Spaceportation

Moving in Permanently Part 10

My house was nearly finished. I searched the scrapped bowls for parts. I hit the jackpot! I found a lantern, an empty hard suitcase, and some framework that could turn into pipes. Heather and Sylvia still make comments when it is just me and one of the ladies. Sylvia almost moved herself in without telling me. I had to make the house a little unstable to get her out. My house is so far two bowls put together. One bowl had a door that can slide shut for privacy. I made it my main door to the house. The other bowl had a doorway and no door. I actually think I can make a bathroom. My bed is several of these soft rocks I found around the island.

Heather stops by every now and then to not work in the garden or be around the other women. It's been a few days out here in Bowlful. Heather loosened up. She wears a tank top and shorts with her hiking boots. Before she would also wear a light jacket and athletic pants instead of shorts. She did not want to be eyed like a piece of meat. I think I was the main one working with her.

The main thought around the island is Ms. Goodnite will not provide a return trip. Sylvia and I walked out to the spot my bowl teleported to. Lack of communication to Earth, we come to help any new possible colonists. With the crops, life here is practically set for years. Winter may be our biggest problem. In our introductions, we report the date we left. Nobody here has been here for a year on this planet. No one knows how many days in a year for this planet. Ming gathered parts to engineer heaters. None are finished yet.

Looking at my finished build. My house is livable. I hooked up the pipes to the roof. The hard suitcase collects water from the rain. Precipitation is almost exactly like Earth's was before all the pollution. Water is clear. Bartering became a way of acquiring services. One man here fixes the bowls together with a welding torch. I grow plants for him in exchange for welding some metal together to make a tub. Monica whittled a cork for my pipes. Heather reinforced the walls. She desired my shower and bath setup.

I have learned much about my fellow Bowlful members. Carl has been married to a woman for two years now. He took the job to raise money for his unborn child. Whenever Monica talks about her daughter, Carl asks questions about babies. What did it feel like when you held her the first time? How was raising her by yourself? Ming does not talk much, but she wore a jacket she brought labeled: STEAMROLLER on the back. Heather believes she was a roller derby girl in her free time.

As soon as I finished eating and attending Sylvia's mandatory meeting. I had spoken about how I need storage for seeds. Heather showed off a nearly fully grown carrot. Carl and Ming divided out duties among us. The night is a dark purple. I am tired. I was excited to move in my own place. It will be my first time without a roommate or family living with me. Unfortunately, I was not the only one there.