They may be aesthetically pleasing, but it doesn’t help society prosper.“It feeds the soul! It nourishes people’s hearts and gives them hope. It...inspires them to be better. To think about their actions. To understand their place in society. It is a channel to something greater than us. It is not something pedantic as functional. As useful.”Sven FalkI stood with the others, staring in shock at my sister and the high priest of Krab arguing over nearly the same thing. I almost wanted to let them. .. you have a little more quality time with the alien under your belt.’‘Yes,’ I agreed, suddenly surprised to find that the idea of being separated from the tiny person we had created made me sad. ‘About that,’ I said. ‘There’s something I’ve wanted to try. Do we have a headphone splitter?’I could hear the dishwasher ending its cycle from the living room. We rarely used it, but when we did, the low thrum was unmistakable. I was half lying on the sofa, stroking a hand over my swollen tummy and. The rise and fall of her breasts when she was breathing heavy. I loved to just watch her. I loved to watch her sleeping. I would trace my fingers over all of her body just to touch her, and she loved when I did that. I loved when I did that too. I would kiss and lick any place on her any chance I got, if I saw skin it was fair game. I found all the spots that would make her shiver, or tingle, or jump. I could just breathe on her neck in the right spot and she would instantly be all over. Only his quick reflexes prevents it from spilling cold milk all over the counter. Holding the bottle securely in his hand, Ghok finally returns the orderly stack of envelopes to where he had found it. After wiping the condensation marks left by the bottle with a single brisk swipe, the alien nervously surveys the entire section of the counter and tries to assure himself that everything is as it had been before he started snooping.Just to drive the impression of innocence home, he takes three.