FollowThis multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For FamilyLink to earlier chapters In the two weeks since Rick had been arrested, things seemed to be getting back to normal. If you could call the constant presence of guardsmen and company security enforcing some pretty oppressive riot-prevention measures “normal”, …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For FamilyLink to earlier chapters Rick woke up and looked around. He was still in lockup where he’d been tossed the day before. His captors had hustled him out of his flat and downstairs, throwing him into a waiting APC. The …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For FamilyLink to earlier chapters It didn’t take long for Rick to begin getting on his wife’s nerves. The morning after that disastrous meeting, she shooed him out of the house. “Why don’t you go somewhere,” she snapped. “Between you moping …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapters Rick sat in his living room, contemplating the situation. After all that had happened, the mood in Mingo was difficult to gauge. It seemed to be split between those who applauded the executions and others …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapters He’d been lucky when it came to Marta’s reaction. She’d only looked at him and shook her head before digging into her seemingly bottomless storage bin, looking for something to bind his ribs. The two …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapter Rick woke up the next morning feeling like he’d been run over by an ore dozer. Pudding did that to him these days. Well, really any alcohol but pudding was the worst. When he was …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapter “Oh god, that is so good,” Davy said, holding the cup of stimmy with both hands. “It’s even better than the stuff they have at the office.” She took another sip. “How does she do …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapter Disembarkation from the ship went as smoothly as it always did, despite more scans and inspections to ensure that no one was attempting to get any contraband through. These last, and in the miners’ view, …