I found her sprawled on the front room floor next to her ex-boyfriend Roger. They were both naked."What the hell are you doing here?" What do you thin... I'm doing here," Roger responded."It looks like you two have been fucking." As proof of that, a couple of used condoms were laying on the floor beside them."Right in one. Why don't we make it a threesome?" Why don't you eat shit and die?" Roger smiled and shrugged his shoulders."I have to get going anyway. Maybe next time?" I ignored that last. After few minutes, dressed haphazardly, our girls came out and we all ate our slightly soggy fish and chips together. They were looking like they were feeling guilty about something. Gae and I ignored it all and just ate the food. Stale chish and fips are vastly improved by additional lashings of dead horse and ginevar, especially when they're stale.*Next morning I took both girls to school, while Gae went home to find something more appropriate to wear. What she was wearing last night was. "It's OK, I'm OK, Jack. Let's keep on a bit. Don't you think? I mean, it's nothing that replaces what we have together, but I'm thinking that broadening our sensual activities is adding something, not taking it away. I think you have brought us something that is fun. I'm willing to... keep on..." Jody looked at me for some confirmation. I sensed an air of 'I gotcha' in her eyes.I was surprised, taken slightly aback, not sure of my own position."OK, if you are sure,..." I said indecisively. The. Admiral Higgins did not know who they were; we didn't know either but we have made some guesses. Despite there being an intersystem war going on in this part of the galaxy, there are still a lot of neutral star systems about; and they all have navies — as small as they might be. So he challenged and got no reply...To form a line of battle or equivalent, in this case a defence globe, and move towards is regarded as a hostile act. So the RMN sent a postcard of several thousand nests...Many.