forum Letters Across the Universe (Always open. Say you read page one stuff)

Started January 29, 2020 by @Althalosian-is-the-father book

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_{[ the letter is written on a neatly ripped out journal page ]}

Dear pen pal,

Hello! my name is C my code name is Dove, so I suppose for now that's what you'll have to call me. I might be a bit old for this pen pal thing, in my opinion anyway, but i figured why not try something new?
I apologize ahead of time if my letters come inconsistently, I have a group of idiots to lead after all. idiots that i love, but idiots nonetheless.

I hope this letter reaches you without any trouble, and i hope you're doing well!
I'm not too sure how to continue this letter… i apologize for the shortness, i'll try to write more for you next time.

i'll be eagerly awaiting your response pen pal!
Sincerely, Dove <3

p.s - two of the idiots i mentioned wanted me to tell you that they say hello as well :)

Hey, Jomei!
My name is Lucas! Navigator and intergalactic peacemaker aboard the UES Icarus. In my opinion, terrible name for a ship.

You're from earth! That's so cool! Well I'm also from earth but we were sent to find a new planet cause earth was kinda dead. But the planet we were going to did the same thing and now we are one ship. Long story.

I am also a guy, I'm, I think, 19 and I live in space! I have 11 crew members. There are six from each ship and the AI's from the computers are kind of like our parents now.

What sanction of earth are you from? I'm from Archer-west. Are there still animals on earth? Like, what were they called? Pets? Do you have pets? What are they like? Do you go to an academy?

I've got to leave you here for now, I'm on duty.

With peace,
Lucas

P.S: Etri says hello!

Dear Lucas,
You're a navigator? That's so cool! What's Icarus, and why is it a bad ship name? My Earth is kinda dead, but people still live here. Same with Mars. The lucky ones get to live on Vision, Horizon, and Orion, though.

What's a sanction? We still have some animals, but pets are for people on the Big Three. I really want a pet. I've read that some people's best friends are pets. I don't go to the Academy, but I wish I did! The Academy's on Mars, though, and passage isn't very cheap. Anyway, I wouldn't go unless Alci came too, and my parents would never let her go, even if they could afford it.

Who's Etri? Are they nice? Tell your crew members I said hello, by the way!

Wishing joy upon you,
Jomei
P.S, Alci says hello!

Dear Jomei
Theres only one academy in your whole world!? That's crazy! A sanction is like a… a… city? A state? Kinda.

Icarus was a myth from millennia ago about a boy who tried to fly with fake wings but he fell because he flew too high. And our ship, the UES Icarus (United earth ship Icarus), is named after him.

You colonised Mars? That's pretty cool. How did you deal with the atmosphere? How do people get there? How much is it to get to this academy? What are Vision, Horizon and Orion?

My crew all say hello! Etri is from the other ship. We are fated. He is very nice, yes! He was the first from the other crew to talk to me properly and he knows much about his planet and its history like I do with earth!

You mentioned your parents want you to get a job, what kind of things can you work as?

Godspeed,
Lucas

P.S who is Alci?

Hi Alék!

You basically understand what species are, so wonderful job on that front! Not all botanists work in the same area as I do, but yes, the main goal of my experiments is to make plants grow at a faster rate without affecting their health or overall chemical composition. It is actually quite fascinating and challenging, but you most likely don't want to hear a jumble of scientific jargon that you won't understand, so I will move on.

I actually do not sing very often, but I assume I'd be pretty good at it. I mean, why wouldn't I be?

Yes! Please tell me about your island, and your stars. I would love to hear your people's stories.

Your dexír sounds fascinating, and your connection with the darkness would be fantastic to study. How exactly do you tend to use this power of yours?

Paper is basically parchment, yes. It's a more refined form of the same material, with a smoother surface and more uniform coloring. I was using paper as a metaphor for space, to try and simplify the concept for you. I apologize if I made it more confusing instead. I tend to do that a lot. Ah, well.

I'll tell Kaz about what you said, and hopefully, it'll make him a little more confident. He needs every bit of confidence he can get!

We don't have servants because the galactic government decided a few centuries ago that it created an imbalance in the respect for life across the universe, so they implemented a minimum wage and we have generally moved away from such societal structure. I mean no offense to your people and their traditions, but we consider the existence of servants a bit primitive.

Universal translators are really cool! Sadly, they aren't my area of expertise, so I wouldn't know how to properly explain them. It's fascinating that your tribe were the ones to create trade on your planet. What are common items that you trade, and what items are you unable to produce on your own?

Oh mulch, I have to go! Bye!

