Drift Barakat does not wake on the night watch. 74 years, most of them given to Fabrication.
Generation 4 · deceased
Drift Barakat
Died Year 174, Day 124, aged 74.
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- Born
- Year 100, Day 115
- Department
- Fabrication
- Parents
- June Barakat · Umbra Kowalczyk
- Children
- Renshu Fang · Ivar Fang · Quill Fang · Ulyana Fang
Works in the Archive
- “A small hymn” — a mural, Year 133, Day 363
- “Signals of Year 155” — a tale-cycle, Year 155, Day 234
Appearances in the log
Drift Barakat retires on the first watch. The department logs a quiet debt it cannot repay in parts or hours.
Drift Barakat has made a tale-cycle called “Signals of Year 155.” Asked what it means, he says it means about nine years of evenings.
The youngest aboard is now Ulyana Fang, minutes old, asleep. 879 souls.
Oksana Fang is delivered of a son on the first watch. The child is called Quill.
Drift Barakat has made a mural called “A small hymn.” Asked what it means, he says it means about nine years of evenings.
Born on the night watch: Ivar Fang, generation 6. The ship holds 951 souls tonight.
A son, Renshu Fang, born in the Ring A infirmary to Oksana Fang and Drift Barakat. Mother and child are well.
Drift Barakat takes the hand of Oksana Fang before the assembled watch. I witness, as I witness everything.
A first shift for Drift Barakat, sixteen: machinist, Fabrication. The badge is printed fresh.
The youngest aboard is now Drift Barakat, minutes old, asleep. 965 souls.