She had her hair back in a ponytail. It was one of those low maintenance days. She didn't care she did not take the time to make herself up today, not...that she needed to anyway. One day out of the hundreds she didn’t give a damn. She had asked a few friends for a ride home but they were busy. She had wished Kate had gotten off class earlier so she could get a ride home with her. The afternoon came and the walk home was longer. A lot longer. "If he doesn't see me or hear me I'll be alright." She. "He was probably surprisedby the size of your package. I should have remembered to normalize it." Normalize it? You mean turn it back to normal?" I asked, confused.She shook her head with a giggle, "Oh no. I'm keeping it like that forawhile! It's kinda hot," she grinned at me, but plowed on with herexplanation. "No, I can normalize any of the changes I make to you sothat no one notices. Well," she stopped, tapping her chin. "I mean,they'll notice. But it'll seem normal to them, like you'd. We do have Lou over a barrel and he must, like it or not, negotiate with us!But is this really worth negotiating for? Or better to use it as a trade off tactic to get something else he’s reluctant to agree to? If Lou abandoned drugs, how long before another carrier picked up his slack?I think, keep this as a trade off chip, for something more valuable, and we’ll reluctantly concede this point in exchange!Fresh point, revisiting an earlier negative. More than just avoiding driving Lou away, why. Hanger doors are dropping and we are launching. The Orca and Grizzly are launching as well," reported Lieutenant Jinnah Chin.American FleetAdmiral Mathew Callaghan watched the Federation fleet and was surprised that both battleships were there, and said to his staff, "So both of their battlewagons survived. Launch all fighters and bombers. Prepare for Volley Fire One. I just wish I knew what type of damage they suffered. I only count two of the assault cruisers, and seven destroyers. Well ....