I took a mental appraisal of Ariel’s appearance. She seemed to have a pretty face, but I tried not to look too closely because I did not want to give the wrong impression. I looked her up and down several times but was unable to make any reliable judgement about her. She had that black cap on which obstructed her hair and part of her face. She still wore that Kevlar vest which made her upper body appear bulky. Her pants were loose black duty pants tucked into tactical boots. I told myself to stop thinking about it because it was not relevant, but I remained curious...

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