In the middle of the 21st century, when humans started colonizing Mars, they discovered that they were not alone in the universe. Or, at the very leas..., they were not the only intelligent species ever to have existed. Archaeological digs uncovered the remains of a long-dead advanced civilization - much more advanced than humanity itself. Their technology, at its peak, had been stunning. Humans, being the thinkerers that they are, managed to reverse-engineer a lot of their technology. One. The local market probably doesn't have much, but if we take the scooter and drive a bit further, we should be able to get something nice."Soon we were on our way, after leaving a short note for Toey, riding our recently purchased scooter. At first I had considered getting a car, but after looking at the traffic here for a few months, I decided that a scooter would do. If we were all going some place together, we could have a taxi. I just had to admit that I loved driving the two-wheeler on. Or should mean nothing. His feet brought him to the square and he lent tiredly on the war memorial. He should never have come here, it was not what he needed. He raked his hand through his hair.Not his hand.Not his hair.He spun and punched the stone, hissing out rage through his teeth. The lie poisoned everything. Even his real memories were tainted. He didn’t even look like this for Christ’s sake! His whole body was a mask!The stone shifted under his fingers. He looked up just as the memorial. "I'll explain in the car on the way. We need to get going." I want to see what I look like in the bathroom mirror. See what you'vedone to me." I said as I started for the full-length mirror in thebathroom.Jeanie grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the front door. "Gaaaahh!Just like a woman. All worried about the way you look. You're fine.Let's go," she said as she pulled me along.Well that did it. Her telling me that I was acting like a woman was allit took to make me forget about the mirror..