Suddenly there was a flash and I was laying down. I looked at hands that weren't mine then I realized I was taller. I looked at Vicky "wow that was instant "

"It was for you it's been 2 hours for me. You mind had a bit of a freak out when it found the 4 hemispheres and tried to occupy all 4. It took me a while to isolate you to one of them, you tried to access everything. Once I got you into the right one you calmed down. You were like a kid in a candy store exploring everything. My transfer went as predicted and I'm now in the crystal. Can you feel the memory module and the crystal"

I relaxed and kind of dug around in my head "I think so". "Imagine them as external storage for you laptop"

I nodded and did what she said and there it was "that worked, thank you. If you think of other things like that feel free to point them out" she nodded

I felt around in my mind with my eyes closed. I made an office in my mind, I made it comfortable with lots of wood accents. Off my office there are 3 doors and 3 chairs in front of me. On my desk was a crystal so I touched it and I had full access to its contents. There was my life stored for me, every second was there, every memory stored for my perusal. I looked at the chairs and 3 of the old me appeared.

"These offices are yours, feel free to do what you will to them" they nodded and went into them.

Vicky appeared "wow you are adapting fast, I expected a few arguments before you got this level of control. I guess I have to do some testing" she smiled

"I'm glad I meet your approval" I said with my own grin. That's when I felt it and looked at Vickey "holy crap I'm hungry" I opened my eyes and that made it worse.

"Your digestive system is completely empty, I think it's time to fix that" I nodded. I got up and walked to the replicator in the med bay, how did I know where that was I thought.

Vicky giggled "you now have access to the ship's schematics so you know where everything is." I smiled "well that is a time saver for sure".

I touched the screen to wake it up. I touched the food section and scrolled through the selections. It was like the self-serve kiosk at a fast food joint so it was easy to navigate. I noticed I had a favorite stored so I had to check it out. There was only one selection labeled Moms Spaghetti. I looked at Vickey "is that what I think it is".

She smiled and nodded "yup that's from me. I scanned your memories and duplicated it. I know how much you love it and you need the calories so dig in". That brought a smile to my face and I pushed the button and watched the blue force field appear. Sure enough 30 seconds later the field dropped and the aroma hit me. It was truly moms spaghetti and meatballs, it even had the right amount of parmesan cheese. I felt a wave of memories of mom come over me and brought another smile to my face. I took the tray to the table and dug in and I haven't had anything like this in many years. Every morsel was from my memories and I devoured it short of licking the plate.

Vicky sat across from me with her hands under her chin smiling at me. "I'm glad you like it. It took a while for me to work it out. The woman didn't have a recipe so I had to dig into your memories of you and her and look at the labels on the bottles of spices." She said with a frustrated look "well it means a lot to me".

I got up and got another plate and an ice tea, when I took the first bite she started talking in my head

"you need to remember that I'm a product of you and your memories so I have the same traits, I like to make people smile and happy"

I looked at her with my mouth full "it's weird talking while chewing" she smiled "your multitasking skills and beyond anything others can imagine so get used to it" I finished and took the tray to the recycler and just dropped it in and hit the button. I walked to the door in the medbay and turned left with Vicky in tow. I stopped at the lift and went to push the button.

"You don't have to do that sir, the lift will always be waiting for you as captain" I smiled as the door opened and I stepped in. "Command quarters" I spoke almost out of reflex. The door opened and presented me with a wide hallway with a door on either side. Mine is on the right and the one on the left is a duplicate. I thought to myself if Jaden would stay here

"I think it will take her a while to adjust but I'm confident she will" I nodded at that and went into my quarters and went straight for the shower.

The rain head came in and it was the perfect temp and flow, thinking of the body jets caused them to come on. I took a very long and relaxing shower taking full benefits of the jets. I heard in my head "all the controls of the ship respond to your needs, everyone else has to choose their temp. One of the perks of your interface". I looked at the wall and found shampoo, I chucked out loud and thought I have washed my hair in 20 years hell I haven't had hair in 20 years. I grabbed the washcloth and lathered up enjoying the mild smell from the soap.

I looked down at my new equipment and concentrated. Sure enough I could make it dramatically change the size, I heard laughter in my head "that didn't take you long".

