As it turned out Peio and a couple of local builders had been loosely kicking a similar idea around. Their plan was to build a house and then sell it,...buy another block of land and start all over again. They had in mind to use three basic house designs but vary the appearances via Peio's prefab walls.Ron and I indicated that we were interested in investing in such a project and also we had several lots of land available close to town. Peio suggested he get in touch with the two builders and if. More than that, how did Williams and this damned 'Pipeline' fit into things? Even if Gunny had pulled the trigger, Williams had given the orders, and that had all been done for the Pipeline. Was getting Williams enough? Did he have to shut down this pipeline, too?Tell me when enough is enough, Father. Ben silently implored. Let me know when I've done you right. Just like every other time, there was no answer. Ben was alone.Well, maybe not alone. As Ben sat scowling on his bike, Lara came. “This is going to take the rest of the day,” she informed me after I dropped my gear off in my assigned quarters (officers get their own rooms once out of basic ... yay!).“No problem, Optio,” I nodded. “Not like it can be avoided.”“It can’t. You’re Ground Force, hence you wear the armour,” she smiled. “Think of it as a home from home.”“Wondering more how a medical wand can scan through it,” I shrugged.“I don’t know myself, my speciality is artificer, not medic or system analyst,” she nodded.“I. Oh, how gorgeous you looked in your nightgown with your robust legs uncovered! I took the tablets, just for the sake of my own stupidity. The next morning when we woke up you suggested that I stay home with you so that my illness didn’t get worse, because of the cold weather outside. I almost jumped in excitement but I tried not to show any drastic emotions in my facial expression. I told you I’d stay home. Mark went away to take part in the activities of the exchange program. We were alone..