Civilization Isn't Always Civilized
# Chapter 5: Civilization Isn't Always Civilized The next morning came, for once, right on schedule. Gods, I've got to get me one of these beds. I don't care how much it costs, I've never gotten such a good sleep. Man, I'm in a good mood. Why...
Across the River and Through the Woods
# Chapter 4: Across the River and Through the Woods For perhaps the first time in months I woke up before the sun. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but... Okay, that was a lie. There were a dozen reasons why I couldn't sleep, but it made...
Why I Stopped Being Mayor
# Chapter 3: Why I Stopped Being Mayor Waking the next morning, the sun was shining down through the clouds, illuminating us with patches of light and shadow that shifted endlessly. Reaching out with my tongue, I licked the inside of Rebecca's...
You Sure This is a Dog?
# Chapter 2: You Sure This is a Dog? The walk back to the apartment took longer that I'd anticipated. We had to detour around construction twice. And not only that but I was tired. I didn't want to think it was the poison, but rather I was run...
I'm Getting too Old for This
# Chapter 1: I'm Getting too Old for This "Out of the way!" I nearly tripped over a rat out in the alleyway. She was doing nothing more offensive than hanging up her laundry. It was I who burst upon the scene, nearly trampling her and sending her...
Can a Band-Aid Fix A Reactor Leak?
# Chapter 3 Can a Band-Aid Fix A Reactor Leak? What in the name of all the gods was going on? The face of James Madford swam in and out of my vision, the drugs he'd just pumped me full of left him in washed out hues of yellow and brown. He was...
First Mate Crit Is A Bugger
# Chapter 2 First Mate Crit Is A Bugger My mind nearly froze at the thought that I could share Wilkson's fate. Death by vacuum was not listed among the more pleasant ways in which to leave this existence. Not only did one asphyxiate, but one's...
James Madford. Mechanic, Third Class
# James Madford. Mechanic, Third Class "Hand me a hydro-spanner?" I yelled, waving my arm out blindly in Wilkson's direction. I could only hope he was still back there. I had my head stuck through a maintenance panel in the roof of the...
Election Night
# Chapter 14: Election Night Max hadn't been kidding when he'd said shaking hands and kissing babies. Our first stop was Queen Elizabeth Park. A fitting destination considering that English was in the lead. It looked like they had everything...
Jameswell
# Chapter 13: Jameswell I managed to chase West out of my apartment a few minutes later, but only after I'd closed the door did I realize that I'd never gotten a straight answer about the alcohol while at his party. Rebecca was up and dressed...
Howling In Public
# Chapter 12: Howling In Public The three of us had to get buzzed into the jeweller's store. The only way in was through a double set of doors that looked like they just as well could have been airlocks. The reason for their security was...
Father's Blessing
# Chapter 11: Father's Blessing There was an obvious change when we got to the edge of the city. The hunters faded into the woods around us like smoke in the night sky until only Amstys and Renald remained. I could still feel the eyes of the other...