Two Days Later “It’s nice to meet you,” the boy said, shaking Izzy’s hand. “It’s nice to meet you…Ryan, you said?” Alex had been kind enough to escort Izzy into the city. Not that she didn’t think she could get there on her own – Atlantis wasn’t exactly big. Or at least, it didn’t used …
Family Photograph Vignettes by Johnny Scribe
“Mom! Joly is pulling my hair!” Brinn looked up from where she was attempting to put her daughter Fleita’s long dark hair into a manageable braid. Across the room, ten year old Yurea was bouncing frantically, as if attempting to dislodge human-sized Joly from her bright red curls. Brinn sighed and shook her head. “Well, …
Chapter 16: Roadblock Titan: Sovereign by Johnny Scribe
“So what’s this?” Shaar peered intently at the small component that Myona was holding up for her. “That… that’s the oscillation belt.” “Excellent!” The redhead chirped. “And this?” “Easy. That’s the lens.” “Yup. Okay here’s a tough one!” Myona grinned and held up a small notched piece of metal. Shaar bit her lip and scratched …
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Out on the Edge of Darkness Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“Make me feel tiny if it makes you feel tall.” –Ben Folds, “Cooler than You” Sorcha arrived back in the Freemans’ suite with a new blouse and a bag in one arm, a tree in the other. “Okay,” Naskia said from the couch, where she was currently slumped, her husband asleep, curled up in her …
Chapter Six TCA: Sojourner by D.X. Machina
Lauryna entered sickbay, and was slightly surprised to see that it had undergone refit. It looked like the Sandava’s, for the most part, far sleeker than it had appeared when last she’d been here. “Crewmate Gwenn. Welcome back, ma’am,” Geoff said, with a curt nod. Lauryna chuckled. “We have the same number of squares, Doctor.” …
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Till Earth and Heaven Ring Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” –Semisonic, “Closing Time” “Will the Representative yield to a query?” “Will the Representative yield?” the chair asked Loona, for what felt like the five millionth time in the past three hours. “Yes,” she replied evenly. “The Representative from Telemaki Three Rivers may proceed.” “Thank you, Madam …
Alex’s Odyssey by JohnnyScribe
“Don’t be so hard on yourself, Alex.” Alex looked up from the glass mug he was wiping out with a bar rag and into the gentle smile of the human-sized titan sitting at the end of the bar. Pryvani, or her avatar at any rate, was dressed in the Atlantaean style of soft leather breeches …
Chapter Five Titan: Sojourner by D.X. Machina
Nine Imperial Days Later “Crewmate Gwenn, you have a second?” Lauryna sighed internally. It wasn’t that she didn’t have a second. She just didn’t want to spend it with him. It wasn’t that he was bad. In her brief time on the Sandava, he’d been very pleasant. Hospitable. Federation hospitality, she thought, ruefully. No, Commander …
Chapter Twenty-Six: Times Must a Man Look Up Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” –Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land The chair struck the bell three times, and the Imperial House grew silent. “The House will be in order. The chair recognizes the Representative from Wedney.” “Thank you, madam chair,” Rodrec …
Chapter Four TCA: Sojourner by D.X. Machina
“All right,” Lauryna said, “so how long will this work for?” “With the power we’re using? About thirty minutes, forty-five, max. But that’s enough to confuse them,” Bres Gdiordo said. She was wiped out, and clearly exhausted, but she was still exhilarated by the idea that this might just work. The Captain’s idea was a …