Then he could go into the clothing store and check out their stock of jeans. Thinking he had a good plan, he stepped onto the down escalator, still on...the verge of an uncontrollable climax inside his pants. Two things got his attention almost immediately: One was that he was totally exposed -- there was nobody in front of him to shield his obvious condition from anyone in the mall. But the second was even more disturbing. A beautiful young woman had just stepped onto the up escalator. She had. “So What happened?”With a sigh, Marta looked at her hands. “I have no home now.” Amelia leaned forward suddenly.“You what?” She said, surprised. It didn't take her long to realize what had happened. “Because of what happened?” The boss she once had had power over the entire colony. Despite the fact that the colony was made as a community to help each other and give no one person power, that didn't stop people from deciding who the bad guy was. If you didn't know the Senior the way that Amelia. Destroyed all his defenses. He is helpless before you.. . . ?Think of what would happen to him.. . . ?Think of what would happen to him if he were caught.. . . ?Let me show you.A flicker. A quick flicker. The alley vanished. Laurie was in a forest with many, many, many trees. Hanging from a high branch on each tree was a—Oh god.Oh god.Get me out of here—And then Laurie was back in the dark, piss-smelling alley with a powerful calloused hand clamped over her mouth and a knife pressed into her. In between drinks I even managed to snog or fool around with random drunken women, but it never went any further than that... That is until the end of the night.It was about 2am and the place was closing down, all the bands were packing up and the bar was closing; everyone was leaving through the big gate. Some, however, were staying behind to talk to friends or just hang around drinking.I was standing next to the band tent when my old school pal walked over, we shook hands and within seconds.