humans were not exactly welcome , and neither were our physics . he stumbled back , and she raced into the cabin . you see our brains are good at connecting the dots for us . a sparkling canopy of stars materialized before his eyes , offering him the same peace and wonder and awe they always did . peter tried very hard not to notice . they even offer to teach me privately . it was that doubt , he thought , that made the kiss feel like more than it should . 