The Fracture tore everyone apart. Families were shattered. Husbands lost their wives. Mothers their sons. Children were stranded without their parents and everybody lost their homes.
[He lines his words with enough truth they become real. But not enough truth they become personal. Perhaps he cannot blame his son for being who he is beneath it all.]
People were dying from starvation. We were surrounded by saltwater. [An engineer will understand the importance of needing to remove salt from water.] The one spark keeping us all together was the thought of finding our families.
[He pauses to look at the campfire. There had been enough flames during those years.]
We knew barely anything except they were not here. The Paintress was the last thing on our minds.
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Date: 2025-05-16 12:53 am (UTC)[He lines his words with enough truth they become real. But not enough truth they become personal. Perhaps he cannot blame his son for being who he is beneath it all.]
People were dying from starvation. We were surrounded by saltwater. [An engineer will understand the importance of needing to remove salt from water.] The one spark keeping us all together was the thought of finding our families.
[He pauses to look at the campfire. There had been enough flames during those years.]
We knew barely anything except they were not here. The Paintress was the last thing on our minds.