It took only a couple of days for the "field trips," as they had taken to calling their ventures away from the meadow, to be revived.To be sure, not a...l of the scientists were equally enthusiastic. A few were quite timid about visiting the surface and gave up their places in the rotation to other, bolder colleagues. But that ended when Toshimura, at last free of both traction and significant pain, proved true to his word and insisted on a place on the next ferry trip. Several of the scientists,. "Great Adventure" my ass, Dad. Cleveland is nice. It has four seasons. It has a big lake with good fishing--not that you and I ever went. Who the hell wants to move to the desert? It has all kinds of things for kids my age to do, and it has Ohio State University right down the road. But you never asked me what I thought about it, did you? Of course, you didn't ask Sarah or Mom, for that matter, so I shouldn't feel excluded.But we did it, because that's what was supposed to happen, I guess. We. This job did not please her one bit, but there was no way she was going to share that with her little brother. It really was the last job planned. Not just for now, but forever. She hoped Matt would take it well. To him, this was just a way of life. It was all either of them had ever known. She could hear water dripping somewhere down one of the nearby branches of tunneling. The smell of decomposition was stronger in some of these. The architects of this building had meant well when they put. ..it'd be like a 17th century tavern owner waking up in YOUR era, trying to figure out what a light switch is--let alone how electricity works.Once you get back to Earth, things might be a bit easier. While you doubt interest in 20th and 21st century history and culture will generally match Tom's enthusiasm, you DO--or, did--have some experience as a teacher, and, really, wouldn't having an authentic 21st century person TEACHING his own history be a great grab for a university?But.