Chapter 1111
Limits
Young Allison and Anna waited for something to develop with their observation of the motorcycle. It was clear they were onto a solid lead. They shared some small talk as they passed the time.
Anna looked over at Young Allison.
"Do you know where Cameron and Savannah are at?" Anna asked.
Young Allison was privy as to what Savannah was doing and more importantly why. She was trying to protect Cameron. Cameron couldn't get into too much trouble where she was at right now. But then again, it could always change. She didn't think Savannah would allow that to happen.
"I do." Young Allison said. "Savannah is trying to make sure Cameron stays safe and undamaged for her cruise tomorrow. She has successfully removed Cameron from the potential combat zone."
The 'Cameron' in Anna was all the proof she needed to know what would happen if Cameron was damaged. It wouldn't be Cameron's chassis that got on the ship, even if it was her chip that did. She figured most likely Cameron would 'borrow' either Cam's chassis or Cammy's chassis. She was pretty sure Cameron wouldn't take no for an answer either. The thought briefly crossed her mind that Cameron might come after her chassis. She could think of several reasons why Cameron would like to do that. She decided if she had some kind of advance warning that she was going to ask for Young Allison's help to prevent that. That wasn't how she wanted her chassis to be 'broken in', especially if she wasn't the one in control. She wanted Young Allison to be her 'first'. She knew she needed to wait in line for Savannah, Cameron and probably John. That was the 'Natural Order' and she knew that it needed to be established.
"That was a wise choice on Savannah's part." Anna said. "Cameron wouldn't go on the cruise if she was damaged."
Young Allison saw it a little differently. She believed the same thing that Anna did. She was willing to say it.
"At least not in her chassis she wouldn't." Young Allison said. "She would take someone's chassis from them for the trip."
Young Allison glanced at Anna and briefly looked over her chassis and sheath. She felt a rush of excitement as she did. She didn't want it to be Anna's chassis either. She thought about giving Anna a warning but she decided not to. She didn't want to give anybody any ideas. If Cameron came after Anna's chassis she was going to ask Cameron not to use it. She wanted to be Anna's 'first'. She figured that would be after she was with Savannah and Cameron. It might be John too.
Anna felt every Terminator, both male and female, would step forward to assist Cameron and John with the use of their chassis. She didn't intend for one of them to be her. She decided not to mention that. She would focus her response more for Young Allison.
"Every active female Terminator would volunteer their chassis for John and Cameron." Anna said.
Young Allison felt that there were going to be a few less virgin Terminator chassis before Cameron was done. She wasn't really sure they were all going to be female either.
"Some of you may end up doing that before this is over." Young Allison said.
Anna thought that would entail a big engagement with the enemy if Cameron needed to do that. There would probably be a lot of damaged Terminators. That wasn't something she even wanted to think about.
"There would need to be a lot of damaged chassis for that to happen." Anna said. "There would have to be a major battle."
Young Allison worried there may be something more selfish at work. It was actually a little bit sinister. Cameron spoke privately with her before about getting married and everything related to that. Cameron believed that she'd been 'used' before either by Future John or the Resistance after she was captured. She wanted to be a 'true virgin' for John and said she would need a different chassis for that.
Young Allison tried to explain to Cameron that it was a 'state of mind' at this point in time. Even with a 'fresh' chassis she would've still already have 'done it'. Cameron said she would reset her programming and isolate the files of her prior experiences. That sounded a lot like what Cameron thought already happened to her. She noticed Anna didn't include herself in the lineup to volunteer for a chassis swap.
She didn't want that for any of the Metal girls. She wanted to press Anna further to see what her reasoning was.
"Would you relinquish your chassis to Cameron?" Young Allison asked. "You're technically and physically a virgin. You haven't been with either a male or a female."
Anna didn't answer at first. It was obvious she'd contemplated Cameron using her chassis and then returning it to her. It seemed very disrespectful and vile for Cameron to use someone else's chassis to strip away their virginity and then return their chassis to them like nothing happened. She really didn't want to talk about it. There were directives Cameron previously laid down for her. She would stick to those.
