She could hear the sound of irritating laughter behind her no doubt taking in the presentation of her upside down bottom in all its splendor with no c...vering to hide her feminine secrets. At that point she had no time for false modesty and pleaded with the unknown person to have pity on her and pull her from her ignominious trap. The unknown person was quite liberal in the use of his hands and fingers all over her person as he righted her in more conventional position. She saw that he was a. There was even an aroma of something tasty wafting through the apartment from the kitchen. Chelsea must be cooking something, Elaine thought, remembering Kendra couldn't cook to save her life.Fuck. I'm being stupid, Elaine thought.She took a deep breath, again determined that she wasn't going to be the one nakedly running up and down those damned stairs. In the kitchen, Kendra and Chelsea were chatting away, Chelsea slaving over the stove, while Kendra had a textbook open and a blank sheet of. The pool was mostly surrounded by rocks, especially a wall of volcanic boulders where the waterfall was cascading down from, but there also was a small sandy beach area. Though the beach dropped off sharply it seemed as the whole pool looked deep and bowl-shaped.James cupped water into his mouth, swished it around, and pronounced it clean enough to drink—they really had no other way to test it anyways. Once they had drunk their fill, he filled up all the empty water pouches he'd brought with. Some did evolve – of whom we shall soon speak. Others did not and their fossilized remains may one day be displayed as a later version of the caution to the triumphing Roman General "Remember that you too are mortal".But to our story...In a pool, at the very interface between fresh & salt water, there lived a sand crab and a mud crab. They had shared this strange environment for many years and had become fast friends, seeing no reason for enmity in their different cultures. Indeed they were.