Vocal emphasis expressed through italicized letters.Clarke: Well, they finally sent a woman in. I was wondering how long it would take.Agent [redacted...: It’s nice to meet you, too.Clarke: Ask your questions. I’ve already told your associates everything I know. Let’s get this over so I can go back to my cell. You want to know something ironic?Agent [redacted]: Sure.Clarke: When I was a novice, at the convent, I thought I had too much time alone. It drove me crazy because I couldn’t do what I was. Actually, I'm looking forward to being able to talk about things like that with you. You're an adult now, if a young one. Sex is not dirty and it's a big part of life. You don't seem to date much, although I've found enough porn around to assume you're interested in women."Before blushing again, please, Charley, know that I approve. We might just share the same magazines and movies. Now, I am quite comfortable with looking both attractive and sexy, which aren't quite the same thing. Please,. Seeing me, she got up and scurried over, holding out her newest creation. "Momo drew Master!"I took the drawing and gazed at it like a proud parent. Little by little, her skills were improving.I pulled her in and kissed her cheek. "Good girl, very nice work." In reply, she buried her face in my neck and purred.As we did every day, we plopped down onto the couch, me breathing deeply in the bliss that work was over and I could relax. "So, girls, how did your lessons go today?"Momo twisted around. Start at the low end and move up. Report anything you find, even if it seems meaningless."Shaw shook his head sadly. "Colonel, you won't find anything, they're way too primitive to have even basic radio. When we did it on the Gardener the only thing we got was some low-level static at—"Igwanda's head snapped around to glare at the first officer. "You got what?" he barked."Just low-level static," Shaw repeated. "Line-of-sight radio frequency." He gave it."I asked that all phenomena be reported.