I could not believe what I was observing. I thought that he passed away five years ago. It was Silas. My first partner. Memories started flooding my mind, and I just could not stop gazing at him in shock and amazement. Silas was staring at me and smiling, but I was not able to move a muscle. Then after a long while of silence, he said, "Hello, Muri. You look like you have seen a ghost.” Silas chuckled with a smirk on his face. It is so weird to see a familiar face on a different planet full of one-eyed aliens who live underwater.
I wanted to ask him so many questions, such as how he ended up here or how he survived during the crash. But I just could not form a sentence. Then he got closer. “Are you just going to stand here and be hushed? Please talk to me… It has been so long since I have spotted a human being,” said Silas. Just as I was struggling to open my mouth in order to respond, I felt dizzy and almost blacked out. When I opened my eyes, I saw something that looked like a crowd of ten one-eyed aliens, such as Suri, through the glass. Then Suri came. “You passed out again. Are you sure you are alright?” Suri asked me. I replied, “Yeah… I feel fine. I think it is just the shock. Don’t worry.” Everyone here is so weird. I still cannot understand what Silas is doing here and why he stayed. Something is going on here, and I will be the one to get to the bottom of this.
The next day, I decided to explore everything a little bit more. First I needed to refill my oxygen tank and sneak out quietly so that no one would follow me. After I got ready for exploring, I set up my secret camera so that I could record everything and watch after in order to check if I did not miss anything. I went out at night. After I swam or walked, I stumbled upon something what looked like an underwater volcano. I got closer to investigate and probed to see if my camera was working. I walked around the volcano and detected nothing. I was so disheartened… I made the decision to rest on some rocks. I sat down and felt something switch. It was a lever. Nothing happened. Then I pulled it again, and everything started to shake…
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