[ Ian used to be an optimist, he really did. Opting for that whole you get what you put into the universe mindset, nothing being completely unattainable if you tried. He didn't lose it as soon as the ships touched down, no, he was one of the stupid people saying shit like maybe we can communicate and then nuclear bombs. Six weeks in, it wasn't the aliens that made him lose hope. It was other people.
Story for another time. ]
Must've been a big fucking adjustment.
[ Observed kindly, lifting his glass an inch or two in acknowledgment. ]
Going from that to... whatever it was like in Hadriel.
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Story for another time. ]
Must've been a big fucking adjustment.
[ Observed kindly, lifting his glass an inch or two in acknowledgment. ]
Going from that to... whatever it was like in Hadriel.