gone

Crash... out of control. Two down, one to go. So young, so troubled. Outer innocence, like a mask... it fools. Should have... now too late.

The other, three times her age. A creator, creating other creators. With him, or against him, no middle ground. Inevitable; one reason I am here, one reason I crossed the world. The ground still moves, the spark has not gone out. The flame passes to those left behind.

[... for Crystal (24) and Hobart (74)...]