Bravo Fleet
Everything has changed, and Caireann Station still smells like smoke.
It’s a reminder of what happened here – and how our survival wasn’t thanks to the alliances, ingenuity or diplomacy, but a quirk of the universe that ruptured the apertures and forced the Vaadwaur to retreat.
The dead are still being counted. Bodies still pulled from ruined corridors, new names added to the list of those we mourn.
One of them is Gant. Murdered in our custody. I know that he wasn’t innocent, nor will I pretend that he was. But his defiance of the Vaadwaur Supremacy gave us the hope we so desperately needed – and the intel he provided gave us the strength to ultimately stand our ground.
We don’t know who killed him. With the number of casualties, and the coming and going since the battle is over, we will likely never find out.
Whoever it was – they are being hailed as a hero by more people than I can count.
And sometimes I wonder … if the battle hadn’t gone in our favour, would I agree?Was this justice?
Everything has changed, and today, I find myself unable to remember what the ‘before’ looked like. What it was like to wander these halls and only think of all we hoped to accomplish. What it was like to pass those who are now only shadows in our memory.
We will never forget their names. We will never forget their sacrifice.
We’re not whole. But we survived.
— from Aldris Ceix personal log
Epilogue
Caireann Station
May 2402
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I really enjoyed that this epilogue post was in a log format; I think it really helps drive the point home how bad things were without having to do a big exposition dump. The flow of it is really nice as well. With ti being an epilogue post it seemed very natural to start with an overall picture before it slowly morphs into a more personal refection from the person doing it. The line "We’re not whole. But we survived." really hits home and makes for an ending with a hint of optimism without sweeping away all the bad that happened.
May 18, 2025 -
Is it sad I am not sorry Gant is dead? I love the fact that story ends off with a mystery on who killed him. Nicely done in this part of the story. Great way to end.
May 18, 2025 -
Such a tightly packed post. It wasn't alliances, ingenuity, or diplomacy, and they're not whole, but they survived. There's a trauma in his narration that won't soon pass, and the way you articulate it in short passing statements, it just makes it hit harder. What especially hit home to me was the mention of the smoke. You never forget that smell after, and it lingers for so long, so I love that nod. The repetition of "everything has changed," it works so nicely too, capturing the way you cling to those short statements as you process your trauma. Excellent.
May 18, 2025
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Aldris Ceix
Command Officer
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