My outfit is rather plain. Probably for different reasons, but we're both somewhat scared of people. I've actually started doing better recently ... I...m getting some things I needed, through this project. You probably won't need the same, but there are an awful lot of resources here."You keep saying how bad you look. Has it occurred to you that with some Darjee technology, beauty is truly only skin deep?" I guess so--but who's going to make it available to me? Is someone going to pick me out of. “We are in deep space. There is nothing of consequence along our projected path for the next quarter parsec. The asteroid belt is roughly five light hours behind us, though.”“Shit,” Diana grumbled. Then, “Damnit, their dropping out like this doesn’t make sense, unless...”“ ... they have warp engine problems, or ... the aliens know, or strongly suspect, that we are following them,” Selina continued for the Clan Queen.“AI,” Diana ordered, “back us away another light minute, but, as always, make. After drawing a lukewarm bath she slowly lowers her ravaged body into the tub. Gratefully she finds that the warm water soothes a bit. So the night is spent thinking furiously and draining then filling the tub without getting out of it.However, when the sun rises while the pain has subsided no viable decisions have been made. While dreading the coming days and weeks ahead there doesn't seem to be any resolution to this problem other than self destruction. It takes three days before she can walk. "I don't think I'm going to use this cover much in the summer. We should make the marina in about a half hour to top off. We should be home by ten o'clock or so."Tina giggled. "Yeah, and I bet I know someone who is already sitting on the dock at the house waiting on you. I don't think you and Rebecca have been apart for more than 10 hours at a time in six months."Tony let the slight exaggeration pass, mainly because it was only slight. "Well I won't say it won't be good to see her after eight.