“Yes, Sir.” She had been on leave planetside when the first United Nations ship had appeared through the wormhole, and she was aboard one of her s...outs, racing for the wormhole. “I wouldn’t have expected them to be so ... intractable.”Admiral Aaron Peters sighed. “I would have thought that a first contact mission would have been handled differently.” The Roger Evans had been guarding the approximate location of the wormhole the original colonists aboard the HG Wells had inadvertently fallen. ”“Well. It’s not really a big deal for real. Cotton isn’t bothering nobody. She’s pretty too if I’m honest.”“Yes, she is pretty. And, looks aren't everything. It’s most important that we respect everyone. No one should make us feel uncomfortable for being who we are and we should not make anyone else uncomfortable for being themselves. What do you think of that?”“I agree.”“You’re a bright k**, son,” Rochelle said. “What would y’all think if I said you knew someone that is a transgender. ''I'm going to need to think about this.''Of course. It is a big decision. Call me when you've decided.'--------------------------------She was trembling when she threw her clothes into the fireplace, the light of the fire playing upon her naked body. Her skin was pale and unmarked, and I started to get hard thinking about what I would do with it.'You won't be wearing anything the first few days, while you get settled. I'll take your measurements, and have some things made for you. You are. And we talk some more and look at the moon and the water.By now it's getting a little breezy and Florence shivers. I'd have given her my jacket but I wasn't wearing one. Which is why instead I put an arm around her.By the time I realized what I'd done, Florence had leaned into me and put her head on my shoulder and I'm thinking, thank you, Mr. Moon. Because I figure, like, I did not have the smoothest rap in the world, so I can't take credit. Must have been the scenery.So we're cuddling, which.