" You know you will be considered a companion when I take you to Chaos, don't you?" I said."I will be your caretaker. On Earth or on Chaos. You have P...rsephone on Crossroads." I need to go soon." Linc, are you letting your desire for Persephone control your judgment?" Lisa asked. I looked at her and pulled her to me in a hug. She melted against me."You know me so well," I whispered. She lifted her lips and kissed me. Really kissed me. "You've read the books on companions and caretakers, haven't. Why he was ‘protecting’ his friend he didn’t quite know. It’s just what they’d always done. They always had each other’s backs and he just reacted. Karen chuckled. ‘Okay, well here’s the deal. I think you’re lying. I think someone suggested this to you and I want to thank that man personally. Set me up with him so I can tell him myself.’ David thought quickly. ‘It was one of those old guys at the nursing home,’ he joked. She laughed. ‘I don’t think so.’ She grabbed a handful of his hair and. Because of population pressures, the centaur foals will not be allowed to return to Earth except for short visits. Short is defined as three to six months."Could we have a show of hands of those whose memory has returned enough to identify yourselves." I requested.Half of the centaurs raised their hands.Marsha suggested, "Would all of the medical staff to please gather around her. The nonmedical staff are to gather around Tag. She pointed at me.Anne and Sofie had clipboards. Anne stayed with me. I came back from office that Friday evening with Vodka bottle and watching Shakeela aunty movies with good booze. Pinni came into my room and caressed my head and pressed my shoulders and said, ” hold-on with Shakeela Pinni and look back at me “. I said “sorry I haven’t seen coming in, when did you come”. Pinni said “Since 5 mins, I am watching you”.I showed up some shy and said “I am in a week end mood”. Pinni said “OK, I just came in to ask about or you feeling bore and doing time-pass in my.