The crew of "Shriek" is unique. Whilst having only one officer is not rare, having the rest of the crew NCOs is. CPO McGraw is carried on our books as...a serving full time member, a senior NCO. The Avers are all retired Senior NCOs. The other members of the Flock are a small anomaly. They are officially only on the Reserve and they are PO 1s who are junior NCOs, that is, crew. Whilst for their contribution in this matter, it offends me professionally to hold them as mere crew, it works out. As before the tramps were not at the toilet and she was beginning to think they may have been moved on, or the ladies toilets were even to much of a dump for them! She stripped naked and taped up the bag containing her clothes and shoes followed by the key and snapping the collar around her neck she once again stepped out in public as naked as the day she was born. This time she was more confident and as she walked through the park towards the town she almost beamed as she passed admiring. “But I thought we’d be pretty good together. Unlike Micah and Cheryl, I didn’t need the extra stimulation. I regret that we never got to follow through with that.” “What do you want, Melissa?” She sat, staring at the print of some obscure street scene on the opposite wall. After a few moments she turned to face him. “I want you to love me.” “Somehow,” he said with great restraint, “I don’t think you’re joking.” “I’m not. It’s complicated, though.” “Really,” he replied with a touch of sarcasm.. The rain had slowed to a drizzle now and bounced lightly off the awning. The heat lamp was pretty powerful and Jenny had already removed her coat. She was wearing a white blouse and had only buttoned it high enough to cover her lacy bra that was visible underneath. She had a black skirt on that reached just above her knees and a pair of 2 inch heels. I took up her offer of a smoke this time and thanked her for the beer. I listened as Jenny moaned about her job, her neighbours and her husband..