Husband and wife on an Arctic Mars

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Society at July 29, 2003 12:00 PM

“Hey, Chilly, what’s going on?” Jody Tinsley asked, looking over my shoulder into the pot of simmering soup. “What did you say?” Peter Lee asked. “Chilly — that’s one of my names for April,” said Jody, understanding Peter’s confusion. “AC, Chilly Bean — those are the main ones. She doesn’t have many for me, but when she’s put out, she calls me Mister.” Unlike Peter, I hadn’t even noticed the familiar expression of affection. It’s as right to me as breathing. But later it got me thinking. It’s no coincidence that Jody and I are here together at Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station.