Silver Lining (Chapter 10)
1. Chapter X: Prom Night 2. 3. \>It's dusk by the time the alert's cancelled, and from the porthole you watch as the last flight of escorts melts into view along the horizon. 4. \>You've since showered, and traded your bloody undershirt for one of...
Silver Lining (Chapter 9)
1. Chapter IX, First Time for Everything 2. 3. \> "So are you two making out or something? Because I could come back if this isn't a good time." 4. \>You haven't known him long, but you'd know Tucker's voice anywhere. 5. \>He was at least your age,...
Turkey Shoot
Doug had woken hugging her tail like a goddamn life raft. The others hadn't noticed, or they hadn't said anything, but that hadn't stopped her dwelling on it. She'd been ten years old the last time she'd woken like that; that time she'd blamed on a...
Moonlight in Vermont (Chapter 1)
Do No Harm Morning comes, but it could have fooled you. The windows are black with frost and the wind's whipped up into a howl. You about lost your dick going out for a piss. Must'a slept sometime though, because you stumble back in to the smell...
Silver Lining (Chapter 8)
1. Chapter VIII, Fight's On 2. 3. \>You're out ahead now. 4. \>He hasn't shot you yet, which you suppose is probably best, but you're already starting to wish he would. 5. \>Trouble is, now you can't see him. You can't see anything, or know anything...
Silver Lining (Chapter 2)
Chapter II, Dawn Patrol \>The Echo isn't the nicest airship you've ever seen, at least not once you work your way out of the corridors and into her superstructure, and it doesn't take you long to do just that. She's leaner than most, and that means...
Silver Lining (Chapter 3)
Chapter III, The White Zone is for Loading and Unloading Only \>It's late afternoon, and the sun stoops low over the Grand Norfolk Aerodrome, staining the fresh-cut grass a dry, dusty yellow. \>You've been back for hours now, the bulk of them spent...
Silver Lining (Chapter 4)
Chapter IV, There is No Stopping in the Red Zone \> "Hey, Anon." \>You're jolted out of an unpleasant dream about the asshole emu your uncle had kept back in the day by a frantic shake to the shoulder. Your consciousness skips a few beats as it...
Silver Lining (Chapter 5)
Chapter V, Donkey Riding \>The two of you slip through the door without catching any sideways glances. A quick dodge behind the cover of a metal counter shelters you through the rest of the kitchen, and you stumble out into the corridor. \>The door...
Silver Lining (Chapter 6)
Chapter VI, Midnight Feature \> "Anon?" \>Whitney's right eye blinks open and flickers like a kerosene lamp in the darkness. \> "Anon, you awake?" \> You might have been half-way to sleep, but you doubt it would have paid off anyway. You've all...
Silver Lining (Chapter 7)
Chapter VII, Mountain Dew \> "Uh, Cap'n?" \>You wake slowly, your mind's eye stumbling over the last few images of a pleasant dream. \>Where the fuck were you again? \>In bed, yeah, but something's different. \>Your nose is stuffed. So goddamn...
IMPORTANT UPDATE
IMPORTANT UPDATE: I've finally begun the process of ground-up rewriting Silver Lining, a task to be ongoing with uploads on a bi-weekly basis and continuing into new story at that rate when the rewrite is covered. The new story folder can...