The intercom and translation device was still active when the human female began spasming and making the strange hyperventilating sounds.  Chord worriedly exclaiming, "By the Ancients!  Is this some sickness we didn't find?!?!"<br/><br/>Phil, however, remembered that this was 'laughter' and smiled, telling Chord it was nothing to be alarmed about.  About that time, the Earthling recovered from her surprised reaction to what she thought was funny and introduced herself by name, 'See-lee-ah Ward', and made a question that told Phil that there had been a small miscommunication.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry, See-lee-ah Ward, I must have said something the wrong way," apologized Phil.  Then he said, "See-Lee-ah Ward, welcome aboard the Alatum starcraft, called, 'Seeker'."  Phil then asked, "See-lee-ah Ward, we would like you to help us with some initial experiments.  There is a a bio-telemeter device, the size of one of your Earth wrist watches on the bed next to the one you were laying.  Would you put it on your wrist, please?  We wish to measure your body's reactions as one of us enters the quarantine room with you.  Will that be acceptable to you..., or is this situation too strange and frightening at this time?"<br/><br/>While See-lee-ah Ward considered the question, the Commander-Scientist put a bio-telemeter device upon his own wrist.  Judging from his Lieutenant's reactions when in the clean-suit during the decontamination process, there could be something extremely stimulating about the human..., or it might have been  something of the pent up sexual tensions that all Alatum males were experiencing with the epidemic of frigidity, sterility and lack of sexual desire in the Alatum females.<br/><br/>Phil hoped that See-lee-ah Ward was not terribly frightened of them....