"But what does it do ( Read more... )

The particular rattling-crunching sound of good china being chewed stopped as abruptly as it had begun. Many of the other diners had broken off their conversations to stare at the young punk so brashly eating his plate when he'd finished his meal, a fact which pleased him. His gaze moved deliberately around the room as he chewed, seeking censure ( Read more... )

The original intentions of Mother's Day were less sentimental and more important than anything we have now:Arise, then, women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, whether your baptism be that of water or tears ( Read more... )

Ali let herself into the TARDIS and quickly shut the door behind herself, resisting the urge to kick something only by reminding herself that the TARDIS was unlikely to appreciate such treatment. Things had been going very, very wrong for her the last few days. Giving up her hand had been hard enough when she thought it would be relatively easy ( Read more... )

Helping Samus train Kara had also taught Ali something: she was pitifully out of what she considers proper shape. She'd already lost all the baby weight she'd put on during her pregnancy, but looking good was not enough in these dangerous days. It wasn't fair of her to continue putting so much of the burden of protecting her family on other ( Read more... )

"WHAT‽"

Everyone had been tense all day; it felt like the whole city was holding its breath, waiting to see what would happen. It grated on Ali's nerves, making her even more jumpy and irritable than she had been. She knew, she knew something bad was going to happen, and had spent the last few days waiting for the worst. Having to hide the long ( Read more... )

It was nearly the Fourth of July ( Read more... )

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The day had started out as any other: neither good nor bad, without omen or miracle. There were baths to take and fasts to break, newspapers to read and letters to answer. There were cats. It was, for all intents and purposes, a day ( Read more... )

It had been a long, strange day ( Read more... )