He woke up. He had been sleeping for 40 years. Why? He felt like it.
He yawned deeply. He wondered what had transpired. Probably not too much of any consequence had if figured.
He stepped out onto the balcony of his abode. He looked over the lush valley below. It's pretty amazing that you can see the curvature of the planet from this place he thought to himself. The stars shown brightly. The mountains had snow on their peaks.
The room was a comfortable temperature. He saw the incoming vehicle coming from what he thought was the Sector 7 star system.
He knew what was arriving. He was glad. He thought it was silly that it had to take this long.
Oh well... he thought...
