Class rooms for introduction to the term; academic, engineering, catering or factory.Lectures and demonstrations.Meal.Lectures.Abandon ship drill (and...later other ship emergencies).Make and mend for an hour.Meal.Lectures.Make and mend (anticipated 'homework')Lights out.The routine was not established until second day, when body building was first item on the agenda and then ablutions followed by the first meal and then the remainder of the programme. The second dog lecture was for the whole. "The only bad part about it is, I won't see Derek for two weeks," she told me."Yeah, I saw mom on the way over; she says you two are getting pretty tight. Are you serious about this guy? I asked."Brea, he's ... well, he's a special guy that's for sure." I could see her eyes light up at just the thought of him.We talked some more about Derek and it was easy to see she was in love, even if she didn't know it yet. Then I asked if anything had changed as far as the way my younger siblings were. Kitten...”“Yeah, she was more than a little overwhelmed by the scale of it. Then Mother had to go and tell her how bad it’s likely to be for the sealing ceremony.”Sara got up and went around the table to where kitten was kneeling, squatted down and hugged her. “You poor thing. That’s a hell of a culture shock.”Kitten smiled. “Yeah, you have no idea.”Danny interjected. “What’s this about the scale of the signing ceremony?”Matt responded. “The equivalent outside the lifestyle would be an. "And I wound up in the yard behind the rest stop!"Kiyone's hand had slid slowly from her forehead as she listened. Its pressure and path slightly distorting her features.Giving the appearance she might be trying to 'rub' her face off.Or at least erase the sad tableau before her as her hand finally arrived at the vicinity over her mouth.The eyes that then peered over it at Mihoshi wore a look of supreme weariness."And after all that!" Mihoshi sobbed while presenting something that glimmered in.