S1, 01 Character Introduction - Deirdre Stradè (January 3, 2015)

Born February 28th, 2072 as Deirdre Stradè; the second child of a wealthy European couple. Her mother was English, and her father Spanish. She was raised alongside her younger brother, Cynefrid, in Ireland.

Her father, a wealthy businessman, afforded his family security during the turmoil of the 80s. Xosepe, the firstborn son, after staying for Christmas, left his family to fight the Aurelians in the aftermath of the 2093 devastation of Detroit.

She was asleep on a hammock during The Shift...

And people are still laughing at her about this.

On March 1st, 2094, after much suffering, consideration, and gathering of resources; her family established themselves on Zarus, where her father built up a mining company hoping to trade resources in exchange for peace with whoever may win the war.

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Now as you may know, the planet Zarus came under Aurelian control. The Aurelii said "Why should we trade with you, Mr.Stradè, is not your son fighting against us? And are you not also on his side? Through your trades you plan to sabotage us!" Hence the family lived in oppression, and without trading for income, they lost their riches.

Xosepe failed to rescue his family, although he managed to setup secretive communications with them. His mother missed him ever so much.

Really, this was just one reason for her sadness

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"What once was is no more".

Like free water.

"There is no joy".

Her name "Deirdre" literally means "Woman of sorrow".

"No joy left in me".

"The Flower is fading".

This is her mother whose name is Calanthia.

"We had not known oppression".

\_\_nor had we felt the pain of poverty".

"But now also, do we know sorrow...".

"And...Wait...".

"Oh my gosh! ARRRGG! Why am I talking like this!?".

"Wait, don't tell me, I know"!

"It's because I'm stuck"!

"STUCK ON THIS GOSH DARN, FREAKING STUPID, OLD, RUSTY HUNK OF ROCK"!

Just then she heard a voice

A soft and slow voice.

"Deirdre, who are you yelling at" It whispered.

"Go away"! She yelled.

"But why are you yelling at yourself"?

"Because I can"! (Indeed was she quite upset)

"Ya know, you can do alot more useful things besides yelling at yourself".

"Oh my gosh! Go away"!

"I'm your conscience, you go away".

SUDDENLY

After twenty-three years, things started making sense to Deirdre.

Later that night...Or "day" or whatever...

"Father, I am ready to go away."

"Heh, and just where will you go? What will you do? Also consider, what will we do"?

Her father, Mateo.

"Father, you cannot plan for what you do not know, in the same way that you cannot control it. Now if you consider me to be a good person, then you know that I can make a good decision".

"I fear that you will be deceived, or worse yet, that you will abandon the problems of which you are attempting to fix in favor of an easier, more prosperous life".

"I will never abandon any of you! You know that you cannot write my story, even I cannot. But somebody is writing it! Come now, let us try our best, for inactivity ends only in lost friends".

Trust me, I know.

At this, she got up and left for the unknown, and her father did not stop her. She needed not say "Goodbye" to her mother for Deirdre thought: "I do not want to remember her like this, but when I return, then will there be joy".

By chance did she find, in a small colony to the west, an inter-planetary transport; and she boarded it. The officers aboard questioned her.

And she responded: "I am a run-away, I do not have my identity with me, and I regret to say that I have no money either, but please do let me stay".

They replied: "Young adults leaving their homes to pursue more noble and adventurous goals are not uncommon in this star system, feel free to travel wherever you wish".

"Idiot freedom lovers, thanks for helping me".

But before she could thank them, the pilot asked:

"Miss, exactly where do you plan on going, and for what purpose"?

She thought to herself:

"Hmm... I will head for Iapra, there I will cross the boarder and join the Imperium"

"No", her conscience whispered, "That would be too obvious".

"Well then what... wait... hmm... I got an idea, an evil idea. Yes! It is very evil! Oh wow, that's just...wow".

"Miss"? The pilot reiterated.

"What? Oh, yes." She muttered coming out from her thoughts.

"I will make a name for myself."

"Fly me to Toliv".

BONUS:

Fun fact: I thought of this ending before writing the rest of the story.

The original main image.