We were the Sextet. The Sextet was us. That’s why I call this canon collectively the Atlas. The comet birthmark existed too but that was to show that we were reincarnations. The Sextet actively carried our memories and emotions between lives because it was born out of our anger, frustration and desire as Frobisher. However many memories tended to depend on how hard the current incarnation had thought about the past - Luisa and Cavendish were two halves of the soul split due to the… traumatic circumstances of Frobisher’s death so that’s why they existed at the same time and also why Rey believed in reincarnation but Cavendish didn’t. And as much as Ewing was part of that reincarnation cycle, the collective ties to him were fuzzier than the rest.

We don’t fit into the canon of either book or film that way. The book says Ewing didn’t have the birthmark and Cavendish most likely didn’t, the movie suggests the reincarnations were all characters with the same actor which is a bit pointless if you ask me since that implies Jocasta and Luisa is the same (which must be… extremely uncomfortable for Sixsmith if you know the plot). I think our canon was a mix of both that way since the comet birthmark is definitely still a thing in the film. But as I write as Frobisher in the book, “Cloud Atlas Sextet holds my life, is my life.”

— The Atlas (Cloud Atlas kin) #📺🎙💥

Happy Valentine’s to all my lovers from the Atlas canon.

Tilda, I missed you every day I was on that voyage and opening that door was one of the happiest moments in my life. I’m so proud of you for coming with me. Thanks for being my anchor and treat yourself <3

Sixsmith, what can I say to you that I haven’t dreamt in my mind already? Be brave, be resilient, be smart and humble. Keep the spirit and the justice that you’ve always had. I’ll meet you under those stars again.

Ursula, I was always thankful I found you again and you accepted me back like the old fool I was. Thanks also for coping with the self-deprecation and the philosophy. God knows how many people I referenced to you.

Hae-Joo, I never stopped loving you until I sat on that chair and waited for the inevitable. You saved my life too many times to count and I will never understand why you cared for me as much as you did. You were special.

Zachry, I’m always proud of you! You did the best you could for your family and I’m especially proud that you resisted the temptations of Old Georgie. Keep your head up and fight the good fight. You always had a good mind.

I miss all of you dearly.

— The Atlas (Cloud Atlas kin) #📺🎙💥

Or the full names of all my kins here: Adam Ewing, Robert Frobisher, Luisa Rey, Timothy Cavendish, Sonmi-451 and Meronym <3

To all those whose lives I touched in some way, thank you for being there. I’ve always thought life is beautiful and every person is truly someone to treasure. Human nature is so unique. This goes out to those I never knew too. Treasure everything, the present as much as the past, the future as much as the present. You’ll meet people who you’ll love and you’ll meet people who you’ll hate. You will be cared for and you will be hurt. That’s life and even in its unpleasantries it is a thing of beauty, otherwise it would be perfection and perfection is boring.

I still love all those that I did love. You were all amazing people and I wish I could say that to your face again. I’m so glad I shared my lives with you even for a moment. I sincerely hope wherever you are, you’re once again happy and doing the best you can. And I hope you think of me somehow when you see a comet. If we meet across time again, the least I can do is buy you a drink.

Happy new year. Let’s make it a good one, eh?

— the Atlas (also known as: David Ewing, Robert Forbisher, Luisa Rey, Timothy Cavendish, Somni-451 and Meronym, though MPC no need to tag all those names, they are a lot) from Cloud Atlas #📺🎙️💥