“Yeah, but what’s it for?” Vislow asked out loud.“No clues on the scanners, not even weapons.”“They don’t show up anyway. The ones they ...se are semi-organic, they seem to grow and mix them with nanites,” Senior Pilot Jicclo replied.“Where the hell did you learn that?” Wees asked.“It’s in the briefing notes. Don’t you ever read them?”“No, except the bit on where we go and what we do.”“Calm down, girls,” Vislow chuckled. “I’m just glad someone other than me reads them.”“Tracking energy signatures. "Joey fumed for a second, and stormed to his room, slamming the door. They could hear him throw himself on his bed. Annie stared at Tricia in disbelief."What?" Tricia asked."He's trying." Not hard enough."Annie fumed. "Why did you not see this coming?" What do you mean?" Aren't these things supposed to show up in your dreams?" Yeah," Tricia sighed. "I saw this coming."Annie glared at Tricia. "You KNEW this was going to happen? And you didn't do anything to stop it?" No. I didn't know this was. I went in and I held her as we cried together.“I was stupid. It will never happen again. I love you, just like I said before.”“Then, why?” She asked while still sniffling.“I wanted Tim and the guys to like me, and I was stupid. I mean it, you are the prettiest girl there is. I won’t let it happen again.”“What?”“No one will be mean to you again if I’m around. You’re the only one that’s important. I don’t care what happens, it’s you and me—okay?”We held each other for a while. Our youth sabotaged. "He was still wearing that smile. "I'll be fine." His lenses were totally soaked; Hannelore wondered if he could even see where he was going. "Besides... I love the rain." Yeah?" I always have." He was quiet for a moment. "It helps me sleep, y'know?" Yeah," she replied. She decided to humor his insistent self-sacrifice by staying under the umbrella and allowing him to keep it above her. "Momo gets off work at 6:00... are you sure it's okay for me to stay? I could go to the library or something,.