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Dear Corinthia,
I didn’t even think about that, how there would be no organic material in
the soil on a lifeless alien world. Even if we were to find life on another
planet, it would probably not be the right organic material for the plants
that we need to survive. I must say, as angry as I was with your mother, I
admired her greatly for her bravery. She knew that she was going somewhere
dangerous, and that she might not make it. She and everyone on that ship
should be commended for their courage in the face of such literal darkness.
I hope it’s okay to say all that. I know that you had a tricky relationship
with your mom, and it’s only grown more complicated since she passed. I just
want to make sure you know that she loved you very much, and your brother
too. Leaving him was the hardest thing that she ever did. She and I
struggled there near the end, but she never lied to me. She wouldn’t have
taken walking away from Condor lightly. She genuinely believed in the
science that they were advancing. Had things gone more smoothly here—had
Condor and I lived more stable lives—the insights taken from this research
could have helped humanity better understand how humans adapt and survive in
the black. Space travel will only increase in the future. I just hope that
whoever was in charge managed to get something positive out of it before
civilization fell apart. I hate to think that never having the chance to
meet my own daughter amounted to absolutely nothing. Condor has asked me
about the researchers themselves, and I’ve spent a lot of time pondering who
here may have been involved. I’m trying to make a list of everyone I’ve ever
met in my life since Alizée first told me that she was pregnant. It’s
nothing concrete, but after you left, I did have one neighbor who used to
come by the apartment to play cards. I didn’t think much of it at the time,
but now I am looking back at it with fresh eyes. He offered to do a number
of things together, like watching sports, playing sports, hiking—a
lot of outdoorsy and active stuff that I’m not into. He didn’t really stop
asking until he found something that I was amenable to. He may have
been using this as an excuse to come over and monitor Condor. I don’t know,
but we moved away when Condor was still young, and I never saw that guy
again. I think I’ll try to see if he’s still alive somewhere, and maybe get
you some answers. I won’t write back until I find something, or hit a
roadblock.
Stay safe out there,
Pascal
PS: I ordered some apples from the Australian dome, because we don’t have
them yet here. It will be a while before we swing around close enough to it
again.
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