[Alliance] Parker Talks of Seven Year Ordeal

Parker Talks of Seven Year Ordeal

Eli Anduv - Exodus Sentinel

SCOTT - The Alliance has confirmed that the DNA of the refugee pair found in Terra Nova’s desert belt are indeed siblings Matthew and Ashley Parker, the two missing children of corporate elites Arthur and Marie Parker, killed in a mysterious crash seven years ago while vacationing in the unsettled parts of Terra Nova.

On the seventh anniversary since his parent’s death, Matthew Parker stood at an emotional press conference outside Scott’s city hall, and spoke to the public for the first time since he and his younger sister were found last month.

Mr. Parker told the crowd that he owed his life to his father’s survivalist training, and to his younger sister, Ashley, who gave him “a reason to keep going, day after day.” Once escaped from the crash, the siblings spent several days in the desert, unaware of how far they had traveled, before finding an oasis large enough to make shelter in. “We thought it would only be a matter of days. We didn’t realize how far we had gone, none of our instruments worked.”

Ashley, he said, had salvaged some of the tech from the crash site, including one of three damaged distress beacons, which the pair had tried, and failed, to repair several times before finally succeeding two months before they were found. The pair kept track of time on a piece of wood, and used schoolwork and soccer to pass the time. “I had to dredge up all those horrible secondary school experiences,” Parker joked. “I wanted Ash to have more than just Year Seven...a sense of normalcy, I guess.”

The 26-year old broke down into tears at several points during his speech, particularly when thanking the city of Scott and the colony of Terra Nova for never giving up on him and his sister. He was escorted off-stage by his sister, who allegedly refuses to speak with anyone other than her doctors and brother.

DNA samples were taken from the siblings and compared to the remains of their father, mother, and eldest sister, Eliza, as well as living relatives. “We wanted to be certain,” claimed Lieutenant Anne Kalim prior to Mr. Parker’s speech. “We wanted to make sure no one could dispute their claims and make their lives more difficult than they already have been.”

The Alliance claims they are still investigating the causes of the crash, a topic notably avoided by Mr. Parker.

I also noticed we haven't really heard his sister's side of the story.

I'm probably being needlessly suspicious, but I still feel this bears pointing out.

Given that she's dealing with the mental stress and trauma from 7 years of near-isolation, I can't blame her for not wanting to talk to a horde of reporters.

I have to wonder what happened that all three distress beacons were damaged.

His sister has spent the past seven years stuck in the wilderness with only one other person. She has missed out on almost all of the social growth and development that teenagers go through. I'd hardly expect her to be comfortable speaking in public after such a lengthy ordeal.

For that matter, I can't imagine the issues her brother had to put up with when he was effectively raising a teenage girl with no support.

I remember hearing about this a couple years back. It's crazy to even imagine what it would be like, to be isolated for so long. It's good to hear that the brother is adjusting. I imagine his sister will come around too, in enough time.

Also kind of a surprise that they'd still be investigating the crash, even if it was only a month. You can pull a lot of data from the flight recorders.

To be fair, the crash happened/was discovered seven years ago. I'm not even sure what's left for the Alliance to be investigating, unless these two put forth some new info when they were found.

All the news that ever comes out that colony makes it sound like a complete shithole inhabited by insane people

if dinosaurs keep eating your landing beacons you should probably move somewhere else

When a krogan tells you your home is shit you just might have a problem.

To return to the gates of opulent paradise,

Nearly a decade lost in wandering,

Some of us would think of it as nice,

Though my linens would miss their laundering.

Hard to imagine that some sick bastard would try to dilute this tragedy with poetry

Ah, yes, my affinity for poetry shows completely that I enjoy tragedy and am a sick bastard. Naturally I'm moaning in delight at the concept of suffering humans. Yes! Suffer more, fools! Yes!

Alternatively, you're ascribing negative attributes to someone you know literally nothing about, and are yourself a much more crude and unwieldy individual than I could ever aspire to be.

Barring alterations for legibility, it is notable that subject: Parker has exhibited minimal regression to abbreviated or “pidgin” vocabulary. This indicates long-term efforts to prevent cognitive degeneration.

I'm pretty sure he didn't sabotage the flight on purpose, if that's what the news service is trying to hint at.

Paparazzi makes disingenuous implications. In other news water is wet. More at eleven.

Shit, I missed something if there were any 'implications' there.

All I read is that he avoided talking about the crash itself. Which, you know, could be due to it being a traumatic experience.

See, this is a poet.

Twats, all of them.

Shit, I remember hearing about this on the local news. Good to hear they made it out. Hell, I'm Special Forces and I think I would have been lucky to be alive let alone keep all my marbles.