I chased after, bare feet slapping on the ground. Splintered wood and torn plaster slowed me down. My arms thrust out to my side, balancing myself acr...ss shifting debris. “Come get me,” Zanyia shouted. “My pussy's waiting!”My fingers painted.“Yes, yes, my pussy's waiting,” illusion-Zanyia yowled as she sprang out of a door right before the ogre. I gave my art a toothy grin. “Mmm, it's just so juicy.” I swished her tail and twitched her ears just like the real Zanyia. “See.” I spun the illusion. Hester Malone rounded out the medical staff by being a general practitioner. The title of internist had been abandoned around 2100. Finally, Judy Larson was an electronics engineer who claimed to be able to design and/or repair any conceivable electronic gadget. All three were welcomed, both for their skill and for their contribution to the gene pool.We held a meeting and decided to keep me as tactical leader of the search program, but we were to be equal beyond that. The women would rotate in. On the weekend before he returned to school, I invited him over to my place to watch a ball game. He turned red, shaking his head saying that would be "too dangerous". I didn't ask what was dangerous about my apartment, probably because I knew what he was thinking. Drew was closeted bi and realized that I was thinking of the same thing, but he didn't want to cheat on his fiancee.I figured that I would get another chance when Drew returned the following year but he ended up rejecting our offer,. The waiters and the cashier seemed sardonically disinterested in their childish behavior and discussed their own problems in muted whispers.The food was excellent and the Chianti was so tasty that I wondered if it was a bottle above the usual class of "house" fare. A chair bumped into me and a slightly slurred voice muttered an apology in terrible Italian. If nothing else, I was gratified that I was, at least, passing for a native out on the town. It was probably my bad haircut and wrinkled.