Eva, Merri, Time Skippers: I have a book recommendation for all of you! There's a fantastic book called The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. It's a military science fiction book about a drafted soldier getting sent off to fight a war in space, but due to time dilation caused by near light speed travel what feels like a single tour of duty to him is actually about 20 years. When he returns home, the world has completely left him behind. Joe Haldeman is a Vietnam veteran who used to book to describe the way he felt after returning home. Even though he hated the war, he signed up for multiple tours of duty because at least the war was familiar to him. When he came home, there was just nothing left for him. Anyway, it's a fantastic book (one of my favorite of all time), and could be a great source of inspiration for the current path of your characters.
As for trauma for Dogberry, he hasn't had very much aside from what's in his backstory. This has been a time of rebuilding for him after the Calamity basically changed his life, and took his self-worth with it. He's grown back a ton of his confidence and is ready to move on from that chapter in his life. Certainly life will throw several large monkey wrenches into his plans, but so far, things are looking up for Dogberry.
As for trauma for Dogberry, he hasn't had very much aside from what's in his backstory. This has been a time of rebuilding for him after the Calamity basically changed his life, and took his self-worth with it. He's grown back a ton of his confidence and is ready to move on from that chapter in his life. Certainly life will throw several large monkey wrenches into his plans, but so far, things are looking up for Dogberry.
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