Chapter Eight: Katerfrüstück

Twin Paradox Book One

Tonight we continue with Part 2: Pioneers and Explorers. So far we've been introduced to our first two space twins, Oswaldo (Ozzie) Guerrero and Shamiso Kachote. Now it's time to meet our third space twin ... and learn of a salacious scheme to get Kelvin selected to the crew for the upcoming space mission to Kapteyn B.
We start off by traveling from Houston all the way to Canada, where we visit an orphanage for young males ages two to thirteen. It's a rough existence for the boys living there but among the many hundreds there is to be found a pair of identical twins who possess the makings for becoming brilliant scientists someday.
Kelvin and B.J. are asked to tag along with Space Programme staffers, making the short drive up from Mississauga. They spend the day visiting the facility and gathering intel on the two candidates. When testing continues into a second day, the finalists are transferred to a hotel down the road in Toronto. B.J. and Kelvin are invited as well; and that's where the two stoners get to demonstrate how they got their reputations. Yet when they befriend one of the staffers - a young woman from Germany - their fortunes take a turn for the better. Seems Helga and her husband Steffen know exactly who Kelvin needs to be talking to if he wants a spot on the crew.