The O’Leary Letters - Part Six
On April 14, 2066, a hollow asteroid encased in a ceramic shell designed to withstand atmospheric entry, fell with pinpoint accuracy on the San Francisco Bay area. In an instant, what had once been one of the most populous areas in the world and a seat to major innovators in information technology became a crater.The impact triggered several Earthquakes in the surrounding areas, leveling towns as far away as Bakersfield.Twelve minutes after San Francisco was destroyed, another projectile entered the atmosphere and made a controlled fall onto the city of Shanghai with much the same result. Our ships in orbit detected another two projectiles entering Earth space and managed to destroy them before they entered the atmosphere. It was estimated that 12 million people died in the initial impacts. The resulting earthquakes and breakdown in services killed another 10 million.
In this installment of the O’Leary letters, Shannon writes about the memories of the past. To this day, she finds that the recollections of the events above both aim to help and hurt her, as she continues on her path in becoming an officer of the SMC.
Letters Home, Part 6 - set in the universe of A Loss of Innocence
Universe by Peter Hodges
Story by Kate Baker
Dramatic Reading by Kate Baker
Music: “Self Esteem Fund” by Valve
Kate on February 6th 2008 in Podcasts
