Being in love was, without a doubt, the most difficult challenge Lyra had ever faced ( Read more... )

After an hour or so of combing over its pages, Bond was beginning to regret his decision to look at Gun Digest 2008 even if the only other options had been a book on the History of the British Intelligence Service or various offerings from le Carré ( Read more... )

Sybil had had no difficulty or problem writing up last minute invitations and giving them to anyone Maladicta and Sacharissa said ought to be present to celebrate William de Worde's birthday, and had employed (for free!) Postmaster von Lipwig's help, and had offered her own aid (and Young Sam's) in decorating The Times office for the event ( Read more... )

The bow and arrow were among the oldest hunting and figthing tools on Earth and so Bond did not feel any great sense of shame in resorting to using them. He coudn't bring himself to use his Walther or his UMP on the island. So instead he had found two adequate pieces of teak wood a week or two ago. Once he had finished shaping and stringing them, ( Read more... )

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The day after Lyra encounters James Bond and mistakes him for Lord Asriel, Bond decides he really ought to introduce his new project to his significant other.

So he does just that. Lyra and Lara are introduced, Bond is given a new title, and Lyra finds Lady Croft to be the opposite of useless.

Dated to September 1st. PG for Mild Bzuh?! and

Various parts of Bond's disassembled Walther Polizei Pistole Kriminal or PPK as it was more commonly known lay scattered about on one of the tables in the rec room. The reason he had bothered walking all the way to the Compound was a practical one: the lighting was better there than it was in his cave ( Read more... )

Sandy Murry was extremely worried ( Read more... )

I haven't done this in some time. It seems like ages ago, in fact- years, though surely it's only been months. My clothing and H&Ks are discarded in a canvas bag at the crest of the dry part of the beach. I stand further down, stripped down to underwear and thin black tank top, and let the sunrise bring new warmth and a different breeze off the ( Read more... )

James had considered hunting a shark or a dinosaur, but inevitably any sort of hunting excursion reminded him of Dexter who was, of course, very much no longer on the island. He could have still attempted to venture into the wilderness and defeat some creature, but he simply wasn't going to be able to give it his all ( Read more... )