[Written letter to Wally]
[The letter is left outside the museum, in a sealed envelope addressed to Wally.]
Wally,
I know what I did was wrong. I knew it when I thought of it. I did it because I felt, at the time, it was a necessary evil. I didn't tell anyone else because I didn't want them involved, so nobody else could get the blame.
Dib told me that Tak was a dangerous alien invader from his own world, and based on her behavior, I was inclined to believe him. I decided to destroy the ship because I was afraid she'd turn it on Nautilus as soon as the Dark Aeon was defeated, when nobody was ready for it. Dib said that Tak would probably disable any sabotage attempt if given enough time... so I decided on a method that wouldn't give her the time to stop it, only escape. I didn't think she'd stay in the ship, or try to kill anyone who stood in her path to get to me.
At the time, I didn't there were any better options. I realize now that there were, if I hadn't tried to keep everyone else in the dark. We could've come up with a safer plan, one that wouldn't have had the risk of any sort of collateral damage.
Now, I don't know what to do. I know nobody will trust me for a long time, and I don't know how to start getting that trust back. I can promise that I'll never keep something this important to myself again, or do anything that could hurt anyone without talking with more responsible people and getting their approval, but I know that could easily be a lie and nobody has any reason to think it isn't. I don't want to run away from this, but I don't know what to do.
If you're still willing to listen to me, I'm camped out in a meadow in the Southern District near the Western District border. Look for the metal cows; my tent's in their roaming area.
Dana
[The letter is handwritten, in very shaky handwriting. In places the paper is water-stained and the words blurred.]
Wally,
I know what I did was wrong. I knew it when I thought of it. I did it because I felt, at the time, it was a necessary evil. I didn't tell anyone else because I didn't want them involved, so nobody else could get the blame.
Dib told me that Tak was a dangerous alien invader from his own world, and based on her behavior, I was inclined to believe him. I decided to destroy the ship because I was afraid she'd turn it on Nautilus as soon as the Dark Aeon was defeated, when nobody was ready for it. Dib said that Tak would probably disable any sabotage attempt if given enough time... so I decided on a method that wouldn't give her the time to stop it, only escape. I didn't think she'd stay in the ship, or try to kill anyone who stood in her path to get to me.
At the time, I didn't there were any better options. I realize now that there were, if I hadn't tried to keep everyone else in the dark. We could've come up with a safer plan, one that wouldn't have had the risk of any sort of collateral damage.
Now, I don't know what to do. I know nobody will trust me for a long time, and I don't know how to start getting that trust back. I can promise that I'll never keep something this important to myself again, or do anything that could hurt anyone without talking with more responsible people and getting their approval, but I know that could easily be a lie and nobody has any reason to think it isn't. I don't want to run away from this, but I don't know what to do.
If you're still willing to listen to me, I'm camped out in a meadow in the Southern District near the Western District border. Look for the metal cows; my tent's in their roaming area.
Dana
[The letter is handwritten, in very shaky handwriting. In places the paper is water-stained and the words blurred.]