Samuel’s eyes narrowed as he whispered, “Wanna bet?” Again Samuel moved far faster than anyone could follow, then even faster. Appearing this ti...e he crushed an even wider swath and then double that as he reversed his path back on the opposite side.The screams of the dying was almost overwhelming. With only about a hundred left alive the insect beetles slowly started to withdraw then more rapidly. “You will pay dearly for this!” They threw back at Samuel in their retreat.“As you saw nothing you. As we speak, the Chief is finishing the final tests on the warp drive. Follow me, please.”The First was glad to have an escort to guide him through the massive engine, and the Sub was delighted about the dessert cart that was following.A few minutes later as they neared the giant number 5 coil that the Chief had just finished integrating into the warp engine, the Sub announced, “Chief, the First has brought us more food.”The Chief turned from his musings, a frown on his face until the Sub’s. ..'I heard you as you told of bring attacked by those three hoodlums and what they put you through. I want you to know, David, that that should not have happen to you'. I replied 'thanks, but I've come to grips with it and have found ways to deal with the residual effects'. 'Oh', Thomas said 'and what residual effects are you referring to'. I looked at him as he kept his eyes on the road and said 'I don't think that I should say anything about that out side of group...'. Thomas cut me off. I mean...”“Live? How I should live?” Molly asked me. I nodded. “Yeah, I’m making a few of those mistakes.” she chuckled to herself. “But I’m making them on my own terms.”“Fucking up on your own terms.” I nodded. “I remember.” We both looked at each other for a bit before I felt my mouth opening again. “Am I ... is this ... us having sex. Is that you fucking up?”Molly’s expression didn’t change. Not humor, not discomfort, not anything. “I don’t know.” she told me plainly. “I mean, if you were to.