When Cense finally came to, he almost wished he hadn't.  An unnatural grogginess was slowly clearing out of his head.  It was uncomfortable, mildly irritating, and reminded him of exam day back in school.  The man groaned and reached up to rub his head, wishing the external touch could do something to wipe away that internal fuzziness.

Deciding he would just have to bite the bullet, Cense sat up and reached for the glasses on his nightstand.  His hand didn't find anything more than a cool, hard surface.  Cense frowned behind his closed eyes, then lowered the hand on his head just a few inches to find the spectacles already resting on the bridge of his nose.

[color=cyan]"I left them on?"[/color] Cense wondered aloud.  [color=cyan]"Just what was I doing last night?"[/color]  Try as he might, he couldn't quite remember.  He had just sent out his next colonization fleet in War of the Worlds, then started chatting with that strange person.  After that, he couldn't find any recollection.

[color=cyan]"What time is it anyway?"[/color] Cense asked the stillness of his room.  With some effort, he pulled one eye open to check his clock.

Bright light reflected off miles of stone attacked his retina.

Cense clamped the eye shut again quickly.  [color=cyan]"Gyah, I left the window open, too.  It's way too..."[/color]

Cense pried his eye open again.  His other eye popped open in complete shock.  All around Cense were enormous boulders and looming pillars of stone.  Beneath him was grass greener than could be possible in this day and age.  Streams ran over and through the rocks, cascading into somewhere far below.

He might have called the scene beautiful if it hadn't just marked the beginning of the third worst day of his life.

He didn't have any trouble accepting the situation.  It was obvious he was here and not in his home.  Skipping right past denial, Cense's thoughts hit anger.  His cheeks flushed, his pulse quickened, and adrenaline pushed the last of the grogginess away.  He sucked in a deep breath, then screamed his rage.  [color=cyan]"MIRANDAAAAAA!!"[/color]