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Dear Corinthia,
Dad told me what he told you, that he was going to take a trip down memory
lane, and try to find someone from our past who might have been involved
with the research team that was studying me, the Earth twin. He’s actually
pretty excited about it, which may not have come across in his letter to
you. If you don’t want him to do it, I hope you don’t say anything, because
he has other reasons. He’s always needed someone to blame, and while your
mom was up there with you on Vacuus, it was easy for him to just be
resentful to her. Now that she’s gone, he doesn’t want to speak ill of the
dead, nor say anything bad about his daughter’s mother. You were only an
idea before, but now you’re a real person, and he wants to respect the woman
that he married and once loved...for you. This will be good for him if his
little investigation leads to answers, but not so great if he comes up with
nothing. Even a tiny sliver of knowledge that he didn’t have before would
make it worthwhile, and allow him to stop and let the rest go. If all of his
leads hit nothing but deadlines, and he learns nothing new, he’ll never be
able to stop. I’ll never be able to convince him. I thought about trying to
talk him out of it entirely, so he doesn’t get his hopes up, but that would
turn out exactly how I was just saying: no answers, no closure. We have to
let him go on this journey; honestly, even if it’s dangerous, which it could
be. Right now, he has access to information from here, and he’s sending
messages to other settlements. But there may come a day when he decides to
venture out into the world, and try to find this guy in person. I don’t know
what I’m gonna do then, if there’s anything to do. I’ll keep you
updated as much as I can since he doesn’t want to send you another letter
unless it’s good—or at least big—news. As far as the request for an open
letter from me, I don’t hate the idea, but I wasn’t instantly enthusiastic
when I first read your message. Still, I’ve put some thoughts down on paper,
and I want your thoughts before we move forward. I’ve attached my first
draft of the letter so you can tell me what you think about it—maybe
proofread it, and scribble in some notes in the margins. Don’t show it to
anyone yet, send it back, and then I’ll make my final decision. I’m still
not sure. It’s not a bad idea, it just depends on whether we both think
there’s anything worth saying to your friends and neighbors.
Loving this season of The Winfield Files,
Condor
PS: We’ve been talking for a year. Woohoo! Only 35 more to make up.
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