I laughed out loud "don't give me a new toy and expect not to play with it". I got out and dried myself realizing all of my aches and pains were gone so I stretched naked in front of the mirror. This is going to take time to get used to, I thought as I looked at my body. Vicky appeared as I was flexing "So do you like my design" she giggled "I'm going to introduce myself to your shunts" she said "ask them if they want names?" she disappeared.

I walked into the closet and dropped my towel in the recycler and looked on the rack. A Shirt and jeans were there on a hanger so I put them on, They fit perfectly.

Vickie appeared "they said they will go by A,B and C. They will pick names later" I nodded at that "we were talking for a few hours and they all agreed that they want their names to have meaning. I smiled "I can be patient till they choose, wait a few hours".

"Speed of thought remember" "oh yea" she shook her head at me. "I'm going to let you be the go between for now, that's one adjustment I have to get used to. Multitasking is one thing, parallel thinking is a different matter" she smiles "gotcha I'm your traffic cop" she giggled "exactly I like having a buffer there and it keeps you up on everything. Tell the others that they can contact me anytime, I in no way want to exclude them". She smiled "they understand" "cool now what would you like me to do"

"Let's do a diagnostic, go into your office and have a seat. These will be a regular thing for a bit till I'm sure everything is stable"

I did what I was told and found a very funky but extremely comfortable chair. I leaned back and closed my eyes and went into my mind office.

I appeared and looked at my 4 companions. "Are we able to meet on the outside" Vicky looked at me and nodded "you go out and we will be there in a sec". I opened my eyes and seconds later they joined me. I looked at the shunts "you are never relegated to the back of my mind, you are all welcome to contact me at any time. We are all equals here in my opinion so if you have a point to add please verbalize it" they thanked me one at a time. Vickey looked at them "each of you will have your own specialties of your own, you will have a lot of your own decisions to make". They nodded at that.

"Ok let's get started I need the 4 of you to kind of sync your thoughts and think of a person and see how long it takes to bring up a hologram of that". The 4 of us looked at each other then at the desk. I thought of a day and pushed the thought to the trio. It was fuzzy at first then over a few min it cleared to crystal clear. It was my 2 older grandchildren playing in and running around an above ground pool.

"Crap that was fast and you did a whole scene, I'm going to have to make some new tests" she giggled "the files say your adapting faster than most to your new abilities, Try to access your storage crystal".

The 4 of us looked at each other and shared a thought. We agreed to visualize it as crystals in our right hands so we held them up palm up. The crystals appeared and we agreed to have the info flow visually as streams of light. The storage capacity was insane, each crystal held my life and they showed 5%. I estimated my crystal alone to be 50 yottabytes

"That doesn't even include my crystal" Vickey said with a smirk. She came to stand in the center of us and held up her hand mimicking us. Our crystals were white and Vicky's appeared pink and a different cut gem. Once the beams formed I instantly had access to her crystal and all the info. Star charts started to flow to A , B got past tech and C got both.

A smiled "I wanted navigation and exploration"

B smiled "I want to build and design"

C smiles "I can be backup until I decide"

Vicky looked at us wide eyed with a shocked look on her face "that transfer was instantaneous" my eyebrows went up "should it not have been?"

She shook her head "that amount of data should have been 40 seconds at least, there is something going on that I'm not aware of. I think that is enough for right now".

"Ok I guess playtime is over B could you make me a shuttle to go earthside and I will need ground transportation while I'm there so make an SUV that the shuttle can pick up like a drop ship I don't mind riding in the vehicle if necessary. They all nodded and disappeared. That's when Vickey got serious.

"That should not have happened"

"What do you mean?" She looked stressed. "The crystals didn't just interface, they merged" my eyebrows went up "is that a bad thing?"

"I don't know, I have no data on this like nada zilch. Everything I have talks in times not instant transfer. I really didn't expect to be on virgin ground when it comes to these things. I guess we have a lot to learn" she giggled.

"I say just go with it and document things we just have some growing to do. No need to fuss if it's for the better".

"I suppose, anyway, do you want to see the ship B designed for you".

"Already" she smiled and nodded "trust me you will like it". My attention was drawn to the desktop where my drop ship appeared. It looked like a small space shuttle just shorter. It was animated and I saw an SUV resembling a Mercedes drive out of the back. I picked it up and expanded the view noting it was perfect for what I wanted. It was 2 floors just a little wider than the suv so you could get out climb the stairs where there was seating for 6. There was still enough room for another small car if I needed called for it. "He has a second model that has a limo that can seat 10 comfortably".

