You remember what they're like." You mean he's like Sophie? I'll be dammed, I hadn't noticed."Sophie smiled at the three of us, her eyes lingering on ...e. "Yeah, I'll bet. Who's hungry?"The meal was fun. The three of them catching up on what they had been doing since they were together last. The nice thing was they included me, Sophie telling me amusing anecdotes of their times together, making me feel relaxed and a part of the conversation. In between all the talking, the meal had been eaten,. So I had to be careful about what I told her. Look, I’ve found myself in a very unusual situation that left me trusting very few people. Regretfully that included the one person who I wanted to trust me again. You try to get your head around that little problem? +++++++++++++++++ It was about three weeks after my first meeting with Pat in the Pub that his phone call came. Although I’d told him to use the new mobile phones, it appeared he didn’t trust them and he called me on the pay phone. "Helen interrupted, "A fascinating story, but what has that to do with the massive structure you mentioned. Isn't it in the wrong place to be one of these creatures; the wrong size; and the wrong behaviour?"The Personalia voice was unfazed. "You are correct. This is why it took us so long to identify the structure. Our conclusion is that this a mutation. We presume that when the parent creature dived in towards the star, that instead of swinging round and shooting off to interstellar space, it. "Well, you do, at least from me. You've been nothing but nice to me all week. And you've been treated very badly." You're my hero, you know that?" she said.I snorted. "I'm nobody's hero. Heroes don't get their faces bashed in." It was the intent, not the result," she said."Look, Missy, don't build me up to be something I'm not, OK?" I'm not," she smiled. "I just think it's admirable. Look, you've gone out of your way to help someone that you don't particularly like very much." I looked at her..