Noticing that a message shows up and the time shows it is current.  There is nothing in the messages indicating anything other than another fan of writing.<em>oh well, maybe I am pulling to many things together. </em>Setting the drink down he rubs his soft hands together and prepares to reply.<br/><br/>Alien'    :-)  I am not sure my character would be very good at being a captive.     I really like your idea of the chance meeting and some place without much in the way of others.    How about the South pole?  Very remote and desolate, it may add a more surreal tone to their meeting.   I am also thinking he has been out there alone maintaining this one lone facility for a long time.<br/><br/>Your writing partner<br/>kNighted<br/>