"Yes that is her," I said"Her?" came the confused reply."Within my species it seems that we find it easier to relate to an object, even inanimate obje...cts, if we give it human characteristics such as a sex. One of our languages bases it's grammatical structure around the premise that all objects are either masculine or feminine," I told The Watcher "I feel Seeker is more female than male. The Judge" I gave a blast of the feel of The Judge in my mind "Is a masculine personality" So you associate. I watch him as he prepared to pay for our meal and put his jacket on. He takes my hand and I silently allow him to help me with my chair. We proceed down to the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Instead of exiting the complex, he approaches the desk and asks for his room key. Oblivious to his design of the evening, I stand and listen intently. He clearly has the lead. Taking my arm, we make our way to the new room. Once inside, the room is laced with a dozen roses. In awe of the beauty of them, I begin to. Don’t get me wrong - I’m not complaining. I just think we need to catch our breath.”“I agree fully, which is why I want to let things settle down a bit; or as you say, catch our breath. Give me until next week?”“Sure. When are you going to announce the impending arrival of your little sailor?”“In a month or so. I plan to take full advantage of the maternity leave policy!”“I’d be disappointed if you didn’t!”We hugged and I went back upstairs to start returning phone calls.July 20, 1996, Chicago,. I waited a sec, then knocked lightly and said" Hey Rick, you awake".He anwered and said yeah, give me a sec...I waited a sec and went in, he had this kinda sheepish look and was a bit red faced. I said listen, Im sorry, I hope we didnt wake you with any noises. He said, well, I could hear you a bit, so I left the door open to hear better. I was kinda surprised, but since the conversation was going where I wanted it to I just came out and askedc if he would like a better spot to listen from, and.