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Dear Lucas,
We do only have one Academy, and it's mainly for pilots and military training. In my universe, we don't have Sanctions, cities or these states. That Icarus myth seems neat, though. I'll see if I can find a book with it. I don't really know how the scientists dealt with Mars' atmosphere, that's mostly classified information. All I know is that they built lots of giant domes, and started building things in them.

I'm not sure how much the Academy costs, or if it's a scholarship thing. Or maybe both. Vision, Horizon and Orion are artificial planets that scientists somehow put together from space junk. Vision and Horizon are where the richest people live. Orion's where the Government is centered.

On Earth, most of the jobs available are factory positions. My sister Alci and I both work at a factory. I'm not sure what it's called, because they never really specify on Earth. But some people land the good jobs, like water purifiers or farmers. I think those are pretty self-explanatory.

Anyway, what planet is Etri from?

With wishes of good health,
Jomei

Dear Jomei
Do you have, what are they, schools? What factory is it? What do you help produce?

You don't have names for your area on earth? Countries or whatever?

Etri is from a planet called Dayene. It was very similar to earth. He is teaching me their culture and I am teaching him mine. My favourite Dayene tradition is when people are Fated.

Man made planets? That sounds fascinating! Do you know anything more about those?

Godspeed,
Lucas

Dear Lucas,
We have some schools, but they last only 'til we're 14. Funny thing is, I don't really remember much up until I turned 13. Like, it's there, but it's hazy. Anyway, we used to have countries, but then most of them became flooded. I live where… I think it was Russia used to be?

At work, I help to make circuitboards. My parents know some higher-ups at the factory, so I got the title of Inspector pretty quickly. I don't really know much about the man-made planets, but maybe I'll find out someday.

Anyway, what does it mean to be Fated?

Godspeed(it sounds cool, and I wanna try it out for myself),
Jomei

Dear Jomei
I wish I left the academies at 14! Technically I'm still supposed to be there but I'm in space. We have schooling until 22 years of age. We go into specialist areas at 20.

I don't know much about circuit boards. Our engineers Ethan and Millik might. What are your circuit boards used for?

I'll get Etri to come write what Fated means, I can't put it into words we'll.

Fated is like being… How do you spell? Engaged? Our leaders or propheteers use runes and other future seeing things to see if two Dayens are compatible. Eda did it for me and Lucas and we became Fated. He said he would've proposed whether we were or not.

Thanks Etri. He's a sweetheart. Do you have anyone like that?

Godspeed,
Lucas and Etri

Dear Lucas (And Etri!!)
I'm still jealous that you're in space! What kind of specialist areas can you go into? Anyway, we're not really told much about what we do at work. All I know is that they're shipped off to Horizon for something.

Being Fated sounds pretty cool! On Earth, we don't really propose, we're basically assigned life partners. But most people are happy with their partners, so it's not really an issue.

I guess if I had to pick anyone, I'd say that Alci's the nicest person I know, but she's my sister, and there's also this one girl from the Academy who works at the same factory….

Anyways, are Ethan and Millik nice? Tell them I said hi. Do you have any hobbies or anything?

Godspeed(I'm adopting this phrase now),
Jomei

Dear Jomei
Mostly useful trades. I never made it to the year of choosing so I don't know most of them. I know there is like engineering and rocket science and stuff.

Ethan and Millik are mostly annoying. It's pretty chaotic when they aren't busy.

Do you have an assigned partner? Reah came from a sanction with assigned partners.

I love old movies and cartoons! Studying what earth was like centuries and even millennia ago is so cool. Have you heard of Rubiks cubes? I have one! They come from around 3 millenia ago! It's that amazing! It still turns and everything! What hobbies do you have?

Godspeed,
Lucas

P.S I'm glad you like 'Godspeed'

five minutes later
Dear Sorrel,

Alright, so about thirty seconds after you get this, the bottle of my blood will show up at your location. And yeah, it heals me too. That's how I figured it out. Heck, that's why I have it. Also, this message serves as the third reminder that your not allowed to die.

Best of luck, Zenith

practically a minute later

Dear Zen,

Dude this stuff looks pretty cool. It might be weird to be attracted to the appearance of blood, but it's pretty. You must be lucky to have it! Do people try and kill you for it? Like, all the time? I know it would be valuable here, I'm going to have to keep it safe until time is needed for it. Also, if you ever want me over, I tried to use the traveler, and he perfectly brought me to another U. Not sure where we were, but it worked!

With agape, and thanks, Sor.

Dear Lucas,
Rocket science sounds really fun! Some people have annoying little siblings. Are Ethan and Millik like that? I don't have an assigned partner yet, we get them at… 18, I believe.

