Crucible, Parts 10 and 11
Forcing himself to consider the practicalities made a good distraction: checking the communications net, and ensuring the local datalink was in good shape from the outset, and keeping the advance measured.
Salvage
Somehow in a brief moment of madness she'd convinced herself that she could handle it, but it was a bad idea from the outset and _now_ the fucking-- "collision alarm," barry warned. "there's a... an _obstacle_ dead ahead, twenty kilometers out.
Fantastic Feast
While this café wasn't ultra-luxurious compared to other establishments that required suit jackets, it was clear from the outset that the normal visitors tended to be affluent predators.
Choices Part II - Interwoven
Let me make that clear from the outset." "powerful words, and spoken with such shame." when tobias opened his eyes, it was to the sight of the princess staring right back at him. her smile was gone, her expression suddenly unreadable.
Double Date
Almost from the outset, they were at the disadvantage.
Radioactive Toy (or The Post-Apocalypse Pygmalion) Part 3
From the outset, this exodus had been a failure. no. wait. maybe going up top had in fact been a failure. maybe some of them were right. it was dangerous but not in the ways they said.
Switching Sides
So to keep from a dissonance shock, everything had to be done delicately at the outset. the first thing he saw when he finally woke up a couple days after the end of his transformation was azri's face over him.
Tsar: Chapter 1- The Fish Market
She had already known from the outset, so tyr relented, "promise not to say anything! especially to brokr!" "of course we won't," mikele answered for the both of them. looking at her brother threateningly.
A Morning After--Kaze\'s 2nd Commission
Kaze's rhythm was steady at outset, but as he became more and more engulfed in the throes of passion, fed by the stimulation he was both giving and receiving thanks to the tiger he always loved to be around, he became
Roommates - "These Are My Reflections" Chapter 2
"just from the outset, i can conclude that there were a lot of things that i do not approve of this particular set.
Wishes Granted For Garnet
The story focuses on a horse by the name of gargath, at the outset.
Servant of Darkness - Ch. 8: Dougal
He had been hopeful at the outset, thinking that if he survived the disease, his father would, too. but as weeks went by and no healer was found, his father's condition deteriorated until there was no longer any hope of him recovering.