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Dear Corinthia and Velia,
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard from either of you. I spoke with some
friends that I made at the Mauna Kea observatories after our birthday
parties, who told me that the Valkyrie short-cycle disruption has come into
play. So there’s this dumb rogue meteoroid out there, blocking your
communications, and preventing us from staying connected to each other. It
seems to be lasting longer than it did the first time. I don’t know if
that’s normal—if there’s significant variation—or what. I just know that I
hate being so far from both of you, and unable to even speak. A two-week
delay between your messages is bad enough. Corinthia, I received yours about
how Velia and I are talking to each other. I understand that the distance is
an issue, but I’m not going to hold back because of it. In fact, I’m going
to be more bold, because you’ve got me thinking, and so have the Valkyries.
If there’s only one thing that I’ve learned in my four decades of life, it’s
that time is the only thing that matters. We don’t have enough of it, and
when you add space into the mix, we end up with even less. Velia, if you
lived a few decks down, we could see one another regularly. We could meet
for coffee, and we could stroll along the perimeter of the dome. We could
spend time getting to know each other. Frustratingly, we don’t have that
luxury. So I’m just gonna say it. I’ve developed feelings for you. You’re
gorgeous and sexy, but I don’t even care about the photos. It’s about the
words that we’ve exchanged. We have so much in common despite our vastly
different upbringings and environments. I don’t know how we could possibly
have a real relationship given our restrictions, but I don’t think that’s
reason enough not to try. I think the opposite is true. I think we owe it to
each other, and ourselves, to give it a shot. If we’re not willing to do
something crazy in the name of love, then we don’t even deserve it, do we?
If this was just you being funny and flirty, that’s okay, it doesn’t have to
be awkward. I will be able to move on. But if this was real for you in any
meaningful sense, then write back when you can. And Corinthia, you’re just
going to have to be okay with that, even if it’s a little weird for you, or
if you continue to believe that it’s a mistake.
Thinking of you both in greatly different ways,
Condor
