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Illuminae Amie Kaufman 17830K 2023-09-01

But for the sake of trying, here goes

Ezra’s been on my mind a lot, lately Why, I don’t know, except that the more you lose, the more you realize you don’t have o back there? It was hard enough to make a decision the first tih to talk about whatever he had going on … and anyway, practically the first thing he did was en, and eren’t nity I don’t want to be an option for hilad he made it out, obviously It’s not about that

I think a lot about who made it out, who didn’t Sometimes I just remember some random person, like the lady who came to fix our habitation recyc the week before it all happened I can see her face, but I don’t remember if I knew her name

I wonder if she made it out, if she’s somewhere on board, or if she died And then I don’t knohy I’ like that, or why I feel so bad about not knowing Survivor Guilt, according to the Counseling Circle Of Hastily Downloaded Wisdouess an experience like this is supposed to

ByteMe: PING COME ON COME ON

CitB: fuckto find Copernicus survivor lists for you, that takes concentration u know

ByteMe: told you i don’t want the the Alexander

CitB: how can u not want to know?

ByteMe: PING THE ALEXANDER

CitB: ok

ByteMe: u doing it?

CitB: trying

ByteMe: well?

CitB: still trying did u miss ur meds or what?? whats the rush??

ByteMe: well?

CitB: i can’t

ByteMe: I KNOW

CitB: ??

ByteMe: comms are down

CitB: system check?

ByteMe: no they all blinked out si a check u see theines are still offline too i atching for courton ur boyfriend

ByteMe: this again?

CitB: don’t deny the flame still burns ur heart leaps at the mention of his name u know this is love, sent by forces above …

ByteMe: r u quoting song lyrics now?

CitB: i do not have a lot of rl experience with ro this because it’s our best chance of finding out wtf happened to the Copernicus we don’t have anyone else on the ground

CitB: mmm hmmmm

ByteMe: can we please keep our mind on the job at hand?

CitB: I don’t know, can we?

ByteMe: Byron, they cut the ship link Just like they did with Copernicus

CitB: ok, ok i don’t like it either i have news though

CitB: there are def Copernicus survivors on the Alexander i found signs about an hour ago The Cyclones are only landing in bays 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 see what’s numbers