"What the fuck are you doing, Sergeant?" Miller screeched.The interruption came at an unfortunate time, just as Zo and Wildebeest were attempting to p...ersuade a somewhat unhappy and restive hexapod to accept its first bit. The human was unpersuaded that a bit would be the best means of establishing control over the Eden creatures—the fact that the mouths of Earth's work animals were their most sensitive points might not translate well to another planet—but, as he told Wildebeest, "we have to. ’ I started as we reached the front door. ‘OK, OK . . . relax Matt, just forget it OK? . . . do you want to come in for drink still?’ she said. ‘Yeah OK’ I said feeling the pressure suddenly lift. Once inside I followed her into kitchen where she got a can of orange juice from the fridge and asked me what I wanted, I said water would be fine, I had a really dry mouth, I wasn’t sure whether this was the effect of the drink from last night or just nerves. ‘I’m really sorry Matt, I didn’t mean to. I was slowlysaving money for college, but at this pace it would be a few yearsbefore I had any chance at affording college. Christi and I wereofficially dating by this point, and we were still in the church choir. Although, I have to admit, I always felt I sang just a bit better withChristi standing right beside me.On the first day of February we were practicing with the choir as usualwhen a man walked into the church. He asked the choir director if itwould be possible to meet the young lady. I’m not going to rape my own father. I don’t swing that way, though from what I can tell, you do. I will not judge you for that, nor will the Gods. You are what mortals call bisexual. There is nothing wrong with that. Look, I am not out for your blood, but I do want to know ... did you know that my mother was pregnant with me when she aborted me?” the stranger asked him.“Who are you? And what are you talking about?” Louis was honestly confused by this whole situation.“Well, if I had been born.