So bags were packed and we were off to kerala. I must admit its really a cool place. Its very peaceful. So some how the ordination was over and we wer...e there, at their house for the rest of the stay. We were all welcomed and they made us sit on chairs which were placed outside itself. They told us this is normal for them as they usually put chairs and tables outside their houses, and lived like that.So the same thing happened, introducing each other and then I was introduced to a lady. She was. I lean forward and I hit video. I watch the circling movement of the frame until my cam suddenly pops up. I see myself in the right-hand side corner. From the angle it is in, you can’t see I’m nearly naked. Not yet, anyway. “Let me see you, please, my love,” I whisper softly. “What is this, babe? Why won’t you tell me what is wrong. You’re confusing me.” I hear the confusion clearly in your voice. “Just trust me, please?” I reply. I hear you sigh, but not out of anger, but just utter. Can... can..." Apis stuttered, clearly bound by a lot of fear and discomfort but pressed by even stronger need, "Can I please put my head in your lap? Just for a little bit, just a while?" Sure, okay," Lauren nodded, her face soft and understanding as she led Apis by the hand over to the pile of cushions. She knelt down on a spot where he had room to rest on padding. Apis was panting hard and moving slowly, like every inch between them was some terrifying challenge he had to fight and overcome.. She hadn't enjoyed much of anything since her sister was drugged and murdered, two centuries ago.The worst part of it, now – the part about living on, anyway – was the indeterminable waiting for a tiny ball of fire eight hundred million kilometers away to burst. No one was certain if New Eden was far enough away to be protected by Jupiter's mass when the big event finally occurred. No one was certain that even massive Jupiter, itself, would survive the incredible assault of energy the sun would.