WESSEX
“I think if we asked for it, the Voice would be happy to find a way to do more than letting nature run its course,” which is to say, yes, but without outside help, it wouldn’t be quick. And Wessex does not say the obvious after the war, because that would put too many other things into the air. Too many ifs and dreams and she is already tired from hoping and wishing and praying and doing all in the face of inevitability.
Anyway, to do so now would be futile. Fighting will undoubtedly come their way and who knows how much more destruction it might cause.
There’s a bit of a twisted smile and the General launches into the story without hesitation. “Once upon a time there was an old couple who lived at the edge of the cliff. They were childless and poor, but they were happy with each other, and kept the lighthouse going so ships could travel safely to the city’s port. And in turn the people of the town made sure they didn’t starve or go without warm blankets in the winter.
One year, the husband decided he wanted to surprise his wife with something extra special - a piano. So he called on every favor he could to make it happen, and somehow - it did. His wife woke up to a beautiful new piano on her 75th birthday. She was beside herself - elated - and the only thing that surpassed her love for it was her love for her husband.
Things continued on as they usually did for a few more years, until one night, the Lighthouse light was out. And when the townspeople came to investigate the next morning, they found the couple dead, the piano missing, and the light smashed. And burned into the floor was the insignia of a feared pirate - it was obvious what happened. The the couple was buried and the the light repaired. And a new couple moved into the house.
Slowly but surely, weird thing started to happen. The wife heard piano music in her dreams. Scratch marks, as if something heavy, had been dragged across the floor. Nothing unpleasant for the new lighthouse keepers, just… spooky. Well, it wasn’t too long before the lighthouse went out again, and again, the townspeople feared the worst. But when they went to investigate, they found the new keepers trying to repair it - it had just suddenly gone out. No cracks. No damage, no nothing. Then a kid who had gotten bored called for everyone to come look, and out in the water, they could see a mostly-sunk ship.
When Attuned went to investigate it to see if there was anything salvageable, they found it was the pirate’s ship, and the pirate and his crew had drowned, unable to get a door open because the lighthouse keeper’s piano blocked it and couldn’t be moved - even underwater - even by a shark.” Pausing for a moment, Wessex grins at a memory. “And that’s where my mother would say that that’s why you don’t steal and murder, because you never know when their ghosts are going to come back and kill you.”
Which had done nothing to stop her, personally. But it was nice to hear her mom’s voice in her head again.
Anyway, to do so now would be futile. Fighting will undoubtedly come their way and who knows how much more destruction it might cause.
There’s a bit of a twisted smile and the General launches into the story without hesitation. “Once upon a time there was an old couple who lived at the edge of the cliff. They were childless and poor, but they were happy with each other, and kept the lighthouse going so ships could travel safely to the city’s port. And in turn the people of the town made sure they didn’t starve or go without warm blankets in the winter.
One year, the husband decided he wanted to surprise his wife with something extra special - a piano. So he called on every favor he could to make it happen, and somehow - it did. His wife woke up to a beautiful new piano on her 75th birthday. She was beside herself - elated - and the only thing that surpassed her love for it was her love for her husband.
Things continued on as they usually did for a few more years, until one night, the Lighthouse light was out. And when the townspeople came to investigate the next morning, they found the couple dead, the piano missing, and the light smashed. And burned into the floor was the insignia of a feared pirate - it was obvious what happened. The the couple was buried and the the light repaired. And a new couple moved into the house.
Slowly but surely, weird thing started to happen. The wife heard piano music in her dreams. Scratch marks, as if something heavy, had been dragged across the floor. Nothing unpleasant for the new lighthouse keepers, just… spooky. Well, it wasn’t too long before the lighthouse went out again, and again, the townspeople feared the worst. But when they went to investigate, they found the new keepers trying to repair it - it had just suddenly gone out. No cracks. No damage, no nothing. Then a kid who had gotten bored called for everyone to come look, and out in the water, they could see a mostly-sunk ship.
When Attuned went to investigate it to see if there was anything salvageable, they found it was the pirate’s ship, and the pirate and his crew had drowned, unable to get a door open because the lighthouse keeper’s piano blocked it and couldn’t be moved - even underwater - even by a shark.” Pausing for a moment, Wessex grins at a memory. “And that’s where my mother would say that that’s why you don’t steal and murder, because you never know when their ghosts are going to come back and kill you.”
Which had done nothing to stop her, personally. But it was nice to hear her mom’s voice in her head again.
there was a time that we were kind, but now
don't write me, you're not fooling anyone
don't write me, you're not fooling anyone
