n't you?" He replied. "People spat at

ading only slightly. She

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led, before getting more serious and

her another tender kiss. Her lips were soft an

ost every morning since they'd become involved. The menu was so interesting because as Humans pushed back the boundaries of unexplored space and discovered strange new world

rted living as Cindy-Mei two and a half years ago, she discovered what absolute jerks men could be. Lucky she was able to take care of herself. Quite a few of those jerks discovered that while they could dish it out, they weren't able to take it. She had left the Colonial Intelligence Agen

cially. If asked about it, she would just wink and hint that "Sometimes diplomacy has its advantages". She had no real time lim

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choices required decisions, which in turn required actual effort. Some people were walking past, chatting on their way to work. Shiny SUV's were humming silently by i

of approximately nowhere, a lone figure was slowly

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the Terran Empire made him something of an endangered species. This also defined him as a wanted ma – um, person. At least, he would be if any outsiders got wind of his existence. That's why he was out in the wild, keeping a low profile

at fateful morning. He met the ranch owner, Jenny Grauffis, who took pity on him and gave him some water. A little later he got the chance to repay the debt by saving her and her younger sibling Danielle from the clutches of some greedy mine representatives. A little while later, these same mine re

He didn't look human though, being your typical Ruminarii, a biped reptilian who could be called 'scaly' without takin