Feelings, hm? That... can get complicated. When did you know?
I... wasn't close to many people who are still alive. I had students, and housemates. But.... [drat. offering less sensitive information hadn't worked; the compulsion wouldn't let go that easily.] There was... someone I left behind, years ago. Operational security. I couldn't talk to her much, but she was the only human who knew where I was for a long time.
[they couldn't have been more, with the fraternization taboo that had existed even before formation instinct made consent all but impossible within the military. Cheris had shed the Kel name years ago, had gone gloveless since, but having had been so impossible that neither of them had let wanting take root.
it wasn't supposed to be hard to say her name.
she wouldn't have shown up here anyway; that sort of thing only happened in bad dramas. more likely would be... when had she last seen '25? it feels recent, but it shouldn't be.]
There was another friend who was with me the day I left the military. It's sarcastic and constantly tries to bully me into not taking risks, but I don't know what I would have done without it. I just... can't remember what happened to it. At least everyone seems to be having memory problems, so it's not just me.
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I... wasn't close to many people who are still alive. I had students, and housemates. But.... [drat. offering less sensitive information hadn't worked; the compulsion wouldn't let go that easily.] There was... someone I left behind, years ago. Operational security. I couldn't talk to her much, but she was the only human who knew where I was for a long time.
[they couldn't have been more, with the fraternization taboo that had existed even before formation instinct made consent all but impossible within the military. Cheris had shed the Kel name years ago, had gone gloveless since, but having had been so impossible that neither of them had let wanting take root.
it wasn't supposed to be hard to say her name.
she wouldn't have shown up here anyway; that sort of thing only happened in bad dramas. more likely would be... when had she last seen '25? it feels recent, but it shouldn't be.]
There was another friend who was with me the day I left the military. It's sarcastic and constantly tries to bully me into not taking risks, but I don't know what I would have done without it. I just... can't remember what happened to it. At least everyone seems to be having memory problems, so it's not just me.