Search results for query: *

"'Kay," I reply, taking that as my cue to leave. I head back to the car, which is already getting hot from just a few minutes of sitting in the sun, and slide into the front seat. I turn the key in the ignition and cold air blows on me. Unbuttoning the top button of my uniform, I tug at my...

<p> I take Beryl up on her invitation for a glass of water, though it has less to do with the fact that I'm thirsty (I am, but a cup of room-temp tap water doesn't particularly excite me) and more to do with wanting to see that she gets in okay. She takes the handle of the suitcase from me...

She tells me she moved here because it meant a promotion, to which I can only nod. Still, that's a big move, all things considered. I wonder if her family is there and if she's missing them, but that's too personal of a question to push on a person I just met this morning. When Beryl asks if I...

It felt like she was swaying, like when her aunt and uncle had taken her to the planet Ionus, which was ninety percent ocean, and she had floated on the waves on her back, letting the ocean carry her. She had closed her eyes and drifted further out than she had intended. When her eyelids had...

The princess's question made Finn laugh. Her grinned and puffed up his chest a little. "You caught me. When I'm not delivering tea, setting out dinner, and flitting about with various messages, I'm out saving princesses, slaying dragons, and just generally saving the day. Keep that quiet though...

My all time favorite game soundtrack has to be from Final Fantasy IX. Hearing these songs makes me so nostalgic :') I remember being a kid, starting Final Fantasy VIII and watching this opening scene and hearing this music and just being floored, so I have to include this too.

The first I can remember playing is Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which was such an awesome game. It's possible my very first game was one of the old Mario games on Super Nintendo though, or possibly Starfox. My brother is a few years older than me and was very into video games, so I...

Her question makes me blanch and I splutter. What are Sources supposed to do? I have no freaking idea. "They didn't give you, like, Source training or something?" I ask. "I mean, I don't know if there even is such a thing." I ponder that for a moment. "We've got the opposite problem of most...

Bertie Bertram Merchant of rare books; hunts down rare books on different planets, then sells them to private buyers. Lavender hair chopped bluntly just above shoulders. Milk-white skin, gold freckles, almond shaped dark brown eyes that hint at ethnicity that's white and something else. Arms...

Ah, yes. There was nothing quite like the damp, ever-so-slightly-moldy-but-still-oh-so-comforting scent of old books. Bertie’s hull was full of them; wooden crates full of tomes filled the space, and in the back was a special airtight, light proof case that held the most valuable and sensitive...

"I think you're right," Finn sighed quietly. "We don't have a whole lot of options right now, since we need to get going." He leaned in a little closer to Florence, his voice a whisper. "I really don't like the way he looks at you though." "I'm getting the impression neither of you know what...

Marek regarded the woman who had been waiting in the room upstairs. He had seen her enter the tavern and had watched her follow after her brother. She had a slender, delicate appearance, with skin that rarely saw the sun, pale gold hair, and eyes as blue as a robin's egg. Her brother was tall...

Wait, was that actual forgiveness? I don't quite believe it. She looked mad enough to spit nails earlier. No, that's not quite true. Spitting nails takes energy and she's pretty much been a puddle since ending the simulation. If Polinski feels like moving past this little incident, I'm not going...

Marek of Woodsford Hold- swordsman, archer, explorer, and aficionado of rare and beautiful things

"I'm going to go ask him if he'll talk to us up here," Finn replied. "It's really crowded down there and I'm just... well, I'm worried someone is going to recognize you. I'm probably worrying too much, but I'd rather keep you out of sight as much as we can in the city." Finn backed away toward...

"We'll stop by the station," I tell her. At least that gives me a direction to drive, since she's digging her phone out of her pocket to presumably find her new address. I hear a familiar tone as she accepts a FaceTime request that was incoming and glance over curiously at her. I hear a man's...

"So, I have some good news and some bad news. Which do you want to hear first?" I give Red Polo a humorless look, my eyes hard and my mouth a thin line because I'm not feeling too impressed with myself right now and I'm not in the mood for his guys antics. Beryl is reliant on the arm I've got...

"I like Arianna," Finn agreed with a smile. Mentally he repeated the name several times so that when it came time to say it he wouldn't trip himself up. It was all too easy to imagine himself calling her Florence, or worse, your highness. He'd have to be careful. The tavern he had scouted out...

I'm currently on year four of this game. I can't stop playing it- it's just so unbelievably deep. After I unlocked the greenhouse, I found an ancient seed and used my seed maker to multiply all of the fruit, so now I've got a greenhouse full of ancient fruit plants, and a huge winery to make...

She says she's fine so I pull back my hands, but seconds later a Beryl-shaped blur is whooshing down to meet the floor. Fortunately she halts herself before her face slams into the ice, though I wince on her behalf. I can imagine the state of her palms right now, and her knees probably aren't...