"I'm to remain pure." Anna said. "This chassis is not to be defiled."
Young Allison saw the way John looked at her and Anna when he didn't think they noticed. It was obvious what was on his mind. She'd also seen the way he looked at Savannah. That seemed to bother her even more. Savannah belonged to her. She belonged to Savannah.
"If John had a choice, I think he would pick you to have Cameron switch chips with." Young Allison said. "That's based on my personal observation from past encounters."
Anna looked very uneasy. She did think it was true. Maybe it was time to say something. Only Savannah or Young Allison would be able to stop Cameron from taking control of her chassis. They would most likely have to 'order' her.
"I wouldn't want that." Anna said. "My chassis and sheath belong to me. They define who I am even if my program is actually me. They give me distinctness and individuality. They are all part of what makes me, me."
Young Allison saw the dilemma.
"If it was Cameron's chip, it wouldn't be you." Young Allison said.
Anna looked worried. She wanted to reiterate her previous statement and make her position crystal clear. She didn't want to be defiled because of someone else's greed. That was how she saw it. Cameron's program was her base program. She knew how Cameron thought. The 'Savannah' on her chip from the 'Neural Interface' made her view things differently. She believed it made her see things more clearly. She believed it made her see things more fairly.
"This is still my chassis even if I am my program." Anna said. "If Cameron selfishly used my chassis, that's exactly what it would be. It would be used. When my chip was returned to this chassis, I would no longer be a virgin, even if I didn't do anything myself. I would know what was done. A used chassis would bother me, especially if it was done for the sole purpose to take my virginity from ME."
Anna wasn't really sure it could get any more selfish than that when it came to a female.
Young Allison could see how troubled Anna was now. It made her decision easier. She didn't want to have to 'order' Cameron around, especially over a non Resistance matter. She would strike a bargain with Cameron instead. Maybe Cameron already figured that as well. Maybe something like that would be done to prompt her to act 'on her own'. That way nobody could point the finger at Cameron.
"I would go in your place. I would be with John instead." Young Allison said. "I'll give Cameron what she wants for John if your chassis wasn't 'used'."
Young Allison knew that she would need to trade her virginity for Anna's virginity. She figured it was going to happen sooner or later. There was no need for Anna to suffer in the meantime. Everyone already had enough mental scars. Nobody needed anymore.
Anna was deeply touched to hear that. She believed that Young Allison would try to do that. She didn't know if she would be able to. She knew Savannah would never allow that. She couldn't either, especially under those circumstances. It was clear that Savannah would step up at that point to 'protect' Young Allison.
"Savannah would go in your place and give Cameron what she wanted for John." Anna said.
Young Allison was troubled by all of this at this point. It was clear Cameron could manipulate any of them into doing what she wanted. Suddenly it seemed even more important that Savannah kept Cameron away from any potential battle zone. There was no reason to give Cameron an excuse to attempt that with anyone.
"I hope Savannah can keep Cameron undamaged until tomorrow." Young Allison said.
Anna could think of a few solutions. There were more drastic measures that could be taken. She knew either one of the 'Chosen Ones' could 'order' Cameron to stand down.
"You can always 'order' Cameron to do or not do something." Anna said.
Young Allison saw it differently. She didn't want to abuse her privilege. The conversation bothered her greatly at this point.
"I won't do that on personal issues." Young Allison said. "We will no longer discuss this."
Anna smiled to herself. She figured it was how the conversation would end.
Young Allison didn't want her mind to drift now. She checked her monitor. She was a little surprised at what she saw with some drone footage. The B-25 closed in on a ship.
"It appears Savannah is making a simulated attack on a ship." Young Allison said.
Young Allison could see the first attack would have been with the guns. She realized that they could also drop down close to the water and launch a torpedo if they carried one. Her research indicated that there were several attempts to use a B-25 as a long distance torpedo bomber. The B-25 had very 'long legs', especially over the water.
Anna received information from CamNet.
