”“But ... I did it with both Rod and Ken”, I said nervously.“Yeah I know”, he replied. “Initially it was only supposed to be Ken. The boys...played a game of cards to decide who won the Nina sweepstakes and Ken won. But Rod ... he wanted in on the action too. I owe Rod a couple of favours. He helped me get my job and said he wanted to participate. Ken had no issue with this. And I couldn’t say no to Rod. He’s been there to help me out as a friend when I needed it most.”“I see” I said, nodding. Right side up. He was afraid I was gonna lose my cookies in his cockpit, and while there was no chance of that actually happening, I didn't try to stop him for I knew I was going to be late getting to the airport as it was.I gave Leroy the exhilarated response he had hoped for, and I didn't fake it one bit. And I didn't feel as big of a chicken when Leroy explained that you had to get scared in order for you to get the big rush that made it so great.You can imagine how disappointed I was when. "God said after the Flood he would never destroy the world by water again. Never," Pedro said, with that annoying tone of certainty."Will you shut up? Christ, you're an Indian anyway. I thought you didn't believe in that crap. I thought you had your own religion, smokin' dope in your tepees and havin' visions." No, I'm a foursquare Baptist. I was baptized when I was sixteen. Been a believer ever since." Foursquare, huh? How's that square with all the bad stuff you've done?"Pedro smiled. "Oh,. . problems arise. There will be a weekly rotation, four on planet, four aboard ship. Sgt. Zo and I will probably remain mostly on the surface. But I emphasize that I do not expect such problems to arise. I repeat that: I have no expectation of any trouble whatever. The internal difficulties among the Edenites that gave rise to the one unfortunate incident have been fully resolved, with no likelihood at all that they will re-surface."So the Edenites are friends and are to be treated as such, not.