My Daughter and Her Husband’s Tragic Past is an email in Death Stranding.
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Dear Sam,
Maybe you already heard, but my daughter turned up here the other day, saying she was moving back home. Not long after that, her man came around looking for her. So I decided it was time to come clean and tell them the whole truth about what happened five years ago – the truth about how they first met.
My daughter’s real parents were killed by a gang of junk dealers – a gang to which her own husband used to belong. He was just a boy at the time, though, and in fact he was the one who saved her life. Somehow he convinced the others to leave her be. I still remember the way he was holding her hand when I found them. How scared she was, hood pulled over her face, unable to find the words.
I’d tell you the boy chose to strike out on his own after that and set himself up as a prepper, but no. I won’t deny it – I didn’t want to take care of both of them, so I sent him on his way. It was pure chance that they met again and fell in love. Fate, maybe, though I cursed it that day, let me tell you. They didn’t remember each other, you see. Trauma, I suppose, so it was my burden alone to bear. Even if I wanted to keep them apart, I wouldn’t dare remind them of all that. But after everything that happened, I realised it had to be done. They both needed to remember the whole of it – that he’d saved her life, sure, but that it wouldn’t’ve needed saving if it wasn’t for his gang.
Knowing the truth, could they see their way to a reconciliation?
Well, after some talking and thinking, they told me that if you love someone, nothing else matters. Can you believe that? So I told them to give it another go. It won’t be easy – and frankly, it shouldn’t be – but I sincerely believe they have what it takes. If they want to get married, I’ll support their decision.