Reaper Juniper Hill: Chapter 1
"Good job, everyone. Everyone passed their physicals today, so you'll be happy to know no one's on probation. That being said, I don't want to see _anyone_ slacking off or there will be consequences. Some of you had rather low stats - you know who you...
In Fine Feather: Part One
"which is why the damage is progressive, not catastrophic. just as overstretched leather forms many small tears, your muscles have suffered the same." "but the difference is, i will heal?" "in time," she said.
Iron and Rust Chapter 11
This was it. Wednesday. His last day at Westborrow High. Russ had been looking forward to this day for months. The morning crowd in the halls today was lethargic as ever, yet people were still talking about this and that. It was the middle of the...
Red Riding Hood and the Wolf meet again
Part of me expected the director to come out and cancel the catastrophe, but that same voice broke the silence once more. "and who says that!" he said in a brash tone. "uh?" "is there really someone here to tell us who to be?
Crossroads - Zack: Merry Christmas
_December 24th, 10 years prior to "Crossroads"_ The Briarwood mall was much more crowded than usual. This wasn't strange in the slightest, given the time of year. It was Christmas Eve, and people were milling in and about the aisles pushing heavy...
The Ruins
It was surprising that the catastrophe didn't destroy them; perhaps they were made stronger then shi anticipated, although there could have been another reason, one that escaped hir grasp, for the moment.
Crossroads - Zack: Chapter 12.5
"Good afternoon, sir." "Hi. Pleased to meet you, mister..." "You can call me Anders." Anders shook the raccoon's proffered paw as he was led into an office. "Thank you for letting me come in, by the way. I really appreciate it." "It's no...
Crossroads - Zack: Chapter 12
Zack ambled toward the locker room with a little apprehension. He hadn't been able to see Charlie this morning because he had been running late, but the time apart only made him more eager. Only thing was, that cat would be there, too. Zack had made...
The Jump - Chapter 11
With only one generator running the ship had taken catastrophic damage on a number of simulations until spark had taken advantage of the dual system to improve the effectiveness of the reinforcement.
Timelines and Where-Realms 4
"i was trying to avert a catastrophe that you may have started." "you know how many times i've heard something like that before?" studley asked. "that's kind of the running theme. everything's always facing a catastrophe."
"Slow to Wake"
This ain't no savannah, it's the bayou--if you even _think_ about wearing that catastrophe you call a vest, i will peck out those devices of fashion disgrace you call eyes right out of your head!
2020-06-18 Rocket Gives Reality a Piece of his Mind
He had to get the energy diffusion matrix [i]just[/i] right, because he was only going to have one shot at doing so, and the results would be catastrophic if he got it wrong. for himself at the least, and possibly for his ship and crew as well.