. her willingness to accede to people's suggestions ... the rape ... her abandonment by her husband.He realized he didn't know if she remembered her h...sband. Was it him in her mind when she'd said those three immensely powerful words?He only got three hours of sleep, and even that was troubled.His shift went smoothly, for which he was thankful. He knew that the Lacey distraction was affecting his work ... his judgment ... his habits. All the questions he'd thought of, while trying to get to. But it’s more than that. We were having a look-see, a stroll, a promenade without the strut ... not yet a lumber or a plod or even a trudge ... we were roaming ... spring in our step. Not necessarily marching, parading or prancing, we were taking a tour ... traipsing.We were gussied up. A guaranteed, warranted, and authorized pair of teenagers. The elders said we passed our authenticity test. We were pre 1823 and looked it. Slightly smudged, a little dusty but in period. Couldn’t call our. The doors open in front of them to reveal Chrys getting cum shot on her face by her male counterpart."Wow. Just in time." Leiara says."Hey everyone." Chrys says."Did you get sex out of your system for a bit?" Alex asks."Yeah, for the most part, though my ass is a bit sore." Chrys says.Zero snaps his fingers and a towel appears in his hands. He tosses it to Chrys to clean herself up."Now which side is going to be dominant?" Zero asks."I am." Chrys says."Okay. Doable. It may take some getting. Then again, as mentioned earlier, I knew from the beginning that her personality would be significantly altered.Out loud, I said, "Me, I hope WE are in the right place at the right time. The future is being determined right now, and I want to make sure everything turns out okay, if at all possible."Yeah, sometimes I worry my ego or delusions of grandeur are getting out of hand."Sounds good to me. That's kinda one of the reasons I signed on." To do what? Help save the world? Mold the future?".