Countdown

Soon, we will be spending more time in each other's presence than we ever have before. Not alone, the whole gang will be there, but…… and I am… ecstatic, nervous, scared out of my mind…

What if I end up just plunging headlong into you, deeper and deeper into the pressure of the darkest, deepest abyss? The Marianas Trench is but a dent compared to how deep I already am. Even now, remembering that you're forever beyond my reach squeezes the air out of my lungs, my entire chest collapsing from the weight of the infinite vastness of water above my head. I already can't come up without getting the bends, blood boiling in my veins…

I'll try to come prepared. I'll have my oxygen-rich liquid breathing system, my hard-shelled deep diving suit. A headlamp bright enough to penetrate just a few inches into that inky black ocean darkness. I'll leave the nuke at home, and won't count on any aliens to save me… If I need saving, I'll have to do it myself.

Despite it all, I can't fucking wait. I'm counting down the days like a kid in December. See you soon, my love! It's going to be quite the ride, one way or the other.