While Carrot didn't mind the IPD uniform1 at all, he was pleased to be back in breeches, extremely well-shined breastplate, and copper helmet. There was a pack slung over one shoulder as he cheerfully led his assembled team towards a less chaotic part of the compound, and he seemed to be stuffing assorted objects inside -- a radio, some paperwork ( Read more... )

Kate had been very busy, getting her forge up and running. She had spent a good bit of time on setting everything up exactly how she wanted it, and it pleased her more than she would have liked to admit that it did not seem as though she would have to pack it all up and move someplace else any time soon. Even though this place had no tournaments ( Read more... )

Pigeons. Somehow Peter had gotten him to wax poetic about the bloody pigeons and now apparently he thought he was getting some deep insight into Claude's poor troubled soul. Enough of that"All right," Claude said irritably. "Sharing time's over. Time to get - " The word 'serious' started to slip from his tongue but was countered by the sudden ( Read more... )

Island life wasn't much different from how his old life had been, before he had realized his powers. The days seemed to meld together until it was to the point Hiro hardly knew the date. For someone who had been starting to learn to control time, he was pretty easily losing track of it ( Read more... )

Ian hadn't understood what she was going on about, quite. It had started early one morning, while they were still in bed, and had continued clear through the next day. There was some sort of festival, he gathered, that had to do with snakes and spring and babies being got. He didn't pretend to follow it, and the talk of babies made him nervous, ( Read more... )

Un mois et dix jours.

Not long, but long enough, longer than it should’ve been, longer than he wanted it to be.

Artful hands, thief’s hands held a small gold ring, twisted and braided, simple and fine at the same time in them, rolling it back and forth between them.

Un mois et dix jours.Perhaps, it would be better if he just threw the ring ( Read more... )

A book about art is likely to have a painting or two in it and Daisy does have quite the appreciation for the arts. She's an actress, after all. So, it's no surprise to find Daisy by the bookshelf, perusing a book on the shelf ( Read more... )

Peace and quiet. It's an anomaly most of us spend our lives wishing for. Just a few moments to ourselves.Meredith had spent her days hiding in her room between clinic shifts. For the most part, there wasn't much for her to do on the island. She hadn't made many friends, if any, but it was hard to do when she was still intent on getting back to ( Read more... )

Veronica Mars and River Tam had a plan. The plan was charming in its simplicity -- neither the best nor the worst they could have done, but devious enough to entertain them. It was a stepping stone, was what it was ( Read more... )

The flying dream wouldn't stop ( Read more... )