”“It seems clear to me, Relpt. To start with, we have two Zldats in charge: a Soldar and an Adviser. You know that Zldat’s don’t understand Pe...ple, and the Soldar and Adviser are going to handle diplomacy with an alien humanoid race. That sounds like a disaster in the making to me.“If the locals are as hostile now, as they were when we visited them two hundred and fifty Solar Revolutions ago, then we will be facing a hostile planet with only passive defensive equipment to protect us. One. Wilted? She grimaced. That's bullshit. I was one flirting with him. When he returned her attention, she had pushed the flirting beyond the innocent line. A short two-day business trip with the project team had provided the opportunity to turn it into a full blown affair. They met several more times, but she ended it shortly before Eric came home.When Eric returned, he had changed, the care-free country boy part of him that would surface every once in a while seemed to have died. She knew his. ”“Well it is the truth for sure.”“Thank you, and by the way, I called your mom and told her what to expect, and what to do, and that we are taking a longer rout back there, to see a little bit of country before we get there. She also said that she loves you and not to worry about her, that she will be okay, and if we do need to get back there faster, she will text you on your phone.”“Okay.”Going out to the truck and opening the door for my aunt Cindy to get into the passenger seat, “I hope you. ”“Are you referring to the man and woman seen in the Bronx Zoo security tapes?”“Yes. We have confirmed cases of animals transforming in their presence and they used the zoo incident to draw attention to their plight and get help. They are currently working with the CDC to help uncover what is going on. For security reasons, their identities will remain confidential. However, we believe that most, if not all of the events we have witnessed since the zoo incident are occurring naturally.”“Do you.