But why? Is it because this can happen?”Desdra shakes her head. “It isn’t because of this happening but because they want to keep our population...controlled. We are allowed to extract our eggs and sperm to continue our lines. But we need diversity so we take those from our subjects before putting them to use.”“Then if we’re sterilized, how does this gene affect us or me for that matter?” she asks shaking her head. “Unless the Extroneons are worried about us reversing the sterilization.”Desdra. "Yeah, and very well paid, from what little I could squeeze out. From the sound of it, the nightlife is super lavish and entertaining. The booze is almost free, and certain substances are used as an open secret. As long as it doesn't slow down a miner's productivity." Why do you think they spend all that money and time ... I mean shuttling the Katoeys up there, underwriting the booze?" Thalia asked.Courtney spoke up and theorized, "During the first half of the day, the miners are thinking about. “Hello and welcome to hell my young, and not so young, friends. My name is of no concern to any of you and probably never will be unless my experiments today leave you with some sanity. But considering that will never happen, my name will never be realesed to you.” Michelle could not see who was speaking but he was close by and by the sounds of it he was the rugged old man that came by the RV. “Now, I have elected one of you to speak, that would be the gorgeously formed Michelle. I thank you,. I said, 'You do know Lena, that if you had been on your own this wouldn't have happened at all. It was only because I let those nasty bastards give us a lift that this awful thing happened to us." Lena pulled herself in tighter to me and whispered, "You are not to blame yourself Annie. If I hadn't gotten myself so bloody pissed, we wouldn't have needed a lift in the first place. Now I want an end to all this self-recrimination. It's happened and we are not going to let it ruin our lives. We are.