"I know that looked strange to you," Shran reported calmly. "If you allow me and my Vulcan passenger to come aboard your ship, I'll explain everything..." Granted, I'll meet you at the airlock," Jon returned and gave a nod to Malcolm. "You have the bridge Lieutenant. Hoshi, come with me." Aye, Sir." Peace and long life," Hoshi greeted in Vulcan with a perfectly executed Ta'al"Live long an prosper," the tall Vulcan returned in kind, his face completely impassive as was befitting his. The most interesting thingwas his version of our infamous pool encounter. Charlie said he wastrying to express his happiness upon discovering that "boys can begirls" and that is what he should have shouted. I don't know if Itotally buy that. But after this much time has passed, I'm positive thatis what he remembers. It's also what I want to believe now.It did turn out that I misremembered his last name. I'm glad I did. Ican't imagine a better or intriguing outcome."So, you saw me at Cafe 101,. Probably about how Tasha’s dad expects her to behave.”I nodded, “Yes. I act the same way around her parents as I do you, though I’m a bit freer with joking and teasing around you because you said it was OK.”Angie smiled impishly, “I suspect he doesn’t know which girls you fool around with, either!”“No. I’d be in REAL trouble with him if he did.”“Does Tasha know?”“It depends on what you mean by ‘know’. Does she know for a fact who I’ve been with? No. Does she know I’ve been with someone? Yes.. Just before dark we headed toward the food concession stands, and pigged out on corn on the cob dipped in a big vat of melted butter, and hot dogs, and cheeseburgers, and pizza, and fries, and onion rings, and sodas, and ice cream bars for dessert. We all moaned and groaned, too full to move from the picnic tables we had commandeered for our feast. Finally, we tired of doing nothing, so we wandered off again, in search of more carnie thrills.One time, we were waiting for the Ferris wheel, and.