"Where are the engines?" She smiled "they are the wings themselves, this ship uses antigravity engines to travel". I smiled "it's perfect, elegant and simple". She nodded, " Do you want me to start construction?"

"Yes please, the 2 vehicle model first".

With that I sat back and stretched, I needed to know more about the drones. "How fast can they move?" she turned to me "this model can travel 50 km per hour for 500 km then they need to refuel themselves. They are also smart enough to catch rides by holding on to the vehicle their charge is in. Once again a baseball sized rounded dice appeared in front of me. I reached out and grabbed the hologram and it followed my movements. That's when I realized the hologram had weight and was warm. Realizing it was real I let go and it floated in place.

Vickey was in stitches watching my realization "it's real you goof, you thought about it and one came to you. Your subconscious realized you wanted a real one not a hologram. You need to be careful in mixed company, no wondering what women are wearing under their dress". She was laughing holding her sides when a gust of wind blew her skirt up. If looks could kill, popped into my head when she looked at me.

"You shouldn't be able to do that like ever" she said with a stern look and voice. "I didn't mean to do it, I just thought it would be funny and it happened". She still looked stern.

"Are you able to back yourself up" she nodded "do it and keep it updated until I get control. I would rather be paranoid and safe" she nodded and looked away for a sec.

"I don't want to accidentally mess with your core programming". She looked at me "I have C working on it now he will design a backup device for all of us. For now I have a few firewalls between us". I nodded at that.

"It was weird, that subroutine you created just came out of nowhere" she said with a questioning look. I threw my arms in the air "don't look at me until I died I couldn't spell subroutine" he face returned to a smile.

"What is the ETA of the drop ship?" another smile "about an hour left, why don't you lay down for a bit and relax. I want to make sure you can shut down and sleep properly".

"Ok" I followed behind her to the bedroom and layed on the huge bed. It was sooo comfortable as I laid my head on the pillow.

"Just think of the about of time you want to sleep for, just think one hour and close your eyes"

I did what I was told and it felt like an instant I was awake again feeling super refreshed with Vicky yelling at me.

"We need to work on that one, you were out for 5 hours Even the others couldn't wake you"

"Wow I feel great" was my reply "if I wake up like that from now on I might like to sleep again no more nightmares".

She shook her head "yea I forgot to mention that, you won't have them anymore they are gone for good. This has me concerned about you being out for 5 hours instead of the 1 you requested. Your crystal has changed colour slightly and it's showing a tiny increase in capacity. I want you to lay down and think one hour again". I did what I was told and what was an instant for me was just shy of 5 hours for Vickey.

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I looked at her "I can work with that for now, I will chart it and figure out the pattern" she nodded with concern in her face "yea keep them short, I don't like you out like that and for that long not expecting it. How do you feel?"

"I feel like last time, great"

"Your crystal has changed again the same tiny shade, it's so slight I have trouble picking up up but it's there. Well that can go on the back burner for now, didn't you want to go earthside?"

I smiled and nodded "I'm assuming the ship is done by now" she smiled "it's been done for a while now while you were comatose" she chuckled. I got up and stretched "let's go take a look"

"B made some changes you will like"

"Vicky, what are the capabilities of the medbeds" I asked as I walked towards the door. "You know you can access all that data yourself" she said with a questioning look.

I smiled "I know I like the conversation" she smiled "ok I like that too. The medbeds use nanobots to fix people based on their DNA. They scan and get a picture of you based on your original parameters. They can find all mutant DNA like cancer and eliminate them. If it's not supposed to be there it gets rid of it and it was supposed to be there it rebuilds it, Essie peasie. It was designed for a different race but the testing I did proves my modifications will work for humans."

"You experimented on people" my eyes shot open. She started to laugh "no I didn't, I used your body. I put it all back together when I was done" she said with a giggle.

The door opened showing me a huge hangar made even bigger by my little ship, It was jet black with red pinstripes. "Oooooo I do like it and I love the colour".

