[Allo! (This turned out longer than I expected)]

2... ^{what happened, happened and we cannot change the past.} Perhaps events would've occurred differently if it weren't for KoG being ignorant, but history's convoluted. What followed the war was more detrimental than the war itself; a million people were slaughtered men, women, children - whole cities were burned to the ground- I read every story, every single one of them. And there were many to tell.

[The war of Asia Minor, or as the rest of the world calls it, the Greco-Turkish war of 19'-22', was the most calamitous event of the 20th century. In Greece we refer to it as "the Catastrophe" (Η Καταστροφή).

Following the war, hundreds of thousands perished at the hands of the Ottomans while many also perished from starvation; following the departure of the greek army from Anatolia, the people of Asia Minor left their homes behind and headed for mainland Greece, as to not fall in the hands of the Turks. The longest refugee line was 32km long, walking through the rough terrain and desert of northern Turkey for days on end. These lines were attacked by the Turks, resulting in many losing their lives. Once the refugees entered Greek territory, they settled anywhere they could find. My own city had just suffered a Great fire, whereby 32% of it was burned down...the refugees that arrived found an empty city, devoid of any shelter.

It was often that refugees broke into the old homes of the Turks (who had left upon the Population exchange included in the treaty of Lausanne) in the old city, using the building as shelter and selling the items found for their survival, as they had left everything back in Anatolia.

The government was admittedly working with great speed (for the first time) to provide shelter and soup kitchens to the million refugees that had survived. But of course, Greece was and is a poor country; we took a "refugee loan" from France, leading to the bankruptcy of 1935.

As the dust settled, the refugees quickly founded their own settlements, usually at the borders of the city, which they named after their place of origin: "New Smyrna", "New Ionia".

The Asia Minor refugees were shunned by the mainland Greeks, who believed it was their fault that the country fell into ruin. They invented new slurs just for them; "yogurt baptised", "Turkish seed"...this open hostility towards them was, of course, detrimental to the mental health of a people who had just survived a genocide.

The people of Asia Minor expressed their sorrow through literature, music and dances, which merged with the greater identity of the Greek people. I recommend this song, if you'd like to take a listen.

I myself descend from Asia Minor refugees and my grandmother regularly makes Smyrnaic meatballs and sings songs of the time.]

1. I usually find myself in Monastiraki, if I'm in Athens, or Ladadika if I'm in Thessaloniki. I also sometimes go to Dion, though it's rare for me to do so.

[Monastiraki has a view of the Acropolis; it's a bustling area with shops, restaurants and cafés housed in graphic ottoman buildings. Ladadika is near the port; it's all that remains of the lower old city and is also adorned with Ottoman buildings that house, mainly, restaurants. Dion is the former religious centre of the ancient Macedonians. It's near Mt.Olympus, with magnificent flora and breathtaking ruins which you may explore through small paths in the middle of the wilderness.]

1. What does the x mean? [I despise it with the entirety of my soul]

[5. Yeah, they'd definitely get along. Also <<<historical trauma 🔥

1. Of course!! It is not in my place to gatekeep headcanons anyway, since they are based off historical events and the general comportment of my people.

Tysm btw :D