Nyandemic Story, pt. 8
## 4. One Little, The problem with staying isolated indefinitely is that entropy never sleeps. You can be completely stocked with provisions and everything you'd ever want for entertainment, but the moment a pipe bursts, you've got to call in the...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 7
"Of course, this'd be strictly voluntary," Bryce was saying. "It's important that we meet our commitments to our clients, but I want you guys to know that I'm-" "-going to prioritize that over our own well-being." The audio glitched briefly; I...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 6
_Not yet, damn it..._ My fingers twitched across the keyboard, refreshing the page yet again. Online tracking is a wonderful, convenient thing, but well has it been said that it also makes you crazy; turns out this is doubly true if...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 5
## 3. Antisocial Distancing I was _not_ happy. "Okay, what's it doing _now?_" I asked, suppressing a groan. Why did these things always crop up at the worst possible time? Bad enough to have someone's computer stuck in an endless...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 4
I locked the door behind me and heaved a sigh as I _finally_ set the groceries onto the counter. Between the nightmare Nicole had conjured living rent-free in my brain and Parker's insistence on getting within coughing distance, I was now a...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 3
Well. _That_ conversation was going to be rattling around in my brain for the rest of the day/week/month; but at least it was over with. I hoisted the groceries back up from where I'd let my arm sag to and prepared to _finally_ go...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 1
## 1. The Cat Who Walked By Himself I still remember the day the virus was reported to have made landfall in the States. We were forty minutes into a fifteen-minute meeting, with no sign of rescue. "We _really_ need to get these BPAs...