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Sure, why not? I'm confident that I can fit this in between moving house x2, shift work, and figuring out how to live on my own again, with all my significant people in different states and/or countries!

This is part of a story arc that I was writing in 2014, for LJIdol, if you want to see what else these people have been up to ( Read more... )

The zoo did not disappoint, and Sydney put on a beautiful day for them - sunny, but not blisteringly hot. After the awkward conversation in the gondola, Topaz reluctantly turned her attention away from his past private life, and instead focussed on the animals and their surroundings. They talked about everything and nothing, leisurely making their ( Read more... )

Yay! Bring it on. I've tried to write to the topics a few times, but without the *actual* deadline, it's easy not to.

Mitch scanned the area as he made the short walk from the bus stop to the zoo entrance. He realised that he was looking forward to today, not only to the zoo, but also to seeing Topaz again. His eyes swept over the people milling around, all waiting to get into the zoo, but she wasn’t there. He rechecked his watch - ten minutes early. Relaxing ( Read more... )

Senior Constable Crawley chuckled to himself as he reviewed his paypal balance. Another payment made, right on time. He noted the amount before moving the money into three separate bank accounts, then updated his spreadsheet, carefully calculating the remaining balances. For all his flaws, and he had many, he was honourable at heart. He wouldn’t ( Read more... )

She left the racecourse that day with a spring in her step. She had a couple of things in her bag to add to her ebay account, and hadn’t had to pay for lunch or drinks. And she had an invitation to meet Mitch in a couple of days to catch the ferry to Manly ( Read more... )

“Brody’s Spirit’ did not disappoint, and Mitch pocketed almost $2000. He’d convinced Topaz to have lunch with him, and had downed a couple more beers. That should be his last for the day, or he’d undo all the good work he’d done to get his fitness to where he wanted it ( Read more... )

This was fun - he should have done it ages ago. He’d been following ‘Brody’s Spirit’ for nearly six months before he found a time that he could see him run in person. He’d decided to spend the week in Sydney, go to the races, maybe climb the harbour bridge, go to the zoo, take the ferry to Manly - all the touristy things ( Read more... )