If you had been upstairs in the Compound or in the Hub at six in the evening of December 31, you might have thought your eyes were playing tricks on you, or that you'd once again been whisked off to some strange, new place. Within the blink of an eye, the rooms had changed, sparkling instantly with festive decorations, and it was all so ( Read more... )

If you had been upstairs in the Compound or in the Hub at six in the evening of December 31, you might have thought your eyes were playing tricks on you, or that you'd once again been whisked off to some strange, new place. Within the blink of an eye, the rooms had changed, sparkling instantly with festive decorations, and it was all so ( Read more... )

It was like she expected Joe to come back, like at any moment Joe would waltz up the path with that smile on his face and a new pet name for her on his lips. She knew he wouldn't though, just as she knew she wouldn't see Webster for days or weeks at a time now that he'd gone out on his boat alone. She didn't really understand why he'd wanted to ( Read more... )

For the occasion, Nessa had baked coconut crumpets. It was an experiment, but she was very glad of the result herself. She brought them to the museum in a folded cotton cloth. All hard work had come to this; a museum, and she thought it quite beautiful. She could already imagine the plants she would suggest Dick to grow there, welcoming the visitor ( Read more... )

Jack had long since accepted that living on the island was an exercise in boredom. Long stretches of nothing punctuated by periodic episodes of excitement- good or bad. Parties good, accidents bad, island weirdness...those days were a crap shoot. Today was one of the boring ones so far. ITF training and then a whole lot of nothing. He'd decided ( Read more... )

The Joy of Cooking.
Gray's Anatomy.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV.
Star Wars: A New Hope.
Where the Wild Things Are.The stack of books sat the edge of Jill's desk, bookmarks in each. She was actually picking away at them all at once - a ( Read more... )

( you left tabula rasa and all I got was this dog )

Dated August 24 & 25, 2009:
After one horrible trip to England, the Pevensies and their friends wake up to find themselves in Narnia under the reign of King Caspian X. He welcomes them warmly and everyone makes themselves at home, enjoying the luxuries of Cair Paravel and all the memories contained within.

[ HERE | PG]During the banquet that night ( Read more... )

Dated August 27, 2009: Edmund comes to tell Jill horrible news the morning after Homeplot.
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Dated September 2, 2009: Jill goes to make sure Tim is still on the island, and when she tells him about Peter's disappearance, he broached other news.
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Dated Dec 16, 1948: Jill, Susan, Edmund, and Peter wake up in Narnia, only to find themselves in Professor Kirke's house - less then a week from a very pivotal event.
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Dated Dec 16, 1948: Jill finally sees her best friend after two years, and drags him into a linen closet for a chat. Confessions are made, bridges are crossed ( Read more... )