There was something to be said for the feast or famine philosophy, as Clarice had gone months with very little to do beyond her typical sessions and assorted paperwork when she and Catherine had gotten slammed with the responsibility of evaluating some fifty-plus Council candidates. While part of her had been glad to be well and truly busy again, ( Read more... )

It felt like only yesterday that Clarice had opened the speeches for the last election. In spite of complaints to the contrary, it would seem that life on the island moved just as fast as anywhere else ( Read more... )

Helping Peter with his hut reminded Daniel that he’d spent most of his time inside reading. And when he wasn’t inside, he was outside reading. He’d gotten himself into a bit of a rut and it was time to change that. He’d wandered around the island until he’d noticed someone with a basketball. Remembering downtime spent with his team on the court ( Read more... )

"The first thing I'd like to do is thank everyone for coming out today," said Dale, standing close to the edge of the stage and speaking out over everyone who had assembled for the meeting to get things started. "It's good to see so many civic-minded people who have an interest in what happens in their community ( Read more... )

After over a month spent in various pockets, it was some kind of feat that the the loop of twisted, green vine wasn't just a unidentifiable mess of loose green stringy... pieces. Somehow, Chris'd had enough presence of mind to never accidentally put it through the washing machine, which easily would've ended its sad life. Initially, he hadn't ( Read more... )

Okay, so the only problem with having a dinosaur snack on your leg -- besides the obvious -- was that lying around in the Compound was boring and Lennox was about as easily bored as a small child. As far as he knew, all the people he cared about were safe and alive, but he was still worried about some of other the people in the clinic. They ( Read more... )

Part of Clarice was exceptionally sorry that she'd not volunteered for dinosaur containment, as she would have appreciated the opportunity to empty an entire clip into one of their heads. Not that she actually would have -- It was wasteful -- but the idea was nice ( Read more... )

The morning was warm and looking to only get warmer, although there was cloud cover here and there, which helped. Clarice was silently glad that she'd had the good sense to run early, instead of waiting for the evening when the heat might induce her to do nothing but stay closed up in the manufactured cool of the Compound ( Read more... )

( Baker Street had disappeared beyond the bow window into a lingering fog... )

Dale was not a man who ever skipped breakfast. Or lunch or dinner, for that matter, or any meal that might come in between. And so today was no exception, helping himself to a healthy portion of everything that was available in the kitchen before deciding what to do with himself for the day. He'd been making a concerted effort, thanks to the mild ( Read more... )