" was all he said, "Just keep those blasters holstered and wait out whatever happens. It'll be bloody, either way, but if this works, this will be the...only other death we'll have to put up with for a while."After a general round of nods, he turned to face the natives, who still milled about, growling and hissing."Our champion failed to fight and we are shamed!" Cooper shouted through the translator. A series of clicks, hisses and growls emitted from the medallion on his chest. "Will you allow. After a moment, Dr. Szekeres continued."It reminds me of something Arthur C. Clarke wrote," he paused foreffect, or for accurate memory, it would have been difficult to saywhich, "Any technology significantly advanced is indistinguishable frommagic."K laughed nervously, "What do you mean, technology?"Szekeres smiled, "Might be more to the point to ask me what I meant bymagic? I don't know what it's made of, don't know how it was made, andmost importantly, don't know how it absorbed so much. ’ Turning to the bartender, he ordered himself something to drink. He continued, ‘So, living the fun single life?’ I shook my head. ‘Hmm. I suppose. Neither single nor attached life has had its fill of fun for me.’ He laughed, taking a sip from his glass. ‘Grass is greener syndrome, eh?’ I scoffed. ‘Nope.’ He turned back to me. ‘So when do you head back home?’ ‘Saturday,’ I quickly answered. He smiled wide. ‘So how would you like it if I said I wanted to take you out tomorrow?’ I let out an. Nach diesem Tag habe ich Thorsten nie mehr gesehen. Er ist einfach abgehauen und war nicht mehr auffindbar. Total verletzt und voller Liebeskummer bemerkte ich gar nicht, dass meine Tage ausblieben und ich dachte mir auch erst einmal nichts dabei. Ich glaubte schließlich noch immer, dass Thorsten mir die Wahrheit erzählt hat und noch rechtzeitig raus gezogen hat. Erst als mein Bauch anfing etwas zu wachsen offenbarte ich meiner Mutter, was geschehen ist. Nach mehreren positiven.