“I’m Kris,” a round-eyed brunette said while pushing her chest forward to show off her more mature cleavage.“Hello, Kris,” I said as I took ...er hand and gave it a gentleman’s kiss.“Pam,” the meek-looking blond said when my questioning gaze moved to her face.“Nice to meet you, Pam,” I said as I took her rather nervously raised hand and kissed it like the first.“I’m Mandy,” the tallest of the five said, presenting her hand to me.“Mandy with the pretty brown eyes,” I said with a wink before giving. Of course child labor laws were a thing of the past so the generation of children grew up fast. The fear that the children would all die upon reaching puberty didn't happen. Hormone suppressing drugs kept the kids plague free until the plague just killed itself. The therapy left men fertile but mostly impotent. The use of viagra type drugs was like wearing shoes but not without a cost to the society. The only drug that really worked was 'Case'. Case was expensive and scarce even in 2052. Most. ” Alice opened the book again, and flipped back one page. “Listen,” she said, and began reading aloud. “23 September 1908 We had an easy day at the office today, and Adoule and I were both able to get off two hours early. We took the carriage over to Mr. Grainger, and had him adjust the brakes and wheel bearings. Adoule took a great interest in the mechanics, and stayed, watching him while I had a short stroll around the block. The weather was balmy for late September, and I was pleased to see. Konstanty."Her eyes quickly swept over me, most certainly took in the protuberance in my mocha slacks as well as the rest of my attire, and smiled at me. It was a lovely smile, but not the one I would come to know more intimately. This was merely her usual business smile, offering nothing sensual behind it, only the perfunctory friendliness in making the acquaintance of someone for the first time."Please, sit down," I said, and she did."I'm sorry I'm late, but there was a last second call from.