i was reading matsui’s post and the nostalgia set in:
I was 25 years old stationed in alaska. I was working for john flecher labs. I had been there for over 9 months. It was me and 2 of my male coworkers. One day i woke up the sound of ice breakers coming through with fresh supplies i got out of my insulated tent to be dazzaled by the sparkling , silk covered maiden standing on the bow of the ship. She had come as a trainee. I was speechless. I avoided her for 3 days. On the fourth day she said: “Gamma is there something wrong, why do i get the feeling that you avoid me?”. to that, i spontaneously uttered: “because you make me weak at the knees , you make my heart beat fast and slow at the same time. When i look at you, i forget to breath, i feel so struck… so helpless and weak”. To my cloyingly honest reply she had nothing. I excused myself and left.
Next day i was standing under the dark sky and she came up to me and said “Gamma , about the other day… i have to say somthing” . I said " i am really sorry,… i shouldnt have,… i was a fool… i…" . And before i could finished my sentence she pressed her lips against mine. Our lips interlocked , the ice around us turned to lava and the sky turned red. It was as if the Gods were looking down on us celebrating our union though the display of the northern lights: aurora borealis.
Later that week i proposed. I have been with Mrs gamma for over 2 years now. My cold world turned luke warm that eventful subzero weekend i spent in alaska.