Dated September 4th, 2011:
After too many frustrating conversations with Cal, Sarah turns to the nearest thing she's got to a Cal-expert on the island.

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Dated September 5th, 2011:
She's sometimes not sure why it is that everyone thinks just because she can battle a whole army of personal demons and metallic monsters, that ( Read more... )

Dated July 25th, 2011:
"Sarah. I just. You're...You're the closest thing I've had to family in a long time, you know? And...I...can't. I hate the thought of you getting hurt."

"I'm hurt," she admits, wanting to be realistic about the mess she's found herself in. "But I'm alive. That's important, right?"Columbus comes to check on Sarah after the ( Read more... )

Being disoriented with another sudden change in what he knows is bad enough, but the cold is worse than Mace could have thought.

He hasn't forgotten what it'd been like on Earth, exactly; no one who grew up in an ice age forgets what it's like to live with a constant chill in the bones. But with over a year on the Icarus II and months on the ( Read more... )

“It’s all in the wrist action,” Hank advised helpfully, the lewd hand movement unnecessary given that his face gave away the innuendo easily enough.

Danica’s expression remained stony and she hefted the mixing bowl onto her hip to aid the stirring process.

“Don’t poke the bear, pal.” Ray licked a thumb and forefinger and turned the page of the Tabula ( Read more... )

There's a select group of people scattered throughout the Compound today, any of which someone might happen to run into, but only if they know where to look.

In the IPD Office, there's a tall woman with long brown hair sitting behind one of the auxiliary desks and filling out some long-neglected paperwork. She's been putting off her patrol ( Read more... )

Months ago, when the Circle had decided that they needed the Master tools in order to strengthen their magic and come into their full strength, Adam had fully supported the decision and even volunteered to use his summer break to search them out. If he’d known then what he knew now, if he’d known that the crystal skull that resonated with so much ( Read more... )

Dated August, 2011:
Sarah's been taught by her father that she shouldn't trust people too readily. He doesn't trust anyone but his brothers in arms and Sarah thinks that if he had her way, she wouldn't get to talk to anyone -- especially boys. Still, she's slightly on guard when a strange boy knows her name and she's never seen him before. "Who are ( Read more... )

It's late when Wichita realizes she can't sleep, but she's quiet as she untangles herself from Columbus and slips out of bed without making a sound, moving on silent feet across the floor ( Read more... )

The degree to which his inexplicable presence here had upset Sheldon's routine could not be understated. It was so much worse than when he had first moved to California and had to account for the change in traffic patterns for his commute time, the change in climate for his allergy medication regimen, and the change in spatial organization in his ( Read more... )

If the situation weren't so grave, Sarah might welcome the dawn of another dismal day with a bemused laugh. Last week, she privately began chemotherapy after putting it off for too long and for the first few days, it was tolerable. After that, it became a flood of familiar symptoms and if she hadn't known any better, she might have thought she were ( Read more... )