ed note: snippet from Kyra's Journal
Death. Casket black. Our number less. The Tranquility but a memory of fire and destruction. Our lives exchanged for others. Young men. Dead. I was given no damn choice. Neither were they. Mothers weep. Sisters cry. Fathers raise fisted hands against the inky ubiquitousness of perdition. My heart bleeds what my eyes have exhausted.
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This is wonderful. It's brief but powerful -- an excellent example of when less is more. You've chosen the perfect words to describe Perdition. Kudos!
What, no kiss? And I was going to fluff your pillows and everything. :-D
Oh, well, in that case, please fluff. And perhaps a cup of tea? You might want to keep your distance, though; I have a cold.:)
Any chocolate left over from last night? I could be persuaded.
Does not sound as if their vessel was all that they lost, I hardly dare to imagine what 'Our number less' means. Chance of them being taken prisoner, not a pleasant thought. Chance of Tom changing sides and that Tom's ship is now the ship that Kyra is on travelling away from Kulmyk. Tom would add to numbers though, so not a pleasant scenario either, as it would mean more than one was lost. And that is just on 'our' side.
Excellent snippet of a chapter, raising so many questions, wetting the appetite as completely as any that came before. Battle means loss, casualties, only the numbers vary on either side. Short, as SJ said very powerful as written from Kyra's perspective, being the one who caused (likely) all of those unknown mothers to cry (etc).
Amazing how in just a few sentences you achieve so much. You talent is remarkable!
Tranquility was destroyed--self-destruct. Part of Tom's plan to convince his superiors that he had executed his mission. The crew is on the transport that Tom and his men used. His men-in the boarding party--were killed when Tranquility exploded. Tom escaped in a personal pod. Interesting stuff to come. And yes, someone we know has died. Yesterday was a bad day. I apologize to the crew for taking it out on them and especially to the one I killed off. I will be at church today confessing my sins. But death is death. Outside of Kieran, they don't come back.
I trust you implicitly and so I know you will guide us through these events in the smoothest way, but gosh, who can we stand to lose, I hardly dare think. Trev, an end to his pain, he would never have to come to terms with what happened to him, who he has become, never become the person after that. Mairi, we still have so much to learn about Mairi, though she would forever be in our thoughts shrouded by a great deal of mystery. Em, so young, so strong, so vulnerable, such a big part of the recent story lines. Von, I'm not sure I could stand it if it were Von, for the ridiculous reason of age, his already having lived a greater part of his life, his having had a son, watched him grow, if the crew were to decide themselves who they lost, he would volunteer for those reasons perhaps. Kyra it cannot be. Rog, we need Rog. Yul, we need her too. We need all of them, which leaves John, Cait or Ariel. To great extent considered one of "our own", part of the inner circle now. John like Rog is too vital. Cait or Ariel, to lose one would be too sad for the other, too sad generally. Sorry, just a few quick thoughts spilling out while wondering just who it could be. Death is death, so many times they have been close, so many times they have been touched, only once directly in the current time, but it is a part of life, they are not immune to it though their hardships have been many, though they are so few and have come so far and still not arrived. Though their situation is always precarious and we would all dearly love to see everyone carry on forever. :-) Many dramatic scenes ahead, I foresee, foresee too falling even deeper into this story. I'm certain we are in for some gut-wrenching, heartbreaking chapters, but as before when there have been such chapters, louder still will be the messages that appear throughout the story.
Just a hint of what is to come and I'm thoroughly hooked, waiting with bated breath. Anxious and excited.
And just cos I didn't tell you yet today, I H DT :-D
I will do my best not to disappoint. :-)
so the worst has happened...
Well, not so sure I would say "the worst." :-D
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