I sat down. This was getting a little weird. Correction: A lot weird. "Who are you?" I asked aloud."I am your reward," the voice replied. Now it sound...d more masculine, kind of like a game show host voice, which is more what I expected (I would later learn that this was BECAUSE it was what I expected). "I have been installed me in your mind to coordinate the dispensation of your reward." So you want to give me money?" I asked, still thinking this was a game show or something and playing along.. Grab your things, and I’ll escort you inside and give you your briefing.”Numb, Ronnie grabbed his bags and followed the Deputy inside.Sometime in the distant past, the house’s owners divided the second floor into two odd shaped apartments. Ronnie’s apartment, 2A, was in the front along the street. It consisted of a single room with a kitchenette and a bathroom. As Ronnie stared out of the dirty windows, a Japanese subcompact zoomed past, incomprehensible rap music blaring from its open. 2% power. Finally the readouts displayed 22% and 66,000kps."Engineering; Bridge, Tammy bring us to 25% and hold it for 1 hour and then we will see what is going on." Bring to 25% power, hold for 1 hour; Aye Capt."For the next hour we speed across space at 75,000kps checking and double-checking and triple-checking every readout and sensor looking for the slightest discrepancy."Time Capt." Thank you Paul; All stop. All stations report. Engineering; how's it look back there Tammy?" Everything is. Eventually Dave and Rebecca were sitting at a booth alone, sipping cokes when Katherine walked up to the table.She smiled briefly at Dave then turned directly to Rebecca, "I'd like to apologize for calling you names at the prom. I had no right to do that and I'm sorry." She then turned to Dave. "Thank you for talking with me last night. I hope we can still be friends." Before Dave could reply she looked over her shoulder and finished with, "My friends are leaving now; I have to catch them..