When everyone got settled, Mark began the meeting, “As you all know, Earth is my home and the ancestral home of the our people, as such, I have made...it my personal goal to clean up this planet. I’m not going to force them into Federation life, but I now feel we need to have a physical presence on the surface if we are to have any significant impact on the planet.Yesterday, we were bullied out of our foothold in Canada, just as we were bullied to the point where we left Earth thousands of years. "Listen worm, YOU are for whoever finds you in this position. I have now found you so that makes you mine!" To reinforce her statement she gave him a strong, slashing cut across the lower back with the crop she had removed from her boot.Inhaling through clenched teeth the man again quietly repeated himself, "I am not for you Mistress, do not hit me again. My lady will be here shortly." And when she does arrive she will find you well and freshly striped!" jeered the Dominatrix slashing him a. Stop." Goodnight, Rick."Peggy and I talked about what was before Mary on the way home. She was going to have some trying days. This would not go away, and I'm sure it would become public. Before I left, I strongly suggested that Mary engage her attorney and have him speak for her. There was no way these men would be let off, but maybe her attorney could keep it as quiet as possible. Her attorney could implore the judicial system to charge the perpetrators with as little as possible in the. I brought the cards over, and I was trying to puzzle out what was eluding me about the two of them, when I asked what they'd like to play."Silly, we can't play most card games," Lindsay said."Too difficult to shuffle and deal," Rainey said from her sister's shoulder again."And I see her cards when she tries to look," Lindsay finished."Huh?" I said."She didn't know," Lindsay told Rainey."Yep. We should be nice to her."I was really confused. "Be nice to me?" I'd asked.Rainey lifted the blanket.