If it were just insanity, it could have been dismissed ( Read more... )

Two weeks, or near enough, has brought Apollo out of the fugue that seemed to hold him ever since he reappeared in nexus ( Read more... )

As promised, later Apollo is back in his rooms on board Carrier. He's slept, he's eaten, he's spent time with Jenny and not in that order ( Read more... )

The quarters seem oddly quiet and empty, even with Apollo back in them. His normally exuberent personality isn't quite sparking to normal ( Read more... )

So, it's been nearly six months, and I'm so sorry for that ( Read more... )

There's a Door in the living room. A note tells John to get out of work clothes and head on through, the girls have a babysitter for the night.

On the otherside is the Nexus cafe. Apollo's sitting by the window table, watching out through the glass.

In grand Apollo tradition, he's found a perfect way to cope with stress ( Read more... )

The door hisses shut as Winter leaves, and it's John and Apollo.

This is both a good and a bad thing. It's bad, because now Apollo has to do the explaining on his own. And he's not sure what he can say without breaching the trust Nikolas gave him.He looks up at John and touches a finger to his lips. Probably needs to hear a lot of things that he ( Read more... )

What peoples is getting for Christmas, in alphabetical name order ( Read more... )

It's nearly midnight by the time the party breaks up. The girls are long asleep, Jeroen dozing between them. Angie and Jack ahve staggered off together, Winter is hiding in his room and Shen has gone for a fly ( Read more... )