He turned with a sharp heel click and vanished. The door closed silently. I was still impressed.

The girl said in a real cute voice, “My name is Vickie. I was the youngest for years. I’m glad you’re here now, you can be my girlfriend and you be the youngest.”

She giggles sweetly and whispers, “You have to add 5,000 years to that though. Daddy gave me prolongation at thirteen so we could come from Duva Minor to Terrian Nexus. Takes 500 years to travel. I loved the dream machine. It gave me such wonderful fantasies.”

I shivered and said, “I hate that infernal machine. It should be outlawed.”

She was definitely surprised at my response. It showed on her face.