"Why do you blame yourself for something that was not avoidable?" she asked, returning to full seriousness."Depends on what you deem unavoidable," Mal...olm replied. "Me not being with them? Trip getting hurt while I stare at his wife's naked arse? Me developing – how do you say? - an 'affection' for her?" I understand your frustration, young one. You are in many ways as unexperienced in dealing with your emotions as T'Pol. The affection for T'Pol you are so displeased with has been with you long. You private detective followed me around at night then he would have seen some of the bars that I..." Ooooh, now you're a lesbian too! This gets better and better!" I can prove this... the ring... he brought it over tonight...its in his coat pocket," Raquel nodded towards the jean jacket on the chair, "look at the engraving on the inside."Sarah paused for a moment to consider, then, "I'm not in the mood to play more games with you. Whatever you're trying pull won't work. Get up!" Sarah waved. A respected man and well liked in the community." Clair mumbled. "Sounds like someone up to the task." Sarah said. "Indeed. And he believes in casual work dressing as a way to improve productivity!" They both laughed at her commentary. "Do you think it would be possible to schedule a meeting with him today?" Sarah questioned her. "I know his late working hours are well known. You could try to reach him after business hours; his office is at the top floor." Clair tried to help her. "Will do. Do you understand that, Rebeca? I’ll never try to replace someone in your pod. But I’ll try to be here for you to lean on when you need it.”“You know that’s why we all wanted to visit you, right?” I asked. “We’d like to ... get to know you better ... if you’d like.”“And that’s why I invited you. Your stories, both the erotic ones and the straight science fiction, have given me some insights into a community and lifestyle that intrigues me. Not something I would ever have chosen for myself, I.