Solomon sighed and stared out the window. Everything used to make sense to him. Science and facts were what was important and it didn't matter in your pursuit of them if people got hurt or upset. He was closed off to pretty much any one that wasn't his family. He was okay, adequate with this set up. He wanted nothing different.Then he started meeting people. He met alyssum, even if it was just for one festival. He met Viaresu and his crazy, loud and large family. It made him realize that being nice or at least opening up to allow people in was worth it.
However it also let in a huge problem. One of the reasons he had closed himself off, was growing up his mother was always sad. He had heard tales from his older brother Frost of a happier time when Seth and Allie were there. Then they had left with out a word. He had heard tales from Uncle Morin about the first love of his life and the fight that had ended a friendship and damaged his uncle's hearing. Carrying about people just left you hurt in the long run.
Or... so he thought. Looking at it now, his mother had pulled herself out of her funk and was back on working towards his science degree. She was going to revolutionize the world, and help people or so she said. His uncle had realized Elisa was frankly never worth it and had realized his aunt was right there.
A bit older, Solomon could realize while bad s**t happened, you could adapt and move on. He realized that having special people in your life was worth it. However this met that his path that he was so set on wouldn't work any more. Perhaps becoming a reasearcher stationed away from people wasnt the answer. So what was his plan moving forward?
Well it was definitely to find something that challenged him. Something that involved the sciece, but maybe also something with people. Well not to many people, just ones he could tolerate. There were a lot of possibilities and Solomon would find the perfect one for him. After all he still had plenty of time.
