"Matt? It's Johanna, Lauren's friend." Oh, hi." Why are you being such a prick to Lauren?" What? I'm not." You're suck a jerk, I swear. You take her v...rginity and tell her you love her, and then treat her like this! You never talk to her and you don't call her anymore! Don't you like her?" Um, she's nice." You're a jerk, aren't you?" No. You can think what you want, I don't care." Well don't you care what Lauren thinks?" Um, not especially." Oh my God! You are such a jerk, Matt!" Johanna hung. Let me thank you for understanding what we're up against and for refusing to let the organs of state get in the way of relief and security. I am going to take you at your word and pray you meant everything you said. We need everything. Men, vehicles, helicopters to move the injured to hospitals prepared to treat them, as well as food, water, and temporary quarters for the relief workers. Anything you can do to facilitate immediate needs would be huge, Sir." Commissioner, it will be my privilege. "Kyle," his sister began. "I have to star in a few movies. But these won't be in the theaters and I won't be walking down a red carpet. Keep this paper with you. It has a few phone numbers on it. If something should happen..."He shook his head and grabbed her upper arms as she knelt in front of him. "I don't want anything to happen!", Kyle sniffled."Listen to me, please!" she insisted and pressed her nose to his. "If something happens, I need you to call the first number. They'll come and get. I don’t know what your people encountered at Kerguela, but there’s no guarantee that this fleet will have anything in common with that hive. The Bugs mutate and genetically engineer themselves to suit whatever situation they find themselves in.”“With all due respect, Captain, it is ... difficult to accept that all of our preparations have been for nothing,” Maza said as Coza glared at the flickering hologram. She more than any of the other aliens seemed to be shaken by the revelation.“Not for.