Dear Vox,
I am writing for me and my sister's daughter. She is too little to write yet, and I don't want her to be left out. Weena came up with the idea of writing you our histories. She said it would make you proud for us to write these in the ancient language, and then read them to you.
My name's Reka. I am the same age as Kalen, but I am a little bit older. I have an older brother, Garen, who is four years older than me. And I have an older sister, Osina, who is six years older than me. Rea is my sister's daughter, she's only two. Rea's father and my sister's husband is Reilen.
I'm very tall. The people in my family are known for our size. They say my father was the tallest Eloi who ever lived. I tower over Kalen, who is practically half as tall as I am. I am as tall as most of the adults in the village. I have long straight dark brown hair which I wear in two braids. My eyes are black, and they have a curved shape that is a common feature to people in my family.
Rea was adopted by my sister and her husband. Both Rea's real parents were taken by the Morlocks. She has curly black hair, and wide dark brown eyes. Her eyes seem to light up when she's happy. And darken when she is upset. Rea almost never cries. She seems to be happy all the time, always smiling or clapping her little hands. She loves to explore things and play.
I live with my brother, Garen. Garen is tall, skinny, and has spikey black hair. He is very loud and talkative. He gets in a lot of fights with Toren and Reilen. He doesn't mean to fight with them. It's just that he has a bad habit of talking before thinking about what he's saying. When Alexander went off to rescue Mara, Garen told everyone that we were all cowards and that we shouldn't be waiting for some stranger to rescue our own. He tore off into the forest to help Alexander, but got lost in the jungle for three days. He also has a temper, a very short temper. He's overemotional, irrational, and immature. But he's my brother, and I love him regardless.
I make jewelry. That was what my mother did in life, and that is what I feel I should do. Garen helps me. He gathers all the material I need. Which suits him just fine. He brings me some of the rarest finds, from the most dangerous of places. He told me tommorrow that he plans on searching the remains of Sphinx for materials. He tells me that his risk makes the art I make even more special. I know not to disagree.
I am working on two requests. One request is from Toren, a necklace that by tradition is worn by married women. The other is from Alexander, it is a finger ring with an unusual blue stone. Both will go to Mara. She needs to tell them both the truth, before someone ends up hurt.
Seneloi tradition is that all marriages take place during the festival of the stars. Every year, stars fall from the sky just before the trees turn the colors of the sunset. We celebrate family, love, and life. The day is sacred, and the Morelocks never attacked that day. I think it is because they fear the falling stars. I can see you rolling your eyes, Vox. I know that it is impossible for stars to fall from the sky, and that it is just a meteor shower. I know that the meteors are parts of the broken moon. You taught me that. It's just more romantic to describe them as stars.
Garen and Reilen are starting to fight again. I shall see you tomorrow.
Reka
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Disclaimer: Standard disclaimers apply. (Yes, I'm lazy)
Author note: Hi there! Thank you so much for reading. This is the first fanfiction I have written in a long time. The three letters are a prologue to a story I am working on. This story is just a collection of ideas that have been rolling inside of my head since I've seen the movie. I'm just putting this out to see if anyone is interested with what I have so far. The introduction is written in letter format, but I'm sure that the rest of the story will not. I just wanted to introduce a few of the characters that will appear in the story. The main story will be focused on Alexander, but I knew I wanted to add backstories to the other main characters, especially Mara. I know this stinks. I'll try to improve on this if it seems anyone's interested.
I am writing for me and my sister's daughter. She is too little to write yet, and I don't want her to be left out. Weena came up with the idea of writing you our histories. She said it would make you proud for us to write these in the ancient language, and then read them to you.
My name's Reka. I am the same age as Kalen, but I am a little bit older. I have an older brother, Garen, who is four years older than me. And I have an older sister, Osina, who is six years older than me. Rea is my sister's daughter, she's only two. Rea's father and my sister's husband is Reilen.
I'm very tall. The people in my family are known for our size. They say my father was the tallest Eloi who ever lived. I tower over Kalen, who is practically half as tall as I am. I am as tall as most of the adults in the village. I have long straight dark brown hair which I wear in two braids. My eyes are black, and they have a curved shape that is a common feature to people in my family.
Rea was adopted by my sister and her husband. Both Rea's real parents were taken by the Morlocks. She has curly black hair, and wide dark brown eyes. Her eyes seem to light up when she's happy. And darken when she is upset. Rea almost never cries. She seems to be happy all the time, always smiling or clapping her little hands. She loves to explore things and play.
I live with my brother, Garen. Garen is tall, skinny, and has spikey black hair. He is very loud and talkative. He gets in a lot of fights with Toren and Reilen. He doesn't mean to fight with them. It's just that he has a bad habit of talking before thinking about what he's saying. When Alexander went off to rescue Mara, Garen told everyone that we were all cowards and that we shouldn't be waiting for some stranger to rescue our own. He tore off into the forest to help Alexander, but got lost in the jungle for three days. He also has a temper, a very short temper. He's overemotional, irrational, and immature. But he's my brother, and I love him regardless.
I make jewelry. That was what my mother did in life, and that is what I feel I should do. Garen helps me. He gathers all the material I need. Which suits him just fine. He brings me some of the rarest finds, from the most dangerous of places. He told me tommorrow that he plans on searching the remains of Sphinx for materials. He tells me that his risk makes the art I make even more special. I know not to disagree.
I am working on two requests. One request is from Toren, a necklace that by tradition is worn by married women. The other is from Alexander, it is a finger ring with an unusual blue stone. Both will go to Mara. She needs to tell them both the truth, before someone ends up hurt.
Seneloi tradition is that all marriages take place during the festival of the stars. Every year, stars fall from the sky just before the trees turn the colors of the sunset. We celebrate family, love, and life. The day is sacred, and the Morelocks never attacked that day. I think it is because they fear the falling stars. I can see you rolling your eyes, Vox. I know that it is impossible for stars to fall from the sky, and that it is just a meteor shower. I know that the meteors are parts of the broken moon. You taught me that. It's just more romantic to describe them as stars.
Garen and Reilen are starting to fight again. I shall see you tomorrow.
Reka
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Disclaimer: Standard disclaimers apply. (Yes, I'm lazy)
Author note: Hi there! Thank you so much for reading. This is the first fanfiction I have written in a long time. The three letters are a prologue to a story I am working on. This story is just a collection of ideas that have been rolling inside of my head since I've seen the movie. I'm just putting this out to see if anyone is interested with what I have so far. The introduction is written in letter format, but I'm sure that the rest of the story will not. I just wanted to introduce a few of the characters that will appear in the story. The main story will be focused on Alexander, but I knew I wanted to add backstories to the other main characters, especially Mara. I know this stinks. I'll try to improve on this if it seems anyone's interested.