I thought that was an intriguing statement since she was such a proper lady and seeing me in such a state wouldn’t be fitting.We started talking abo...t the issues facing the company and with a good buzz on I proper told her too much, I could see the look of concern in her eyes and figured that was enough information for her. She finished her drink and asked if I could pour her another, I was starting to sense some sexual tension between us but dismissed it as my 3rd drink; I gave her a little. Borealis was a Coalition planet, that meant that they were allied with the UNN, and so Schaffer became irate when the person on the other end declared that they would not contact the Borealan authorities in order to evacuate him as soon as possible. They cited fears that their most likely illegal listening post would be discovered and that it would cause a diplomatic incident. There were UNN ships in orbit around Borealis, and a shuttle would be dispatched to evacuate him in a couple of. ‘You know,’ he said, ‘I won’t be able to handle all the students Master Kwan had. Especially when school starts. You want to work here at the dojo?’ Bud lowered himself to the mat and lay on his side looking at Tommy. ‘Work for you?’ he asked. ‘You mean you own this place now? I thought, maybe, you were going to work for Kwan’s family or something.’ Tommy nodded. ‘Master Kwan didn’t have any family,’ he said. ‘He left me everything he had.’ Bud looked amazed and said, ‘You gotta be shittin’!’. ”The club was more expansive than most. The dance floor was big and equipped with the obligatory thundering sound system, lasers, light trusses, fog generators and so forth. Multiple bars with multiple waitresses slaked the built-up thirst of the masses. There were tables and standing areas, as well. Upstairs, via a conventional staircase in back and a spiral staircase in front, disappearing through the floor directly to the dance floor, was a VIP seating area, equipped with enough acoustic.