"Where's the old man?"I turn back, surprised."You knew my grandfather?" So he's your grandpa! You know, you kinda look a lot like him, where is he any...ay," and then, "he's not sick, is he?" He died last week." Oh! I'm sorry." A stray tear escapes the rapid blinking of her bright blue eyes. She stood there, crying silently.I pulled my hands around her and hugged her to me, her shivering body silently shaking as quiet tears fall all around us."It's okay, people grow up and die all the time, you. You know like a subconsciousvision or something," she tried to explain it."Why?" Because, because there is something there," she finally said.Randi cuddled her until they both fell asleep.Sitting on the Command Deck, Donnie was talking with Gretchen as theyboth learned more about their new Transport. They were watching the nightcrew as they monitored the systems.In the back Erika was sitting in the forward Dragon Gunners seat, herfingers caressing the controls like one lover caressing another.. Yes, I thought, this poly family had started when I accepted Deb’s request to mentor two unusually bright teens that wanted to study artificial intelligence, and then grew because of the blind date dinner at Deb and Doug’s house and Marcia was there. I know she felt sorry for me. Deb had teased me about being the most eligible bachelor in the state, but I still hurt from Meghan’s departure so I didn’t date. She didn’t know about the teens at that stage, and at that time I thought they were a. Part of me thinks that this will be a good place to stay for god knows how long, and another part says that I'll most likely hate this place for even longer, and another part says that this will be an adventure for me.Nonetheless, I must stick through this, since I will be safe from my ignorant/abusive family back home who wants nothing from me. The worst thing related to them that I can't remove is my name, Sero. What type of name is that? If only I could just change my name, I don't know to.