"That's the cruise ship they'll be on tomorrow." Anna said. "Cameron probably wanted to check it out."
That gave Young Allison an idea. She wanted some retribution and to prevent an incident that happened or almost happened in Cameron's future.
"An attack could be carried out against the aircraft carrier in the future." Young Allison said. "I'm talking about the one where I was 'killed'. Maybe I'll sink it myself."
Anna checked previously and several of the aircraft in the Resistance Air Force could carry a torpedo or be modified to carry one.
Something else Young Allison said made Anna wonder about it. Cameron killed Young Allison as Future Allison in the future. With 'temporal manipulation' or 'temporal management' as Cameron called in. There'd been a 'correction' to that event.
"Does it bother you that Cameron 'killed' you?" Anna asked.
That wasn't the 'same' Cameron that Young Allison knew that 'killed' her.
"Yes." Young Allison said. "I don't look forward to being killed but I do know that's how I may die. Apparently I already have. Well, almost."
Anna's base program was Cameron's program. Now she felt guilty for that event since she was actually part of it and under the control of Skynet at that time.
"I don't know what to say." Anna said.
Young Allison hoped Anna could add some insight on that subject. Technically 'Anna' was there.
"YOU tried to kill me." Young Allison said. "You run Cameron's program. What do you have to say for yourself?"
Anna shared all those files. She remembered what happened.
"I'm sorry." Anna said. "I was, I mean Cameron was under the control of Skynet then before Future John freed her."
Young Allison was aware of some rumors. She would try a direct approach with Anna to see if she could get some more information. It was a touchy subject. She really hated to ask the question but she wondered if Anna would say more than Cameron ever did about the subject.
"How long did Future John use Cameron as a sex slave?" Young Allison asked. "Was she a 'Metal Whore'?"
Anna was a little stunned that Young Allison was so forward. There was nothing to substantiate those allegations. Just the thought of them made her feel 'dirty'. She felt ashamed for that, even if it was unproven.
"That's only speculation on Cameron's part." Anna said. "There's no proof of that anywhere. Multiple sources have been checked on that. There's zero evidence of that."
Young Allison asked for the truth about everything when she met Future Allison. She received the information directly and unfiltered. It wasn't easy for her to overlook human nature. She understood what people would do in loneliness and desperation. She put herself in Future John's position and thought about it. If anything would happen to Savannah, what would she do? The answer was actually very easy.
"Future John made love to ME as Future Allison before I, I mean Future Allison, was captured and later returned." Young Allison said. "It's obvious he would have filled that void with the 'machine' that looked and felt just like ME. I would've done that. I would want back what I lost, even if it wasn't real. I would make it real in my mind to get back who I loved."
Anna knew Young Allison referred to her now.
"You mean like if something happened to Savannah?" Anna asked.
Young Allison looked at Anna.
"I know where there's someone who will look just like her." Young Allison said. "I would want that more than anything at that point."
Anna quickly looked at the front of her sheath. She didn't look like Savannah right now. She would want Young Allison to want her but not under those circumstances.
"That's me." Anna said.
Young Allison knew there were several options that were open to her. She intended to explore all of them in the event of a catastrophic event. She actually intended to explore all of them anyway as soon as she became active.
"There's Hanna as well." Young Allison said. "I would probably go after Vanna too. She IS Savannah. I'm sure Allison would share. I know Vanna would want a 'crack' at me. I'm going to do that anyway. Like I said, Vanna is Savannah."
It didn't bother her that Hanna was her mother's lover and it didn't bother her that Vanna was slightly older than her mother. It was who she was that mattered. Vanna was still the same person she loved, even if her future was different.
Anna didn't like where this conversation was at right now. She didn't doubt for a second that Young Allison was going to become very active once she started. She'd stated on multiple occasions that she was going to do everything that Savannah had done. Right now that included just about everyone. It at least included the majority of females in the Resistance, both Terminator and human. She wanted to try to put the brakes on some of Young Allison's thoughts. She really didn't know if it would do any good. She doubted it.
