” He reached into his pocket and withdrew a key from it, handing it to Melody.“A key?” Melody questioned.“Yep. To the apartment.”“I don�...��t understand? You know I can instantly be with you no matter where you are, so why would I need a key to your apartment?”Mike grinned. “I realize that. The key is more symbolic than anything. This is not just my apartment anymore. This is now our apartment. It’s your home.”Stunned, Melody could only reply, “You’re serious?”Nodding, he said, “I’m going. He walked to where Bill stood. Thrusting out his hand, he introduced himself."I am Andres Zucher."Striding through the hall on the way to the transporter room, Rolfe Altig listened to the AI's report. Too many people had been slipping into the fold by dubious means. He had to hurry and take control of the situation. A civil service decurion from the Kilo class colony ship Othello had been dispatched. Decisions made by colony-based personnel often were not in the spirit of director Chandler's. "Pet wasn't happy being reduced to a toddler and having to endure suchhumiliation each time it wanted to go to the toilet. This potty trainingwas too much. But the child was left sitting there and the Sippy cuprenewed with more juice, Little trumpets and the band bellowed out twicemore before Mummy had finished her chores. Each time Pet blushed red butcouldn't hold back. It just sat there despondent in its potty chair.A small tantrum as the juice was finished and Mummy turned to get Petshated. I guessed that they probably had an idea anyway but just stayed discreetly silent, Lauren certainly knew and Tanya's not stupid.As usual when she and I meet, Tanya made us all a coffee so that we could sit and relax before anything happened and that was when I thought the conversation might get a little awkward, but instead Tanya and Lauren discussed a nice neutral subject, the house décor. I must admit that it's not too my taste, a bit too minimalist, but Lauren enthused and Tanya preened and.