Blooming Tides - Chapter 2: Humble Beginnings
_-1stMoon: Waning Gibbous-_ As the mouse padded along the beaten path, the glow of the ocean in the morning sun shone against him. This halfway point between the shore and the treeline, leading to who-knows-where, was where he'dchosen to take his...
Blooming Tides - Chapter 1: Isolated Seedlings
_-1stMoon: Full-_ Submerged in the waters of the spring, it wasn't long before the overwhelming calm Avi was subject to took its leave. With the long fall and a clean entry, the depth of the pool was made all too clear; his held breath would become...
Blooming Tides - Prologue: A Fragile Dream
Rain so thick it became a wall of white. Winds that kicked up a flurry of torn vines and snapped the smaller trees throughout the jungle. A trembling sky, alive with the wailing howls of the storm and the echoing thunder that accompanied them. All for...
Clarity - Chapter 12: From Here On
When I first come to, everything feels hazy; leftover thoughts from the scattershot dreams I'd had are left looping in my mind against my wishes, and I begin to realize there's no hope of getting any more sleep like this. With that settled, I redouble...
Clarity - Chapter 11: Sunshower
God, it feels nice to be done with my work early for once. No more coworkers checking with me to see if my updates are done and committed, no more wrestling with several different kinds of janky work programs, and no more just... everything. The...
Clarity - Chapter 10: Melting Down
Business is a funny thing. Everything can be going well, deals and exchanges passing through without even a speed bump, yet we're swamped with work anyway. Partially BECAUSE of how well it's going, even. The deal was lucrative, but it demands a pretty...
Clarity - Chapter 9: Bubbling Up
My lessons in army management continued well into the afternoon. Clover makes for a good teacher, especially with that first game under my belt. I'm a little concerned as to how I'll do playing the game on my own at home, but I want to get better even...
Clarity - Chapter 8: A Fluffy, Clever Commander
The morning passes by in a blur. Leftover breakfast, some quick cleaning, and then all that's on my mind is my outfit. Something more casual, more approachable than when I was the office lady who wound up on Clover's couch. Work dress, work skirt,...
Clarity - Chapter 7: In Molasses
"I can SEE you, you little shit." Caught 'em. I turn the corner, focus on what's in front of me, and point directly at the offending party. This ONE LAST GODDAMN PATCH of polys in the WRONG GODDAMN SMOOTHING GROUP. I mean, geez, am I...
Clarity - Chapter 6: Starry Sky
Mmkay. So. This whole morning was spent on just finding' a proper outfit for tonight. And getting my braid right. And picking between my bracelets. Can't believe I'm gettin' this worked up over a date. Heck, Jill's the one who called ME this mornin',...
Clarity - Chapter 5: Breadcrumbs
I'm honestly surprised. I thought things would be way more awkward around Clover after last night, but... it's all more than I could have ever hoped for. I haven't felt that good about my cooking in ages. Like new life was breathed into me. Still, it...
Clarity - Chapter 4: Bittersweet Days
The first thing that I notice after waking up on Clover's couch is the dull pain throughout my body. The second is the sudden feeling that I'd really like to slap myself for keeping my phone's morning alarm on after a night like that. Still, I'm up,...