thor Lieutenant Commander Addison MacKenzie - Letter Home

[Alieth]

I'll make a confession: I'm a verbose person. I begin to write and I easily exceed the number of words I had intended. That's why SIMs like this marvel me. It has many good things and, its conciseness is only one of them. In a very succinct way, without dialogue and with a very short and elegant description, it shows us a very intimate moment of a character that, in a usual way, is a force of nature. With very few lines and in a very subtle way it reflects what past events have meant for the character, how they still weigh on her and what she is dealing with. All in a missive to home, a sweetened message to really conceal what is in her mind. 

A true delight for its succinctness, its intimacy and the vulnerability it displays.

Thanks for this gem @Addison MacKenzie !

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(( Room 0502, Deck 5, USS Thor ))

 

Addison sat on the couch in her quarters with her feet up and re-read the letter composed on her PADD.

 

To: Priscilla MacKenzie, 34 Linnaean Street, Cambridge, MA, Earth

From: Lt. Cmdr. Addison MacKenzie, M.D., Ph.D., FASFS

 

Hi Mom,

 

I know, I know – I don’t write or call enough, and you’re right, so let’s just get that out of the way now. Things have been crazy, as you well know from the bits I’ve been able to send you. I’m on my third assignment in a year and a half, which either means they really like me, or they really hate me. Time will tell, I’m sure.

 

We recently got took on several new junior officers, including a Vulcan doctor. While she’s a colossal pain in my [...], she’s an excellent addition to this crew, and so too for medicine as a whole, I’m sure. The rest of the lot are a good bunch and will make fine officers.

 

Hopping the galaxy does have its perks, though – I had the best burger of my life at a greasy spoon on Ketar V. While I wouldn’t recommend The Shoals as a destination hotspot, these burgers might be worth it… I know Ryan would love them.

 

Sorry I don’t have time to write more. Try not to worry too much – Geoff is still here and keeps me in line. Give Dad and the bunch a big squeeze for me. Next chance I get, I’ll be home to visit. Promise.

 

All my love,

 

Addy

 

She decided not to mention the part where she had been abducted and abused, though it was likely her parents already knew – they always seemed to have a way of finding things out.

 

Addison took a deep breath and hit send. She desperately hoped she was able to keep that promise.

 

 

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Lieutenant Commander Addison MacKenzie, M.D., Ph.D., FASFS
Chief Medical Officer
USS Thor

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Edited July 2, 2020 by Alieth