"And Aaron?" The court assistant turned toward her. "No more petitioners today." Elaine stepped down off her seat. She wasn't enjoying her job any mor.... She hadn't enjoyed much of anything since her sister was drugged and murdered, two centuries ago.The worst part of it, now – the part about living on, anyway – was the indeterminable waiting for a tiny ball of fire eight hundred million kilometers away to burst. No one was certain if New Eden was far enough away to be protected by Jupiter's. 2. Summer activities – Our clinic in the shedDuring the summer weeks all of us (cousins and sister and me) even though we were 18 and 19 years of age played for hours in the garden area, mostly we played hide and seek, finding butterflies and other educational interesting things, but the favourite game always organised by my cousin Susan (her ambition was to become a doctor) who had gradually turned the garden shed into a hospital clinic that had a makeshift bed, table and various old medicine. What turned me on more was the sound of my heels on the linoleum once I got inside the shop. I could see men in the shop looking at me, and I think some of them wanted to fuck me, which turned me on even more. I bought a new butt plug and video and went home to give myself some release, after getting a few guys off over the phone. I liked to see how far I could take things sometimes. I had one guy tell me that he wanted me to call him from a payphone, so I would have to go out dressed to call. You follow him inside and make sure he doesn’t try to tear anything up while he’s packing. Take him to the bus station, the train station, hell, take him across the border and drop his ass out, I don’t care. I want him gone.”“Yes sir,” Slim said nervously.I stood up and holstered the Colt. Reaching for my wallet I pulled out five one hundred dollar bills and dropped them in his face.“That should more than cover your wages since you were last paid,” I said. “If I ever see you on my property.