"Let's see here ... Since we landed on this planet, the Flettner Drive has inexplicably failed to reenergize. Engineering has been examining it for ho...urs and cannot determine what is wrong..." We've double checked all systems, Commander; the drive simply will not function."Expedition Commander Senkichi Kurosawa nodded in reply to Chief Engineer Reinhardt Burkhalter's statement, his face somber. The exploration vessel 'Copernicus' had been their chariot through the universe and now was an inert. He wanted Helen included in the instruction, and I readily agreed to that. According to Replicator, Sam was now progressing so fast that Replicator thought that he would be back at work in two weeks. That would be soon enough to start the lessons.The shooting range was operational in three days, so I tried it out. Sam joined me and fired a few shots, but that was still all he could manage. Nevertheless, even he admitted that he was progressing very rapidly. Those extra treatments that he was. While the place was seedy and had a weird smell I could not really identify, I felt like I had found the store of my dreams. They had sections for every kind of desire or kink you could imagine. Straight sex, lesbian sex, BDSM, gay sex, bi sex, TV's, and more. I wondered that store for an hour before I found myself drawn to the gay section. Seeing all those images of men sucking cock, being fucked, licking ass and kissing was incredibly exciting. I found myself buying much more than I should. “Hello?” I was trying not to show the smile in my voice. “Thank you, baby. The flowers are great.” I was waiting for you to ask me about the note, but you never did. “I thought it would be nice.” “I also got this strange note with the flowers. You know, I’m gonna be too tired to do anything tonight, right?” I knew that you hated to tell me this by the sound in your voice. “Well then it’s a good thing that you won’t be doing anything. Tonight it’s all about you and having you relaxed.” I smiled..