Whatever it was, the object was as black as the vacuum and oddly shaped. An open airlock appeared out of nothingness with faint blue light emanating f...om it. They piled in and the door sealed behind them. The light turned white and they piled out into a changing area."Playtime is over; we have to go back to work," Benni said as he peeled off his suit. "It was fun while it lasted."Qi watched the patriarch leave the room still pulling his shirt over his head. Turning to Quiyo, he asked, "Was. Pahilas ka sarva jan ajun gappach martayet.” “hmm, mag thik aahe.” ase mhanun aai ata doghanchya mandyanchya madhe haath cholu laagli.Kaka mhanale, “aah vahini, baryaach diwsaanni sotyala tumcha sparsha zaala.” aai mhanali, “dada, ajun zaalaye kuthe. Ani kashala evdhi pant ghalun baslayet. Kadha baghu ti agodar.Ani baba thamba tumchehi dhotar mi kadhte.He ase picture baghtana sotahi sutlela pahije.” Kaka uthun pant kadhu laagle ani aaine aajobanna uthavoon tyanech dhotar sodle. Maaza dolyavar. The last thing either of us needs is someone tracking our movements. If someone puts two and two together, someone might come knocking one night, and I'm too lazy to spend my life pumping iron in a jail or drooling in a mental ward." He nodded in approval. As time went on and our experience varied, Pete and I were becoming more different. He was developing the more aggressive persona, and I was beginning to retreat further back, as was my nature. I always preferred to work behind the scenes,. " ... you had time to help me audit the Fairfield account?" she finished and gave me a quizzical look. "Are you okay?" What?" I swallowed hard and nodded. "Yeah, um ... I'm fine. Sure." We can do it later, if you're busy," she said."No," I forced myself to smile, feeling guilty with relief that I had an excuse to put off my phone call. "I'm not busy."I had excuses all day long and Tuesday morning as well. I'd call Perry that afternoon, I'd decided. It was better that way, more casual, like I'd.