“I don’t know. Losing sucks, Matt.” I wiped my eyes free of tears. “I think I learned two things today though.” “And what were those thin...s Amy?” “Well, I guess that I got too cocky and maybe slacked off a bit in the race. I’ve never really been good at anything... well not as good at anything as I am at swimming and I don’t really know what I’m doing.” I was still trying to look down at the meet and avoid meeting his eyes. I felt vulnerable after the loss and didn’t want to deal with the. Thomas began to get unnerved as they proceeded deeper into the shrubbery. She stormed forward ignoring the noises, walking through an archway of trees. Thomas panicked as he saw a foreign green creature fall from the trees just behind her. He dropped his sword and sprinted towards Alyssa. Realising the explosion was imminent, he dived at her, grabbing her waist and pulling her to the floor as the creature blew up. He cuddled her head into his chest as rocks scattered around the area. As smoke. Do you have more than one bedroom in your home?' Ron asked.'Yes, we have three. In a few years, we planned on needing them. What does that have to do with anything?' Questioned Paul.'What if your best friend from college just happened to be in town and needed a place to stay for a week? You did have friends in college, didn't you? You said 'especially, a black man,' is she prejudiced?' Ron wondered.'Yes, I had good friends, but I have never talked about them. It's a sore spot about me going to. Oh, all parents want their kids to be great – special – but this scares me. She's too young." And is she too young to be my wife, hmmm? Too young to be helping write a program to build an AI, too young to advise her young sister-wives, too young to be in college, too..." All right – all right, I get your point, but controlling this ... uh, the Ship, is..." A deep breath, then, "Jeff, remember the snowboard down the driveway? That was reckless, and something that only a teenager would..." Yeah,".