" She ushered him into the front room. George saw that it had been re-equipped as an office since he was last there. A small name plate on the desk sa...d "Rebecca Phillips" and George guessed that the maybe eighteen or nineteen year old girl that had welcomed him was her. She was quite short - barely five feet tall George guessed without the heels she was wearing - and slightly built apart from breasts that looked out of scale for the rest of her. "Do take a seat, Mr Franks," she said waving him. Before that, I want you to head out and collect magazines we could potentially advertise in. At the meeting, you can discuss our future projects and including Motorola and NeXT. Just be sure they know it is all confidential. I want price quotes on the creation of a print ad for us, and a list of your recommendations on which magazines we should advertise with. Be sure to talk with the marketing agent about that because they will likely have ideas.”Carol acknowledges, “Got it.”I continue, “When. Janne’s parents were all for it, and Dad was dead so he had no opinion but Mom was less than enthused that I was marrying Janne, who she had always refused to refer to as my partner, calling him my friend and asking me why I wasn’t dating my friend Anette, the lead singer from Nightwish., and why wasn’t I a good little straight boy like my brother.I finally responded by saying, “Mother, I love Janne and someday I will marry him. You don’t tell me who to love. I didn’t tell you not to marry Sami. . well, limbs of this creature, but even if she survives, she won’t be allowed in a spaceship ever again. The realization is so, so crushing it takes her a moment to notice that the alien isn’t ripping her to pieces or bashing her against the walls. He doesn’t even pull her into his tank, where she would drown in minutes. For a moment in time, he just holds her, strong, huge and imposing,but gentle. As if he understands how easily she could be broken by him.“I’m sorry.” Is all she can bring.