.. you?" Yes! Got it!" He grinned back, her smile infectious.Chuck was really starting to like the girl.The idea, now that they had experience bridgin... the two cultures, was to let Rinda float from human to human, getting to know each one, and the ship, practicing her English. There'd be no translator following her around: Rinda had asked for this. She knew she wasn't going to have an easy time learning, and wanted the pressure of having to do it herself. That was what got her through the. "I can't figure out what I'm supposed to do Key!" She studied him a moment, believing she felt his pain. Then without warning, Kiyone leaned over, running a finger across the cake still waiting in the warmer."Hey!" Tenchi complained, staring as she popped a frosted nail into her mouth before he could further protest. "That's mine!" He added, only slightly miffed really."Ah! But there is only one cake!" Kiyone told him. Slowly and meaningfully, staring directly into his eyes. "So maybe we will. You guys are living in a small apartment complex with few neighbors. You begin your medium-paying job with a shady corporation. You have been working nonstop for your boss, putting in a ridiculous amount of hours. You spent about seventy-five mindless hours of brokering deals for your boss. You lost nights of sex with Amy as she knew you were going to get a huge promotion and get her into her fabulous dream house. Her confidence in you helps you overcome the doubts about your boring life.You. So doyou think we could go on, and not have good sex anymore?"Without hesitation, she replied angrily, "Forget it!" And then, withouteven thinking about it, she said, "Look, this stuff has been fantastic,right? I don't want these feelings to end. I want and need you totouch me and rub me, and, well, you know.... What about you?"He sat for a minute and then answered, "Yeah - I guess. But what doesthis all mean? I'm changing, but what the heck am I changing into? Andwhat's happening to.