It only took a few minutes in the sleep-trainer for the AI to do what was needed. It would be hours before the effects we were warned about would star... to affect us. Although personally I was so giddy about seeing an alien world, I was not sure I would be able to tell the difference.By evening though, the full effects of the lung capacity and efficiency increase had kicked in, and we were all feeling really great and relaxed. It was hard to sit still as I felt full of energy and restless. The. As much as that might bother Rhys, she wasn’t going to force herself to be uncomfortable just so he wasn’t distracted. Cait didn’t know what his expectations were going forward especially since they were going to be stuck in confinement for at least another ten or eleven weeks. He’d not approached the subject yet, but she felt like there was tension still brimming under the surface, waiting for an excuse to bubble over like it had when they’d engaged in their shared misery.“Yeah, we got into. “No, you won’t.” I spoke up. “Monitor Vilgra does not speak for me. She is a facilitator for Medical Resource in order to allow me to do my job with the minimum of disruption to a patient. Let’s go, Vilgra,” I replied and simply stood and walked out, followed by a bemused Vilgra.“Well, that went quicker than I expected,” Ashlann greeted us. “You walked, didn’t you?” she asked me.“Yes. I realise different Empires have different rules and expected codes of conduct, but when in Vreekoos, you do as. You just think it over. I'll call you tomorrow so you can give me your answer."Greg sighed. "There's no need for that," he said. "If having Alya visit is the only way I get to see you this summer, then I guess I can let her come." Really?" asked Lissa, suddenly feeling a lot better."You didn't exactly leave me with any choice, did you?" I'm sorry, Dad. I don't like to fight with you, but there was just no other way to make you see." Well, I'm sorry we got in a fight too. I've just been.