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Nimana
Belton Jhan picked his way through the pierced and tattooed beggars in the alley and knocked upon an unmarked reinforced door. After a moment, a peep hole slid open and then shut again and he heard the turn of a tumbler. The door swung open and he was greeted by Karre's wide smile and beckoning wave. “Thanks Karre, how's business tonight?” The ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
There is a particular inn I like in Nimana - it has several entrances and exits, it provides easy access to the docks and the markets and both of the innkeeps are mutes. They are very kind to me, and always provide me the same room on the third floor. I prefer it because the window overlooks the sea and it has a small hatch that allows roof access ( Read more... ) -
tilted frames
I sat with my head in my hands and tried to recall every face I'd seen today. Every single one. Each passing pedestrian, distracted clerk, and panhandling bum. Every taxi driver talking animatedly into his bluetooth. Every young waif in a chemically induced buzz. They all blur together. What the fuck is wrong with me? These are people, dammit. ( Read more... ) -
Toshi
Toshi smiled his eyes on the distant peaks. They were already dusted with snow, and that icy blanket would soon descend to his valley and close off the passes leaving him trapped. Trapped with close to two hundred mouths to feed, and no real prospect of feeding them until spring. He had been steadily laying in all the dried meats and rice and beans ( Read more... ) -
Brynn's awakening pt2
Probably want to read the part one bit before this ( Read more... ) -
Brynn's awakening pt1
Wee bit sick yesterday so didn't get to put this up, but here something will a little something more to follow ( Read more... ) -
rock demi-gods
There is a really uncomfortable half-broke zone where you are definitely incapable of paying bills without a day job, but you can't ever seem to have an entire beer in a public place without some asshole tapping you on the shoulder to inform you that you're great or you suck or you went to grade school with his cousin's fiancee's kid brother. I ( Read more... ) -
hunting
This is yesterday's tiny bit. i didn't get a chance to come back to it ( Read more... ) -
til death do us part
It's not as bad as you might think, being possessed. Not as bad as I would've thought anyway ( Read more... ) -
Airship
Of course I have heard flying engines described before, but upon being faced with the actual vessel I must confess that even my most outlandish visions of the thing did not prepare me for standing beneath it as it descended majestically down to the docking tower. I felt like the eye of a storm as ropes and punting poles and ladders flurried about ( Read more... )