It wasn't a man, it was actually a woman and a very pretty one at that. Her bright blues eyes sparkled as she smiled hugely, "Oh thank God! I thoug...t the whole STATE was going to pass by!" He just nodded, "Yes ma'am it seems they don't quite have the Christmas spirit do they?" "They certainly don't. I've been standing out here for almost 25 minutes I bet you!" He grinned. She sure was a pretty thing. She was wearing a sweater, jeans and holding an umbrella which had been useless against. The tempo increased, very slightly, and her movements followed, still flowing elegantly. A series of las began and she shifted her weight quickly, all over the place, but not without purpose. Two loud chords pumped out, one right after the other, and she planted a foot with each one. All movement ceased. There you are, sitting in the garden The sound was no longer coming from the speakers. Clutching my coffee, The voice that rang out through the room was not magnified in any artificial way, yet. "Somehow, though I assumed these things to be true before I ever even met the man, hearing them stated out loud breaks me once again. Tears run from my eyes and I am forced to look away, nodding despondently to indicate my understanding, too choked up to speak. To suspect that you are giving yourself up to monstrosity is one thing, but to know it and to be told it is another. Still feeling weak and shaky from my introduction to Grigorii a few minutes earlier, my mental state remains fragile.. - - - - -The maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic was a day to remember. Rich folks from all over the world had come to be a passenger on the large and unsinkable Titanic. It was an event like no other I had witnessed in my young life. But I couldn’t tarry on the deck to participate in the celebration. I had duties down below on my assigned deck. I had twelve cabins assigned to me and all of my passengers were filthy rich.The first two days of the voyage went well and as expected, I met all of my.