She seemed genuinelyinterested even in the minor details"I know you have many questions," Amanda stated the obvious. "I justdon't want you to be mad. ...ou really do look lovely, and it sounds likeyou did very well today. I wanted you to be on your own on a slow day.I hope you understand." Will I be this way forever?" was the first question I blurted out."I don't know." You don't know?" I raised my voice."I don't know," Amanda continued. "Because I don't know fully yet, butI thought you'd want. He knew most of the myths of ancient Greece, so he knew what "Aphrodite" was supposed to be capable of. Now, since he was a modern-day Aphrodite, he needed to find out if the stories were true.While he was picking out what would be needed, he realized that he had a perfect opportunity to test one of his new abilities. He quickly scanned the professor's mind and determined that he'd be at least another two and a half hours in his review, so David had plenty of time to play.David shifted back to. And now our communications are out." "This little snot is a one-woman wrecking crew," Dejah referred to Barocca. "We need to get everybody together again," said Kristal. "Only now we're going to have to do it the hard way. I say we go out and look for them. This island can't be that big." "If I could offer a suggestion," said Cleo. "Look, I know you want to get the other mem-bers of your landing party together again. But you don't know your way around the Island, and you're liable to. I mean, I was. Idid email you to come visit for a chat." Okay, I believe you. I guess you wanted to chat about this change,Dave?" It's Dafne now." Oh, sorry. Of course it is, thanks Dafne."Dafne looked into her sister's eyes. "That's it, you just believe me? Nopuzzles, no twenty questions, Carol? No multi-day quiz about sharedsecrets like in every one of those body swapping movies you made mewatch as a kid?"Caroline laughed. "I think you just answered your own question, all ofthe questions I.