The same was true in Italy and in Yugoslavia and right down into the cradle of civilization, the country of Greece.I could see from the perspective of...an observer that the ordinary people would rather co-exist with the Nazi scourge than ruffle their feathers and stir up some deadly retaliation that was aimed at abandoned women and children with no understanding of the consequences. I was relatively safe in a conflict free zone in Italy in a country that was shifting from the black-shirted. Just in case. I'm sure your mom will be back with Alek in tow and everything will be fine, but it couldn't hurt to hedge our bets."I turned to look at her, "that's a good idea." You don't have to sound so surprised." It's not that ... I just ... you haven't ... crap, is there any way out of this for me, you know, without shoving my foot deeper into my mouth?"She laughed playfully, "Only by you shoving something that isn't your foot, into something that isn't your mouth."We quickly made our way. He even looks like your father.”She bristled, “Don’t bring my daddy into this. This has been your fault; your fault all the way.”I was about as disgusted as a man could be. She’d fucked the car salesman because she wanted to, that was all. I needed to bring this circus to a close. I said, “Susan I’ll agree to all your terms, but will you do me the courtesy of granting two wishes? Tell me something and promise me something?”She got defiant, “What?”“First, tell me how you were able to accomplish. .. well ... all of this. Doctor Chang said we are the future. We are the start of what humanity will become. That sounds great, but just being the next genetic step in human evolution isn't enough." Sure we could all live our lives, have kids, they will have kids, on and on. Over time, our genetic line will replace what is here currently and humanity will evolve. But we are talking millennia for that to happen. And that assumes we don't die out ... or get killed off ... like other branches have.