The Reserves were kind of fidgety today. Karla, at least, was filled with a kind of nervous energy that made it hard to keep still. This would be a nice break from her current state of constant near-exhaustion, if it hadn't come with all kinds of, well, emotional distractions. The kind that made it hard to concentrate ( Read more... )

The reserves meeting had been moved into the dorm lobby for the day, and the theme of the snacks was definitely comfort food: Hot cider, soup, cookies ( Read more... )

Today's snacks were distinctly fall in flavor and included cranberry baked brie and crackers (whole wheat, of course), roasted pumpkin seeds, and apple slices and caramel. It was possible Raven had gone a little overboard with nice treats in an attempt not to worry too much about the missing member of the Reserves today ( Read more... )

Cassidy had given up on dressing like a Queen today and her mother had laughed at her about it with great affection. After breakfast and Devra had visited some of her teachers, she had met her daughter at the gardens as asked ( Read more... )

It wasn't Shira's common room, but that wasn't stopping her from plopping herself down on a couch and flipping through the TV channels ( Read more... )

"Thanks for coming," Karla said, once everyone had assembled and had a chance to grab something to eat and drink if they were so inclined. "So, those of us who were on the island a few weeks ago remember that great chunks of the island went missing before we were able to set everything aright--including most of the town and all of the restaurants. ( Read more... )

There was a garden ( Read more... )

With all of the things that had been going on over the past weeks and the sorrow and pain she could pick up in some of the psychic scents around her, Cassidy had to do something. She had been spending time in her room trying not to let herself cry about the fact that not only was Hiccup gone, but that she hadn't been able to say goodbye to him ( Read more... )

Cassidy hadn't had too many weird dreams this week and she hadn't had anyone dead show up on the island. (Not that she could think of anyone in her family or village that had died and needed to see her ( Read more... )

The usual table of baked goods and refreshments was available for the reserves meeting, with plenty of ice to keep the drinks cool in the heat of the afternoon. It was Raven's turn again to lead the meeting, and she was trying not to flail. She was never going to be used to public speaking. And yes, she'd changed clothes since leaving 'Dite's, ( Read more... )