Rolan struggles against an unseen force, his arm beginning to shake from the strain. “Stupid fuck,” the Avatar says smiling once again. “What ch...nce do you think you have against me?”“None actually,” Natalya says walking slowly down the steps toward the two with Yasunaga drawn. “He was just the distraction I needed to finish up.“Very well.” With a flick of the wrist, Rolan is sent flying backward to slam into a computer desk, smashing it and sending him into darkness.Natalya walks down the set. " Kasey, I better never hear you say that about your Father," Kelly warned."And I better never hear you say that about your Father or I'll tattle on you," Carrie said.Kelly and Kasey went down the hall to check out the bedroom and I'm sure to make sure Mark was OK. Carrie took the opportunity to slide closer to me and plant a kiss on my lips."Have fun today?" I asked."If you count overt interrogation as fun," she said. "It was alright. It was awkward at the beginning. Kelly was less subtle than. Is your sister unmarried?” I inquired, while looking at Julie.“Her husband was killed, defending the city during the Raider invasion of Convey. My poor sister is a widow at 17 years old, and now dependent on my income to support her baby girl.”Shaking my head, I put my shoes on, after my rain coat and rain pants, and then left them alone. I took in an admiring view of the blazing fire in front of Zetia’s tent, before walking over to talk to her tent partner. She apologized for acting like a. Awe filled him. His knees trembled.His heart pounded.If only he we were worthy of this device. If only he could be a new god. He turned and, treading on his cloth booties over his shoes, he carried the Halo towards its box. With reverence, holding his breath, he sat it into the packing peanuts. He made sure it was secure, protected for its journey to the new god or goddess. He sat the owner's manual in next, the cover printed in a dozen different languages, then he sealed the box with brown.