You've been building up this moment for weeks and you can't believe it's finally here; it's all up to you now. You close your eyes, open the door, and step through . . . and then you're falling and you wonder if you've made a terrible mistake and are going to die horribly . . . then you land in water. Plop! Your head goes under and your eyes spring open. Definitely water. You start flailing, then moving your arms, and swim to the surface. You break water and take in a deep breath of air. You unavoidably swallow a bit of water. It's salty. So . . . you're definitely in the ocean. After make a complete three-hundred-and-sixty degree turn all you see if water. Lots and lots and lots of water. When you made the decision and requested to visit the first planet that was all water this wasn't what you had in mind! You wanted to see floating cities and armadas of cool looking boats that travel the waters of this unique planet. This place looks . . . deserted. No birds. Nothing flying in the sky. Of course, that doesn't mean there isn't anything living beneath the waters. Maybe there are creatures, maybe some really big creatures, considering this is all ocean and lots of room to become something . . . massive. From behind you you suddenly hear a snouty roar, sort of like the sound of an air horn, except this is a living thing. Okay. That something was really damn big. Where the hell is the door? You can't find it at first. Oh shit! Then you see it! You swim as fast as you can to it. It's only a couple feet above the water. It's going to be tricky, but not impossible. You let yourself sink down into the water.You kick your legs as hard as you can; as soon as you break the surface, you launch yourself up and grasp hold of the edge of the doorway. Not wasting time, you pull yourself up - your arms shaking and straining - and pull yourself into the doorway. You've made it! Then you hear that strange primal sound again. Not quite. You roll and slam the door, then lie there and try to catch your breath. #thoughtfulthursday
