It was a tattered photograph, looking incredibly ancient, in an old antique frame. Several wondered about this, seeing as traditional cameras were hard to come by.
Once he had been offered a chance to transfer the photo to digital, and fix it up on the computer. He kindly refused the offer, saying that he wanted to keep a piece of the past.
It was the content of the photograph that raised the most questions. Eleven people, including a younger version of himself. Each one of them strikingly different from the other, and yet… yet… they manage to look more like a family than possible.
People around him inquired about if those people were his family. He fell silent, choosing not to answer. People were still curious.
The mystery people still remained a mystery, except to the prodigy who kept the photograph close to him.
Ivan Whiskey, child prodigy, and the most complex enigma of his class.
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No homework on the weekend means time to work. .. on stories. Yes, it's another Ivan one because... well... I always wondered if he stopped growing altogether or is still growing, but very slowly. If he was growing real slowly, then how long would it take to get him... 9-10 years old? So this story is set on the really distant future. I'm not sure how to explain everything, but I'm playing around with the possibilities a little.As for the color of 009's eyes... neh. It just seemed cool to think of them as red... don't know why, I just like the color. Well, cinnamon is a little close to red, I could call it that... Color hues and tints and variations can really be confusing...Cinnamon, crimson... Hmm...