We must board this ship and find a way to power it up again.” Inari continued. “If we can restore power, then we could take it back to Federation ...pace ourselves. Who knows? This might be the big score we’ve been looking for!”In the lounge, Natalya sat down and gestured for Taal’ani to do the same. “So, are you going to tell me about this legend of yours?” the cat girl asked impatiently.“I’m sure you’ve heard of Earth and much of its history, yeah?” Natalya probed while leaning forward.“Bits. Society would expect you to be jealous and to create real drama in your lives over such a scene. There’s no such drama in the Circle. Instead we would hope that he was going to have a loving, pleasing, and pleasurable experience with his chosen partner and that he would hope the same for you. That reaction is called compersion – it’s the opposite of jealousy. You find joy in seeing your partner happy, even when he – in this case – is with another person and having sex.“Third, I want to. The bartender kept smiling at her with that "so whatcha doing later" smile. His hair was pulled back into a pony tail despite the fact the man had began to lose his hair way too early in life. His shirt hung open showing a golden cross peaking out of the deep growth of chest hair. The cross made her smile. She wondered why men like him wear them. She was willing to bet that he hasn't been to church in over a dozen years yet he still wear the cross proudly. Like no matter what sins he does in. Movinginside they took their places on the same side of the table."Mitch, it is so sweet of you to be my partner on the project.Hopefully we can be a good team!" Well, I'm glad too! I hope I can keep up with you. You know Chemistryis not my best subject." He said a little embarrassed, knowing therewas a bit of a double entendre in that statement."That's ok; I'll do my best to make sure we get a good grade."As Laynie was finishing her comforting words, she reached over to patMitch's hand. And.