Okay wait no I need to hear more about those grief nights with alcohol and yelling
"...Oh, routine maintenance. Then one of the Haltworkers decided to ask me if we could '...replace the company song.'"
"Ah..."
"'Replace the company song.' What do they recommend we change it to exactly? 'Ding dong, my father's dead!?' Ugh. I feel just the worst... Tell me your day went better...?"
"My day wasn't SO bad. Not really. At least...it wasn't til I overheard some of the drones talking."
"God, what did they say?"
"Nothing unexpected really! The same thing they write to me in all the official appeals, just...whispered behind my back this time... 'We need a new leader, it's well past time!' 'Taranza can't keep putting it off forever!' But... can't I...?"
"Bah! Let them wait! Really! Screw anyone who doesn't understand that mourning periods don't run according to the company clock!"
"And that's the aggravating thing! They only live for seven years! I know it seems like forever to them but Joronia and I...we spent seven years building the first and SMALLEST of her summer palaces!"
(It actually started out as a tree fort that got way out of hand...)
"Haha! If my life had ended at seven years old, it would have been a BLESSED one! They ought to be grateful they'll only have seven years worth of trauma to bear!"
"Even if I COULD replace her - which I CAN'T and WON'T - how long do they think that process is supposed to take?!"
"Everyone's always so quick to kick memories out the door! They'll miss them when they're gone... TRUST me."
" " Thank god you understand" "