Well, this is interesting and I can't stop myself from putting on my speculation hat... I don't believe for a moment that General what's his name would risk losing 'Elle'. And there was one true statement from Lt. Cathy as she sets up this scenario; the General wants to see how she performs in the field. And I believe Cathy is truly giddy at getting to setup this exercise. Because, if this isn't an elaborate charade specific to getting Elle to demonstrate her full capacity, 'I'm a monkey's uncle' to use an old expression lost to your generation! That she is tandem with Cathy and then abruptly separate and in a uncontrolled freefall. And that she is surrounded by a large contingent of likely special forces to keep track of her! She is in unknown territory, off balance and influenced by a sudo loyalty to Cathy. Hmmm, will she figure out the deception before the experiment can yield the details that Cathy is looking for? As Elle is thinking, it will be quite the boost for Cathy's reputation if she pulls it off, but not for the reason Elle thinks. Anyway, that's my theory, sink or swim...fully expecting the zipper of course! 😁
Hi there Frank. Sorry it's taken me so long to get around to replying to this one. Been a little busy/distracted. You and your speculation hat are hitting so close to the mark it's a little scary... Don't you know that the best way to disguise a lie is to wrap it up in truth? Cathy is indeed giddy, but it's also a big risk, so she's nervous as well. I do know that expression, though I don't think I've ever used it myself. I do hope you saw that Misty is pretty relaxed for a twelve-year-old lost and alone in the woods with a mission in mind. She's sort of in familiar territory, situationally anyway.
As I'm sure you saw in the following post, Cathy's rep took a hit but they didn't actually lose Elle after all. I'll not give you any more. You're getting too far ahead already. But, as always, I look forward to your thoughts.
Very well done! I felt like I was falling with Misty-great job!
Well, this is interesting and I can't stop myself from putting on my speculation hat... I don't believe for a moment that General what's his name would risk losing 'Elle'. And there was one true statement from Lt. Cathy as she sets up this scenario; the General wants to see how she performs in the field. And I believe Cathy is truly giddy at getting to setup this exercise. Because, if this isn't an elaborate charade specific to getting Elle to demonstrate her full capacity, 'I'm a monkey's uncle' to use an old expression lost to your generation! That she is tandem with Cathy and then abruptly separate and in a uncontrolled freefall. And that she is surrounded by a large contingent of likely special forces to keep track of her! She is in unknown territory, off balance and influenced by a sudo loyalty to Cathy. Hmmm, will she figure out the deception before the experiment can yield the details that Cathy is looking for? As Elle is thinking, it will be quite the boost for Cathy's reputation if she pulls it off, but not for the reason Elle thinks. Anyway, that's my theory, sink or swim...fully expecting the zipper of course! 😁
Hi there Frank. Sorry it's taken me so long to get around to replying to this one. Been a little busy/distracted. You and your speculation hat are hitting so close to the mark it's a little scary... Don't you know that the best way to disguise a lie is to wrap it up in truth? Cathy is indeed giddy, but it's also a big risk, so she's nervous as well. I do know that expression, though I don't think I've ever used it myself. I do hope you saw that Misty is pretty relaxed for a twelve-year-old lost and alone in the woods with a mission in mind. She's sort of in familiar territory, situationally anyway.
As I'm sure you saw in the following post, Cathy's rep took a hit but they didn't actually lose Elle after all. I'll not give you any more. You're getting too far ahead already. But, as always, I look forward to your thoughts.
Thanks Jenny, I perfectly understand the belated response! You have a lot on your plate! Chill my dear 😎