We have only explored part of it, though I believe we have sent scouts to other galaxies along with scientists.“Many of the species within this gala...xy are part of the insect species. Because of the early evolution of this galaxy, and the high amounts of radiation relative to your galaxy, insects thrive.“It was of great interest to our scientists to examine your memories and what you’ve learnt about the Empire, in order for us to learn about what you knew about insects and what insects resided. But that doesn’t have the same ring to it, and nobody ever seeks help from the multiverse. So I ran through some ideas and figured giving you control over someone in your own universe would have some messy consequences. Purely hypothetically, of course, you definitely aren’t my second try at this and certainly not my fifth try because that would be embarrassing if I wrecked 5 universes before figuring out that I needed to do cross universe control. Or at least I hope cross universe control. The bodyguard wasn’t going to let Oscar get behind him. He ushered Oscar through the backdoor before following him out.Once Oscar had stepped out the backdoor, she turned to Claire and asked, “What do we do now?”Claire picked up a pistol case and tossed it to Georgia. The young woman caught it with ease. She said, “We go to the range and shoot a couple hundred rounds at paper targets.”Holding the pistol case, Georgia grinned at the opportunity to go shooting. She said, “Sounds good to me. Paper. The sound seemed amplified by the empty room. I looked around to make sure I was alone and when I turned back to check on Matt, I saw that he was staring in my direction. He was staring at me. I swallowed, reflexively. I didn’t know if I would look more guilty if I continued to stare or if I looked away. He waved and continued staring then he began walking toward the window. A few of the guys called after him and he turned back and barked something at them. He murmured something under his.