He said the change blocked some memories and seemed to keep them blocked until it was finished. What she can’t figure out is how he knows this if th...re aren’t any others like her. At least she doesn’t think there are.She is just finishing up on her internet search when she hears a car pull up in the drive. Casey jumps from the desk and rushes over to the living room to look out the window. She watches as her husband Tom steps out of the car. She smiles to herself and rushes from the living room. They didn't really need them anyway and since their AI was perfectly capable of handling the ship, all of them transported to the palace. There were 348 of them now. One was an android who was in constant contact with their ship for real-time communication with the AI. Mom and dad were thrilled, especially dad. Not because we had discovered that other life really did exist out here but because he could throw a party!The meeting was a mere formality and they were all accepted with open arms. The. It was when we were both on our way out to lunch and we kind of bumped into each other at the front exit. She looked at me and said, "Looks like we're both in a big hurry to get out of this fucking place, huh?"I was totally shocked that this beautiful woman who up until that moment had always looked so efficient and professional... That she would say the "fuck" word in the lobby of her place of work and to me a perfect stranger. But what really threw me off more was what she said next."Why. "Wait a minute!" Samantha Keeler, our resident nit picker, future librarian, and current parliamentarian and Program authority waved for attention.I recognized her by pointing the handle of the gavel at her."Are we suddenly being constituted as a student court?" she asked.That got us all looking at each other. I looked to Mrs. Devers, who'd pushed her chair back already. Something about her told me she'd been very pleased with how things had been moving up to this point.The Stick, my conscience.