It wasn’t a pretty fight. Of course, there were no pretty fights, not really. When Jordan had challenged in fencing when he’d been fifteen, that had been a pretty challenge, more like dancing than a battle. But this was different ( Read more... )

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Since the show where he'd broken down and talked about his mother, Shuffle had been fairly quiet overall. And you really can't blame him--it was all too easy for people to discover who had brought their mother into the hospital and moved into Heart Castle. So, there had been no great controversy from the DJ. Oh, he'd reported on the new additions ( Read more... )

She didn't sleep well last night, which is becoming something of a beginning-of-the-year habit for her. This year, though, the insomnia has little to do with being afraid that she's going to fail a challenge - the challenge, really, that made her a Spade - and more to do with...well. With the Deck. With what it's doing right now that feels, to her ( Read more... )

So far, it'd been a good day. Classes were over at noon, he had the rest of the day off and absolutely nothing else to do. The borders were open, supplies were coming and going--granted, with a bit of weirdness--and the mail was still working.

The Seven of Spades was currently sitting on his latest delivery, having just returned from an ( Read more... )

She could be concerned about the constant but inconsistent rumblings affecting her snakes. Probably is, actually. But it's not foremost in her mind, going by the silly smile on her face or the bright glimmer in her eyes. She's never particularly gloomy, but this level of cheer isn't typical ( Read more... )

Trees in the castle and rocks in the roads, and earthquakes all night long. Awesome. It was just what Amy thought of when she considered the perfect night. Who didn't want to be regularly woken because things were shaking, anyway? Sleep wasn't that important, even for insomniacs ( Read more... )

This whole defunct gate business had been rather inconvenient to say the least, causing Archie to miss several appointments he'd had with patients Outside. Silly, foolish gate. Did it not realise that people had better things to do than play games with it ( Read more... )

Victor is doing Elani a favor- because she insisted they needed to try. It doesn't change that he doesn't believe it will work. Remotely. But that aside, he can be found in the armory...

Putting the sword back where he found it.

Reluctantly.

He still doubts it will work.

Clive had developed a schedule that suited him when it came to running the Suit. He spent the morning in the office, for briefings. Lunch was in the same dinning hall as most everyone else, and then his afternoons were spent checking in on various departments and chatting with people as they went about their day. Being...personable, as it were ( Read more... )