The pilots were wrong in thinking the three in the inner room to be dead, though that was very much true for the larger number which populated the she...lves in the outer chamber. The three were actually very much alive though their bodies were in deep hibernation. Yet there was an aspect to the process that sustained their hibernation which allowed the three to retain a measure of conscious thought and memory even though their bodies were completely inactive. Their hibernation was sustained by a. "Are you ready for another playtime, Sam" she asked as she wrapped her hand around the thick girth of his cock and stroked his hardening dick up and down a few times."Keep that up, Pam, and you'll get yourself fucked again," Sam said in a tone meant to be threatening but in a very sexually provocative way."You promise?" Pam asked as she turned towards Sam and took his right hand in hers, lifting it to cup the fullness of her left breast. "Don't say it if you don't mean it, baby," she added as. " Opps, sorry. I don't mean to ..." I explained myself urgently.My face felt like it was on fire. Oh man! I'm so ashamed ofmyself now! I hoped he don't get the wrong idea."It's all right," he laughed it off."Uh okay, thanks. May I ask you a question?" I inquired timidly."Sure."I gulped hard and began, "Erm, are there other patients like me?The backside accident sort of thing."He shrugged, "Well, I shouldn't be discussing this with you. Butyes, of course. You're not the first and you surely. She wondered how she would take the gradual reduction to fifty degrees fahrenheit! Finally extreme tiredness triumphed over physical discomfort and she slept.It was fear that made her open her eyes and fear which made her leap to her feet. Had she overslept and got herself another penalty week to add to the two she had already earned? She squatted over the hole in the floor and performed her daily natural functions, noting with some relief, that she had not soiled the floor. Then she stood.