Water, Water, Everywhere

When they awoke, the first thing they did was survey the area. Teams set out in different directions, all returning with the same message: There's only sand. No water anywhere!

Upon hearing that, he got scared. How would they survive?

But humans are resourceful, and survive they did. As he grew older, he forgot the feel of raindrops on his cheeks, the cold impact of a snowball on his back, the cool river kissing his ankles.

As he lay dying, surrounded by his family, he regretted losing those memories.

Funny, he thought, how my biggest fear used to be drowning.


SEEDS ship person #80273, growing up on Gunsmoke.