Tag Archive | short story
Mass Effect/After Earth Chronicles: ANN News- Shuttle Bomb Swarm Hits Chav
ANN News Desk On location in Chav May 16, 2198 Shuttle Bomb Swarm Hits Chav by Lionel Storm NEW BRISTOL, CHAV– Twenty hours ago hundreds of explosive laden civilian vehicles struck military and civilian installations across Chav’s northern hemisphere. The so called “Shuttle Bomb Swarm” hit multiple isolated installations. Each swarm contained several waves of […]
Mass Effect/AEC: Chapter 2 (c.4): Synchronization
Alliance Docking Bay 1, Presidium, Citadel, Widow System, Serpent Nebula, February 25, 2198 “Come here dumbass!” yelled Jack. Vega sheepishly took her duffel bag. “I’ve been waiting for half an hour! So where is your bunk?” Before Vega could respond Jack turned to Miranda, “Heya Princess!” “Hi Jack.” “Are you showing yet? Yeah you got […]
Shadowrun: Fetishes and Foci
Seattle, the Sprawl, the Metroplex, was a city. And cities, cities have character. Cities have history. Cities, real ones, not the hallow constructs of corporate suburbia or that drek they fed you in the trids, live and breath. The denizens make them, well, unique. They built the cities, they kept the cities, the infused the […]
Shadowrun: And Now We Are Here….
I jammed a finger in my ear to block out the sounds of the PCH. The long distance charges on the pay phone ate at my patience. What I heard made it worse. “Listen kid, this is just the way it is,” said the guttural voice on the other end. “But I can help,” […]
Mass Effect/AEC: Chapter 13 (c.3): MagLev
Novgorod to Moscow Railway Line, Russian Federation,Earth, Sol System, Local Group, October 3, 2197 “Matching speed and holding steady at 350 kph,” said lieutenant Andrews from the shuttle cockpit. Utah nodded in response. The shuttle and the train carriage doors open simultaneously. I jumped the gap, followed by Pasha and Utah. Utah scanned the […]
ME2: One Night in Nos Astra with….Tali
Azure, Nos Astra, Illium, A few days after the destruction of the Alpha Relay… As much as he loved the Normandy, his ship, Shepard longed for a quiet moment in the sun, without bullets buzzing overhead or explosions tearing down the scenery. A quiet moment to feel the wind brush against his skin as […]
Tales from the D&D Table: Not the Best Man for the Job.
Tweet of the Day: Why Characters Need Choices in Fiction “You’re going to be late,” Liandra said, her nose buried in her book. I adjusted my pantaloons, “I will not be late. I am never late.” “Just like you were not late for Da and Ma anniversary?” she asked. I tucked in my shirt, “Raisa […]
Perimeter
Karla stretched her legs. Every step she took sent small spasms of pain through her joints. She felt every cramp through out her body as tense muscles sought release from hours spent withing the confines of power armor. The constant threat of attack just made it worse. Endless days on the perimeter watching a tidal […]
We Are Orcs
Tweet of the Day: Nine Adorable Pets in Space Illustrated She answered the insult with a swift stroke of her sword. The severed head left a bloody smear in the fresh snow. Gasha planted a foot on the prince’s corpse and bellowed to others, “Orc women are smart because orcs are smart. Orc […]
Home Just in Time for Xmas Eve
Tweet of the Day: Bad Life Decisions: Mary Robinette Kowal Reads Theodore Beale. Sexily. ——- They weaved through the throng of last minute Christmas shoppers their hands tightly clasp. Tina talked non-stop, about the weather, holidays parties, and gifts. She listened to every word, hung on every sigh and laugh. The only thing that […]
Neither Here nor There.... 