If Yeul had been another type of person, the way she got her way when she actually decided she wanted something would likely have made her very spoiled indeed. But, since she rarely made decisions or asked for things, the fact that she generally got what she asked for, when she bothered to ask, really had little impact on her ( Read more... )

The water was cold this time of year and Yeul knew better than to walk in it deliberately, though, as she walked along the edge of the waterline, carefully stepping around rocks, it did not bother her when, now and again, she misjudged where the water would reach and her boots got dampened ( Read more... )

Oh Goddess oh Goddess oh Goddess oh GoddessIt was a miracle Liara had found the presence of mind to locate a restaurant that would suit her mother's tastes, let alone get there in time to secure a table. She had dropped items she was holding twice already out of sheer nerves - let alone ruminations on the ramifications that her mother's presence on ( Read more... )

The day that would greet Fandom's visitors was sunny with just a hint of fall crispness in the air -- perfect weather for reunions, or for almost anything else. A large tent set up in the park had been decorated with balloons, streamers, and a few minor drifts of glitter. Of course there was plenty of food, as well as tables, chairs and shadowy ( Read more... )

Ender, Ben and Cade were packing up for Naboo later that day - Ender couldn't say he was particularly sad about it. But with his few possessions already largely in their bags, he had very little to do this morning besides take a walk around the island, look at the various landmarks he wouldn't be seeing for a couple months at least, and then ( Read more... )

Liara had worked at the book shop for quite some time now. The money it afforded her couldn't be spent on clothes alone: she did not enjoy shopping and she owned enough now that she had something to wear for each day of the week. And while she enjoyed her workplace's selection, there were some specialized works that would simply never see the ( Read more... )

It was cold out, but Yeul had felt colder even here on the island and, either way, it did not bother her. She stepped carefully, but with the ease of long practice, as she meandered through the snow that hid the rocks on the beach and made it rather more treacherous than it was in the warmer months ( Read more... )

Evan was burying his face in a book today at the Book Haven, and he wasn't coming out for anything. Not for restocking the shelves. Not for anything. Normally, he'd be in the best place in town in order to deal with emotional traumas, but today his first few steps into the bookstore had been accompanied, out of nowhere, with the face of someone he' ( Read more... )

Planning out a day, or a series of days, was not something Yeul had to do frequently ( Read more... )

It seemed, to Evan, like a good evening for walking, just wandering around the island with his dog, a book in hand, and appreciating the fresh air and the fact that nothing was falling out of it looking to kill people. And, as Evan walked down Unicorn Street, it seemed more and more like it could even be a good evening for sitting at one of the ( Read more... )