submarines' that were invented by a 12 year old (yeah. No idea at all that such a little thing could cause that much feeling. I lifted my eyes and saw all three women look at me with broad smiles on their faces."What?" Oh, nothing. Why don't you take your son into the living room and sit alone with him for a while. Get to know each other." He's asleep for heaven's sake!" Oh, how do you think babies get to recognize their parents?"I thought about that for a while but had to admit that I didn't know. I had, up till now, not been interested in. Couriers, as such, were deemed civilians, and didn’t perform military salutes. ‘Speak the talk but can’t walk the walk,’ commented the officer, who wore scars as his only medals of recommendation. ‘Have you considered a military career once your wings dry out?’ ‘I have considered many careers, Sir,’ said Zoa. ‘You’re too good at this to take another path,’ said the officer, ‘but there is no harm in dreaming of a better life.’ Zoa said nothing. ‘The blood preserved well,’ informed the officer,.