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− | Text of a letter from Marina Kseniya Sebastien to her son | + | Text of a letter from Marina Kseniya Sebastien to her son. <br> <br> |
Lem Kurpinski Edge<br> | Lem Kurpinski Edge<br> | ||
Lucifer’s Landing, Angel<br> | Lucifer’s Landing, Angel<br> | ||
− | Kalidasa (Xuan Wu) system<br> | + | Kalidasa (Xuan Wu) system<br><br><br> |
Friday, 14 Aug 2522<br><br> | Friday, 14 Aug 2522<br><br> | ||
− | + | ''Malchik moi'',<br><br> | |
− | It’s | + | It’s Momma. I wanted to write you a letter telling you a little about what’s been going on with me and the crew. So much has happened since I saw you last I’m not sure where to start. Although I suppose the beginning is as good as any.<br><br> |
We’ve picked up a new member of our crew. Her name is Kiera. She’s from the Core, a doctor like Arden who specializes in plastic surgery. She knows her way around a scalpel. She’s sharp like her scalpels, too. I haven’t met anyone sharper when negotiating for jobs or money. So I’ll give you three guesses who our front man is. She’s damned good with firearms too. As she’s quipped many times before, she could shoot ya and then patch you up afterwards, make you all nice and pretty. She’s pretty, too, with red hair and green eyes and a fantastic singing voice. Good dancer. Like to dance your feet off in a jigging contest—that woman is ''fast''! She likes to have fun and keeps me honest about it. I know I tend to work too hard and sometimes she drags me away from work and makes me get out a bit. And lately, there’s a lot of work to do.<br><br> | We’ve picked up a new member of our crew. Her name is Kiera. She’s from the Core, a doctor like Arden who specializes in plastic surgery. She knows her way around a scalpel. She’s sharp like her scalpels, too. I haven’t met anyone sharper when negotiating for jobs or money. So I’ll give you three guesses who our front man is. She’s damned good with firearms too. As she’s quipped many times before, she could shoot ya and then patch you up afterwards, make you all nice and pretty. She’s pretty, too, with red hair and green eyes and a fantastic singing voice. Good dancer. Like to dance your feet off in a jigging contest—that woman is ''fast''! She likes to have fun and keeps me honest about it. I know I tend to work too hard and sometimes she drags me away from work and makes me get out a bit. And lately, there’s a lot of work to do.<br><br> | ||
− | We’ve picked up a new ship. I’m not sure if | + | We’ve picked up a new ship. I’m not sure if Poppa’s told you about this but we had to use the ''Gift'' as a trap to take out a wicked-bad man and his crew. We succeeded and we picked up his ship in trade. We’ve renamed her ''Equinox'', after the balance of day and night, light and dark. It seemed fitting, considering.<br><br> |
I know I make it sound nice and tidy. It’s not, really. Not morally or ethically. Fact is, we didn’t ask that bad man’s permission to take his ship—but seeing as he was looking to kill us and got killed instead, we didn’t think he was in a position to object. Despite its nickname, the Black isn’t a black-and-white place. You have to know how to work the grey areas and sometimes, there’s a lot of grey to work through.<br><br> | I know I make it sound nice and tidy. It’s not, really. Not morally or ethically. Fact is, we didn’t ask that bad man’s permission to take his ship—but seeing as he was looking to kill us and got killed instead, we didn’t think he was in a position to object. Despite its nickname, the Black isn’t a black-and-white place. You have to know how to work the grey areas and sometimes, there’s a lot of grey to work through.<br><br> | ||
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And we’re looking for a chance to rest. A lot has happened since we sacrificed the ''Gift''. <br><br> | And we’re looking for a chance to rest. A lot has happened since we sacrificed the ''Gift''. <br><br> | ||
− | Speaking of sacrifices … That wicked-bad man I mentioned, remember him? Part of taking him out, well, it took out Nika’s beautiful blue eyes. She was blind for a little while before we could find a doctor who could transplant a pair of new ones. She’s all better now and can see just fine, but if you see her again and wonder about their color, yes, they | + | Speaking of sacrifices … That wicked-bad man I mentioned, remember him? Part of taking him out, well, it took out Nika’s beautiful blue eyes. She was blind for a little while before we could find a doctor who could transplant a pair of new ones. She’s all better now and can see just fine, but if you see her again and wonder about their color, yes, they are a different blue. And no, don’t ask her about them. She may not be ready to tell that story. I’ve crossed the line in telling you even this much but in the interest of preventing awkwardness, I’ve given you the heads-up. You can tell Poppa, cuz he’ll need to know, but that’s as far as it goes. Not all truths need be spoken, especially if they’re hurtful, and staying silent is not the same as lying. It’s a matter of discretion and I’m trusting you to be discreet. You’re a smart boy, ''malchik moi''. I know you can do it.<br><br> |
− | Please give | + | Please give Poppa a hug for me and feel free to show him this letter. I will be sending one to him soon but it’s always good to have a back up, yes? Be good. Study hard. Grow big. I know when next I see you, you’ll be taller and smarter and as always, pretty damned amazing.<br><br> |
− | + | ''Do’ vstritchieh, malchik moi''.<br><br> | |
All my love,<br> | All my love,<br> | ||
− | + | Momma<br><br> | |
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'''Go to ''[[Rina's Russian Glossary]]'' '''<br> | '''Go to ''[[Rina's Russian Glossary]]'' '''<br> | ||
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