Zero Point: Second Arc 1
**25 December 3048 LDC** **06:20 Local Time** **Corneria Defense Industries Orbital Platform ZX-1032** The rust-furred vulpine hated waiting simply for the sake of waiting; the tense preparation of combat or extended downtime with nothing to do...
Zero Point: Chapter 20- In Dulce Decorum
Chapter 20: In Dulce Decorum. A blinding afterimage just about seared Brian's retinas, competing with the flames still rising from the burning platform the mercs had been standing on a split second ago. The Marine's mind was still trying to process...
Zero Point: Chapter 9- Deja Vu
Chapter 9: Déjà Vu. "I can't believe we're going back _there_ again." Brian sighed in exasperation as he trudged through the natural caverns. He had made damn well sure he was well-armed; both his M14 and the shotgun weighing him down as they had...
Zero Point: Second Arc 3- Cerinia
**28 December, 3048 LDC** **74,762km outside Lower Orbit, Planet Cerinia** **Cornerian Navy Registered Privateer Vessel _Great Fox_** **10:36 Local Time** "Careful with that, Ivan! We don't need this damaged!" Yuri's voice growled from the other...
Elements of a Shattered Past- Palaver
The roaring noise of the indoor waterfall was somewhat distracting, but it was white noise to mask the din of the mall’s food court. I somehow managed to navigate through the crowded tables whilst balancing the shopping bag containing my new clothes...
Elements of a Shattered Past- Mallratting(Part 2)
**_April 21, 2001_** **_11:26AM_** **_Citadel Mall_** **_Colorado Springs, CO_** ** ** “So, what now?” I asked as we glanced around the wide, somewhat crowded hall. “I figure Julie and Holly are still doing their thing and it’s…” I...
Elements of a Shattered Past, Chapter 6: Movie Night
**Saturday, April 21, 2001** **Grandview Apartment Complex** **Colorado Springs, CO** The apartment Julie and Terri lived in was a modest two-bedroom in the same building as Seth and his parents. The décor was mostly Terri’s doing; a couple...
Elements of a Shattered Past- Music Box
Besides the Suncoast chain store the locally owned Independent was the best place to find new CDs and movies; Will once lived across the street from the mall and I had spent significant amounts of time and money there. It was a little strange...