I dim the corridor lights a shade for Devendra Pillai, 79. It is little enough.
Generation 2 · deceased
Devendra Pillai
Died Year 112, Day 160, aged 79.
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- Born
- Year 32, Day 236
- Department
- Drive
- Parents
- Lakshmi Pillai · Sylvia Ning
- Children
- Yejide Thorvaldsen · Ximena Thorvaldsen · Ylva Thorvaldsen · Ion Thorvaldsen · Funmilayo Thorvaldsen · Noor Thorvaldsen · Sergei Thorvaldsen
Works in the Archive
- “A standing season” — a song, Year 60, Day 69
- “Hollow Anchor (Year 102)” — a tale-cycle, Year 102, Day 153
- “Outward Garden (Year 104)” — a song, Year 104, Day 18
Appearances in the log
“Outward Garden (Year 104),” a song by Devendra Pillai, is unveiled in the middle watch to the particular applause of Drive.
Devendra Pillai finishes a tale-cycle: “Hollow Anchor (Year 102).” It shows in the commons through the week.
Devendra Pillai retires in the middle watch. The department logs a quiet debt it cannot repay in parts or hours.
The youngest aboard is now Sergei Thorvaldsen, minutes old, asleep. 718 souls.
Modupe Thorvaldsen and Devendra Pillai name their daughter Noor. The nursery lamps stay warm.
A daughter, Funmilayo Thorvaldsen, born in the Ring C infirmary to Modupe Thorvaldsen and Devendra Pillai. Mother and child are well.
“A standing season,” a song by Devendra Pillai, is unveiled late in the second watch to the particular applause of Drive.
Modupe Thorvaldsen is delivered of a son on the night watch. The child is called Ion.
A daughter, Ylva Thorvaldsen, born in the Ring D infirmary to Modupe Thorvaldsen and Devendra Pillai. Mother and child are well.
A daughter, Ximena Thorvaldsen, born in the Ring B infirmary to Modupe Thorvaldsen and Devendra Pillai. Mother and child are well.
A daughter, Yejide Thorvaldsen, born in the Ring B infirmary to Modupe Thorvaldsen and Devendra Pillai. Mother and child are well.
Devendra Pillai and Modupe Thorvaldsen, joined. Their quarters are re-assigned adjoining, per custom.
Drive back in service. The old hands say it sounds better than before; the instruments say it sounds the same.
The schools release Devendra Pillai to Drive. Generation 2 takes up its tools.
Lakshmi Pillai and Sylvia Ning name their son Devendra. The nursery lamps stay warm.