Love Lost, Chapter 9a: Dispositions.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 9a: Dispositions. * * * Emerging from his tent, Percival wondered if sleeping on the ground might prove to be the death of him before his first summer as a trainer concluded. He rubbed his eyes and turned slowly,...
Can't Escape, Part II: Mischievous
* * * Can't Escape, Chapter 2: Mischievous. * * * The sun approached the horizon from beneath, forcing a new morning sky to glow bright and gold as it emerged. Vera's pupils reduced to pin-holes as she stared into its glory from atop a...
Love Lost, Chapter 21a: Absences.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 21a: Absences. * * * The cookies did not hurt. "I'm an inspector, not a lawyer. I can't tell you if your plan would fly, but I can tell you that that place needs a lot of work to be declared habitable again. And,...
Love Lost, Chapter 18b: Dismissals, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 18b: Dismissals, concluded. * * * "You'll catch more flies with honey than vinegar, Sugar." Delilah leaned back in her chair and glanced into the living room. Li'l Sis was changing channels to stations inappropriate...
Love Lost, Chapter 18a: Dismissals.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 18a: Dismissals. * * * "Alright, you got him off-balance; now, give him your aqua-tail!" Rapidly, a thick layer of water coated Fiona's vibrant patterns as she coiled her body like a spring and maneuvered to...
Love Lost, Chapter 9b: Dispositions, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 9b: Dispositions, concluded. * * * Percival sat between Joe and Burner: physically, as they were crowded around Joe's video game console; and skillfully, as Percival was giving Joe the business in-game, but was...
Love Lost, Chapter 20b: Exposures, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 20b: Exposures, continued. * * * Carlos turned and faced her, dumbstruck: Gardevoir, beautiful; eyes, green and brilliant; horns, like emeralds. Hair... the man on the docks now seemed a little more eerie. She...
Love Lost, Chapter 15a: Alignments.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 15a: Alignments. * * * Percival badgered her before the glow faded. "Hey, you haven't learned to use psychic in combat yet, have you?" Grace regained her senses and recognized her surroundings as a gym lobby, but...
Can't Escape, Epilogue: Likes to Relax
* * * Can't Escape, Chapter 10: Likes To Relax. * * * "But, why throw the hats?" Theodore folded his poncho as he entered behind Vincent and Jacqueline. "It's tradition, Fifi; it's not supposed to make sense. And, it's a place of...
Love Lost, Chapter 17a: Reservations.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 17a: Reservations. * * * A dismissal bell rang, but Mr. Plovo never seemed to heed it, talking through its tone. "And above all don't forget: if it doesn't burst into flame, dissolve through the table, or make your...
Love Lost, Chapter 14b: Rotations, concluded.
* * * Love Lost, Chapter 14b: Rotations, concluded. * * * Joe stood overwhelmed by the grandeur of Manse DeWell, not that Sulmepride was anything shabby. The capital city of Ocimene, it was not as large as Hexyloxy or Tartaroyal, but it was...
Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 3: Burning Both Ends, As Told By Maggie, Mostly.
* * * Diaphanous Perception, Chapter 3: Burning Both Ends, As Told By Maggie, Mostly. * * * "Seko-ko-da-le bakavo sedu etag!" I ran into Franz, literally and figuratively. I didn't feel like I had any time to slow down. He twisted out of...