Letters Home
Voyager has been in the Delta Quadrant for just over ten years now. They have been in contact with Starfleet via Pathfinder for four years, thanks to Reg Barclay. These are the letters members of the senior staff wrote to their families.
Usual disclaimers apply; I just can't be bothered writing one at the moment.
Oh, and I find Tuvok very hard to write, so this one is short. Sorry.
T'Pel,
Though it pains me greatly that I am not sharing my life with you, it is good to finally communicate with you after so many years.
You should be pleased to know that I have survived the last ten years serving as Captain Janeway's second officer with very little injuries sustained.
I do not understand the logic of sending letters home, but after being able to communicate with you, my wife, it is starting to… 'grow' on me.
In the last ten years, I have missed so much of my family growing up. You must tell me how the children are handling adulthood and parenthood, if any of them have children.
According to Captain Janeway, we should reach Earth in approximately fifteen years, without using any shortcuts. But our sensors have detected a wormhole only four lightyears away, which gives the crew some hope.
I intend to be home before my next Ponn Far occurs so we can spend some quality time together.
Live long and prosper, my wife
Tuvok
T'Pel read the letter her husband had sent her, her eyes devoid of emotion but her heart screaming with grief.
"Mother? What is wrong?" Her son, Sek, asked.
"Nothing," she replied. "Just a letter from your father. He should be home in approximately fifteen years."
Sek sighed. "I wish it were sooner, as I am anxious for him to meet his granddaughter and daughter-in-law."
"Yes," T'Pel whispered. "So am I."