It has been years since the last time she saw another human. Years since she has been alone, all alone in her big city. Trying to keep her sanity, and keep surviving, with the only purpose of recording what has happened and tell the story, because no one else can. She has to, because she is the only human left alive on planet Earth.
She has to keep humanity alive in memory, hope that some other species in another era will rise, and learn about them; how smart they were, how beautiful, how kind, how creative. But also how cruel, how evil, how selfish, how violent, and how stupid they could be.
She hoped her journals and records would keep humanity from being forgotten and fading away.
She hoped the next ones on Earth would learn from humanity's mistakes, unlike humans themselves.
This is the story of Marie Anderson and how humanity fell and became extinct. How she became a hero to be remembered for her bravery.
But it is also a warning.
Don't do the same things they did.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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