Glendale, is it true that you will not be going on Nike yourself?""Dr. Glendale, is this mission really necessary?""Dr. Glendale, please tell us about the latest results! I understand progress is being made in translating the aliens' language!""Dr. Glendale—"He raised his hands, flashing the smile he knew worked so well on camera. "Please, one at a time. This isn't my first press conference, even for this particular mission, and I know for sure it isn't yours.""However," said Paul Morgan, "this is the first conference since any of the more concrete plans for Nike and her crew have been released. NASA's usually much more forthcoming than this, Doctor."Morgan was the senior news correspondent present. There'd be no point in trying to evade him, even if Glendale wanted to."True enough, Paul. And please, everyone, call me Nick or Nicholas. I've been 'Doctor Glendaled' too much lately."A patter of chuckles rippled through the large group of reporters."I know that all of you, especially the long-time space correspondents, are used to getting much better treatment.
