Can't Escape, Part VII: Hot Tempered
* * * Can't Escape, Chapter 7: Hot Tempered. * * * Vincent and Theodore discussed finances and other things alone, as Vera was away meditating somewhere awkward and the others slept soundly. Spinning Jacqueline's pokedex on an...
Love Lost, Chapter 19b: Cleavages, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 19b: Cleavages, concluded. * * * "Hey!" Grace gave up on looking and tapped the ceiling with a broomstick's blunt end. Marianne's hat and eyes fell through. "Exactly how bored are you?" "Do you know where they...
Cave
I'm sorry, boy. You've been the best friend I've ever had, even if you were a brainwashed bug. I wish it didn't have to be this way, but you can't kill a zubat, and I can't eat a graveler. I will make it quick, I won't let it hurt. In my...
Any Port, Chapter 3: Adrift.
* * * Any Port, Part 3: Adrift. * * * Radio static hissed in competition with the atmosphere. Lennon tried to find an orientation that would give them an update on the weather, just to hear confirmed what they suspected. The way down was...
Nor Gloom Of Night
* * * Nor Gloom Of Night, Part 1: Bulk Rate. * * * "Isn't that a violation of regulations?" Sabrina asked with a scolding but playful tone as she spoke through a hole in a brass-tiled wall. Ford fidgeted. "Technically yes, but I can't...
Pursuit
Sacred fire lit up the night, as another gang of thugs were driven off for fear of burning to death. They would have to take him by surprise to stand a chance of capturing him. The phoenix pecked at the girl gently in an attempt to wake her. He...
One-way Mirror
* * * One-way Mirror. * * * It is something of a contradiction, how always following the rules means that you can get away with breaking them sometimes. Understanding that through its accidental discovery, KJ-19 carefully avoided reversing...
Eternally Vernal, Chapter 8: Record Low
* * * Eternally Vernal, Chapter 8: Record Low. * * * Neglecting his opportunity to focus on the positive aspects, such as his having lost enough weight to use a different hole on his belt, Gates chose instead to speak in the frustrated...
Any Port, Chapter 2: Taiga.
* * * Any Port, Part 2: Taiga. * * * Lennon studied the map with concentrated effort; it could not come with them and the only map feature of Rhiannon's replacement device was etched into its hinged cover. The girl waited quietly, listening...