Let’s go the other way.”The IBT cabin vanished and the world changed before my eyes as if someone switched a holo-program. I unexpectedly stood in... a softly lit room with low ceiling and comfortable looking seat groups around small tables. There was a bar on one side. Amuse-matics lined up against the facing wall along with a few GalNet booths. The most striking feature was the large transparent wall across the room, showing a greenish underwater landscape, submerged Tree roots and plants. We. She then asked me again the same question and in an almost impossible to hear voice I had said yes. She then got up and with elegance and grace I never thought was possible she approached me."Sir, excuse me, but I didn't hear you. Can you please repeat that?" S ... sorry. It's just you weren't what I was expecting." Oh, I'm sorry sir. I didn't mean to disappoint you. If you will show me your phone then I will make a call and be out of your way in a few hours." NO! No, that's not what I mean.. ”I smiled and nodded my agreement to her request, and then I saw a weak smile spread over her face for the first time since our return from our Ukrainian adventure. “Viktoriya,” I calmly said, “First off, please let me explain what I know for a fact, regardless of how crazy it may seem to you. When I’m done with that, you can ask me anything you aren’t sure about or still feel...” I made a small stupid looking face and waved my right index finger beside my head.“Ah, you mean Змішаний або дурний. Across the room, Miguel Escarra, an office cleaner working a bit earlier than normal, had just noticed Sarah’s arrival. He had an excellent memory for faces and knew almost everyone who came into this office by sight. Her face however, he didn’t recognise and this caught his attention. He was expecting someone, but this middle-aged, grey haired, mousy, nervous looking woman wasn’t it. Was this the person he was supposed to wait for, he wondered nervously. She was sitting where the person was.
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