Trying to change the subject from her beating heart that seems to have picked up its pace in the past few moments, she asks, "So, are you related to Tahashi Tonas?"<br />"Ah, the ever important question: who am i?" He breathes deeply and begins his story.<br /><br />"My name is Tahashi Tonas, just as you might have suspected already.&nbsp; So how does a PhD in software engineering become a giant man-wolf." He pauses a moment to say, "Never cared much for the whole 'wolfman' name."<br />She nods and smiles, "Yeah, that does not seem to fit you."<br />Smiling, he continues, "I was a test engineer in the early days of VirtroWorld, much like you are today.&nbsp; Back then, we wrote the code and then tested it ourselves. The company was smaller then, so we did not have much to work with."<br />Bending over more, he says, "Oh, and I think you knew my research assistant, Wagner."<br />She grimaces slightly, "Yes, I am familiar with him." Her database quickly filling in her memory with images of a previous trip into a VirtroRoom.<br /><br />*** special thanks to <a target="_self" href="https://deftmonkey.deviantart.com/" ><img class="avatar" src="https://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/e/deftmonkey.jpg?1" alt=":icondeftmonkey:" title="DeftMonkey" /></a> for the great pics and story ideas ***