Moving (Daniel)

Tags: Season 2 Episode 4 "The Gamekeeper"; Season 4 Episode 18 "The Light"; Season 7 Episode 1 "Fallen"'; Season 7 Episode 15 "Chimera"

After New York, Daniel lived a nomadic life.

"Plenty of space for your art," the realtor noted. "A picturesque balcony, too."

Everything he owned once fit in state-provided garbage bags and university stipends hadn't covered down payments.

"Artifacts," he corrected automatically. "And, um, I've had some . . . stressful experiences with balconies."

Sand-scratched journals contained sketches of Abydonian dwellings. His high-rise apartment felt like a waystation.

"Would you consider a split-level ranch, then?"

Vis Urban, his refugee camp.

"Buy a house?"

"If you plan to settle here long-term."

His existence-a painful cycle of hellos and goodbyes, deaths and resurrections.

"Maybe I should."