Timeline · 1096–1098

“I am an adult human mind trapped in a Djall biology, and that biology is already betraying me.”

~1.5 hr read · 17,266 words

“I reach for the memory of my old handwriting, expecting to find the image there.”

~1 hr read · 16,857 words

“It is just the Oripathy acting up, stringing together nonsense.”

~30 min read · 6,828 words

“My brain, having no actual memories to rely on, simply hallucinated a defense mechanism.”

~20 min read · 4,540 words

“But today, for the first time since I woke up, Rhodes Island isn't moving.”

~45 min read · 10,827 words

“Until the routine shatters. The 12th of September.”

~10 min read · 2,781 words

“My body absorbs her fragile, feather-light weight.”

~20 min read · 4,313 words

“I remember Ace reaching down, gently ruffling my hair and telling me to eat more so I could keep up.”

~1 hr read · 13,305 words

“There is an entire world outside the landship that doesn't just taste of ash, cold copper, and fear.”

~1.5 hr read · 22,596 words

“I look out from the ramp, and my breath completely stalls.”

~45 min read · 10,752 words

“I remember my promise to Miss Adele; that I wouldn't just hide from the world, but actively step into it to understand it.”

~1 hr read · 14,846 words

“It is incredibly fragile, but it is undeniably, beautifully alive.”

~40 min read · 9,651 words

“The reinforced bulkheads of the landship have sealed the ocean breeze away.”

~25 min read · 5,788 words

“It is terrifying when you can feel everything they are hiding, Lethe.”

~40 min read · 9,186 words

“We sit there for a long time, the silence of the landship's night cycle broken only by her jagged, wet hiccups.”

~15 min read · 2,882 words

“I may eventually forget why I chose to love them so fiercely.”

~1 hr read · 16,673 words

“But we can absolutely refuse to let them bleed to death in the dark.”

~2 hr read · 29,116 words

“Her strides are perfectly even and strong, completely devoid of the heavy, dragging limp.”

~3 hr read · 43,756 words

“I squeeze my eyes shut, desperately trying to trace the fractured, dizzying edges of my recent memory.”

~1 hr read · 14,308 words

“For the first time in what feels like an eternity, Rhodes Island is actually at peace.”

~1 hr read · 16,849 words

“We do not leave people to bleed out in the dark, no matter who they are or what they've done.”

~2.5 hr read · 32,803 words

“Bloodshed isn't the only answer in this world. And I am going to keep proving it.”

~45 min read · 9,987 words

“I open my eyes, looking desperately at my friends to ground myself.”

~1.5 hr read · 17,926 words

“The dates stop dead at September. The current month.”

~2.5 hr read · 35,910 words

“Okay. Together.”

~45 min read · 10,504 words

“But Lethe… Lethe is the girl who found a home in the Convalescent Garden.”

~1 hr read · 16,486 words