”I was sure I was missing something in her explanation but what she said made sense and I figured I’d understand what I was missing after thinking...about it more. At my nod of understanding she went on.“Likewise, I can’t tell you the impacts of changes you make to the timeline. Big or small, everything you do changes the timeline from what you remember in one way or another. Just your being here is a change, and will cause other changes to ripple forward. You got a small glimpse of that when you. That’s just fine. I’ll make a man out of you.” Terry sunk into sleep under her weight. He awoke minutes later. He was on his hands and knees,and he felt her fingers on his balls again. He didn’tknow what was happening: he felt something – a cord, anelastic cable – snapping around his scrotum, forcing hisballs into little spheres dangling from his body. “No, Shari, please,” his voice sounded tearful still,but more pleading – worn out,. “What are you doing?” a male voice asked him from behind.Sean turned around and spotted the pair of elves, George and Georgia, watching him. George was devastatingly handsome and Georgia was overwhelmingly beautiful. They were floating about a foot above the garbage. They were watching him with obvious amusement on their faces. Sean said, “Oh, hello. I haven’t seen you around for a while.”“We’ve seen you,” Georgia said. Her voice reminded Sean of a choir singing.“We caught a few of the plays. In any case, he said he needed to do a little field work - to talk to a few people nearer the 'coal face.' It suited Rebecca fine.His remark about her 'stress' had stung her - even days after. She figured it must have hit home and resolved to go to the gym more often. But, would exercise solve her basic dilemma?She was developing a crush on a colleague, despite her determination not to let such things happen. She hoped it would work through her system in time. She hoped it wouldn't take too.