The Water Hole had activities reserved for members, but twice a week they opened their doors to the general public, hosting planetwide sporting events and free activities classes. That Wednesday evening the park was bustling with activity. There was a spaceball game being played by two local boys teams, a water aerobics class being taught in one of ( Read more... )

Jack had business to take care of, like always. He dropped of a manifest to Cookie then made his way to the Marketplace. Picking up some sushi and a rare coffee, he sat in the open air and ate a peaceful lunch, watching the crowd mill around. He paged Phedre and told her where he was if she had any news, and had checked his messages to see if any ( Read more... )

She is walking, down the streets and towards The Chapterhouse. She has no agenda for a change, she was simply out and about, watching people as she often tended to do. As she reaches the door she hears a low wolf-whistle, and she turns to give the short and stout man a glare even as he holds out his hand and introduces himself as Alan Shore ( Read more... )

Sayin' no has never been a problem. I always pick and choose, and I don't got a problem tellin' a guy to fuck off if I don't like the look of 'im or I'm not in the mood. Whatever. Tonight, getting drinks at Chapterhouse, slipping through the crowd on the dancefloor with no intention of picking anyone up... Feels weird. Saying no every time. Seeing ( Read more... )

One down, then two. Bang, bang ( Read more... )

There were more bars than he remembered in New Tokyo ( Read more... )

Sometimes the only time Jack had alone, really alone, was in a crowd. He didn't do petty theft and he wasn't prone to petty heroics, either. The Underground was a place where he could just be one face among hundreds, lost in his thoughts. He'd concluded business for the day and had hit up a couple different places in Siam and New Tokyo, following ( Read more... )

Spike was on a mission.

An important- No, life altering mission. Some people needed to blame God for this kind of work. Not Spike. Spike did this work for the good of the people.

"Yeah, that's right!"

For the good of the people. He was upholding standards. Protecting our children from the evils of this world. He was doing the right thing. He'd ( Read more... )

There is a long lull in the music as a young woman stepped off the small stage, a blank blue screen to the side where the lyrics had just been. A few people clap and one or two of the males whistle, and the girl sits back down at the bar to order a drink ( Read more... )

Aaron had found the money ( Read more... )