Yet again, one of the staidest couples finds a way to make other people's drama All About Them. Please respect the fourth wall.

( Jun was annoyed by Mr. Wilson. )

Derek made his way down the stairs. He was a little irritated with Ock, but he knew that the man dealt with everyone in the same way. That, and the attempted barbs had failed to hit their mark: Derek had been immune to such insults since junior high.

( He took the steps that led into the kitchen of the J quickly but calmly. )

Continued from here

( Once Jun clambered off the desk, she wrapped herself into a robe. )

Jun finished her shift at the J. As shifts went, it was successful. She had managed not to think about Ken or even wonder where Derek might be. They had not discussed Ken's comment in her journal. She did not want to discuss it, not that Derek asked. She really had nothing to say when it looked like his actions were making a liar out of her ( Read more... )

Jun shut the bedroom door behind her and leaned against the wall. She held the empty tray to her chest and let her legs fold under her. Her back slid against the wall until her butt reached the floor ( Read more... )

Jun logs off her nexus connection and removes her wristband.

She places it on the cloth covered orange crate -- between the picture of her parents and the silver id bracelet.

So this is what betrayal feels like, she thought. Is this strange emptiness what Joe had to stomach when I went to the Nexus for help with his medical problem? Ken knew that ( Read more... )

Jun spent the dawn terrifying the operative who'd been spying on her in the night. She'd dropped trash, passed close enough brush his shoulders, and fiddled with sound. He'd been thoroughly spooked by the time she'd finished harassing him ( Read more... )

Please respect the fourth wall.Jun hailed Ken ( Read more... )

Went to the zoo with Ken the other day. That was fun. Forgot to take pictures, though.

A woman appeared in the nexus, searching for her brother. She claimed her name was Miyae Washio, and that her younger brother, Ken, had gone missing in April ( Read more... )