As I walked along I encountered a few fellow walkers, a few horse riders and occasionally a cyclist.I had chosen well. The area was virtually deserted... I had seen only two people in the last 20 minutes. It was time for a rest, so looked for a suitable place to sit. Through the trees to my right I saw a likely spot; a large tree had fallen across some bushes. I could barely see this side from the path, so I moved through the undergrowth toward my goal. As I rounded the bushes I noticed the. If this power you have is strong enough to cause otherwise law abiding citizens to steal, murder and commit suicide, why aren't we fucking right now?" Because you, apparently, are one in a million." Not meant the usual way, I'm sure. What the hell are you..." Let me explain. According to our records, a very small portion of the population possesses the ability to resist our control. I suspected you were among them when you broke my trust suggestion earlier today at the station. This confirmed. "I will... try to speak... Engrish," I replied.Crap, my accent was even worse than yesterday. "Prease stop this." He laughed. "Oh, Kiku, you have the prettiest accent. In case you'rewondering, your English skills will get better in time, but you'll neverbe fluent again. How do you feel this morning?" How do I feel? My mind and body have been changed and you ask me how Ifeel? I refused to answer and just glared at the speaker. "You're so pretty when you pout, Kiku. Okay, let me rephrase. “Definitely,” I laughed.“We’ll be using standard timers, so they’ll know how long they have. All they’ll have to do is turn the keylock to arm them.”“How fragile are they?” I asked, not knowing a lot about the antimatter containment system the Empire used.“Pretty robust, I’m informed,” Gust replied. “I’d still advise against dropping one though.”“Will they fit through the hatches?”“They will, Kiria,” the AI replied.“Grav flotation, I presume?”“Yes, it will not be affected by the change in grav.