2206 : Window Onto A New World
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X. South Side Of The Sky
« Yeah, right ! » chortled the quadragenarian. « What ? Don't you think I can look threatening ? » the younger representative riposted. « It only makes you look more adorable if you ask me » asserted the brunette. « Hey, careful now, I might return the compliment » the former businessman responded. « And why wouldn't you ? » suggested the Green. « Don't you have to get ready for a date or something ? » the head of the New Light Party retorted, looking falsely concerned. « You know I was kidding ! » Bauer promptly denied, poking the chest of her interlocutor with her forefinger, « I don't have a date » she assured with an inviting smiling. « Would you like one ? » the charismatic politician submitted. « Be patient Mister Harvey » the environmentalist replied right away, « let's not rush into this » she concluded, grabbing her ally by the hips and motioning to spin him around, the two of them chuckling as the lady gently pushed her partner out of the meeting room.
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The Threshold
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Christopher Stewart