We didn't mind, the less publicity involving us, the better we could do our job.I had brought the Barrett along but because this was primarily a jungl... creep, I elected to leave it at base camp. I took a M4 with the two scopes available for it at the time. I wore my oldest set of jungle greens as they were worn in and wouldn't make noise in the bush. Our pattern was to patrol at night using NVG's and rest up during the day close to suspect areas. We were constantly pouring over maps and taking. She’d received one or two wolf whistles when she’d joined me at the bar but they soon dried up when they realised she was with me. Headed straight for my usual haunt in the big bay window at the side of the pub (it’s right next to the emergency exit so is easy to nip out for a smoke) and there were only three of my mates in residence this evening. Made the usual introductions and got the expected barrage of questions and dodgy innuendo – Lisa gave as good as she got and when one of the lads. Weirdly enough, my problem has always been how suffocating it was to fit in so perfectly. I always felt I didn't have the control that I wanted. That I needed. And because of that, I felt like life was moving around me, instead of happening to me. This is the story of how my life changed, and I was able to grab control.First things first, my name is John Doe. I'm 21 years old. I live with my parents, and my three sisters.My mother is named KimmyShe is 45 years old, but as you can see, she has. Now, what part ofthe country do you live in?"Lynn was really pressuring me, and I didn't like it. She also had theability to turn a phrase, and "immersed in palatial splendor" went towork on my mind. Every image, imagined or seen, from book or movie,flooded my conscious mind. I quickly drifted into a dreamlike state andwas unaware that, that something inside me was taking control of myactions."Santa Monica, in southern California." Excellent, I'll take the next flight out for L.A. and will.