" Our scans of the hull did indicate unusual puncture patterns, here and here," Martin offered, calling up the relevant pictures on the wall. "Our bes... guess is that she was boarded at some point." Pardon my interruption, sir." Yes, what is it Jarvis?" I asked the ceiling, wondering why the pod AI was intruding on the meeting. In case you're curious about the name—again, Matt's idea."You have visitors at the door." Visitors? How can I have visitors?" I asked, genuinely baffled."They say they. I don't hate you Tom, I keep wanting to, because you don't want to be with just me."I think about what you told me about how it's okay to be with others, and I start to nod agreement; then I think about you and..." She looked at me. "I don't know, Tom. I have a feeling, deep, deep down inside myself that if I walk away from this, I'll miss the most important thing in my life. You know what today is going to be for me?"I shook my head."The first Friday afternoon since I was six years old where I. ..everyone likes Mike. Even my Dad likes Mike. He probably would havethrown me party if I told him he was boyfriend." She sounded a bitwistful... was she jealous? I know "my" Mike and Jen were friends, mostlythrough me as their mutual acquaintance, but I never picked up a vibebetween them. Or maybe I just never noticed it...I started accelerated again and shrugged my shoulders, "You can have himas far as I was concerned." I felt a little pain in my chest when thewords left my lips, as if. I could only hear one side of the conversation, but I got the impression Tim was very unhappy with how his friend was being treated."I appreciate your being willin' to help, Tim," Rance said. "You know I'm good for it as soon as the cattle are sold."I heard the sound of Tim's voice on the phone, but couldn't make out what he was saying until Rance put him on speakerphone."You there, Julie?" I heard the familiar voice."Yes, Tim." You still have the same bank account as when you worked here?".