Food came right after I posted. :)
I inhaled it and headed off to the Stargazing. I'm walking down the hallway between an older woman, wearing a bathrobe, and her companion. I'm making casual conversation. It doesn't take me too long to catch on to the fact that she is, uh, in her cups.
She stops walking and grabs my arm.
Her: Who are you?
Me: I'm Sharon.
Her: Where are you from?
Me: Los Angeles.
Her: Why haven't I seen you before?
My brain says, "You have; you're just drunk off your ass," but my mouth stops it in time and says something like, "I don't know. I've been here."
We make our way out on deck in the dark (for to see the stars). The Captain will be joining us in a few, but the First Officer is out there now, using a small red light to guide us so that we don't fall over but also don't ruin our night vision. The sloshed lady from before is taking out her phone to get better light to see, which is kind of defeating the purpose (but I understand where she may be more discombobulated than most. Someone ought to combobulate her right quick).
Sadly, the clouds have made an appearance and there isn't much stargazing to be done. We can see one star. Captain points it out (Sirius) and we all applaud. He thanks us for coming and promises to reschedule when multiple stars will be visible. We head back inside to the well-lit hallway. As I'm leaving, I hear someone say that she's not going until she gets a picture standing between the Captain and the First Officer while she's wearing her bathrobe.
OK, then.
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