Miss Williams told Thorn as they completed the last of what had to be a tree's worth of paperwork. John had brought her here and simply left. She knew he was upset with her, with her careless statement and she had no idea how to make it better. It wasn’t as if she could take it back. It came out of her mouth and upset or not, her words had hurt him. “You'll be issued seven sets of uniforms which you're to wear on duty. Here are your ID and clearance cards. We are not permitted to leave the nest unescorted, so I have an arrangement with the guards to visit the PX every Wed. in case you wish to join me.” Was she serious? They expected her to reside here as though it were a prison. “There's a common room on level three with a pool table, large screens and computers. We are each also issued a laptop but be aware all your action on it is monitored. So I suggest no cybersex,” Miss Williams continued as she handed Thorn a map and copies of the paperwork. “Payday is the 15th and 30th and it will be direct deposited into an account which I'll set up for you.
