Three of ‘em.”“That’s why I ain’t scared of kimchi,” he laughed. “I’m Cajun. I’ll eat anything.”Why was I reading a double entendr... into his phrasing. And why was I concerned. Pleasantly concerned.Next day was my day as the ‘helper’ while he ran the test set on the ground. That activity put me climbing a ladder to move the test leads we needed. It put my butt at HIS eye level. If he was affected, he gave no indication.Friday came. We’d done a lot of the testing that could be done before we had. In this case the resulting offspring were obvious Humanoids from birth and would burst from the wombs of their mothers, killing them in the process, if allowed to come to full term. While tragic, this did mean the situation was overall easier to contain.Interestingly, analysis of the Aquatic Humanoids and the resulting offspring would reveal the presence of an illegal fish growth hormone used by a local fish-farm. The hyperaggression and violence shown by the Humanoids and their spawn in Noyo. I could tell right away that she had recovered her poise after her astonishment the previous night. In fact, she thanked me for the demonstration: "It was very impressive." She also brought me up to date on last night's developments after I left. At about eleven o'clock, Manlio had rung to find out what had happened to Gabriella."I tried to stall him," she explained, "because Gabriella was still a bit, well, you know — " Dazed?" I suggested."Yes, but Manlio started to get all Latin and. They'd finally succeeded in rendering me harmless. I couldn't stand on myfeet, so all those years of training and sweat had just been taken away fromme. I couldn't raise my head off of my chest without tearing out great chunksof my flesh, so I couldn't use my hands or elbows on them. Beside, they stillhad me handcuffed. I was well and truly fucked. Again. The two young men led me over to one of the nearby tables in the commons area.Even though they had not been walking fast, I couldn't keep up.