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psychicshellRafael sat alone in his room, listening to a mildly distorted voice on a tape recorder. It wasn't quite as messy in here as it had been before Elena had come to town and started yelling at him about keeping things organized, but right now it could have been on fire and he barely would have noticed.
"-as a tyrant, there's nothing I wouldn't do to keep you safe. That is all."
The tap ended. Rafael hit the rewind button and listened to the recording again.
"This message is for my son, Rafael, when he is of an age to hear it..."
He wasn't sure how many times he had listened to it. His father's voice, speaking directly to a son who had never known him. A monster's voice, who had irreversibly taken the world down a darker path. A dead man's voice, speaking from beyond the grave without any awareness.
The tape ended. Rafael his rewind again.
"-as a tyrant, there's nothing I wouldn't do to keep you safe. That is all."
The tap ended. Rafael hit the rewind button and listened to the recording again.
"This message is for my son, Rafael, when he is of an age to hear it..."
He wasn't sure how many times he had listened to it. His father's voice, speaking directly to a son who had never known him. A monster's voice, who had irreversibly taken the world down a darker path. A dead man's voice, speaking from beyond the grave without any awareness.
The tape ended. Rafael his rewind again.
