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"Thanks. I'll go." Jack was again chaperoned through the building . The Lieutenant drove him to Erisa's. It was only 8 P.M.

Erisa was very happy to see Jack. They sat down to leftovers from the night before.

"It's crazy but I better not say anything about the job."

"I know. If they are searching for the terrorists, it's sort of obvious that they would tell you that you can't talk about your work." Erisa knew the government pretty well. "But I can tell you about my work!" She sparkled.

"Yea?"

"Yea! You know sometimes I just can't figure people out. We've got a group up there on one of the ships that is going to die if they don't connect up with one of the colonies, and they are refusing. We can't figure it out."

"That's very strange. What do they say?"

"They say they think the colonies are targeted for terrorism of some kind. They want permission to be the seed for a new colony. They say they would rather die now than be blasted later. I know they're just posturing, but why? I don't get them." Erisa looked at Jack's hair. It was neat. He looked pretty good in a suit.