But it was another one of those damn cats, let out of a bag you couldn’t get it to go back inside.“All right,” she said finally. “I’m going ...o talk about it, but you must understand that this is not part of a normal health class. You shouldn’t even know about this kind of thing until you’re grown up.”That was her disorganized way of telling them this behavior was for adults, and not for children. It made sense in her own mind, but it didn’t come off quite that way to the children.“Sometimes,. We stopped at a thrift store and I got some pots and pans and a broom and mop as well as a couple of odds and ends.I was all set and started my new schedule. I slept at my own place and went to school from there. After school I stopped at my parents place and saw Jen for a few minutes to see if she needed anything. From there I went to work. At work I studied as time and work allowed and found I was able to keep up with my school work just fine.The days passed and I took my final exams. I was. “I knew I could do it. I thought my ribald comments would do the trick.”“I believe that our cultures are quite different,” Liala said. “Our climate is extremely hot this time of year and we often wear few clothes. Sexual congress is a form of recreation in most parts of our society. I also spent two years on campaign with my troops. There is little that you could say that I haven’t heard before.”“Sexual congress as recreation?” Octavia asked. “You mean...”“I mean it is a form of relaxation,”. “It’s about show business apparently. Might be good as long as you behave yourself.”Flick often weighed public appearances on the balance of risk and reward. If the subject wasn’t too controversial then she encouraged me as a means of profile maintenance.On the night, aside from me, the panel consisted of Moly Prabin, a female journalist from one of the better papers, Reggie Howard, an actor known for his right-wing views, Helen Costain, a film and theatre director with whom I’d worked once.