A male technician came in and ran a short four minute diagnostic andthen began to remove the sensors. I remembered again why I hate thosesticky sensor... as hair was ripped out of my chest and arms. My IV wasremoved and I was sent to the sonic shower. I was fully refreshed when Istepped out and as I got dressed I snickered as I wondered what Jess wasthinking as she saw what clothing I packed for her.I finished dressing and walked back to the briefing area. It took Jess alot longer to arrive. I. I'll leave it up to you," Mark said."Master, it's been some time since I had anyone to share a bed with, and even longer since I wanted to share a bed with them. I do miss the feeling of a warm body next to me. If it's all right with Bella, I would very much like to sleep with you both," Kathy said."Of course, Kathy! I know what it's like… before I met Master, I slept alone too. My aunt was a terrible woman and my bed was just an old worn-out mattress I pulled close to the fireplace at night to. I hope you will stay with me during this journey until it reaches its inevitable conclusion. DEAR READERS: From this point in the story on, I will not only be jumping months, but sometimes years at a time in order to speed up the process of scientific advancement, and the building of the spacecraft. To do otherwise would continue this story until I turned 80, or died. I did not want to put you or me through this trauma. So if you think you missed something important between two paragraphs, or. “I wasn’t all that far ahead of you, actually. Anyway, you know what they say. At least we...”“ ... beat everyone sitting on the couch,” I finished with her.Lisa interjected at that point. “Lot of people walking this morning.”“A lot of us are mall walkers. The mall opens at 5:00 in the morning for people who just want to walk around and get exercise, and a bunch of us get together every Saturday. We walk around for an hour or so, then we go get breakfast together. I’m Kathy, by the way.”I.