It’s only a few minutes drive to Steph’s and I am soon trying to squeeze my car into what will be its resting place for the week-end. Jayne hasn�...t arrived yet but Pete’s car is already in the best parking space. We are greeted by Steph at the door and we embrace warmly and kiss, agreeing just how good it is to be seeing each other again. Dan only gets a handshake but we come together pretending to kiss too which the others find somewhat amusing. The kettle is already on and a hot beverage soon. Mika held back an urge to laugh as the healer opened her fleshy mouth and babbled with a trill; she bore a great likeness to a rosy-lipped batfish taken out of the water.Scowling at Shima, Dagmar waved a hand. Yamila and Nuala let her arms go."What nonsense was that? No Gynecian dares behaving rude to her chief," Dagmar spoke angrily."F-forgive me O Great Chief," Shima stammered. "I d-didn't want to but..." Don't tell me you took some foul potion to lift your sexual drive!" It is here-in the. Who knows what the result of that would be? Remember, I've told you how many aggressive races we've met through the portal. We've taken strict measures to insure we aren't traced back to Earth, and so far, we haven't met a race that has the equivalent of our portal technology. But as far as technology in general is concerned, we're way behind several of those races."If we reveal ourselves to a space faring race, and they are aggressive, Earth, without Ship's help, would be no match for them.. " She made the assumption that Dan wouldn't really want to join in if she didn't.Even so Emma asked, "How about you, Dan?"Dan blushed, but seeing the look Lana gave him he knew there was only one answer. "That's okay, but like Lana said you go ahead if you want."Kate asked, "You won't tell?"Lana replied shaking her head firmly, "No way would we tell."Emma and Kate looked at each other still smiling and it was clear what they were thinking.Lana asked inquisitively, "You guys do know what the.