Planetfall For Marda by Zenka Wistram

Author:Zenka Wistram [Wistram, Zenka]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-02-09T22:00:00+00:00

Night 26. Dear Marda, I got the dome up. You won't believe it, but it's up, and it's curing as I write. A bunch of folks came to help me, and some of the older kids too, and we got the ground cleared and the dome up and the cover on and the foam sprayed by nightfall, and then Alis fed everyone from her outdoor kitchen/command center she's got up in front of where she and Huw are assembling their dome.

If I weren't who I was, I would have cried with happiness. Ok, and maybe pride and affection for these people. When I saw them arriving at our site with their shovels and tools... I can't tell you, Marda, all the emotions I felt. I wish you had been there, and I felt so strongly that you were. Did you feel that, love, our home being built with the hands of our new community?

Ok, that was horrifically maudlin. But it's how I felt. I think this is the way to do it. Tomorrow we're going to head over to the Kimura's and get their domes up; they've got a large dome for gathering, then smaller domes – bedrooms for Cho and Makoto, Hisashi and Amaya, Katsu and Eiji, and then a small dome just for Masumi. I'd bet with a bunch of us working together, we have it up in two days.

And Cho will have it furnished and liveable very soon after that; the woman is military in precision and drive. She's the one who oversaw the building of our dome and the placement of our door, telling me to make sure the front door didn't face into the bedroom area because the bathroom was right there, and no one wants to be seen running from the bathroom to the bedroom by anyone at the front door.

Smart, that woman. I know all of the heads of household around here are of impressive intelligence, but she's not even listed as the head of household. I have to begrudgingly admit Edgerift did what they claimed they would and built a working community from people prepared to work together as a whole.

I'm including pictures, and a drawing from Catrin. She hasn't seen her little Trevor or Liberty since we reached the settlement, but she's sure they'll be along. She's made us a drawing of Trevor eating a pancake as big as a table to him.

Goodnight, Marda. Sleep well and dream of a domed house with a door that faces a lavender ocean. It's yours as of now.

I love you.

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