You like Karl; Karl likes you. I think you can figure it out."Last stop, they managed to get right up on the finish line. Now some 8 hours and 35 minu...es after the opening gun the first runners turned the final corner towards the finish line. There were three runners almost neck and neck coming around the bend, but as soon as the finish line came in view, one separated from the pack. That one runner either had, or found reserves the other two just couldn't match so he pulled slowly but. Picking up where mom left off, Mom was so wrapped up in her own pain that she had pretty much concentrated on self-medicating the pain away. Using alcohol and prescription drugs Mom was usually passed out on the couch by 11:00 am only waking up to go to the bathroom or to eat other than that she was dead to the world. Leaving sis to pick up the mom duties, how much so was a shock to me.Life went on pretty much like that, for months slowly getting back to somewhat normal, sis taking over for mom. "Jennifer heard the girl wipe her privates, pull up her panties and flush the toilet. Then she spoke again."You know, this might sound odd. But I have a successful method on how to make it go more smoothly, if you're interested off course." Well, I don't want to spend my entire day in here. So if it helps, I'd be happy to know what that method is," Jennifer said honestly."Okay. But in order for me to help, you'll have to let me in there."Jennifer unlocked the stall, and saw Natasha entering.. Companions can do that to an extent, but we actually work with the Telomeres at the end of the DNA strands. By resetting them, and not allowing that clock to count down, your body is able to repair itself as quickly as a child's. The programmed nanites wouldn't change what we do, but they could take the process several steps farther, and work in parallel with the Companion-enhanced body's own processes. Think of the two treatments as ruggedizing the human body. We can fix most injuries, as long.