Add artifacts to Tom's character description that show his longing for history. Tom doesn't know his own history so he tries to fake it until he makes it. He is trying to create an idealized background for what he believes to be a respectable person's story. He is he trying too hard, and this postcard tale was always fake to begin with. Tom is trying to tell a story that will lead others to make assumptions but not ask questions.
Add artifacts to Tom's character description that show his longing for history. Tom doesn't know his own history so he tries to fake it until he makes it. He is trying to create an idealized background for what he believes to be a respectable person's story. He is he trying too hard, and this postcard tale was always fake to begin with. Tom is trying to tell a story that will lead others to make assumptions but not ask questions.
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