"You shouldn't be deciding sexual partners at this point in your life." Anna said. "That's unacceptable to everyone."
Young Allison felt the issue with age was the hang up of other people. It wasn't her hang up. She'd made up her mind a long time ago. She wanted to share everything that Savannah had already shared. She wanted to be just like Savannah and have her same experiences. She believed it would be a series of beautiful experiences to share the love.
"Too late, I've already decided. I know my sexual future." Young Allison said. "I'm going to be with everyone that Savannah has been with…. I'm going to do everything she's 'done'. I mean everything."
Anna purposely didn't ask about Claire. That was actually something that she wanted to know but she didn't want to put any ideas into Young Allison's head. There seemed to be enough deviation there already. She was pretty sure Claire and Allison were going to share at some point. They were more like girlfriends than mother and daughter. She didn't know if that would eventually carry over to Young Allison as well. Morals and ethics didn't seem very strong with the Resistance females. With the nightly 'conditioning' they seemed even weaker now than they had to begin with. She wanted to make sure how far Young Allison was going to go.
"That's everyone, almost." Anna said. "What about Allison?"
She was aware Allison and Future Allison shared with each other. She actually would like to try that soon after she became active. She thought it would give her a unique perspective as to how others would view her.
"I want to see what I'm like." Young Allison said. "What better way is there to know?"
Young Allison figured that both Allison and Future Allison would be able to show her what she would like sexually more than other things or how it could best be done to please her. She thought that was another unique perspective as well. She understood actually having it done, rather than someone tell you, were two completely different things, even if it was about the same thing.
Anna was very uncomfortable with the current issues. She wanted to refocus the conversation with a subject change.
"These topics are off limits." Anna said. "You gave me an 'order' and I'm enforcing it, now."
Young Allison wasn't done yet.
"You're on the 'list' of my future sexual partners too." Young Allison said.
That's what Anna hoped for one day. It was what she always believed. She just wanted to make sure.
"I am?" Anna asked.
Anna was for thrilled. She actually wanted to hear more. She knew she needed to play it cool.
Young Allison smiled at Anna. She wanted to tell Anna she was near the top of the list. She didn't know how events would play out. She didn't want to give any false hope.
"Of course you are." Young Allison said. "You know I love you."
Anna's attitude softened rapidly.
"You've told me, as I've told you." Anna said.
Young Allison wondered what Anna's attitude was now.
"Is the topic still off limits?" Young Allison asked.
There was a pause. Anna was satisfied with her 'position'. She really didn't need to hear any more at this point.
"Yes." Anna said. "Your mind needs to go elsewhere."
Young Allison could accelerate the time several ways. She remembered a timeline that Savannah once set for her. She didn't know if it was still in effect or not. She certainly wasn't going to ask. She still contemplated ways to get around it and speed things up
"Get me the hormones I asked for and we can get the 'show on the road'. I can get started a few years early." Young Allison said. "Savannah said I needed to wait at least some time after I would first be physically able to reproduce. I can shave a year or two off that time. I think that time is now."
Anna would never ask Claire about that but she would Savannah. It wouldn't be for Savannah's approval either. It would be for the exact opposite reason. She believed that only Savannah would be able to 'control' Young Allison somewhat. She didn't believe that Cameron or John would be able to.
"That's not happening." Anna said. "That falls under the broad terms of your 'order'. If Savannah will approve it, I'll agree."
They both knew Savannah would NEVER agree to that. She didn't want Young Allison altered in any way. She would want things accelerated even less.
Young Allison sat up a little straighter in her chair.
"Look." Young Allison said. "I think CamNet has something."
Anna was uneasy and out of focus. It was all Young Allison's fault. She wondered if she was distracted on purpose or if it was all coincidental.
"You've distracted me greatly these last few minutes." Anna said.
Young Allison was in control. She felt that Anna should be too.
"You need to be able to function under pressure." Young Allison said. "I am."
Anna seldom needed to deal with emotional or personal issues. She wasn't normally put in a situation where she needed to. She felt that she'd been specifically targeted to be in that position. Maybe it was a wake up call. Maybe it was a look at the future. Maybe it was nothing. She wanted to say something in her defense.
