April 1st, 2037
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Dear Space Diary
“You’re staring into space.”
…I am? Sorry.
“You’re not reading too much into our kiss, are you?”
Me? No! Of course not. I have a fiancé. That kiss meant
nothing.
“Was it that bad?”
I didn’t mean that and you know it.
“Ok good. Because you shouldn’t read anything into it. That
would be bad. It was just a thank you kiss.”
Don’t worry, I know.
“So you’re not reading anything into it?”
No.
“Oh. Fine. That’s fine. Well fine then!”
SLAM
…I’m very confused.
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“Hey where’s Mary? I want her to check the wiring stuff so
we can go home. Well, so you can go home. I’m going somewhere new, which is
pretty exciting when - Are you alright?”
Um. Yes. Yes I’m fine.
“What just happened?”
I don’t actually know.
“You sure you’re alright?”
Er, no, yeah. I’m fine. Nothing. Nothing happened.
“So you didn’t know that nothing happened.”
…Yes.
“Outstanding.”
I’m going to bed.
“Is Mary going to bed too?”
No! I mean, yes. But not with me. She has her own bed.
“…Right. I’m going to go to bed too. In my own bed. Because
apparently we’re specifically mentioning that.”
Go to bed.
“Way ahead of you. Night!”
April 2nd, 2037
0122
That was certainly an… interesting evening.
Shouldn’t get too work up about it. It didn’t mean
anything. Mary said. Wait, she got really upset when I agreed with her that it
didn’t mean anything. So if she’s angry that I thought it didn’t mean anything,
does that mean… it does mean something? So maybe, it means, that it doesn’t
mean anything. It both means nothing,
and everything.
That’s either very deep, or very stupid.
Probably both.
Hang on, calm down. Just think a little. Maybe it meant
something. Maybe it didn’t . But you still have a fiancé. She’s waiting for
you. You hope. No, stop, crazy talk, she’s waiting for you. You only proposed
to her two months ago. And you said you’d come back. Only, you’re a month
behind schedule. And you’re coming back with two rather attractive women.
I can see the headlines now: “Space Adventurer Ditches Bride-To-Be
for Mother of 400.”
Getting a little ahead of yourself there, aren’t you? It
was just a kiss. She is pretty cool though. And smart. And you’d be pretty much
dead or drifting in space without her. That’s not a good enough reason to fall
in love with her, though.
Oh, so it's love now, is it? Way to go to the extreme! This
is typical of the way you jump to conclusions.
And another thing, why are you talking to yourself?!
THUMP THUMP THUMP
Hang on, there’s someone at the door.
Oh hello, 3.0, what can I –
“SHUT! UP!”
SLAM
I guess we've been a bit loud. I shouldn’t have shouted.
Don’t mention it, it’s ok. Though you do know you’re still
talking to yourself?
Sorry.
That’s ok.
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Space Adventurer. I like that.
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