It'll be a bit slow going for a while until I build them up some chemistry. The chapters will skip ahead quite a bit as we go, hence the dates, but the next few will have more things happening!
January 1st 1990
Virginia,
Happy New Year! Sorry it's been so long, I've had a lot to do over the last few months – exams and stuff. Being a child prodigy is hard!
Did your Dad tell you I met him when I went for a visit at MIT? He's really nice! And he also told me your nickname, which was adorable. Can I call you Pepper, too? I can hear the sound of you yelling at your Dad even from here, haha.
My Mom and Dad are…fighting. He's working a lot more, they've got some big project coming up for the Department of Defence and he's panicking that they won't get in done on time, and Mom just wants him to come home for dinner once in a while. Obviously, I'm just sitting here listening to them yell at each other, so that's fun. I kinda hope they get divorced, is that bad?
Anyways, how was your Christmas and New Year? Get anything good? My Mom knits me the most itchy sweater every year, it's made out of asbestos, I'm sure! And she makes me wear it in the holiday card we send out, I included a copy for you, it's pretty boring stuff though.
Talk to you soon,
Tony