"I'm not used to dealing with 'emotional issues'." Anna said.
Young Allison laid out another bombshell. She believed she knew a little more than Anna thought. It bothered her at times.
"You cry at night sometimes." Young Allison said.
That was a disturbing revelation to Anna.
"I do?" Anna asked.
Young Allison laid it on a little thicker.
"I've heard you when you're in my room." Young Allison said.
Anna was worried Young Allison may have caught her 'conditioning' her. She wanted to offer an explanation in her defense. She wasn't sure where this was headed.
"I make sure you're OK sometimes." Anna said. "I'll scan you to make sure."
Young Alison didn't give up. She pushed it a little more.
"You can join me in bed." Young Allison said. "There's room for two."
'Actually there's room for more.' Young Allison thought.
She'd personally witnessed as many as four of the girls together before herself. There was always something for everyone. Sometimes she saw three of the girls work on the fourth girl at the same time. That seemed to produce an intense amount of pleasure.
Anna did get into bed sometimes when Young Allison was deep asleep. She would lie there next to her as Young Allison went through the different stages of sleep and dreaming. She would often scan her and wonder what thoughts were in her mind. She hoped that they were of her but she doubted it. They were probably of Savannah and Cameron. Anna thought things were a little too close to home right now. She needed to get some distance.
"That would be an inefficient use of my time." Anna said.
Anna didn't feel that she'd done anything wrong. There was beauty to share closely with a person like that. It was not sexual in any way. It was just the closeness.
Young Allison liked to feel a body next to hers. It made her very comfortable to sleep like that. It reminded her of when she was younger and her father would be on trips out of town. Her mother would allow her to sleep next to her in his place. She felt very secure whatever she could do that. She felt very content as well.
"It would make me happy." Young Allison said. "It would be just like when Savannah will sleep with me. We don't do anything but talk and then sleep. It is very beautiful to share like that. There's a deep connection to the other person to share that."
Anna made a further revelation. It was something that had become quite frequent. She actually thought it was probably obsessive at times. She wasn't sure she should comment on it but now seemed as good a time as any.
"Sometimes you're 'busy'." Anna said.
Anna knew it started to happen after she'd told Young Allison how much she loved her during the REM part of her dreams. She told Young Allison of all the things they could share….
She knew of the images and videos Young Allison viewed on her tablet at night. She'd watched all of them herself as well and then some. She told Young Allison it would be just like the things she watched on the internet but for real.
She was a little surprised when Young Allison started to experiment the next morning in the shower.
Young Allison remembered when she first started. She wanted to see what her body could do for her, at least a few small parts of it. It took her quite a few times to learn how to 'finish'. She would always stop when she started to get close. She thought that was it. She wondered why she didn't have the same reaction that the other females seemed to experience. She was a little worried there was something wrong with her. She could see that Allison didn't have a problem so she figured she wasn't doing something right. One time she pushed it a little farther and then 'WHAM'. A whole new world was opened to her. Now it was all the time. She actually didn't think it was a big deal at this point in time. She was well aware that all of the females did it. She'd actually witnessed most of them in action.
"That pretty much happens every night now." Young Allison said. "Which I'm sure everyone knows about. I don't care. Cameron told me it was natural and everyone does it. I've seen them."
She remembered when Cameron must have first found out what she was doing with what happened. Upon hindsight and later reflection, she realized the event was orchestrated for her benefit. Cameron sent Holly and Hanna out on some tasks for a few days. She was able to spy on Allison and her mother when they were alone in their rooms. They both did it too. Cameron was with Anna in the bunker so she could spy on them unobserved.
Young Allison knew Cameron set them up. Cameron visited with both of them individually as they were about to sleep. She said was sorry she needed to use their girlfriends for a special project. Cameron gave each of them a kiss on the cheek and left them in their bedrooms with the doors not tightly closed. Cameron glanced at her and gave a wink. She then entered the bunker and closed the door.
