She glanced at them, wondering which would choose her. She licked her lips nervously, eyes darting to her classmates. To her surprise, most of the gir...s appeared nervous as well. Sandy smiled at Rumi, an east Asian girl she knew slightly. “I hope don’t get picked by some old guy,” she said. Rumi giggled behind her hand. “Me, too,” she said, smiling back. Steve, the master in charge, and Elena, the senior girl who was to assist, stood by a dias at one end of the room, making a few last minute. Normal Earth women respond to a man'sstrength, his role as father to their children, and expect him to be theleader - although some would deny it and say otherwise. I've seen fromthe inside what women here really like, what they talk about. But onSappho, men don't exist. The women there are wired to like other women -a conflict. Have you read my report on Sappho? Did you read about domsand fems?"He shook his head. "No. I was briefed - about you, mainly - but I didn'thave the need to know. ”“But does this mean that ‘Iconoclast’ will be canceled?” the man pressed.“At this point, I don’t know,” Phil admitted. “I still need to review our financial situation and I need to get a starting point from our stars on their salaries for next year. I hope to have a better idea by next month. The best I can tell you is that it is not off the table. The only thing that I can confirm will not be affected by the changes is ‘Kismet.’ We have the funding for that in place and it will be released. She seems to let him make her decisions for her, though not to the same extent I do. I’m pretty certain they aren’t lovers. They seem to like each other. But they didn’t give me the impression they’re in a relationship. I’ll have to ask Kyra about it when we get together.For a moment I wondered how I’d feel if they were in a relationship. I decided I wouldn’t care. I don’t love Cory and he doesn’t love me. He uses me and that’s what turns me on about him. I’d be perfectly happy to learn that he.