Just before fleeing 3109, she’d observed Leda at the console, surrounded by parts of the disassembled control panel. She remembered that date, altho...gh how she did so after all those years left her puzzled: Wednesday, May 26th, 3109, at 3:10 pm. She had assumed it was maintenance of some sort that Leda had undertaken on the console; she never imagined it could be restoration of the temporal transducer module.“Siri--where exactly does the temporal transducer module install?”“Beneath the console,. She took me to her friend and doctor, Helen, who chemicallycastrated me temporarily and, recognising my feminine potential, put meon a strong course of oestrogen treatment. The weekly shots becameaddictive. The hot hormonal rushes were what I lived for and I becameputty in Helen's hands. Eventually the inevitable happened. My wife mether match and is now carrying his c***d and I have been consigned toHelen's oversight. She's a much harsher taskmaster than Heidi ever wasand will not be satisfied. Hanging in the student union. About to head to class. You?”“Pretty much the same. Just wanted to say hi and I love you,” I said, wondering how he would react. Would he ignore it? Wait for hours before responding? Tell me to stop being lame?“That's sweet,” he text.IS THAT IT?! Is that all he has to say?!“I love you too,” he text a few seconds later.YES!I grinned to myself, practically skipping to my next class.That night Henry didn't come home for dinner. He was out with his friends. Emma was. Rather simply through the phone.“I’m not sure I can do this,” I reasonably offered back.Pussy.“You can,” is all she would say to that. Reminding me of several other times she might say that and prove I can conquer much more than I measure initially. “How would she tend to go about it?”I thought for a moment. Use your words wisely.“Encouraging. She was… is… very encouraging.”Quiet on the other end of the phone for a moment.“How so?”I had to ask myself once more. Are we really doing this?I guess.