Due to the Great Shift, new words were added to the lexicon. Femaleswho became males were known as 'eftoms' -- eff-to-ems. Males who becamefemales wer...e known briefly as 'emtofs,' but that word did not catch on.Almost immediately we were called exmen and the term stuck, in spite ofMarvel Comics' litigious consternation over the corruption of their 'X-Men' trademark.After the initial shock wore off and people started adjusting to theiraltered circumstances and lifestyles, the gender-switched. "He ordered me a cherry wine cooler. Typical chick drink I guess but atleast it wouldn't be as horrible as that whisky on my tongue and throat.We talked for awhile longer and I learned that he was an off-worlder fromEarth like myself and he owned his own cargo ship and was prettysuccessful. He was a gold and jewelry runner and profited enormously withall the high demand in this part of the galaxy."Would you like to go home with me?" he offered at last.He WAS picking me up!I had mixed feelings. ‘Then I remembered why I was up at this ungodly hour. I rapped on the door and she called out, “Occupied!”“Um, are you going running this morning?” I asked ignoring the tinkling sound of water hitting the bowl.“Yeah.” She said as if I had just asked if the sky was blue.“Mind if I tag along?”“I ... um...” I could imagine her in there sitting on the toilet trying to think of a reason to leave me behind again, but finally she said, “Sure.”“Cool. I’ll be downstairs when you are ready.”When she came. Something that had only happened to me once before the best time I had had with a man in bed till then. I was so amazed that it took me way too much time to change and get ready to leave. By the time I was out everybody had left. So I walked out the back door and there I see you standing by a motorcycle with the pink rose in your hand. --you were amazing—you said --thank you, that’s real nice of you!— --a pink rose for a pure heart— ---you didn’t have to, you know— --oh, but I did. You.