Mikhail.
Yes.
Open a channel between Tatiana and me and always keep it open unless otherwise programmed.
Okay.
Tatiana?
Steven! What kept you, honey?
I guess I'm not as quick-witted as you, gorgeous.
We'll worry about that later. For now, yes, right there, RIGHT THERE!
You mean, that?
YES!
We made love six times more before exhaustion took over and we fell asleep in each other's arms with Titan overhead now and Saturn below us.
CHAPTER 13
Tatiana was still asleep and I didn't want to wake her. I slipped out of bed quietly and stretched and stood up. As I did I had a pair of cotton athletic shorts materialize on me. I looked in the mirror at my new appearance and was startled at how handsome and dashing I was. I had never been this person in my life and it was quite overwhelming. Just for fun I played around with the color of my shorts for a few minutes until I finally had the nanomachines settle for red.
Again for fun, I sat down into a materializing chair and had a small table appear as well. I took a drink from the soft drink can that solidified in front of me and then leaned back and relaxed a bit.
Mike?
Yes.
Call me Steven.
Okay, Steven.
Good. Any luck figuring out why Tatiana could not access you?
None, Steven.
Maybe we are thinking about this in the wrong way. Have there ever been other abductees that would not have been allowed access to you?
None have ever tried.
I see. But, would there have been any not allowed to access you if they had tried?
No way to know. Not enough data.
Hold on a minute. I don't believe that.
Please refine the question, Steven.
Take all the data that you have stored about every human abductee and assume that they are here and trying to gain access to you. Which ones of those would be given access to you assuming of course that they have my permission?
Yes, Steven, that data is available. I am checking it now.
Okay, good.
I have the list and it is long. Do you want the knowledge downloaded to you?
Not yet. First tell me, were there any that would have been denied access and what type of percentage of all abductees that would be?
Yes, Steven. Out of two million three hundred one thousand nine hundred eighty-one abductees, two hundred eleven thousand and one would not have been allowed access. That is approximately nine point two percent of all abductees.
Wow, that is a lot of abductees. Over what period of time were these abductees taken?
Please refine the question, Steven.
Oh, uh, when was the first abductee taken and when was the last one taken and what is the time distribution of the abductions?
Yes, Steven. The first human abductee was taken five thousand two hundred and seven years ago and the last one was taken about four minutes ago. More precise times are available if you desire them. Also the distribution is basically a uniform random function across the timespan with peaks—by your calendar—at three thousand B.C., twenty-five A.D., ten ninety-nine A.D., thirteen ninety-six A.D., fifteen seventy-eight A.D., sixteen eighteen A.D., seventeen seventy-six A.D., eighteen sixty-two A.D., nineteen seventeen A.D., nineteen forty-four A.D., nineteen fifty A.D., nineteen sixty-six A.D., nineteen eighty A.D., nineteen ninety-one A.D., two thousand three A.D., and the largest peak starting in two thousand eleven A.D. and continuing to present day with the peak's maximum at two thousand eighteen A.D.
Interesting. Show me the plot.
