08-23-2016, 12:23 PM
Connor looked out the windows and saw all the planes in the bright sunlight. The sky was blue and everything seemed fresh in the spring air. He'd come to Moscow winter of last year. His life in ashes. He had gotten off the plane and was struck with how oppressive everything felt.
And now, he was leaving. With a wife. And hope. And a life. A new name, a memory of his son's name. So..."Where should we go? Well, I think any place outside the CCD is fine. Would help to avoid...certain people."
He still noted the touch of Texas on her tongue. That could work. When he had been a kid, they had a saying. "Texas- it's like a whole 'nother country." In recent years, that seemed even more likely, with the secession movement and all. It seemed like a good place to go. Be easy to get lost in the crowd. And Ayden- no, Nikki! Nikki!!! Gah this was gonna be hard. Nikki's family was from there. Maybe one day he'd meet them. He understood better, now, the way taking on a new life cut you off. But he could still hope.
"Texas. I chose the state, you choose the city."
And now, he was leaving. With a wife. And hope. And a life. A new name, a memory of his son's name. So..."Where should we go? Well, I think any place outside the CCD is fine. Would help to avoid...certain people."
He still noted the touch of Texas on her tongue. That could work. When he had been a kid, they had a saying. "Texas- it's like a whole 'nother country." In recent years, that seemed even more likely, with the secession movement and all. It seemed like a good place to go. Be easy to get lost in the crowd. And Ayden- no, Nikki! Nikki!!! Gah this was gonna be hard. Nikki's family was from there. Maybe one day he'd meet them. He understood better, now, the way taking on a new life cut you off. But he could still hope.
"Texas. I chose the state, you choose the city."