Drift Valdivia died in quarters late in the second watch, 82 years old. 879 souls aboard.
Generation 3 · deceased
Drift Valdivia
Died Year 146, Day 361, aged 82.
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- Born
- Year 64, Day 147
- Department
- Hydroponics
- Parents
- Carmen Valdivia · Caelum Nwosu
- Children
- Xenia Orellana
Works in the Archive
- “Anchors of the orchard” — a song, Year 134, Day 328
- “The Patient Garden” — a song, Year 135, Day 362
Appearances in the log
“The Patient Garden,” a song by Drift Valdivia, is unveiled on the first watch to the particular applause of Hydroponics.
Drift Valdivia has made a song called “Anchors of the orchard.” Asked what it means, he says it means about nine years of evenings.
Drift Valdivia retires on the first watch. The department logs a quiet debt it cannot repay in parts or hours.
Drift Valdivia isolates a repeating radio source in the wake. Natural, almost certainly. The word "almost" keeps the commons busy a month.
A son, Xenia Orellana, born in the Ring D infirmary to Verne Orellana and Drift Valdivia. Mother and child are well.
A wedding on the first watch. Verne Orellana, Drive; Drift Valdivia, Hydroponics. The ship approves in its way: the lights held steady throughout.
Sixteen years for Drift Valdivia, who signs to Hydroponics at dimming and is given a locker, a sash, and a schedule.
The youngest aboard is now Drift Valdivia, minutes old, asleep. 692 souls.