You abandon the dying shell, reverting to the minuscule worm that you haven't been since you were first born. You sit perfectly still as the native pl...ds up to you slowly. When he prods you with his death-dealing tool you slither out from underneath your old body imperceptibly. You hadn't realized in your old form just how large this world and its native species were. You're smaller even than the dead leaves that lay around your crashed vessel.You manage to slither into the primitive's clothing. He wiped us down and asked how that was,I said it was incredible and never thought that much would come out. He gave me a hug and said with practice you can do better. He said to get dressed and we'll finish the homework. When it was done he said to come back tomorrow and we can do it again. I said ok and took off. I laid awake thinking about what happened and how good his hands felt. The next day I made a bee line to his house. He said to come in and we'd get started on the homework. After it. I whispered into Ellen's ear. "Hey there, are you awake?"She released herself from my arms and turned to look at me."Yep, I'm awake. Have a nice nap?" I guess so, sorry about that. I suppose that's what happens when you hook up with an old man like me." Don't beat yourself up Don. After sex like that, you can nap for a week, as long as you promise you will make love to me again." Hmmmm, I don't know, I think an hour or so is preferable to a week, don't you?"And then I leaned in to kiss her. The. This was a big surprise, thoughit probably would not have been if I could have remembered theinterview. I had been admiring my smart but relaxed image in my open-necked blouse. Now I felt constricted, disciplined, almost subservient;it was a real blow to my ego. I hurried back into the rest-room to findmyself one of three identically dressed waitresses and there was Harry,his apron over trousers. The manager introduced me to the other twogirls, Marie and Loren, then launched into a pep-talk.