I quickly cut power to the generator and ran a line to the internal circuits. The temperature in the office quickly came up to shirtsleeve conditions,...as did that of the restroom. Electric heaters. I had to open the master valve to obtain water service but that was all. The bathroom looked like it was designed to follow the East German Industrial school. I’d ask the contractor about getting it remodelled when he returned later in the week to schedule a start date for the insulation and window. I managed to steal a nerve-settling kiss occasionally as well.At least I did until Miguel and I used the gents room just before service started."Hey, Peter." He said as we avoided looking at each other. "I don't know what your church is like but around here, unmarried couples don't do a whole lot of public affection. Know what I'm saying?" So I should chill a bit on Maria? Yeah, I get you." I sighed. "She's just so ... hot." Eh! That my sister!" Sorry!" I washed my hands. "But, listen, just so. There was a slight humming noise, slightly like an aircraft engine warming up from a distance and suddenly Walter's world became a bright white light.He opened his eyes and looked down at himself. No longer naked he was wearing the standard white overalls of a prisoner. This was not his true body, he knew, but merely a representation of it in a computer memory somewhere. Not that you could tell. It was perfect in every detail. He even noted the scar on his left arm that he had got when he fell. He said sure.I tried to decide who to ask. I figured one of the three girls who were helping me at lunch with Swedish would be a good choice. Suzanne seemed far too quiet and had not gone to the last party. Christina was vivacious, but she hadn’t gone to the previous party, either. That left Annie. When I thought about it, she was exactly my type — intelligent, self-confident, and friendly.At lunch I asked her to the party, and she said she’d love to attend, but she’d be taking the last bus.