”“It seems clear to me, Relpt. To start with, we have two Zldats in charge: a Soldar and an Adviser. You know that Zldat’s don’t understand Pe...ople, and the Soldar and Adviser are going to handle diplomacy with an alien humanoid race. That sounds like a disaster in the making to me.“If the locals are as hostile now, as they were when we visited them two hundred and fifty Solar Revolutions ago, then we will be facing a hostile planet with only passive defensive equipment to protect us. One. Footsteps drew my attention away from massaging my scalp."Here we are," Steph announced coming closer. Hands on hips, she thrustout her pelvis proudly and my eyes threatened to leap out of my head."Are you insane, Steph?" I hissed, caught between my alarm and notwanting to draw attention, especially not now. "We can't do that here,this isn't a private stall, Steph someone could walk in here at anymoment and see us!" She yelped as I grabbed the "dildo" affixed to hercrotch, poking out from. "Pardon?" Tom was confused."Did he do this? Darren? Has he beaten her half to death? Is that whyshe's in hospital? It's not the first time you know." She sounded somatter of fact as she said it."No. That's not it...." Tom stumbled out, as you do, when such a detailis exposed. It made him suddenly feel like pursuing the husband as analternative contact was indeed a bad idea, and this woman, Suzanne, wasinstantly all the more valuable."Well what then?" Again she spoke in unfeeling monotone."I. "Rose, my darling woman, we have a child, a boy," he babbled, pressing her hand and kissing her forehead. "I'm so proud of you!" Oh Jim, I'm so happy, too! This is a dream come true for me. The baby, you, the house, it all seems like a dream, but it's true." Yes it is, Rose, and you made it happen! Just remember, it was you who brought us luck." You say the nicest things to me, Jim," she smiled, but then she turned wistful. "It took a good man like you, Jim, to bring out my good side. But for.