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

[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."