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My Time In ONI character writing
Chapter 36
There was a knock on the door into Ryan’s office. Stef looked up, wishing that she’d reacted with fear, with shock, that she’d flinched in the sound…instead there was nothing but the pervasive numbness that had crept under her skin since returning home. (more…)
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04 - What Came Before
04 – What Came Before
November 2nd
As the shift completed, Stef blinked, taking in the sight of Ryan’s office.
She’d been in the office fewer than a dozen times, but somehow, it felt safe. It felt like the first little bit of “safe” she’d had since before seeing the bird and volcano, and since becoming their trussed-up prisoner. She took a breath, and some of the tension evaporated.
Ryan paced in front of the window,…
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02 - Legacy
02 – Legacy
Ryan stared at the space where Stef had been, curled one hand into a fist, then looked down at the floor, considering all his options, all possible permutations of the next five minutes.
Crawford had left him alone. If Ryan truly wanted, he could run. Unless the enforcer had a link into his system – of which he had no proof – he could shift to the very edge of system territory and run.
And if he…
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68 - Statement
68 – Statement
It was a strange feeling to be asked to report to your own office.
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49 - Nocturnal
‘Recruit, do you have a moment?’
Curt turned, and saw Jane leaning against the gym’s door. ‘Sure ma’am.’ He turned back to the target range, and reset everything with a couple of requirements, the paper targets who had stood in for Petersen disappearing…
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38 - Status Check
Mirrors were never inert.
They were their own purpose and function – they existed to facilitate magic, and once they were used, they disappeared. If there was a shard, there was a wish.
If only a small wish.
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