They mixed powdered ore and three different types of plants. The result was a pourable mix that turned into a hard wax that was explosive like the pow...er in the old weapons. It let us put the pellets and charge together to make a single round that could be loaded quickly.From that double barreled weapons evolved and even weapons with more barrels. Finally my grandfather had an idea. Instead of many barrels that made the weapon heavy he thought of a single cylinder of chambers with one barrel.. We looked at each other and I could cut the tension with a knife. I was not sure if she was feeling the sexual tension I was feeling, or if it was just plain awkwardness.Be cool, I scolded to myself. You're making something out of nothing."So." I jumped up. "I'm gonna get changed into my pj's." She nodded and I grabbed my pink athletic shorts and large t-shirt from my bag. I unzipped my boots, threw them to the side, and started to unzip my dress.She sprang over to me, "Oh. Here?" She laughed a. Sighing Derrick felt tired still, with everything that had happened the last few days he was surprised he had as much energy as he did. Derrick sat for a moment longer then remembered his mother and grandmother were on board, he had to admit that had been a stroke of genius that Mary had."If either of you need me, I will be with my family, I take it you put them in my quarters?" Derrick asked."Yes Derrick, though I am afraid that Milley O'Toma is the most opinionated female I have ever seen. If. "Joan Jackson had to reach out to take the shoes from her. Chrissy explained to her president, "Sorry I took so long. I had a hard time finding them in your closet."But Joan wasn't sore. She was smiling at the shoes.Sally said, "Are you actually going to wear heels?"Joan sort of giggled. "If you're going to be a girl, why not be a girl?" And lifted a foot to slip the first on.Sally said, "That's what you say to me, but you've never taken your own dictate, before."Joan smiled, "Live and learn.".