October, 2168: Lacy remains thrilled with her progress. She has left Jupiter and its moons, and is now studying Saturn and its moons. The focus on Titan will begin in February.
She is clearly learning a great deal. Her weekly reports to me indicate that clearly. They are brief, as requested, but they often lead me to ask follow up questions the give me a greater idea of what she is doing. Her Ph. D. question has been formulated for quite some time now, and the research, for the most part, is focused on addressing that question.
Amy is adjusting to life without Lacy., but she is always ready when we leave for our visits. We still go about every two weeks, and Lacy really makes a big deal of Amy, and spends all the time she can with her. Amy is taking an interest in Lacy’s work, and learning some things I really would not have thought she’d be ready to learn. A real positive regarding that is a huge increase in her interest in science. Amy is an artist, and I don’t think that will change, but it’s great to see her branch out in a new direction.
As I knew would happen, the weather patterns seem to be shifting. We’re getting more frequent and bigger storms. We haven’t had a really dangerous one yet, but we’re heading in that direction.
I’m considering trying to move to a new location before it gets any worse.
Next: Big trouble