"Your welcome" I head B in my head. I followed Vickey to mid ship on top of the wing that was about 30 cm off the floor. The door opened for me and I went inside, looking around I saw my new ride. The paint job on the vehicle matched the ship and that made me smile. There was a ladder and a one man lift gave me access to the passenger compartment. The seating was increased to 12 and they reclined. Vicky piped up "the medbed can possibly take hours so the seats recline for naps". I nodded at that

"So from where we are, how long will it take to get to earth?" She smiles "15 minutes on average to anywhere on the planet".

"Cool, your flying by the way" she turned to look at me "until I'm sure that I'm in complete control I shouldn't fly. Too much of a chance for an accident that could get someone hurt"

"Gotcha makes sense". What do we have onboard this ship to work with tech wise". She smiled "the norm shields, cloak, weapons and tractor beams."

"Weapons?" She nodded "they are mostly defensive but that can pack a wallop if you need them to" I nodded as well "Good to know and all the more reason for you to be in control right now. Lock me out of things that go boom please." She nodded "ok good point, so where are we going?" My turn to smile "let's take a trip around the moon and do some sightseeing". I took a seat in the copilot's seat as we started to move.

I didn't feel anything at all. It was like watching something on a kickass tv. The ship spun in place and took off for a tunnel that was against the far wall. The tunnel wasn't that long, I'm guessing 50 meters but by the time we exited the display was showing we were traveling over 250 kph. "She is a peppy little thing" I heard from my right as she shot into space. All I could see was stars and I don't remember ever seeing them this clear.

"How bout that view huh" she said while looking at me. All I could do was look and nod my head. She then turned the ship and the earth came into view. I was awestruck, The blue marble speech from Carl Sagan popped into my head, I understand it now.

"How bout we swing by the ISS" she said as she sped up and the earth grew in the window. "We are cloaked on so they can't detect us at all" I looked at her "sure". I just stared out the window in silence while we flew. As we approached the ISS I could see they were doing a space walk working on one thing or another.

"I wonder where to start" I muttered to myself and Vicky looked at me "I'm not sure exactly, I can offer insight based on my files"

"Has a gift to the world worked in the past" she nodded "yes I have 145 examples of it to gain favor" my turn to nod "how many fails" she scrunched up her face "3" that brought a smile to my face "I like those odds but now to pick the right one" I looked out the window at the person in front of me and realized I couldent even tell if this is a man or woman, all I can see is a gold coloured face shield. Whoever it was they were looking right at us and they saw nothing.

"How bout some terrestrial sight seeing now". She turned the ship and went into a dive into the atmosphere.

"Head to Cape Breton I haven't been there in a long while". I figured why not go back to old haunts first.

I watched the island grow larger as Vickey dove straight down. "How fast are we going?" She laughed at my nervous look "about Mach 5 right now I can slow down if you want" I chuckled "no I'm good".

"The shields have to be engaged at anything above Mach 1". She came to a hover over the community I grew up in. I looked at the home I grew up in and it didn't stir anything like it used to when I looked in the past.

Vickey took her hands off the controls and turned to me "you will feel a disconnect, that's normal. It was your old life, now you have a new one. Your mind will look for connections that aren't there anymore, the memories are there but they are on your crystal. You can put ones back that will allow you to keep the connection you are looking for. It's different with people from your old life, you will keep those connections but places seem to fade. I've wondered if that was intentional as to not to tie you to one spot". She shrugged her shoulders.

"No I'm good with the way it is and I agree with your train of thought."

"Yea it makes sense, ok where to now boss". I grinned "it's summer time but what time is it?". Another smile "it's 23:00 in Halifax, 19:00 Vancouver" I smiled "that makes it 20:00 in Calgary perfect for an evening out".

She looked at me "and it's Friday" she giggled

"If you are planning on drinking your wasting your time your body will detoxify anything". I laughed "I didn't drink before I can do without now, I just want to go out and try the new body".

She looked at me with an evil grin "you want to find out if women like the new bod". I smiled and sheepishly hung my head.

"Don't worry about it, I want to know the answer as well. Let's go give it a whirl, go get in the SUV". I did what I was told and the doors opened in front of me presenting me with a rooftop parking. When the door opened the lower half formed a ramp. I put it in drive and drove to the concrete below. Vickey appeared on the screen on the dash "go for it I have the cameras jammed for the next 20 seconds" I did what I was told and stepped on the accelerator.

