Only a handful of wagon trains went by late enough in the year that we were actively mining, and it was all Mormons coming through that late in the ye...r. Even then, they couldn’t really see what we were doing as the buildings were all enclosed and connected.I’d shown them the salt and coal mines and given them permission to mine a few wagonloads, but told them I’d rather not discuss the other operation as it might bring too many settlers into the area. I assured them that it wasn’t gold or. Matt said, “I didn’t say it was bad, I said it wasn’t good.”I told Matt to remind me before we returned to Earth to purchase a large number of prepackaged meals in the Multiverse. During the years I spent D-Hopping, I had existed on those meals. I was not looking forward to eating them again, but they were better than Earth’s ‘ready-to-eat’ meals.I dropped Matt, Mary, and their equipment off at their home. Then we headed to our place for a lunch of soup and sandwiches. I had an appointment with. I have to know, because this determines ... possibly the fate of my marriage, my unborn child, all of that jazz. Most of all, I have to know in case he or she ever needs a perfect match for organs and blood, you know. I can’t keep a secret this big from him ... if it’s not his baby.“The baby’s not far enough along yet to test its results via, but at least I can store the data for comparison later. I’m not even gonna tell him about the pregnancy until I’m sure. I’m not ruling out an abortion, so. " That's not a trivializer." No, but what we did with Audie was definitely experiment and exchange of bodily fluids." Will you want to do more?" I don't think so. I've never been with another man, but I've no urge to rub myself against Gordy or Alf or Mark ... or Angus." So now can return to having friends instead of partners?" Definitely, speaking of which, I saw Allison and Mark when I was out." I guess they're still seeing one another." Not quite as intensively as Gordy and Gerri, though..