Friday Meme Light: Cause It's A Bittersweet Victory (Ten Years Later Thread)

[thewunderkind]

The clock continues to turn on the ship.

The last years have been of turbulence, surprises and great fights, but eventually, five years ago, the Ohm were defeated and slowly, peace was restored to the entire multiverse. The crisis was averted! Congratulations!

...However rebuilding universes takes time. Energy. Power. It still might be years off before you'll get to go home, and Stacy is truly saddened about that. Call it catch 22 if you will, but at least the life on the ship is a lot more peaceful now. The farms have grown, and now there's enough in-house grown food to feed everyone who doesn't feel like eating slop or eating slop in the sensoriums every day. That's a small comfort, right? Oh sure, there's still the surprise or two on it, but now there's slowly more places to stop, and Stacy has been a lot more lenient about people getting their shots...

As they sometimes say, life will find a way to flourish, anywhere it can. My, there's a lot more bellies around the ship than before...

And maybe. One day. Far off future. You'll get to go home. But that's not now.

Ten years is a lot of time for people to grow, personalities to change and emotions to emerge. How have your characters turned out of it?

Comments

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"I've been helping out on my end. When the Professor got me out of podsleep, we went on a journey in order to help mend some of the broken bridges. The damage was pretty intensive."

[rainfell-aqua.livejournal.com]

"So is the darkness gone?" she asked. "Or is it something you'll still have to live with?"

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"Well..." He held up a hand and a warm ball of silver light appeared. "Light and dark. I found balance."

[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

She smiled again. "I'm glad." It had taken a long decade for her to come to terms with the fact that darkness could be used for something other than destruction and pain, and that there were people who could use it for balance. Matt was one of the ones she knew would be able to manage it.

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"It took me a while to master. But we visited all parts of the omniverse." admitted Matt. "A lot of it was trial and error."

[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

"It always is," she agreed. "Come on. I think you might like some real food for your first meal back."

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"That would be appreciated. Professor's not too good at cooking and most of my meals were always on the run."

He followed, looking at Aqua with a sigh. "Ten years... it's been a long time for both of us hasn't it?"

[rainfell-aqua.livejournal.com]

"It has," she admitted. "But I'm glad you're back."

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"I always wondered when I'd come back. Ten years and countless worlds... makes one almost forget about everything sometimes. Maybe this was a good time now to return."

"How's everyone since I was repodded?" inquired Matt.

[rainfell-aqua.livejournal.com]

"For the most part, everyone's pretty good," Aqua said, trying to think of the various crewmates she knew that Matt had known. "Negi and Sasami are doing well, Devlin's a lot more powerful and still feels embarrassed by Ben who's pretty much the same as always. Ren found a way to wake his girlfriend, and they've been married for a few years now. They've got a kid, and Ren makes Negi and Devlin babysit, so you can imagine how well that goes."

After a pause, she added, "And you might want to check in on Kaya for yourself. I'm sure she'll be glad to see you."

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"Glad to hear it. I'll have to find Kaya as well."

A pause. "She hasn't been waiting for me, all this time, has she?" Guilt yes.

[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

"That's something you'll have to ask her about," Aqua insisted. "Whatever happened, remember that it's not your fault."

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"That's true. All right, I'll check in on her. Too bad I lost my Omnicom on a planet."

[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

"You can borrow mine," she said, handing it over.

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." Typing out a message, he sent it over. "All right, let's get something to eat."