It was odd not hearing the engine but it had no lack of power. "Slow down on the next corner" I came to a crawl

"That's good I got it. We needed a parking pass to get out. Always plan ahead" she giggled and I smiled "yes sensei" I snickered knowing she can't hit me here. "Ouch" she looked at me "don't forget I have drones"

"How many do you have in here right now".

"4"

"Why 4?"

She looked at me "I don't want to lose you, I just unwrapped you and I didn't get the extended warranty. I'm sorry but until I know you are ok by yourself you will have to deal with it".

I smiled "no I understand you're just being cautious, have you locked me out of them?" She nodded "I made sure you can't access them but you should still be able to feel them." I thought for a second and thought I could feel something but I couldn't tell what they were. It was almost like a little clouds around me. I approached the gate and the card that Vicky made must have worked because it opened. I turned left and drove into the city enjoying the evening breeze.

For the next 50 minutes we drove around, I always liked this city. We approached the downtown core and traffic was horrendous and instantly came to a standstill "mabey the vehicle idea in a city was a bad idea, I think this might be a wash". I looked at the screen

"Not at all. Watch, turn down the next alley to your left." I did what I was told and came to a stop.

"Open the console" I did "Where did all this money come from?" she smiled an evil smile "I made it. Not to worry it's yours, I drained your bank accounts before I closed them. Now take the money and get out" she laughed.

I opened the door and got shoved out by me. I turned and looked and sure enough I was behind the steering wheel. He looked at me and smiled "ok now that is creepy",

"yes it is" he said back then he shut the door.

"2 of the drones can handle this, they will go back to the garage and load". So I'm standing in a Calgary alley watching myself drive away "how was your day " I mumbled in my head as I gave it a shake.

I shoved the money in my pocket and started walking, getting to the sidewalk resulted in me getting swept up in the flow. I started to relax as I walked and laughed in my head about being taller, I can get used to seeing over the top of people's heads. I walked with the crowd until it thinned and I found a nice restaurant.

I decided to have a real meal and possibly a conversation so I went in. The waitress waved at me "sit anywhere you want" I chose the corner booth and sat with my back to the wall facing the other patrons.

The waitress came over and said "Hello there my name is Tracey" she handed me the menu. I smiled "could I have a coffee please". She nodded and spun on her heels and left. She was about my age, well my old age.

"Your biological age for this body is 25". I thought "well at least I won't get carded if I order a drink" I chuckled in my head.

"Left cheek pocket" she said as Tracey returned with my coffee and a smile. "Have you decided yet sweetie". I smiled and ordered a club and fries and she retreated again to the kitchen.

"Now that I have you in public I need to do some testing". My eyes shot open when she said that. That in itself would be ok but I looked up with eyes wide I was staring into the eyes of a woman about my age. She smiled and looked down then whispers something to her friend. I became very interested in my coffee.

"What do you mean testing?" I said sternly in my head and all I heard was laughter. "Will you relax and let me explain, it's not bad at all and I need you to relax". My food came and I smiled at Tracey "let me know if you need anything sugar". I nodded and started to eat, "now tell me what's going on" another giggle

"your body has let's say an Aura that can affect the moods of others around you". I swallowed hard "please tell me it's not mind reading, I don't think I could handle another one in here".

That got me more laughter. "It's not like that at all. You can project emotions and feelings to people when you can control it. As it sits now you're not actively controlling it so it will be at your default. Your default state is the one you emit all the time like when you are sleeping. Now I can map the process but I need your default as a baseline to go off of. If I told you ahead of time you would have been thinking about it too much to get good data. Now look at that woman that caught your eye".

I finished chewing and swallowed, raising my head resulted in me looking at both of them. They were both looking at me and smiling so I smiled back. "Well we know it's not discussed, let's see if we can get them to come over" "How the hell am I going to do that" I looked down again and took another bite. I raised my head again to see them gone.

"Oh well maybe it was discussed" I heard in my head then from my right both women appeared and approached me

"I'm sorry but do I know you from somewhere" came from the younger of the two. I smiled "I'm not sure from where I'm new in town" I replied. The older of the 2 "we both feel we know you from somewhere but we can't place it".

"Well you're welcome to join me if you wish, I would appreciate the company" I figured that would bait them or scare them off. They looked at each other then back to me.

"Sure," they said at the same time and sat with their drinks.

I had sat in a corner booth and they sat on either side of me pinning me in. Tracey returned with the girls' meals and smiled an evil grin at me as she put them down.

