Filling the Void - Chapter Fifteen
The door to the passenger cell of the robotic shuttle opened with a pneumatic hiss. The lone passenger stepped into a large aerodome that smelled strongly of the same ozone and synthetic lubricants that seemed ubiquitous among spaceports across the...
Filling the Void - Chapter Twenty Six
Lucas rolled over in his warm, soft, wonderful bed and gave his pillow a healthy squeeze. Now more than ever he coveted the luxury of sleep, since he was so rarely allowed to sleep himself awake. A tickle at the end of his face made him twitch and...
Filling the Void - Chapter Five
She founded a varius-centered think tank that sponsored panels on everything from community banking to trans-varius rights." that got wesley's attention. "i thought lupine varii were supposed to be the conservative ones."
Filling the Void - Chapter Eleven
Dagen was well into his sixth hour of sleep when something small and warm poked his exposed arm. In a stupor he shuffled away from the intrusion, his tired body encouraging his mind to return to its rightful place beneath the evening tides. "Mister...
Filling the Void - Chapter Eighteen
Their hunger sated, Lucas and Victus retired to their shared room. As they passed the negin's private suite, the sound of a child's giggly laughter reached them through the closed door. Lucas raised an eyebrow. "He has kids?" "No," Victus said, trying...
Filling the Void - Chapter Seventeen
Victus flowed through his Tai Chi forms with the peaceful grace of a fish gliding through water. The cool dawn air, made humid by the surrounding acres of grass growing unnaturally on this near-desert world, felt dense and energizing as it moved in and...
Filling the Void - Chapter Twenty-three
Moving as one, the small class of young ken-shi brought their bamboo practice swords down, slashing diagonally across their chests. "Hai!" They regrouped, pulled their swords close to their centers of gravity, then pulled their free arms around in a...
Worlds Apart - Chapter Eleven
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Worlds Apart - Chapter Eighteen
He filled fuel tanks, checked lubrication points and inspected every port, electrical connection and mechanical bit he could reach in the limited time available to them.
Worlds Apart - Chapter Twenty
The stream of people emerging from the shuttles slowed to a trickle as friends and family reconnected on the planet's surface. They clustered in small groups, waiting for someone - anyone - to tell them what to do next. Dan's attention was drawn...
Filling the Void - Chapter Ten
Dagen checked his appearance in the wall mirror hanging beside his front door. He wasn't a particularly vain man, but after having appeared in public one too many times with uncombed hair and/or a raisin stuck to his tooth, he'd decided that putting a...
Filling the Void - Chapter Sixteen
"He hardly calls any more," Dagen complained, knowing full well that he sounded like a churlish old fishwife but not caring enough to stop. "I almost feel as if I've been abandoned." "You got along just fine before you had Victus in your life," Abbot...