Griffin & Blake S5

S5 EP 02

Octavia

It had been over a year in the bunker now, only 6 months ago she was informed the bunker door would be too heavy to open once radiation levels lessened enough to return to the surface. Octavia never found out who gave her the message. Whoever it was had been smart, that information was and still is dangerous. Hope is all anyone had in the bunker and losing that would invoke chaos. Octavia couldn't risk that information getting out, and more than likely would have killed the messenger to keep it quiet. The person that left the note brought O to engineering and presented the evidence they were trapped under the floor. The news hit Octavia hard, this was her worst nightmare and she was responsible. Overwhelmed by a lot of different emotions she disposed of the information, the person that gave it to her seemed to make it easy putting all of it in one place. There was only 1 piece left of the problem that needed to be handled, but she didn't know who gave her the info. Octavia for the last 6 months had been on the lookout and suspicious of everyone. Whenever there was a disruption Octavia had been ready for the worst case scenario, for the truth to come out that they were trapped..with no way out.

Octavia returned to her room after making a morning announcement to all of Wonkru. A lot of it was the same info everyday, things fell into somewhat of a routine down there. Residents of the bunker would wake up at 7am, eat breakfast, some would train, and others would work on maintenance, they established a school in the library. That was Octavia's favorite place to visit. The kids were always so excited and caring of each other. Seeing kids playing together reminded O of Blake, she missed her older sister.

She often wondered if Blake would recognize her after so much time and change. She had become strict and ruthless, there was a point on the ground when she cared about who was right and wrong. A luxury that she couldn't afford anymore leading Wonkru, everything revolved around surviving and keeping the peace. There had been a fight between ex clans, and O ended it by killing both of them. She couldn't have any tolerance for violence. She became feared not adapting to their custom blood must have blood; Or blood must not have blood. Instead the custom had changed to seek blood and you will bleed. This new custom worked well for stopping the violence, but unity and peace was still a climb. The state of fear did well to isolate people from Octavia. The loneliness of leadership was enough to make everyone go crazy.

Octavia made her way to the mirror grabbed a pair of scissors and began to snip away at her long hair.

Griffin

Griffin squinted in the hazy sunlight he had been making his way to Polis. He wanted to access the damage to the city, look for potential resources. It would bring him some amount of comfort to be close to people, even though it wouldnt seem like it. The trek was difficult from the lab to the bunker. Water was really hard to find, often Griffin would get sick and have to rest for a day before continuing forward. Everything looked dead, the first couple months leaving the lab. The first time Griffin saw Earth it had been so green, but now after Praimfaya Earth was brown, dead. He thinks to himself about his friends in Space, and how they will feel when they return to Earth. Griffin was close to Polis now, at least he thinks he is. Many of the markers that helped people get around were gone. And nothing looked the same. Griffin could only use the knowledge of the places the sun rose and set from. Weather had not been kind to Griffin. It was winter again and it was hard to stay warm and dry. Griffin had found a warm coat in the bunker Murphy found, and was thankful for it. Griffin still carried around the radio and tried to make contact with the Bunker and the Ark. Even though he couldn't get a response, he would continue on and have a conversation.

"Hey Blake,
By now you have the algae farm set up and are having your...500th bowl of algae salad, I don't know is thats right, I'm just guessing. It's probably disgusting. Things are great on my end, I'm going to do what you asked and check out the bunker. We will be able to see it worked and maybe there is a way to contact them to check on Octavia. I know you would want that. I look at the sketch of you often, you were right it does help me feel less alone. It talks to me just like you would, like a voice in my head. I know that sounds crazy, maybe I am, anyone would be. How are things up there? Do you guys have fun? That's a weird question...I guess I just want to know what you do with your time. Are you guys busy up there? You have been gone for almost as long as I have known you, time puts things in perspective. I can finally admit...I like you, you like me too I could feel it the last time we were together. But for all I know you think I'm dead. I realize we were never an item, but I need my heart back..I need to protect it. I hope in 4 more years we can pick up where we left of. As more time goes by and I dont hear from you, and the less I remember... I think it is best to be more realistic with my heart. I won't give up hope that you're alive though, I don't think I can live in a reality that you're not alive. I should probably go now, but tell the others I miss them...may we meet again."

Griffin didn't hear it at first, but there was movement coming towards him. He had been alone so long that he wasn't worried about any threats from animals. The glow from the fire was getting low, and the sky was dark. He heard a crunch come from behind him. He quickly twisted defensively and came face to face with a small girl.