"Julio eyed her. "You are serious about the diet, then..." Diets don't work," Kelly sighed, "I'm just trying to eat right. I do seem to be losing, tho...gh. Don't kid yourself, Sweetie -- I'll always be a porker. But maybe I'll be a little bit smaller porker." She tugged his hand. "Come on, let's go somewhere and neck and watch TV until dinner." Julio shrugged and let himself be led away.Phyllis got the call from Luis, "I will come for seven. I will bring cerveza." Cerveza?" Phyllis asked. In any case, the small size of the object made Mason uneasy, as he resumed his conversation with Medron, which now seemed to be some sort of computer or other type of machine."We prefer not to participate in your mission," Mason sent to Medron."Not possible. Examination is mandatory, no exceptions are permitted," Medron replied.This reply alarmed Mason further and he immediately ordered the ship to change course to move away from the strange little object. Being so far out in unexplored space. " So you turned me into a girl?" My mind mulled the possibilities. "So...what? You changed reality or something?"Anya shook her head. "No, nothing that drastic. You've just turned into a girl. It's just a local change, affecting only you." She flashed a little grin. "It's much easier that way. Bending reality is really hard work."I felt my eyebrows lower into a frown. "So if I'm still me..." I shook my head. "That means nothing is changed. I've still got nothing to live for." I. Then I heard Les scream in pain.I wasn't going to stay in the hallway for that. I pushed the door open and rushed in. Les had her hand on the back of the toilet, trying to get up from a sitting position. There were tears on her cheeks. "I guess you hurt me more than either of us thought. I can't sit down. But I've got to empty this out."I felt like shit. I did this to her and I needed to help her.First, I got her to straighten up as best she could and moved her to the side of the toilet. I sat.