Quarrels and Quills

Jameson Bryant, Aidan Millican, and Marshal Knox As Aidan walked into the house, his small duffel bag of possessions slung over his shoulder, he asked Jameson, "You remember that you said I could stay here, right?" Jameson gave him a puzzled look. "Yes, of course I remember." &q...

Eve Travers and Cambria Morehouse "I'm here!" Eve tried to call out, but the fall had knocked the wind out of her, and her bruised ribs prevented enough intake of air to make her voice heard. "I'm here!" If only she had her wand. If only she could... shoot up a flare, or somethi...

Anke Umber and Rills Anke's smile pleasant smile wavered for a moment. How fast can we get back to the spaceport if they start shooting? she asked Rills via her cybernetics. > Fast enough, if I pick you up and run... Great. > But it's not going to matter. The ship left. Double great. Guess we just ...

Tempest and Cullen Rutherford, Ulga gra-Shatul, and Githia Acarra Another whispered conversation followed. "Well, we have an answer," Cullen said. "But does anyone know the question? Twenty-four prisoners? Or guards? Or paces from our location?" There was a moment of silence as ...

Anakita Snakecharm "You're welcome," Anakita replied cheerfully. "It's not dumb. Sometimes things are hard for one person but not another. I bet there are a lot of scholars who would say it's easy to read but hard to swing around that big sword like you do - but that part is easy for...

Lars and Linc Valli "The G.I.N.A.s do have some self-repair ability, but not to anywhere near the extent of the combat-purposed units," Valli Senior replied. "That is by design. We have to consider the nature of their likely functions. Please imagine this scenario: An enemy operative...

Marshal Knox "Yeah. It's okay." Marshal held Cait, gently rubbing her back, letting her lean on him. Letting her just breathe, his own breath coming in time with hers. He was lucky. He knew that. Marshal was lucky to have Jameson - and he understood why it was different. They had found ea...

Anke Umber and Rills "Yes," Siralai replied. "Your Senate testimony. It was quite... enlightening." And still, no one was quite ready to break the ice. No one was quite willing to make the first move - the first admission. Because the stakes were too high. If someone had guessed...

Tempest and Cullen Rutherford, Ulga gra-Shatul, and Githia Acarra The four of them were crouched in a ravine, flat against the soil, staring across at an archaeology-dig-meets-labor-camp run by a group of cultists, who were apparently searching for the same artifact. Githia had been a little surpri...

Anakita Snakecharm Anakita frowned at the page, as if her scowl might intimidate it into choosing to be more readable. "That is really curly," the Ranger agreed. "Hm. I have an idea. Here." She grabbed some parchment and a quill, and rewrote the first few sentences on the page. ...