"You're about all we talk about back home anymore. Patricia said if we helped get the charter house here off the ground, you'd help us set up our own ...t our schools."I smiled at their wide-eyed innocence. "And may I ask what you two beautiful women are called?" Oh, excuse us," the first one laughed. "My name is Tina Shaw and this is Amy Ray. We're both big fans. Amy saw you when you were still in New Orleans. I only heard about you afterwards, but I've been looking forward to meeting you ever. They had been reticent, as they knew the girls didn't have the bestinterconnection and didn't want Keira getting upset as she convalesced.But they were very aware that twice now Amy had come to Keira's rescue.Once in telling them about Stefan and now, rescuing her from a veryperilous situation, lost and injured in the outback.Keira was unfriendly. Amy was prepared for that. It still unsettled anddistressed her so, regardless of her expectation for it."I heard what you did. I suppose you're. He smiled nervously as well. And then they both giggled at each other's nervousness. Then the giggles turned into laughs. Soon David and Julia found themselves lost in a fit of laughter as the whole uncomfortableness of the situation combined with their own lack of inhibition worked on them like laughing gas. "Wh-what?", Julia managed to stammer through her laughter. "No, it was ... just ... " David struggled for words. "I just felt ... weird ... I don't know why." He said and laughed some. . ëhe must sleep during the change. He only needs water for a day.’ That was all I got. That seems to mean it is not John himself who is speaking, but who else could it be? A spirit without a body? The Earth Mother? What?” Numa countered, “Has the Earth Mother ever spoken directly to a person? At any time?” “Well, no, but this might be the first time.” Sheila charged in with her own reasoning.“Maybe it is the nanites in his body?” Vickie challenged this idea.“How could nanites speak and make.