Weird ...to see you acting all polite."She was right about that, about my language.Thing is, I hadn't talked this way when I was John; I didn't useexp...etives at all. Didn't even think them. Part of Papa's 'keepingemotions buried ' program.After my gender change, something shifted in my personality. Maybebeing a woman or hormones had something to do with it, but I wasswearing in English -and Italian- all the time. Everything I'd lockedinside as John, spilled out as Gina; I couldn't stop it.I. Hole – in- space mark2 was simpler but still required a high level research facility, and of course, certain chips. There was silence about the Ward Room as food was eaten and information was digested.No one noticed the Second Engineer nudge the Chief and whisper in his ear. They looked at each other, seemed to come to an agreement and the Second moved to the Ward Room com and had a quiet brief conversation. His face broke out into a big smile as he nodded to the Chief."Ah! Gentlemen? Would a. I looked over at her and she stood there with a smile on her face. I was not sure what to say but I did not have to say a word. "Hey Mark I sure did enjoy sleeping with you and watching you" "Just the thought of that really happening has me all turned on right now" "What are we going to do about that Mark seeing how we are under quarantine orders" I looked over at her and said hold on I be right back. I went back into my hose and into the garage returning to the back yard. I too the crowbar I. Shuttering was erected quickly and concrete mixed and poured. It wasn't the neatest of constructions but it would have to do.Sacks of flour were carried up onto the slopes of the pass too, Scot thinking that his previous idea of the fine dust being flammable might just come in handy at some point.Eventually, everything that he thought could be done in advance was done and there was nothing left for it but to wait for the High King to make his move. He had scouts out of course to warn of any.