Well, without having to explain a whole bunch of stuff, the war was instigated by the Covenant - an alliance of multiple alien species. Lasted for almost three decades.
[Religion had had a part to play in it, on behalf of the aliens.]
Me, neither. If I could think of something that's not convoluted, believe me, I would do that thing with all my might. But life is convoluted by default. Which sucks, but--[she shrugs and takes another drink of her beer]
[cheerfully because yes, this place is full of weird shit and it's not like she's got anything to go to back home, but it's hard to care when she's around Carolina]
[That smile as she gives another small check on Alice's shoulder. Cheers to that.. And yet, looking back on her retirement, she can't picture anything better.
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myrealname) wrote2018-07-31 01:32 pm
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[she has no faith in humanity's ability to get along with aliens. humanity can't even get along with itself]
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[Religion had had a part to play in it, on behalf of the aliens.]
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[three decades is longer than she's been alive. she can't imagine growing up in a situation like that, especially against multiple alien species]
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[Of course little about war is straight forward anyway. Goals change. Friends and allies change. ... people change.]
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[love certainly is. why would war be any different?]
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[Because screwed up life? Carolina's got that down pretty pat.
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[She'd be bored out of her god damned skull otherwise.]
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[she raises her beer for a toast]
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To malarkey.
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And all of the weird shit that comes with it!
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[Dryly, because yes, she does have experience with that, but there is that soft light in her eyes. But she does take a swig of her drink anyway.]
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[cheerfully because yes, this place is full of weird shit and it's not like she's got anything to go to back home, but it's hard to care when she's around Carolina]
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For the most part, anyway.]