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Revisions of a Life

Saturday, July 9, 2005

Introspection sometimes rewrites who we are.

CATEGORY: FICTION    TIMES READ: 3480    RATING: 8.0 (G)    SERIES: FIREFLY

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A/N: Response to one of the challenges at . thanks to luridmuse for the first readthrough.

Childhood was in the past. It wasn't something that his mind lingered on overmuch. The crimes of the recent past weighed more heavily on his soul than the frivolous transgressions of youth. Still, sometimes his thoughts returned to the past.

His parents had never been overly religious. Their piety was reserved for earthly offices and recognition rather than the Almighty. To them, enlightenment was proven through advancement in society. They deemed the military a noble calling. The chance to rise through the ranks, opportunities for positions of true power in the military, and perhaps even in Alliance government once his tour was over. All respectable goals to work towards. He had agreed with them when he'd been accepted into the Alliance Military Academy for college.

The realities of war had a way of making one reevaluate their choices and paths taken during peacetime. This mid-life crisis, as his parents termed it when he was released from active duty, is what took him to the monastery in the first place.

His uncle had entered the Brotherhood of Shepherds when Book was still in short pants. Almost everyone in the family had rolled their eyes at the free spirit of the family. Bets were placed at family gatherings as to how long Uncle Ben would last without the comforts of civilization. No one had collected any money though. Uncle Ben never returned to the core.

Instead, he'd invited Book to visit him at the monastery before his nephew started at the Alliance Military Academy. His parents had left the invitation up to him, but hadn't encouraged the visit. The chance to spite them while getting the chance to visit one of the inner Rim worlds was too much to resist, Book accepted the invitation and went to see the man who, ten years ago, had been his favorite uncle.

He'd been miserable for the most part. A monast

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Saturday, 09 July 2005 22:32
Short...but completely believable with the character of Book. Though one kinda gets the vibe that Book must have been pretty high up the Alliance military hierarchy to get treatment in "Safe."
Monday, 11 July 2005 04:17
Wowzers Jebby, been awhile since I been about this site and must say I am impressed at your writings improvement. Not that it wasn't good when last I was on here, but is quite impressive. Short, but quite a good read. Keep up the good work!
Monday, 11 July 2005 10:30
This rings like something that I thought of Book's past. An uncle that had been religious.
Mine was that the uncle might have been some sort of chaplain for a side in the army and came to an end during the War at sometime.
The uncle's character was just as you put it, though.

Not the same, but similiar.

Great minds...

Keep flyin'
Tuesday, 16 January 2007 12:36
Very plausible, and beautifully done.

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