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Dear Corinthia,
Yeah, you would think that our dad would have reached out again by now, but
he still hasn’t. Not really, anyway. He sent me a text message about having
to travel to one of the other domes, but he didn’t say much about it. This
sort of thing happens in politics. You’re trying to negotiate with one
party, but they won’t give you what you need unless you get them something
that you don’t have, so you have to go to someone else. It can start this
whole chain of favor after favor after favor. He’s never had to be away for
quite this long before, though, so I’m kind of thinking that he’s avoiding
our impending conversation. It seems like a lot to go through. I mean, he
has to register his itinerary with the travel office, which I have access
to. Movement on this planet is heavily regulated except in the poisoned
regions themselves, so he is definitely going to the other dome, and they
definitely won’t let him in unless he has a good reason, so I guess he’s not
lying? I don’t know. I’m trying to get approval to travel myself, so maybe I
can confront him earlier than he was planning. I’ll try to let you know if I
do secure the approval, but after that, I might have trouble staying in
contact with you. I can’t exactly send out a quick message from my personal
device to outer space 1200 AU from Earth. I doubt it will happen anyway,
though. I don’t have that good of a reason to leave. Anyway, thanks for
getting back to me. Sorry about the whole lockdown situation, even though it
doesn’t sound like it was as bad for you as it was for some. We have
lockdowns all the time, so I kind of know what you went through. Like you,
we’re always pretty well-stocked. We don’t have any restrictions on it, but
we try to be mindful of what others will need, so we don’t take more than
our fair share. That’s not to say that you were taking more than you
deserve. You need it because your job demands constant monitoring. We have
extra because of my dad’s job, but only insofar as he has special privileges
here, not because of any inherent need. That reminds me, should I be calling
him my dad or our dad? I think I’ve said it both ways in our
previous letters. I’ve not asked him if he wants to speak with you, because
I don’t think he deserves to get to know you, but if you want to get to know
him, I don’t have a problem with it. I suppose that’s the true issue here,
whether you consider him family, or have any interest in becoming that one
day, or what. Just let me know what you feel more comfortable with; what to
call him, and whether you want to hear from him directly.
Glad you’re back,
Condor
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