“It’s lucky the Gyfjon was diverted to the Tarsuss System. I would’ve hated for Izzy to miss this,” Junior Crewmate Gwenn said, as she walked through the halls of the compound, heading for the holosuites; her companion just laughed. “Luck? Sure. Just a lucky coincidence that Pryvani’s communications company just happened to specifically need the …
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Chapter Eleven: Undaunted, True, and Brave Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will erase.” –T.S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” “Thank you kindly for agreeing to see us on such short notice, Representatives.” “The pleasure is ours, Representative. Thank you for being willing to meet …
Chapter Three: The Dark and Desolate Valley Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“Ill news is wing’d with fate, and flies apace.” –John Dryden, “Threnodia Augustalis” Aertimus Bass simply stared at the viewscreen. There was nothing else he could do. The report from Titan Station was not itself a disaster. Disasters were far less destructive. No, the report Centurium Oden gave was a gorram black hole of awful, …
Chapter 52: What Scares a Titan Titan: Exile By Dann
Eyrn shuffled around in bed, nestling her body into the fluffy array of pillows that surrounded her on all sides. Pillows, custom made for someone her size, stuffed with a synthetic fiber that put anything she had back on base to shame. Of course the best part of sleeping now a days were the comforters. …
Chapter Forty-Eight: With a Little Help from Your Friends Titan: Exile by Dann
Bedra dug through her pocket for the small access card required to unlock her apartment, on her shoulder sat Degu who was leisurely straddling her shoulder whole facing her neck. “So, can I?” Degu asked once more, he had that certain soft and approachable voice he only took up when he was trying to butter …
Chapter Forty-Six: Takeout With a Side of Guilt Titan: Exile by Dann
Darren shielded his eyes from the invasion of light as Lyroo removed the small round lid to the padded human transportation module. He half expected her to reach in and pull him out, but rather he braced himself against the walls as the container was gently placed on its side. Darren waited in silence for …
Chapter Forty-Five: No Rest for the Weary Titan: Exile by Dann
Eyrn took a deep breath as she approached the familiar residential dwelling complex she had only weeks ago just been introduced to. Aisell had offered to escort her home, but Eyrn had actually been looking forward the alone time and felt like enough of a burden on the Maris sisters as it was. Not that …
Chapter Forty-Four: The Fate of Darren Titan: Exile by Dann
“I’m not a smart man, least ah never really considered m’self one. Sure ‘m not dumb, but ah’ ain’t no Einstein.” Darren sat in the long grass before the landscape of a woman laying on her stomach with her arms folded neatly. Pryvani’s head sat atop her folded arms as she listened to Darren intently. …
Chapter Forty-Three: The Wrath of Lyroo Titan: Exile by Dann
Lyroo’s eyes burned with intensity as she rested her hands on the desk of the Rutger animal control center’s administrator. She teetered on the edge of shouting, and leaned forward as she spoke, just short of crawling across the man’s desk. Her voice cut daggers through him. “Second paragraph, Mr. Hofant!” Lyroo seethed, her eyes …
Chapter Forty: The Enemy of My Enemy Titan: Exile by Dann
Lyroo sat at her desk, which was normally organized meticulously to the point of obsession, wondering if a tornado had in fact been through her office. Things were a mess! Everywhere, the state of her HOS office was just a remarkable convenient bit of irony, icing on the cake. Her short blond hair was frazzled, …