The assignment in Hero Support was to demonstrate your narrow escape skills, and Mr. Boy had hinted it would be covered in the final so transparently that he might as well have just told them, but Magenta has this thing down cold. Just a few more feet down the narrow heating vent and she's out of the imaginary danger zone and home free. That A ( Read more... )

Oh, sure, she's met people here and there, struck up conversations, witnessed the occasional karaoke party, had the occasional ill-gotten alcoholic drink, but Polexia can't shake the feeling that she's terribly lonely here.  She hasn't really made too many close friends, has yet to run into anyone she knows (and she does wonder if some day, she ( Read more... )

Tank Girl’s gotta say, for another isolated building in another sandy wasteland, this place has some mighty fine service. She’s already decided the place is worth sticking around awhile because of the free booze and food, not to mention the occasional hot guy. Moderately creepy invisible staff aside, this place has just about everything a girl ( Read more... )

Scott Summers falls to the floor of the lobby with a cry of pain. He rolls to his side, eyes opening and sending an optic blast at the wall. The sound of it bursting makes him scream again. He clenches his eyes shut, holds his head. The last thing Scott remembers is Jean being alive and kissing her, then ... Pain ( Read more... )

Link doesn't usually mind girls crying because of him, but it's usually because they're watching him on TV or see him on the street or something. He's not used to making them cry because of ... Anything else. It's even worse because he actually likes Tracy, and he wants to help her, but he's got to do what's best for him. Right? Right ( Read more... )

Amber hates it here.

She has spent the last we don't know how many days moping and moping and wandering around and doing absolutely nothing with herself and she absolutely hates it.

It doesn't help that today is February 14 and she doesn't have a date or a party to go to or anything. Life is boring.

Basically Valentine's Day sucks.

Polexia is just on her way back from the restaurant - ready to get her suitcase from the front desk of the hotel, where she checked it, and head to England.  She's smiling a bit, even though she's not entirely happy about the situation - well, she's happy about England.  But not so happy about leaving everyone else.  She's been with Stillwater, and ( Read more... )