I guess it's true, he had thought, what they say about Ishtarian women.I guess it's true, he had thought, what they say about Ishtarian women. The intervening two hours had passed slowly, with no incident, making it hard for him to ignore the insistent throb that reminded him of his appointment. Finally, out of boredom and a desire to distract himself, he asked the computer for information on Ishtar, the woman's home planet. When at last he looked up from the desk viewer to discover that the rest of the two hours had passed, he wondered what would happen. I'm not going, he told himself. I'm just not going to go. I'll get back to my quarters, get something out of the food replicator, and just get to sleep early. |