I watch old movies sometimes, too! I like those ones about the people in space, 'Star Wars', I think it was called? I've seen a Rubik's cube before, but I've never used one. My favorite hobby's gotta be making gardens with rubble. There's lots of rubble that's still around where I live, so I make these big gardens with them, like I read about in books.

What hobbies do you like to do? Who's Reah? Are they nice?

Godspeed,
Jomei

three minutes later

Dear Sorrel,

Oh good, it's not just me who finds blood pretty. Anyone I've tried to talk to about that starts staring at me like I'm a psychopath. And yeah, people try to kill me for it. It can cure incurable things, but considering you have to injure me to get it, yeah, pretty hard for people to get their hands on, which makes it all the more valuable.

And hey, you're welcome in my 'verse. If you ever stop by, find someone who works on the Black Market and tell them you're with me. Either that or tell me where you are and I'll pick you up. You can always hang here if you need a quick escape, too.

Also, please don't try to replicate my blood or anything. That never ends well.

Regards, Zenith

Dear Jomei
Ethan and Millik are like annoying younger siblings I suppose. I never had any siblings when I was on earth. Reah was supposed to get a partner at 18 too, she escaped that.

The 'Star Wars' movies are very good! You like space a lot, don't you? I could send you some pictures next time? We are passing a nebula tomorrow, I could get some of that.

I've never seen a garden. Well, we have a garden on the ships but it's for food and oxygen and it's not very nice to just sit in.

You seem to ask if everyone is nice! Reah is pretty quiet but when she's talking, her sarcasm will make your ears bleed. Not literally. She's pretty nice if you get along with her.

I love just hanging out with my crew. Sometimes just sitting or lying in silence makes me happy. But other times talking about each others families and customs is fun.

Tell me about where you live! Every little detail!

Godspeed,
Lucas

(I’m just going to pop in a letter and wait for someone to reply)

(Rainclouds letter at the top of page 4 is still open to answer)

Dear Zen,

You're no psychopath, I could honestly say you might be normal in my friend group. We all like blood, some way or another. I hope you never have rough times with your blood, it disappoints me that people would actually kill an angel for its contents. I'd like to know, though, what in the world do you mean by 'it never ends well'? Do people die or something because of it?

I might show up sometime in the near future, I'm astounded that our coincidental meeting worked out this well. Things are getting a little easier here, but I doubt they'll stay like that. Me and doubts, I hate those things. Anyways, my friends need me, it's getting late, and I'm running on a piece of bread and one water. I'll see you, literally, one day.

With agape, Sor.

Dear Ms. Blake,

My goodness, I hope your children are okay!
And although I'm sure it's none of my business, Seventeen seems awfully young to be taking care of children. (I'll not say more; bad-form)

While on the topic of children, mine are ungrateful worms who dodge my damn WW's and ignore me for all that I'm worth. Except Axphion, she's an angel, a perfect, bloodthirsty angel.

I have reached out to both Veriviane (My youngest, only nine hundred years, just a babe!) and Gionia (My middle child, one-thousand three-hundred, still fairly young) several times and neither one will even have a word from my mouth, let alone defend me in front of Irius.
As I said in my last letter, Axphion is on a pilgrimage to middle-eastern earth. Middle eastern earth is a perfect example of the barren wasteland that nasty orb is meant to be some day.

Good luck with your children, and your missing, and your war.

Best regards,
Samlin (Virgilion) of the Yonderside

P.S. I most certainly can send a river, just you wait.

(I’m just going to pop in a letter and wait for someone to reply)

(Rainclouds letter at the top of page 4 is still open to answer)

(Thanks)

@RainClouds_Itachi_is_a_deity_now

Hello Dove,

I’ve never had a pen pal before, never had time Well my first 7 years of life I was B . Well I’ll tell you some things about me. I’m 15 years old, love Blue slushees (doesn’t matter which flavor, just Blue). I’m in an arranged marriage to a girl named Anastasia, I’m not sure if she likes the arranged marriage But it was Nessisary. I have a best friends named Dan, he’s the best. And Alexa hates me (But she’s Anastasia best friend so I have to respect her).

-Thomas

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Dear Virgil,
Thanks for your concern for my people. We're okay for now. I agree that I'm a little young to care for a kid, but she was orphaned and nobody else would take her, so I stepped up.

Your youngest daughter is nine hundred? That's incredible! We usually only live to about sixty, the luckiest make it to eighty, but I've read that people sometimes used to make it to over one hundred. I'm sorry about your younger kids, I hope they start speaking to you again.

The middle-east sounds quite a bit like where I live, actually. Do they have Camps and Wanderers there?

With Powers may you be graced,
Blake
P.S. I'd like to see a river, but take your time!
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