I lived in a small two-room apartment with my parents and elder brother. Kumar lived nearby and worked in a motor garage. I passed it on my way from s...hool and always stopped to chat with him. One afternoon I found him alone. There was not much work in his hand and he asked me go to a shop at the corner. We had tea, sitting in the half-empty place, laughing and chatting and he said he’d walk to my home. It wasn’t far. On the way, we passed a cluster of huts by the road.“You live here now, don’t. The poor kid could feel the water steadily flowing into him, and it didn’t slow down one bit until his bowls were full to bursting. He started having some violent cramps and started sobbing again, which soon turned into screaming and he begged them to shut down the pump, but they didn’t shut it down until his belly was so large he looked like a pregnant woman that is well into her final months of pregnancy. Ms. Firestone put a gloved hand on his extended belly and felt the water that filled his. .. distracting? Anyways, I really can't say it, so please just trust me."Nate and I glanced at each other. Considering the state of the bodies upstairs, it's a pretty safe bet to assume we've got a rapist tentacle monster. Sounds like we're getting a new pet for our ship."Please don't hurt the specimen. It's not a threat. ...At least, I guarantee it won't kill you." Well, that's reassuring. The bodies upstairs certainly didn't seem like they were dying."Lana startled at this, then adjusted. This bothered him, although he didn’t remember ever changing the battery in it.“Uh, what time is it?” he asked, “My watch battery died ... or yawhs too, or what?” He contemplated for a crazy moment the concept of EMP.“Our watches don’t have batteries,” George told him, “They are mechanical and wound by wrist movement. Forget about it, for now. I have a watch I don’t wear anymore I can give you when we get to LA.”“I really like havin’ a stopwatch,” Josh said.“Yeah, I noticed you like that.