1.

There was a circular room. Its walls were covered with curtains. A couch encircled the entire room.

A man and a girl were on the couch. Both were dressed in Middle Eastern garb. The girl had blond hair. The man was big, and had olive skin.

She was lying on the couch. He was at her feet, massaging them.

"Ooh, that feels wonderful!," she said.

"Thank you, Mistress."

She held her arms out. "Come here."

He lied down on top of her. They hugged and kissed.

"Thank you for making my life less lonely."

"You are welcome, Mistress."

Suddenly, the entire room lifted up! And then, a bright light beamed down from the top.

"At last—the moment has arrived! Goodbye, Slave."

"Goodbye, Mistress."

She folded her arms and blinked her eyes; he disappeared. Then she got up, put her slippers on, and blinked again.

2.

At that moment, Major Tony Nelson was looking at a bottle he picked up on a beach. He uncorked it and rubbed dust off its sides.