Aleit had settled in nicely on a distant planet with a number of journals on highly theoretical sciences when she felt the shudder through space-time. She shifted in her seat, incredibly comfortable...
That might be a threat to her continued existance, the woman outside space and time decided with a deep sigh. She wanted her eternity in peace and quiet, without some mad scientist messing with it. And the sofa was so comfortable. Well, she'd be back in a second.
The lab was empty aside from a mad scientist and his invention, an invention that was supposed to be capable of doing... Something with time-space. He wasn't quite certain about what
He was not quite sure what he was doing there. It was a very high class party, but she had said it would be fine. He'd get some contacts at a place like that, earn some friends and be able to move them up in the world. Running a finger around his tie, he wondered if he didn't look as cheap as his suit among the people at this party. They were otherworldly, intoxicating too look at, and moved with an ease that both made him envious and uncomfortable.
Some among them seemed as out of place as he did, though, and that made him feel a bit better about himself. If just a bit. He reached out and took another snack food as the servant passed him wi
Clarell Chestre was expecting a busy morning when she woke up. Morning? Well, she didn't know if it was one yet. But she knew that whenever she allowed her little store of curiosities visit the Clockwork Cities, some truly interesting customers would pass her doors. And while she didn't always visit the chaotic world, it was one of her absolute favorite places.
All in all, the day could go horrible and she would still be as pleased as if she had gotten the canary.
A clawed hand turned the sign to stand for open while she got her breakfast - tuna was delicious and she was fond of spoiling herself. Why eat something subpar when you could eat
She was tuning her guitar as her brother rushed into her room, almost tripping over one of the random articles of clothing on the floor in her messy, controlled chaos. A moment he paused, eying the sculpted beasts - dragons, griffins, pegasi, winged snakes… - and constellations hanging from her ceiling, giving her room an otherworldly feeling. He knew that those had an odd tenancy to come alive at times to steal hats or be annoyances when she didn’t want to be disturbed, and then there had been the time when one of the planets had fallen down from where it hung…
That had hurt.
He finally takes another step into the room, k
She had always been the invisible one in the family. Her three older siblings had great careers, her younger sister had married a rich man and her younger brother was the black sheep of the family, so someone as ordinary as her was easily overlooked. Sometimes they forgot to tell her when something good or bad happened, or even when it was dinner. Not even that she had a boyfriend for five years was recognized.
She was used to be overlooked.
They had been walking down the street on the way to their favorite café the one thing that would cause her to be noticed happened. The group seated outside one of the cafés drew too much attenti
It was one of those days. One of those miserable days when the wind blows the rain under your umbrella, and you end up as wet as you would have been if you weren’t using an umbrella. Perhaps that was the reason Clarell had a busy day, that coupled with the fact that few could leave her shop without buying something as it was always something that was seeking attention.
A man practically tumbled into her shop minutes after she opened it, wet as she would be after a shower. Purple eyes widened, the grin lessened.
“Did you forget your umbrella?”, she questioned.
“No”, the drenched man replied. “Last time I for
Two figures wandered the fields, loud arguing echoing through the night air. The mist-like woman gestured with long-fingered hands, occasionally stabbing her finger towards the tall, dark man with horns. The man held a slightly defensive body language, until the woman’s offense dropped, and he could go on the offence. Like this they stood and argued for hours, the fields around them rippling with the magic that had lain untouched for years, if not eons. As they made wilder movements, the magic started to tear apart the landscape, the argument heated…
And in a fit of frustration, both the Queen and the King turned and threw all th