thenightsurgeon

[ed note: This is an old justprompts prompt that kind of inspired me last night. Based in part (since I have no canonical background save musics to go on-stuff from leftthefather. Enjoy.]


Nathan Wallace lived his life in the perpetual shadow of things that his parents hadn’t done.

( And things that they had set out to do and never yet accomplished. )

Ten ways you save time

Ed Note: This is a pre and post canon list since lefthefather is pre-canon and Nathan-jumps back and forth.

- Pre-Canon-

1. To-Do lists.

2. Marni My wife.

3. I have a fantastic secretary.

4. My Neo!BlackBerry is a gift. from. god.

5. I'm actually pretty punctual.

6. Come to think of it, I'm the one who remembers most things. And whatever I forget, Marni remembers.

7. The Giant Screen in the Plaza.

8. I have a good file system.

9. What I forget, Marni Forgets, my secretary forgets, and My Neo!blackberry forgets- Casia Remembers.

10....I've got nothin'

( Post. Canon. )

Marni Wallace saved keepsakes. Simple little things to remind her of happy times in her life. She was nuts about it-practically detrimental. Nathan always accused her of being a pack-rat and for the first time in his life he was incredibly- incredibly angry and sad that she'd done this.

But what can be said? The dead are dead, and no one knows that better then a repo man.


The following is found in the Wallace Wedding Album..

( Rough Draft Papers/Scattered like leaves and yellowed with age. )

The final draft is written in a bold script, distinctly feminine that brings tears to Nathan Wallace's eyes. In the end she'd had to help him. He was never very good with words.

Marni.

Together we can surmount any obstacle, together we can build a foundation for a better world. My partner, my friend, my lifelong love, I will love you with all my heart.

Forever.

editor:...There's alot of my own personal fanon in this. If anyone actually knows the backstory feel free to correct me.

[Why I don't Vote]

10. I can't remember the last time I saw Washington do anything that actually benefited anybody besides the bill (which passed with a unanimous vote by the way)

9. I can't name the president.

8. Doesn't seem fair if I can't do that. I think at this point we've sort of let our electoral process slide to the point where they could throw darts at a board and we'd follow the leader.

7. Everyone knows GeneCo who actually runs the country.

6. [Locked against Shilo and Marni] And shitting where you eat is bad form, if you catch my drift.

5. The last President that we actually had the big-to-do for ended up selling America to a Corporation. We don't speak her name.

4. ninety precent of my...patients are targets well...patients. I'm sure that violates a conflict of interests.

3. It's hard to be proud of a country that has legalized murder and considers going to the surgery-parlor the same as going to the salon.

2. I can't think of any hot-button issues that I'd like to see changed. (In all honesty. I can't.)

1. ....I don't care.