"Kelly & Kirsty went over and I wondered if she would try and fuck him, and if they did, would either of them tell. Kelly was easy on the eye, in spit... of being plump. She had a nice face and pretty eyes, her hair was messy but I knew with a wash it would look good.As I thought about it two things happened, the power went off and Margaret and her two boys arrived on their bikes.I had a load of car batteries rigged up for lighting and a small diesel genny to back those up. I didn't want to start. 'puter technology on Sol was ahead but the USN didn't have the latest; the Senate, for reasons of self preservation had starved the USN of the best equipment; but there was a quality in numbers and there Sol was way ahead. Variables too many to make sound assessment but it really boiled down to how much interest the southwest held for the Solarian states — moderate at present.Interesting times...."Sundowner" swung through back into the "independent" Cluster after a very successful stopover in. She entered and poured another cup saying, "Three days and still this damn headache." "That's not good." he offered."It happens but not to often." she remarked on her way out of the room.Returning to her dressing room she sat and held her head for a moment. Looking around she noticed her desk needed a good dusting and the plant needed watering. Taking a deep breath, she rose from the chair and headed to the kitchen where she filled a container and returned to water the plant. Saving half the. " Tell Manny about the one missile that all fighter pilots have," Ashley suggested. "Even unarmed fighters. Go on, tell her." Okay," I was reluctant because it would upset someone. "A fighter pilot can always try ramming." You were planning to ram any attacker with Marsh Hare," Kelsey accused. "Don't. You won't save anybody that way." Peter, you look guilty," Constance observed."It was a back-up plan," I admitted. I outlined what I wanted Lightning Bolt to do: immediately prepare a micro-jump.