Chapter 19: Gen 7
“Mom, what was it like back then? Living with men, I mean?” Dot asked and strapped herself down.
“Well, it wasn’t that much different. But in some ways it was,” Sue said and checked her daughter’s six-point belt harness.
“That doesn’t really mean anything.”
Sue smiled. “No, I guess it doesn’t. Let me explain what I mean. You see, men are noisy, bumbling around, picking fights all the time. Their ratio of estrogen to testosterone is heavy on the latter, you see. That makes them territorial.”
“I’m not asking for a thesis lecture mom. I’m asking what it was like.”
Doctor Sue stopped and thought about it for a moment.
“Men are… Brash. They fart and belch at the most inappropriate times.”
Dot laughed.
A woman announced on the PA, “Nuclear dash in five minutes. I repea
