We met up with the other teams back where we had last seen them. We spent the next few hours exchanging war stories. I was able to explain to Lani jus... what we had done with the Artillery unit, along with numerous asides by the other teams, who had listened in to at least some of the action."Deceptivor strikes again. I wonder if they will ever get that unit back together? If they do, those gun captains are going to have some explaining to do." Tom Wolfelt said.We were not the only ones to be. Even Jim was impressed. His father, a well to-do Berkshire landowner, had a manor house, too, but not as big as this one. The ground floor was build of masonry, with a grand dining room, and spacious kitchen. A second floor was made of cedar wood and housed five bedrooms and even a luxurious bathroom."Damn it, Jim, I feel like I don't belong in here," Rose whispered to Jim in a moment when the clerk left them alone briefly. "They had houses like this in Independence, and I remember that one. " You can't pay yourself with the company credit card," I said."Why not? I'm keeping the books. And I didn't actually pay me any cash. We just used it for the things we needed while you were gone." But that's going to be a nightmare in the books," I objected."Well, you're the boss. What do you suggest I do?"I thought that was obvious."We do transfers of your salary from my bank account to yours," I said.She blinked."But that would mean I have access to your account." Yes." I thought that was. And running shoes. He was still youthfully cute forhis age, which I estimated to be about 30. I towered over him by severalinches and muscularly outweighed him by at least 30 pounds."I'm Jessica, and I've just met the two most awesome kids I've met in along time!" I stuck out my hand.He smiled at that and stuck out his: "Richard," he said."It's good to meet you, Rikki." His eyes went wide as I said that name."I'm going to call you Rikki. You have no problem with that, right? It'swhat your.