"I'd say it grows on you. But it really doesn't. Weren't exactly the friendly sort." Now, according to most people, the Traveller was actually a good extraterrestrial influence. But it was a little like bringing a wanted criminal into your house, chased by everything it pissed off.

"Some of 'em you can talk to, if you can figure out each other's language. And humans kinda split off into different sorts. A couple of directions here and there. So there's all kindsa people you can get to know now. But as far as aliens go, the Fallen are probably most personable. Not a lot of 'em, but a few of them bug lookin' fellas can be good company."

He looks into his cup. "Man, I never thought I'd run into this again. I think I even saw some marshmallows over there."