I let out a gasp of surprise but he just sat there for another few minutes watching me. Finally after what felt like a lifetime he spoke. "Crawl into ...he bathroom and you will find an outfit and some accessories, put them on. My heart was nearly beating out of my chest. I wanted to run but I couldn't. I felt exposed and at his mercy so I obeyed him, crawling on my hands and knees to the bathroom. Not standing up until the door was shut behind me. I examined what was laid out in front of me.. Theyseemed to have eventually come to a vague agreement that it was mostlikely the result of some perverse nanotech experiment gone horriblywrong.Though Doug still had his theories about aliens.The very beginning had been barely noticeable: some odd rumours,emanating from various widely-spread sources, about ill-defined 'massdisturbances'. The stories always soon got more desperate and bizarre -just before contact was suddenly lost with that city.It had spread so unbelievably fast that most. My reverie was dispelled by a sharp yell from Uncle Dick, warning me to get myself downstairs for breakfast or he would throw it out. I brushed my teeth quickly, pulled on my usual shorts and t-shirt, and started down the stairs. I was in agony with every step. I could not imagine how to face Aunt Jane. In retrospect, I seemed to have no problem in facing Uncle Dick, I was just unsure of how to retain my composure with my aunt.I rounded the corner at the bottom of the stairs and stepped into. Elisabeth would be replacing the one she was losing to collegeout of state.Bobby could keep his own studies up through correspondence at the localcollege. He would register using Milo's identity but as a US citizen. Asfirst Bobby also loved the notion of working outdoors. Obviously workingas a girl would be odd, but not too odd given the fact he'd be mostly inoveralls and tee shirts for most of the day.Bobby also met Cindy Maxwell who was introduced as one of Elisabeth'sTransformatives working.