[Voice]

[thegriffinofdeath]

[Ana has been mostly avoiding the network since her loss of the ambassadorial elections, partly out of embarrassment and partly out of relief. She wasn't sure she wanted to be in charge of anything, really. Still, dwelling on the election had made her think of home, her real position, with her people...and her family. Which was why this evening network post happened.]

[There might have been a glass or two of wine involved, too, if she was being honest.]

Hi. [She started, then hesitated, collecting her thoughts.]

I know that most all of us have left loved ones behind when we brought here. Friends, families...lovers. But...

[Another beat and a small breath.]

Is anyone else married? It's so strange. I've spent...mm. Longer than I'd like to admit with Vein. Good times and awful times but always...there.

I've been here nearly a year, now. A year without him or my daughter and...

[Where was she going with this? Another pause.]

Mm. I suppose I just need a distraction.

Tell me about your families. If anyone would like to, at least. Here or...there.

Comments

[voice]

[sentielemental]

Well, they thought I was dead even after I stopped being dead, so it was more legal than anything. The paperwork to stop being dead is killer.

[Pun intended.]

[voice]

[thegriffinofdeath]

[She does laugh softly at that.]

I would imagine. Everything here is documented so meticulously, it can be almost overwhelming.

[voice]

[sentielemental]

If you don't have paperwork nowadays, you may as well not exist. Of course, the tattoos we get make it a lot easier to keep track of us.

[Which isn't something he likes, but it is what it is.]

[voice]

[thegriffinofdeath]

They are a bit intrusive, aren't they.

I do miss the...simplicity...of things back home, in Ashan. Organizationally.

[voice]

[sentielemental]

Sometimes, I miss when things were simple, too. But it's hard to just go back, even when you want it, so you have to work with what's in front of you.

[He hopes that sounds more reassuring than he thinks it does, but it adds] No matter what, I like to believe you end up back where you're meant to be at.