Neither woman had been particularly 'reserved' beforehand, but eversince oestrogen had begun to dominate their bodies, they'd found itharder and harde... to control their emotions, even when in public.Random, unprovoked crying fits had become a feature of their day to daylives, as had bouts of deep depression and unexplainable highs. As timewent on, Janet and Ellie gradually got used to the changes, knowing thatno matter what, each could rely on the other to help them through theirtransition.And. On board the liner Mark took a break from working on his new machine, smiling he thought that everything was preceding according to schedule. Looking down at the screen he sighed this new program was the most complicated he'd ever written. Hell it was even more complicated than the eradicator virus since no one on the council knew of it, then Mark was sure that they wouldn't try to stop him. The problem was if he didn't cover all the bases in the code, it could spell disaster for everything. He had been tied to a horse and forced to ride that way. The ropes were still securing his feet.He rolled over onto his back and looked up defiantly as the King and the others around him."What is the meaning of this?! I and the other Counts will have you dethroned for this violation! As a representative of the people..." started Count Randall"SHUT UP YOU MISERABLE BASTARD!" roared the King.The Count was taken back. The King had for so long tried to find a diplomatic way to speak to everyone. No matter, if you were their friend and they had it, you had it. Sam learned this unselfish way at an early age.Both Todd and Flower took jobs in a moderately large city as teachers. For the first few years they taught high school then both obtained graduate degrees and began teaching at the local college. Considering their background it is not surprising to any who knew them that they chose to reside in an unconventional location. Shortly after the two young lovers began working and well.