Only one thing? I think there’s more than one thing in my past that I’d want to change. Ben and Zack would be those things. But you asked what one thing about my past that I’d change. If that’s the case then it would most definitely be Ben instead of Zack. Despite the fact that Zack blew his own brains out just so I could have his heart which is ( Read more... )

The first time I saw Alec… it was back at Manticore. Him coming into my barracks thinking he was all of that. Though since we’re transgenics I guess you could say that we are. After all, we’re not exactly ordinary and were given the perfect genetics. But, yeah, first time I saw him… it hurt. I felt like my heart had been ripped out. I’m sure ( Read more... )

There wasn’t just one annoying person on this whole planet. There were tons of annoying people around there. Manticore isn’t just one person but it is the most annoying place on the planet. But if she had to name just one person and one alone… then it’d have to be Donald Lydecker. Even if most people would probably think she’d mean Alec ( Read more... )

Love wasn’t something that was taught at Manticore. It was just something that would get in the way of a soldier’s mission. Her big brother, Zack, used to say something about it all being a sentimental lie. But he wasn’t as prone to the real world as she was. There were many things she’d learned out there. How to take care of herself… how to live ( Read more... )

Name’s Max. Don’t let me hear you call me by anything else. It’s not X5-452 or just plan 452, it’s Max. You’ll do well to remember that. Not that I’ve got problems with those numbers… like hell I don’t. They were given to me by the idiots Manticore. People I can’t stand. There are a few that were part of it that weren’t so bad ( Read more... )