It had to be done. The old life wasn’t working out, so Ethan emigrated here to what was supposed to be a perfect utopia. His only regret was that it had to be done so quickly. He hadn’t had time to say goodbye to his wife and daughter before he was forced to hit the eject button.

Well, they would show up here eventually. Everyone would. Hopefully the two that mattered would remember him when they came over.

“You ok?” Ziyi said, breaking his reverie. “You looked far away there for a minute. Thinking about your other life?”

He nodded.

“Well it’s best to try and focus on what’s going on right here and now, you can’t go back there anymore, you know.” She looked to Ethan as if she really were concerned for him. “That world doesn’t exist now.”

“So what do I do now?” He said.

“Go out, meet new people. Get used to being in a body. Find something you are good at and practice doing it for a while.”

She smiled. “Have you ever been sailing?”

“Sailing?” Ethan used to sail regularly, two lifetimes ago.