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2025-08-19
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2025-08-19
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Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda: The “Diary” of Curly.

Summary:

A display of Curly's regret and reflection of his overly dismissive way of handling things onboard. The name is Curly's "Diary", however this is just a string of his thoughts.
He could've done more. or could he?...

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Burns.

 Hazy memory.

 Crash.

 

Can't remember. Hurts so bad. It hurts.

 My skin — gone.

 My body — bandaged.

 

Why, Jimmy?

 Why...?

 

Didn't need to... crash... ship... Not me... Jimmy...

 

Anya, I'm sorry.

 Anya...?

 

It burns so bad.

 I'm going to rot in here.

 I'm scared. So damn scared.

 

Jimmy... it's okay.

 You... did one bad thing.

 

Granted, it was a really bad thing...

 But you... you're a good guy.

 A good guy who's done a bad thing.

 A good guy who's done bad things... right?

 

Please answer.

 I can't speak.

 One eye is all I have left.

 Only one works.

 

I see Anya, standing over me.

 Everything's a bit clearer now.

 

Please kill me.

 Hurts to breathe.

 No window to open.

 

This?

 This is pure misery.

 

Anya... I'm so sorry.

 Jimmy... it would've been okay.

 It would've been okay back on Earth.

 We would've gotten through this.

 

Together.

 

You're captain now. like you wanted. I hope you're happy.

 

I hope you'll be a good leader. I believe in you, Jim. 

 

You.