"Will you join me until we leave?" Marie Louise asked pointing at her bench.I nodded, picked up my repast, and joined her. She complimented me on my c...oice of cheese. I offered her some and she accepted, then offered me a bit of pear from the Brittany coast. I found it delicious. I must say in looking back over many years, that lunch, in the soft spring air, the boats gliding by on the Seine with simple bread, cheese, and pears all washed down with a red country wine in the company of a. Your name is Dan and were 22 and in university when the comet hit. The whole world came crashing down. You have been completely alone for most of the past 6 years and are just trying to survive; trying to avoid the patrols of the Human Future Society. The Human Future Society was established in 2008 in an attempt to repopulate the planet, but their methods are unethical and controversial. Human experiments and gene mutations to make humans more resistant to disease and climate are their agenda.. "Brittan where are you?" yells her mother calling her by one of her many pet names. Brittany normally would have ignored it until eventually her mom would come to her room to get her but, this time she was glad to have a reason to leave her room and her self confrontation behind her. She nimbly jumps off the bed and walks out into the hallway. "Brittany....come here." She hears her mom calling again."I'm here" She answers as she reaches the end of the hallway and steps out into the living room.. He spoke to Sally in the morning, wondering if he'd imagined that, too."Hee hee. I bet those guys woulda been s'prised if they seen me on your lap. Are you gonna... like... talk about my story some more?" We should, Sally. I ought to explain some more about what you can and can't write about. Same time today, OK? It's Friday so I know there won't be any painters today.He was a masochist. A weak, wimpy masochist. Why else would he have come home again today, at noon?The apartment that he and.