"I wouldn't be so quick to be flattered." Tommy's words are flat and dark. "We were studying to see if lower animals could maintain a society. It wasn't a positive finding, and still doesn't look good."

Tommy might accept Tom and may have cared for Mary Lou at one time but his general opinions of humans are not positive ones. He picks up the gin and drinks a little faster. "I have a strong mind, most in my family do. Tom was right to bring his child here or they would have put him through the training and let him loose on humanity."

Despite the nature of the few here, most Antheans might be dangerous to humans if not for the forced pacifism in their genetics.

The pouting face might be encouraging the playfulness and leading to more kissing. Ziggy eagerly held him close. "I was never unhappy, just sick."