To be at onewith the cyber-world. Direct interface. A body that is modified toexist so that my mind can run free." But you are leaving everything be...ind that you care about," said Ashton."Just give it some more thought, is all I am saying." Care about? There is nothing that I care about. Nothing and nobody. Ihave had disappointments and I have overcome everything by focussing onlogic and order. That is what I am. I now need a body that links me tothe cloud - a body that requires the. And Carolyn?" I don't know...all of a sudden she was just there. She kept telling me it was okay. I'm sorry mom really. It was never right. I didn't want to do it anymore, but I never felt like that before. I'll never do it again I promise. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I left because I don't want to do that anymore. I'm sorry..." She was crying hard. I pulled her head back to my shoulder without saying a word. I began to tell her it was okay."Am I in trouble?" No." "I'm sorry." Why didn't you tell. So tell me, did you happen to catch the amateur film festival on the Arts & Entertainment channel last month?" Wouldn't miss it. Catch it every year." So tell me, what did you think of the film that won for best short?" A political decision. It was awarded simply because the main character died before the release. Oh, not that it was a bad movie, but there was no way anyone with a sense of taste could've considered that the best film of the festival." My feelings exactly." The girl took Lou. .”“But...” Tony prompted.“It took me a little while to disentangle myself from the other relationship...”He stared at her for some seconds. “Lara.”“It was so intense with Michael. I couldn’t believe there was anything stronger. I couldn’t let it go, for a while. Then by the time I knew, that you were the one, even more, and I’d missed my period, I was with you and he wouldn’t talk to me and it could have been either of yours...”Tony’s mind raced as he tried to remember the detail of those first.