’ Bailey still felt a little nervous, having come in kegger clothes, not cocktail party. Getting inside didn’t help much. There was definitely a ...usiness casual thing going around, with some suits and dresses as well. It seemed a little corporate for Nia and the gang to be dragging her to, but maybe they were here for grant money, with dollars on the line, schmoozing was par for the course. ‘So, why am I here, Nia?’ Bailey was less than happy. ‘Rich people, Bails,’ Nia smiled at her. ‘Some. I felt the door give just a little so Iredoubled my efforts.Suddenly, with a cracking sound the door gave way and opened enough forme to get my fingers underneath.I pulled for all I was worth and after what seemed an age, the doorfinally gave way and opened up fully.I looked in the opening and saw that there were about ten steps leadingdown into the gloom.I wondered whether it led into a cellar or something. I was veryreluctant to go down there. It looked dark and not very inviting.When I was. “I’m no chicken,” he growled, gripping her waist and holding her firmly against him. She smiled, moving her fingers from his hair to his lips, where she ran her thumb over his boyish pout. “Ooh, looks like I hit a nerve… but if you aren’t a chicken, then what are you waiting for?” she asked, feigning innocence. He met her lips with his firmly, impatiently, his hands loosening his grip on her waist and instead wrapping around her back. Her lips pressed against his eagerly, her mouth opening to. ”SHIP, do you know where Ensign Jolaj might have gone?” “Yes, Captain. She was summoned, along with Dusty to the Personnel office of this base.”I got up, tugged at my sleeves and said to Har-Hi.”I don’t like this. Why would they be summoned while neither Cateria nor I were informed.?”Har-Hi got up as well.”Let us go to that Personnel office then and find out.”After the local Computronic gave us directions and we found the next Intern Base Transport access, I called SHIP again.”Why weren’t the.