“It was really cold. That was my first thought, comin’ out of that ship,” the elderly woman grins at him, thrusting a steaming cup of tea in his hands. He chuckles a bit.
The young man clears his throat. “So, miss, I have some questions for you, if you don’t mind.” “Not at all!” She sits down across from him, sipping her own tea. Wind blows outside, snow covering the world. It’s dark outside. Freezing. Pluto is a desolate planet.
“What was it like to move here?” “Terrifying,” she chuckles, “I was only about twelve at the time. Having lived in Florida my whole life, the weather was a bit of a shock,” she smiles absently, feeling nostalgic. “Florida?” he’d never heard of such a place. “Was that on Earth?” the woman nods. “Believe it or not, but I used to look like you,” she says, gesturing to his tan skin. The man is from Venus, where the sun burns big and bright, where the day’s are lingering and the night’s are few and far in between. …show more content…
Her father and brother follow.
“The night’s are long here, eh?” “Yes they are,” she pauses, “but to continue your question, I really hated it. At the time, we had no way of heatin’ the house. We were freezing. My dad had to shovel snow every single morning!” Ice starts pelting the windows. The wind is howling, like a wolf at the moon. In the distance, little lights dot the landscape, where others have settled.
They get to their house, a simple wooden cabin. It’s snowing lightly. Dull, grey clouds are overhead. It is bitterly
The young man clears his throat. “So, miss, I have some questions for you, if you don’t mind.” “Not at all!” She sits down across from him, sipping her own tea. Wind blows outside, snow covering the world. It’s dark outside. Freezing. Pluto is a desolate planet.
“What was it like to move here?” “Terrifying,” she chuckles, “I was only about twelve at the time. Having lived in Florida my whole life, the weather was a bit of a shock,” she smiles absently, feeling nostalgic. “Florida?” he’d never heard of such a place. “Was that on Earth?” the woman nods. “Believe it or not, but I used to look like you,” she says, gesturing to his tan skin. The man is from Venus, where the sun burns big and bright, where the day’s are lingering and the night’s are few and far in between. …show more content…
Her father and brother follow.
“The night’s are long here, eh?” “Yes they are,” she pauses, “but to continue your question, I really hated it. At the time, we had no way of heatin’ the house. We were freezing. My dad had to shovel snow every single morning!” Ice starts pelting the windows. The wind is howling, like a wolf at the moon. In the distance, little lights dot the landscape, where others have settled.
They get to their house, a simple wooden cabin. It’s snowing lightly. Dull, grey clouds are overhead. It is bitterly