"Okay, as you put it so nicely young lady I'll see what I can do." the teacher said, "But we can't very well have someone called Bruce in the girl's r...gister now can we!" She was enjoying seeing that annoying troublemaker brought down a peg or five."Why don't we give her a new name then!" Nik chipped in, enjoying what was happening with Bruce and knowing full well the torment Bruce was going through, trapped within his own mind as it were."How about Emma miss?" one girl suggested."No, Barbie!". They are both so happy now. My daughters smile almost all the time, especially when they talk about you." You said "daughters", Amy had told me you feel that way about Adrian." I've basically raised Adrian with Amy, since they met at the age of 8. Adrian was already having problems by then, but she wouldn't talk about them. I've been there for her as much as I have for Amy. By everything but blood, she IS my Daughter, Sir."We all sat there thinking for a few minutes, not eating, though we HAD. "I didn't have time to finish as the second guy on his left drew back and threw his spear. Drawing my Blackhawk, I shot and hit the flint head of the spear. It shattered and the spear shaft fell impotently to the ground. My second shot went into his pump. One shot, one kill again. When he went down, the other idiots charged. Before any of them had a chance to throw their spears my Blackhawks blazed and all three went down. I nudged Red forward. One of the henchmen was groaning, so I jumped off. . Nothing.No attraction. But no particular revulsion either.Was I still attracted to women? Was I still essentially me?I felt I was in too much turmoil right now to accurately ascertain that.I can feel Kevin staring at me. I brace myself. Uncertain if there isstill to be a pending attack.He must have seen it, my stiffening, as he sighs."Alex I know you're scared. But you need to take a deep breath and calmdown." Don't patronise me!" Hostility seems to be my default."I'm not! I know you're the.