"Because she made the change when she was young," said John. "The personyou see now is the real Sally. She is a woman now, in body and spirit." I woul... never have guessed," said James. "She really used to be a man?" Yes," said John. "Just don't mention it to anyone. She is very fond ofyou, as you are of her."Just to prove a point, John went into the hallway and fetched the phone(it was cordless) and brought it into the living room. Before long, hehad phoned Sally and was chatting to her."Hi. Thomas was suspicious. It sounded altogether too much of a co-incidence that a satellite that hadn't worked for years would suddenly start sending pictures again just in time to show the missile strike."Somebody is controlling my satellites, they must be. I've always thought it was incredible bad luck that not one, but two of them managed to achieve a stable orbit and function for several hours before then just dying on me. I've pored over every bit of the design and can't find a single flaw.. Dresses and skirts are saved forspecial occasions - just like most women my age. Yes, there are times whenI want to be more feminine, but I'm a practical woman , and so end up incomfortable, durable clothes. And as for underwear, that's even morepractical, as the only person who will ever see them is me.It's not about attracting attention.My happiest moments during this transition have been when I've gone outand had no special attention paid to me. I was seen as just another womangoing about. He came into the room armed with glasses and champagne, 'For my darling beauties', and he poured and handed us a glass each.Pia was hesitant, she looked at me, uncertain to my reaction, but I reassured her, 'Why not, you're on holiday', and Bertie chimed-in, 'Out here dear, everything goes', and then in a slightly darker tone, 'and I mean everything', and on saying so, we rose our glasses and he winked at each of us in turn.Unaccustomed to alcohol and in particular champagne, Pia downed her's.