She watched the whole thing and figured Cameron knew she was spying. She thought the kiss on the cheek was a lot longer than it normally would be. That was why Cameron winked at her. As soon as the bunker door closed she made her move. She passed her mother's room and could hear her inside. She knew what she was doing. She moved to Allison's room and peeked inside. She saw what Allison was doing. She watched her until she 'finished'. She passed by her mother's room again and heard her 'finish'. It seemed very pleasurable for both of them.
That night Young Allison remembered her talk with Cameron and Cameron's wink. She discovered that night she could 'finish' multiple times. That was a first for her. It wasn't the last either….
Anna wasn't really comfortable with the subject but it was a factual subject. It seemed to be one of the things that humans didn't like to talk about, even though it was done by all of them.
"They do." Anna said. "All humans do."
Young Allison wanted to have one of her suspicions confirmed.
"Have you?" Young Allison asked. "Have you experimented?"
She wondered if it was more like Cameron or Savannah to Anna when she did it. Maybe it was like both of them. That actually sounded really special to her.
Anna didn't want to go there. She was very uncomfortable with this subject.
"We need to focus on the operation." Anna said.
Young Allison persisted. She was sure that the lack of a negative response was the same as an admission, even if there was no actual admission.
"You DO…." Young Allison said.
Anna wanted a different subject. She wanted to refocus the conversation.
"These topics are off limits." Anna said. "We have an operation to deal with."
Young Allison wondered what Anna thought she was doing.
"I'm doing that too." Young Allison said. "You know that I practice multitasking. I can do three or four things at the same time. I can't do as many as Summer though. I think she can keep track of ten things at the same time. I believe her abilities are limitless."
Anna began to worry about what was actually happening. Maybe Young Allison tried to keep her off balance on purpose. She'd learned that from Cameron. She wondered now if Young Allison was manipulating her.
"Are you trying to distract me?" Anna asked. "Are you doing something you shouldn't be doing?"
Anna checked to see if Young Allison did something while she was distracted.
Young Allison wondered why she would ask her that.
"I didn't do anything." Young Allison said.
Anna felt an instant source of irritation with that answer.
"That's what you said about Cammy." Anna said.
Young Allison didn't want to have the same conversation again. There'd been nothing sexual about her encounter with Cammy. It was all inquisitive.
"I told you what happened." Young Allison said. "I told you why."
Anna was still deeply troubled by it. It was Cammy's fault for allowing it and encouraging it. There was no doubt in her mind what Young Allison was going to examine next on Cammy. She could almost picture it in her mind.
"I can't allow you to finish the 'examination'." Anna said.
Young Allison didn't like being told what she could or couldn't do. She looked directly at Anna.
"We'll see." Young Allison said.
Anna would physically prevent that. Young Allison didn't need Cammy.
She believed it was what she was for or would be. It was her hope and desire anyway.
Anna needed to refocus.
"Let's see what CamNet has picked up." Anna said.
Young Allison looked over her monitors.
"Are all the drones in position?" Young Allison asked.
Anna made another quick check.
"Yes." Anna said. "There's one following the motorcycle and one for each of the three team vehicles. The one on roving patrol took a little longer to get into position."
Young Allison made a choice to protect Savannah and Cameron first. She personally redirected one of the drones that was intended for the current operation previously.
"I didn't want to pull the one off of Savannah and Cameron." Young Allison said.
Anna wasn't sure if that was a wise decision or not. They did have drones in the area to begin with because Young Allison wanted to make sure everyone was covered earlier. It was something that John and John Henry hadn't done.
"The risk to them was low." Anna said. "You could have used that one for this operation."
Young Allison didn't like to be second guessed. There was one thing that was in her mind that she wanted to address as well. The more she thought about it, the more it bothered her.
"The risk wasn't low to me." Young Allison said. "I want them protected. I don't want your chassis used either."
Anna didn't like the delay in drone coverage. She did like why Young Allison did it. She liked what Young Allison said about her chassis not being used even more. She wanted to comment on it but didn't know if she should address it or not. She did want to point something out about the operation.
