Paul eyes the table full of food and the cheap plastic chairs he's got set up. There should be plenty-- if he runs out, he'll take it as a very good goddamn sign, because it means people showed up.The food isn't anything too complex-- there's a big tossed salad, some lasagna, garlic bread (and room on the table for people to place their own ( Read more... )

As the tablet switches on, the first noticeable thing is the absolute silence. Bao isn’t pouncing around in the background, there are no strange machines being tested in the shop, and the rumble of Serenity is missing, despite the fact that the ship can be seen clearly through the window behind Kaylee ( Read more... )

The visual feed from the tablet clicks on to show the interior of a large building that is vaguely reminiscent of a warehouse or some other sort of industrial building-- cinderblock walls, cement floors, support pillars and nothing in the way of furniture yet-- except for a slightly incongruously brand-spanking-new hatch set into one wall ( Read more... )

Fitz finished washing his hands and glanced up at the bathroom mirror to find the Doctor behind him, leaning against the door jamb and smiling. For a few moments all Fitz could do was gawp as he studied the familiar features - the tousled chestnut hair, the bright blue eyes, the cravat and the velvet coat. Even after six months apart he knew with ( Read more... )

The Frye House kitchen seems to be going full steam. There's a tea pot on the stove, baking supplies spread out over the counter, and one mechanic bustling about in the middle of it all. She's a lot more cheerful now than she was a year ago, when systems were shutting down and they were all suffocating. Definitely a better day, and by far a ( Read more... )

Fitz took some time surveying his pub's new neighborhood. It was now sharing a square with a Roman villa, a supicious looking apothecary, a yurt, and a dance studio which constantly blared music he vaguely understood to be from "the 80s." At least the parade of fit Extra ladies in leotards and leg warmers provided some decent scenery ( Read more... )

The presence of Aliens in the building was something uniquely un-ignorable, and uniquely catch-able ( Read more... )

As always, Godric looks like not much more than a teenager when he appears on Taxon's screens, but his poise and quiet certitude belie that initial assumption. He is dressed no more formally than usual, but it's clear by his manner that this is a formal address ( Read more... )

Alexis stood outside the steps of the Sanctuary and for a moment she stared up at the building where they'd been stuck for three weeks, then down at her tablet. Her expression was confused, and there was slow growing worry in her eyes ( Read more... )

It's been a few days, but still, Willow is officially Not. Pleased. Too many things have happened in too short a time. Added to that the little encounter she had with an actual hamster alien and she is angry. The days have not cooled off her temper. In fact, the added time has just made it worse. People have been hurt lately, two of her friends in ( Read more... )