— This takes place before Atlas is back from perma-d34th and before Aileen escapes 3rd void — That photo in your hands. Does it remind you of back then, Vulcan? Do you wish you could go back? ...Do you remember him? Do you remember the way he was the first person who hugged you? Do you remember what his stories were like? Do you remember the way he taught you how to write? Taught you grammar? Do you remember how he saved you? Darting and shielding you with his body? He really cared about you. Shame he had to burn away in your hands just like everything else in the planetary system. Do you forgive him for leaving you behind like that? Do you forgive him for... Not letting you d!3? How kind he was. And yet how cruel he was for that. Right? Do you remember how it felt to have her praise your work? Do you remember how it felt when you shoved her away? Do you remember the look on your face before you turned heel and made a run for it? Do you remember the look on /her/ face? Do you remember how he immediately accepted you? Do you remember hurting him? Do you remember smacking him straight across the face all because you didn't want to except his help? Do you remember how he looked at you? Do you remember how loud his voice became? ...Why'd you come back here? Knowing what kind of memories it'd bring back? Did you just need another reason? Did you merely need to escape your thoughts? Did you need to remind yourself of how it was you who ruined it? Things went so awfully wrong. And it was all because of you. If it weren't for you they could've been happy. ...Why are you crying? This was your fault after all. You were an awful person, and you always have been one. It isn't just them either. Aren't you ashamed of what you have done to everyone that you've ever loved? You're horrible.
Song: Mrs. Stadler - Mars Argo Context: Vulcan returned to his planetary system. After so long. He remembered Everything. Also: Ao, Vulcan's old mentor/tutor who taught him how to write is the first one mentioned and the one with the puffy tail who is behind everyone in the bg of the photo. He d!3d saving Vulcan in the supernova, but because he was a gas giant wasn't able to survive in the way Vulcan could've and he burnt away in Vulcan's arms. "After all that you've went through, you still cry like a little kid." (THIS IS VERY VAGUELY RELATED TO THE MIND-BREAK SITUATION)
