It was a means to carry a fire team to an assault position, quietly and without observation."You know damned well, Kip. No loiter time, no ability to ...arry stores, no ability to range, and remain on station while servicing an operation, or resupply." It was true; the best Lithium-Ion batteries that could be crammed into the blunt hull could only power the boat for fifteen or so hours at any useful operational speed. "And who the hell can afford to have a fast-attack boat for a mission like. After a few minutes I pulled into a dirt parking lot, next to a large, darkened Carnival. "They're closed, Steve. It's too late at night." "You just wait here. I'll be right back." You watched me from the car conversing with two large men in security uniforms. I returned to the car and took your hand. "Come on," I said. "What did you do?" you asked. "My cousin owns this. We prearranged for security to take the night off when I arrived." "You mean we have the whole Carnival to ourselves?" "I. "Do you see the end outhouse over there near to the garage Leah? Thatis where I did lots of work for the foundation year of my degreecourse." You, you're doing a degree?" I asked."Yes, in Electrical Engineering with Susan and I'm loving it, in theouthouse at the moment Dix and I are getting close to finishing aradio-controlled model aeroplane." So you still build models then Trish?" Yes, I know it's not very girly is it, but I just couldn't givemodels up as they will always remind me of who I. I went inside and met her parents. They talked with me for a few minutes. They reminded Cheryl and I that Cheryl had to be home by 10:30 tonight. Mom welcomed Cheryl. Mom and Cheryl kept a conversation going the whole way through Lancaster to the mall on the other side of town. Mom dropped us off at the pizza place near the movie theater. She said she would pick us up around 10 pm.We ordered our pizza and sat down at a table. Cheryl was a great conversationalist. Talking with her was easy. She.