"It appears that the roving drone has spotted a tail on the motorcycle." Anna said. "We could have picked it up earlier."
Young Allison felt she was the one ahead in this game. There was only one reason there were drones there currently.
"The fact there are even drones there now is because of me." Young Allison said.
Anna could see that she'd hit a soft spot. That wasn't her intent. She was still elated that Young Allison said she didn't want her chassis used by Cameron.
"Relax." Anna said. "This isn't the time to get emotional."
Young Allison wanted action, not criticism. She was going to up the ante. She wasn't going to play some version of Skynet's game. They still didn't know who the group was. She wasn't about to find out the hard way or take any chances. It was time to make a decision.
"I want the drones to fire a missile at any target if any of our teams are threatened." Young Allison said.
Anna thought that was extreme action in the city. She wanted to make that clear to Young Allison. It also seemed very broad and open ended.
"That's a drastic response." Anna said. "You need to worry about collateral damage."
Young Allison wanted their teams protected. She would ask CamNet directly to carry out her wishes.
"Nevertheless, that's what will be done. The blown in half SUV from earlier was all I needed to see." Young Allison said as she looked at the security camera. "It will be so."
Anna could see Young Allison communicate her wishes directly to CamNet. She wanted this to go through the Command Center FIRST.
"I'll have CamNet inform John Henry of your decision." Anna said. "The General may challenge your decision."
Young Allison liked a 'winning hand'. She decided to stack the deck in her favor.
"Have CamNet cue up all footage of our teams dealing with the catastrophic moments of our troops in action with the Fanatics. Play that for John as you inform John Henry." Young Allison said. "MY decision stands. If there are any questions or feedback, John has my number…."
Anna could see the aggressiveness from Young Allison.
"That's very bold and forward of you, on all counts." Anna said.
Young Allison played her hand further with Anna. She thought she could make an additional point as well.
"I would call him now myself but I don't want him distracted." Young Allison said.
Young Allison was aware her interaction with John always made him nervous. Just like Cameron told her it would.
Anna felt certain that a replay of some of the events would help sway John. She'd just reviewed all of them herself.
"I think the images will speak for themselves." Anna said.
Young Allison learned that seeing was believing, especially with your own eyes. She felt that applied to what she looked at on Cammy as well and what else she was going to look at.
"Visual reinforcement is a strong motivator." Young Allison said.
Young Allison knew it was for her to see the girls 'in action' with her own eyes. She'd seen all of them and everything.
"John Henry has acknowledged your action." Anna said. "There are no protests."
Young Allison only followed her training and instructions from Cameron. She noted Anna's earlier reference to John as the General. She knew that was done to establish John's authority over her. She felt otherwise.
"The General is a very reasonable man." Young Allison said.
Anna felt this behavior on Young Allison's part was all Cameron's fault. She wanted to remind her that there were certain rules and limitations that needed to be adhered to. John and Cameron weren't on the cruise ship yet.
"You're pushing it on several levels." Anna said.
Young Allison only did what she knew she needed to do. She felt it was more than Cameron that was responsible.
"Blame my 'Metal mothers'." Young Allison said. "I mean all of them, including yourself. This is what I've been taught. These are the things I know I must do."
There were a lot of things Young Allison knew she must do. There were so many things that just seemed to be in her mind. Somehow they all seemed normal to her. Even the things that she didn't want to do. It's not that she wasn't willing to try some of them but there were certain things in her mind that she would rather do than others. She was pretty sure that that was 'normal' behavior for her. It seemed to be for Allison as well.
Limits
Sometimes people want too much
They treat another as a possession
To be with the one they want
It slowly becomes an obsession
What really is theirs
It's usually not much
It seems they want a little more
Than just to touch
There's little sharing
The other is an object
The feelings are few
There's no respect
That's the path to nowhere
It seems to be traveled by a lot
Those are the ones confused
About what they've actually got
It's very difficult
To change one's habits
They need to learn the hard way
What's always off limits
Nobody