Before I had evenfinished crying, I had drifted off to sleep.The next morning, I woke up with a stiff neck from sleeping in the chair.I rose slowly bu... did not seem to have to have any lingering effects frommy illness the day before. I decided I was overdue for a shower andalthough I had been dreading getting more familiar with this body, Ifigured I might as well get it over with.I went to the bathroom, shiny and newly scrubbed thanks to Tom, andproceeded to strip my baggy clothes off my body.. “Oh, fuck! This is some good shit!” I said, smiling. “Take another hit, girl. Dis one’s on da house. But if you want more, you gotta show da Sugarman a little sometin’. With that, his lips met mine. More like engulfed mine, and his tongue pushed past my lips, grazing my teeth, taking my breath away, adding to the high from the joint. “Why does everyone call you Sugarman, anyway?” I asked after breaking the kiss. “Cuz I taste so sweet, girl!” he answered. “Don’t just stand dere! Go ahead and. I should never have started having dinners with you."Thinking quickly I replied, "Cindy, all I wanted was a dinner companion. You have been wonderful. Let's just keep it as it has been. The restaurant is your choice for dinner in two weeks. Okay?"She wiped away a tear and said yes. We ended the night by shaking hands at her door.Two weeks later we were at a famous Thai restaurant. The food was excellent, but the conversation was not as comfortable. Cindy was embarrassed about our driveway. It was my hope, that if the system had Tandra sensors, and if their underlining code was unchanged, then we could work into the system undetected. Our faint pulse was repeated at regular periods, as insurance. Carlton detected no sensors, but if things were working right, he wouldn't, any way. Our slow entry would also help to cloak us.Epsilon Eridani was not very bright, but did host three planets, and an enormous cloud of dust. The innermost planet Masis, showed a high level of technology,.