There were four discarded attempts at what looked like a shark (or quite possibly a dolphin). There was one rather adorable stuffed octopus. There was one baby mobile frame, decorated in blues and greens and coral reds. And there was one sullen teenager sat at a table muttering quite loudly about Stupid Boys and their even stupider girlfriends. ( Read more... )

Gabrielle liked to think that she was an adaptable person. That she could accept change in the world around her. In fact, she thought that she'd done very well on the island, getting used to all the new things in the compound and the references people made when the talked about the worlds they came from ( Read more... )

Every year, between Guy Fawkes Night and Thanksgiving, there was a holiday that everyone on the island could celebrate despite their cultural background. Tabula Rasa Day might not get the same fanfare as the other two red letter days, but it was well-enjoyed nonetheless because it commemorated the establishment of the community, a new home and a ( Read more... )

I don't know why you're always complaining. It's not like you can go back and fix anything. Just move on, Nick. Acheron certainly has.Once again, his fate changed on a throwaway comment ( Read more... )

Dated to Halloween:

As renovations continue at Percy's hut, Percy crashes with Luke on the night before Halloween. The two are playing on Luke's game console when Luke's many prizes come to life and attack. For some reason, Luke likes Muppets.

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Realizing that all the prizes have come to life and are attacking people, Percy ( Read more... )

It hit her halfway to her Arabic class like a heavy punch in the gut. Adam. She was going to class and Adam wouldn't be there. He wouldn't be there because he wasn't here. He wasn't here and she'd forgotten that. Coraline counted the months on her hand, realising that it was one month exactly until they had been gone a year. Eleven months today and ( Read more... )

All morning, Gabrielle had been hearing about people gaining extraordinary powers and about both the celebrating and disasters that usually came with such a thing. She wanted to help those who needed comforting and it had taken a while but she'd finally come up with something she knew most people would like ( Read more... )