But the relationship ended badly. And as it deteriorated, I became convinced that the use of cocaine on any kind of regular basis was destabilizing. I... determined not to use it any more and, for the most part, observed this. I had done it on perhaps 2 to 3 occasions with Gary since the end of that relationship. But for the most part, I abstained. I wasn't really concerned about myself, I just did not want this to get out of hand.Gary was not a real druggie, he only messed around on rare. When he spoke to Rainer on this subject. Rainer was sure that they only worshiped their leader, if they worshipped at all.Their prisoner, the heir to the Gray empire had clammed up after his rescue failed. Despite the evidence showing that the ships had attacked with the intent of destroying everyone, he held firm that his father would save him at some point.The council was undecided about what to do with the prisoner. Ideas ranged from spacing him without a suit, to slow death by means that. By the end, their hands were once again a blur and even when all four hands were going at once, they were STILL crossing hands and bumping their butts into each other! ALL without missing a beat. At the end, they were given a raucous, standing ovation. Even the band members, were clearly proud of them.It took nearly 5 minutes for the applause to die down enough for the director to speak.The director called the girls to the podium. With one arm around each of them, he said, “I’d like to tell you. You know start looking like this?”“You mean when did I transition to being a woman?”“Yes, ma’am.”“I began living as a woman when I was 24. During the summer after my second year of medical school.”“Was it hard?”“Sometimes yes. But I felt much better.”“How did you grow...You know...Tits?”“You can say ‘breasts’. It’s okay. I took hormone pills to give my body more estrogen like born women have.”“Dang.”“You okay, Coree?”The k** thought for a moment. “Yeah, ma! I’m good. There’s somehtin’ I wanna.