We are going to shift a few things to let you bring some advantages back with you to your current timeline.”“What’s the deal with the girls?”�...��They’re being tested.”“Tested? Why?”“Don’t be distressed. No harm will come to them. We are testing to detect their loyalty and whether they are worthy of becoming your sister-brides, in the true sense. If they pass, we will upgrade their bodies and intellect to match yours.” The Guardian explained.“I am not ready to be married yet! I’m still getting used. "And I can tell you that she is a delightful young lady."He consulted some papers and then looked at me above his glasses."Your father has asked me to tell you, now that your eighteenth birthday is tomorrow..." He hesitated. "He's asked me to tell you that she was just sixteen-years-old when you were conceived." Sixteen?"He nodded. "Yes, a few weeks short of her seventeenth birthday."He waited again as I blew my nose and sipped my coffee. "Jesus Christ." Exactly, Thomas," he said softly, "Your. We went to our favorite steak place. We loved going there. They did have a decent bar to visit, after you finished with dinner. They had bands there sometimes. Tonight they were having a Doo Wop band. That is way before my time, but it always attracts a lot of fun people.My girlfriend and I were enjoying each other. We hadn't seen each other in a while. It was her turn to be the designated driver. I was cleared to drink that night. Every time we went out, we would switch, so we each got to. Probably too thick to use radios.”Ken was puzzled. The comments Jacko had made were still somewhat ambivalent. ‘Bollocks to this,’ he decided, just ask outright.“So what do you reckon to the Safety Patrols? Reckon they do a good job?”It was Jacko’s turn to shrug. “Dunno. Steer clear of ‘em myself. Don’t see much point in ‘em. That’s what the police was supposed to be doin’ after all, but they’re always too busy.”“Well if the police are busy, maybe we do need the Patrol then.” This was a.