He swung his feet to the cold floor of his small San Francisco apartment and padded his way to the kitchen, ignoring the sharp cries of his cat, Bart,...upset at being woken at such an odd hour of the night. ‘No use trying to fall back asleep now’ Andrew whispered to partly to himself, and partly to the cat. He did this frequently, and knew that even if sleep failed to evade him, the dreams would only come back again. He flipped the coffee maker switch, and sat down in front of the computer in. I answered “Are you OK? I was worried about you.”“Oh God no, just had a blonde moment.”“What are you talking about?”“I drove through Lake City and was half the way to Gunnison before I realized.”“What are you talking about?”“Remember the barn the other day? This time I got so interested in the paper work and doing a good job for you. I kind of forgot something important.”“No you didn’t? Really?”“Yep. I had my sandals and nothing else. I didn’t even have a towel like a good nudist would. ”“More likely, being so social, we’re simply the first intelligent species to converse with them,” Be suggested. “They’re clearly eager to get to know anyone who appears friendly.”“I’ve studied the fight between the Zitorians and the Tandorian warship,” the One said, “matching the results with various models. Their dark-energy abilities are fascinating.”“All right,” Al said. “We don’t let you brag often, so go ahead. How did they manage so much destruction that quickly?”“Normally, their effects. "Dan stared at Tom in utter amazement. He had to be kidding!"What is this, some kind of test? I go to put a hand on her and you break me in half, right?" Nope." Tom answered. "No test. She's out like a light and you're free to fuck her to your heart's content." Bull! You're not going to just let me nail Sue and you know it." Dan shook his head, trying to figure out what was going on. "She's probably not even passed out, is she? She's in on it, right?"Tom sighed and set his beer on the table..