They started eating, sneaking glances at me "my name is Kate and this is Kelly we are in town for the Stampede". I smiled "I'm Brad, that explains the traffic out there. Where are you from?". I took another bite as Kelly spoke up " we are from Olds. Where are you from"

I smiled "I grew up on the east coast but I've been out of touch for a while" they both nodded at that and took a bite.

"Ask them how they feel," I heard in my ear. "How in hell do I do that"

"I don't know improvise"

I looked at them "so how do you feel about the big city" the both smiled and Kelly started "it's fun but the crowds make me nervous" her sister nodded at that.

"I hope I don't make you feel like that" they smiled again and Kate this time "not at all we are comfortable around you for some reason".

"That's it " I heard in my ear as I smiled "are you going to the stampede after this" they both nodded "are you going" asked Kate

"You should" I heard in my head "no I'm just in town for the evening I have a flight to catch soon" they nodded and I heard "Chicken" I heard in my head making me grin.

"Have you ever been to it?" I nodded "a long time ago". They started to laugh "you sound like an old man and you are no older than us". I laughed "I'm an old soul, recycled I guess". We all laughed at that.

"So what do you do for a living?" Kelly asked. "I've been out of touch for a while and I'm thinking of opening my own company" that got a nod. "And yourself " Kate finished her bite "we are both in nursing. We are taking after mom and dad,"Kelly nodded.

"That's an excellent trade, you will love it. It can be rough but there are days that make the rough ones tolerable" they looked at me weird. "Our professor said the same thing," I smiled. "Someone said it to me and I know it's true" they smiled "I certainly hope so I love what I do" Katie said.

We talked for about an hour where I found out both parents were nurses. I saw pictures on their phones and they were shocked I didn't have one.

"I'm in touch so much at work. It's nice to get away" I heard snickers in my head. "Well phones are a scam" Katie said "it costs a fortune and they know we need it so they have you by the short and curlys". I started to laugh and Kelly joined in.

"Well I've never heard it put like that and I agree they have a monopoly and we are under their thumb but not forever, times change".

"I hope so someday but I won't hold my breath" came from Kelly.

"Well ladies I'm sorry but I do have to go". They looked disappointed "it's work not the company, I have a flight to catch" I said and waved Tracey over. She took the hint and brought the checks. I paid for our meals and left.

"You made a quick exit, they were into you". I giggled as I walked "I sucked with women in the past, what did you expect".

"I expect you to realize you're not working with the same equipment". I thought about it and she was right, I looked at myself in the window beside me catching my reflection. "Trust me women like what they see".

"I will take your word for it. I think single is just simple and I like simple".

I winded my way through the crowd noticing people got out of my way, I figured it was my size.

"You know what I'm good with this for now, let's go home" I said in my head. "Ok you big party pooper" she giggled "go 2 more blocks to a parking structure. Do you want to walk up or should I send the car". I laughed out loud "I'm a big boy I can walk" I picked up my pace.

The crowd thinned as I walked and there was nobody on guard at the parking booth.

"There on break, come on skoot" I hear in my head. I smiled "are there cameras?". "I'm not picking up any but I found the attendant, he is on his way back so pick up the pace and get around the corner. I broke into a run taking the corner and just kept jogging.

As I came around the second corner I almost tripped over someone sitting there. He was clearly homeless but looked in good shape.

"When was the last time you ate". He put a stern look on his face "yesterday what's it to you".

"Just trying to help dude".

His face softened "sorry most people just hassle me" I nodded "this sounds bad but are you alone or is there others here that need help". He yelled something and a woman came out from behind a car and came to sit beside the man. "How long have you been on the streets?"

"Couple months, I lost my job because of Covid and couldn't find another".

"Vicky, how much money is in my pocket?" I said in my head. "2135 dollars" I heard so I reached in my pocket and gave it to him. "You can stretch this out, it should last you all summer". His eyes nearly came out of his head "thanks man, are you sure?"

"I'm sure. I wish I had more" is all I said while I was thinking about my past and remembering a time in my life when I to was homeless.

I waved and made my way to the roof where I saw nothing. All of a sudden the side door on the ship opened and I got in. After being in the city I wanted to go back on the ship. With my new senses the sound was almost intolerable and the smell was nasty.