“Had to take care of some few things for tomorrow's party. I won’t ask you again but if you want to join, feel free. If you don’t, you’re at l...ss. It’s Christmas! Drinks and food, Chicks and booze! What more do you want?”I sighed. “Thank you very much, but I got work to do.”“What work? Watch porn and jerkoff in the small apartment of yours? Quite a job!”“Yes. Solo masturbation party! Feel free to join in.”Emily chuckled. “You know Steve, you are funny. But on a serious note, it would be great. The Powers are going to get their original adaptive membership study ... today.What I didn't understand is why Mother didn't just pop back in time and start over.So ... I asked.I made an appointment with the Powers that Be for our group. I wanted all six of us there.On a Tuesday, nearly a month later, we met in the Accommodations Suite with The Powers. I asked my question ... this is the answer I got."We couldn't go back in time to redo the experiment because we couldn't change your future."The. It matched what he said he had and I walked over, my legs clumping hard and seemingly detached from my body. Butterflies? I had fucking bats. The drive over was uneventful, me grunting one word answers and not being able, or willing, to formulate, or garnish my responses with anything articulate. It was established that he liked to smoke hashish. When I entered his house, with the lights blazing, I was able to soak in what was about to take control of me, but first we smoked a joint. I was. As a joke I said “hey Steve hand me my coat” which he did. This young honey didn’t even notice I was there and she just kept sucking his cock. As for myself, I was an older Vietnam vet and most of the women at NIU were too young or immature for me. Steve and I got to the party and I politely introduced him to my cousin Sarah. Now Steve and I stood out like sore thumbs. All these guys were skinny rich k**s who were part of the fraternity/sorority crowd on campus. Well within half an hour some.