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Dear Condor,
I can be pretty intense too, which is why I think we’re perfect together. Of
course, we have to define together a little differently than most
people, but we’re not the only ones in this situation. A number of other
couples around the solar system are basically going through the same thing.
There’s this whole subculture of spacefarers who have met their significant
others on the network without ever meeting each other. To be fair, we’re
still clearly unique, because no pair is as separated as we are—Titan and
Europa only get about 9 AU apart—but I think they still have some advice
that we could follow. Funnily enough, you’ve already implemented some of
these with your sister (though hopefully not all of them). For one, they
suggest sending sexy pictures. Check that one off the list for us. Corinthia
and I got in a fight about it, but we worked it out. If you would like some
more, I would be willing to do that, but I don’t want our entire
relationship to only be about sex. I don’t think that would be fulfilling in
any meaningful way for either of us. Videos are better, but a little tough
for us. My quota is different than Corinthia’s, and the image ends up very
compressed, so it’s probably more annoying than anything. I will try it,
though. The first photo I sent you was actually a still from a video I did
where I introduced myself, and my role on the base. As far as the nonsexual
tips, the stories I read about suggested something that they called
asynchronous shared experiences. That’s like how you had a shared
birthday party, and pretended to be in the same room together by wearing the
same clothes, and looking at the same stars. Reading the same books, and
watching the same show, are also good examples of this. I don’t want to do
The Winfield Files, since that’s something special just between the
two of you, but maybe there’s something else? Since we’re so worried about
the Valkyries returning, it should probably be something on the shorter
side, especially since I know you have a ton of other responsibilities, it’s
not all about me. So maybe just a movie? I like to read, like you, but they
take so long, and I get particularly invested in epic novels. One thing that
has helped some couples is building a fictional environment to occupy
together. They imagine what their lives would be like if they could live
them in realtime. Fair warning, this doesn’t work for everyone. The lie can
be...maddening. I’ll tell you what, since I have more free time than you do,
I’ll attach a list of movies that I’ve been meaning to see. I’ll watch them
all. They’re all different genres, so you watch whichever one you want, and
send me your thoughts. That will be our first shared experience.
Patiently yours,
Velia
