What do you suppose they're up to?" I'm sure they're not having half as much fun. If I know my wife, she's talking Jim's head off." Agreed. Are you ha...ing fun?" Yes. But I'm not sure what to do again. Somehow I just can't grab you and start a mad passionate kiss." Remember we aren't going any further." Yeah, I know." I shouldn't be saying this, but if we were, what would you really do next?" Well, if we weren't just talking, I... let's see... I notice you aren't wearing a bra, so I guess I. " He then stood waiting. It wasn't someone I had seen.Poppa Jack spoke into a wire set so the sound would come from the roadblock. "This is Preservation. We have had this land for years. What was the shot we heard?" Someone who was foolish enough to resist us." Then you have killed a member of our community on our land. Does the one who killed that person want to step forward and die or do you all accept responsibility?"There was a pause. Then he said, "We all do. Fire!" They began to shoot at. .No. It couldn't be. But..."Aidan, I'll be back. Just going to have a chat with Weather before she falls asleep." Yeah?" Weather said at the knock on her door. She watched Mom come in, closing the door behind her gently.Mom sat on the bed, her hand combing through Weather's short hair, an intensely caring and loving gesture. Weather saw Mom smile softly."How long?" Huh? How long what?" Weather asked.Mom, soft eyes studying her, spoke quietly. "How long have you and Aidan been lovers?" she. .. till abetter word comes along... maleness.Something within that process that begins within a few weeks of pregnancyeither changes within cells or is created within cells to manage themasculinization of a human. That human becomes male and as a sidebenefit becomes immune to the effects of that hard Tachyon radiation.Since the Tachyon particles don't care about such things as suits orextra body shielding you can't protect a female other than to keep herwithin the shielding of a ships inner.