"But..." he started, and she cut him off."I'm going to go and see Yvonne. See how she is." I don't know if they'll allow visitors yet." Nick pointed o...t."She was awake long enough to give a statement earlier," Ally told them. "The police aren't keeping anyone away any more." Can I drop you there?" Marcus asked."I'd rather walk." Can I walk you?" Shawna asked, stepping up beside Marcus, her eyes a lot more searching than his were."I just need a little space after this," she tried to assure them.. “Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. to Day Eight of slave missy’s eleven days of punishment. I am Mistress Soo, and I and my stable of naked female wrestlers are presenting the program today. I am also taking personal responsibility for seeing that this worthless slave who claims to be a repentant terrorist is properly punished.”Missy looked down from her cage. Mistress Soo was dressed in a long leather dress that nearly reached the floor. It somehow made her look even larger and more menacing.The. Etc. have a huge influence. I lived in Asia for 10 years so I've seen it first hand.(Sir_Lee) Anne, I'm a Brazilian, native born and grew and proud of it.(*Anne-Mal) Yes! A native American!(Nostrumo) More descended from Portuguese. :)(Sir_Lee) I'm not a 'native American" in the PC-speak-for-Indians sense, I'm descended from Portuguese. (And a bit of French, Africans, Tupi and whatever.)(*Anne-Mal) That makes you a Native American, you are a Native American as Nostrumo is a Native. "You busy, gal?"The young woman turned from me, put her leg outside the covers, held the quilt to her bare chest and said, "Cain't you see? Me an' this buck's verra busy."The door closed, and we heard the men laughing as they went to the next slave cottage. I patted Becka's back and kissed her gently on the cheek as she collapsed beside me, shaking, actually laughing."I had 'nuff for now, mistuh," she said, pushing away my probing hand and standing quickly, finding her dress and pulling it over.