But what if he never woke up from that hospital bed? Well, maybe it was all about the punishment fitting the crime. He had been an asshole about Aron ...etting married to a guy, and now he had no right to ask the questions he should have asked that day.And, on top of everything, Aron was pissed. Maybe he should have just stuck to benign things, like light conversation and handjobs. That seemed easy enough. Maybe the same rule applied to body swapping experience as to time travel. He had no right. I didn’t think they’d want too many since everything was in Chinese.Cooper and company were just getting to their grav sleds when I arrived. Since I brought a large contingent of the RCC troops to help shuttle people and things, Cooper grinned when he saw his brother and gave him a hug. Then he smacked him on the head--playfully.“Where to, boss?” Cooper asked. I showed him my nav computer with thirty-nine vectors plotted from the area where I wanted to start. They only covered the northwestern. Wondering who it could be, Rahim went and got the door welcoming the Sharma couple in. Sharma is the middle aged Punjabi couple from Karnal living opposite to their house. Mr. Sharma, or Karan, is a general physician who was here for the last 5 years helping his friend set up a hospital. His wife is a home maker.They have a son living in Karnal and running a nursing home. Karan was a doctor in the armed forces, now retired and living life on his terms. They’re a very good couple and have been. I wish you drank alcohol so I could buy you both a beer.”Fears No Darkness smiled. “I wish I did as well,” he told the gunny.It took them nearly twenty minutes to make it to Sparky’s office. Everyone they passed in the tunnels and in the building itself stopped them to give greetings, to ask questions, to tell them they had seen them on the holos. Gath sensed no hostility from the marines, only admiration and respect. It was quite a change from the CVS he had left behind.At last, they reached.