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Tomorrow? Say, Jack and... Catherine?

Aw, the pains of living in an arid climate. Could be was. Chicago doesn't want to make up its effing mind about what it wants to do weather wise! Do I put away the damn winter coat or not, damn it!?

And my first solo... first... first non-intro solo. Enjoy.

Majors & Minors Southwest of La Paz, Mexico 0900 Hours, May 27th Onboard the Avenger Engineering "And this will be your work station," Engineer Peter McCaffree stated as the basic tour came to an end. "My own bench," Jack said with some wonder, running his hand across it. "No more wobble in...

I'm here! Just... thought I'd mention that since I've been off and on a lot lately. No promises, given how I tend to be, but I'm going to be more on from now... uh, on. That's redundant... Did just (finally) catch up. Gem, you know how I feel about your characters of course.;) Marine...

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Last Day on the Job: Part Two Having dashed to the side and behind her, Jackie wrapped his hand around the back of her neck, lifting her in the air and slapping her gun away with his free hand. "I'm sure if you were a soldier, you would have known not to take your eye off an opponent like...

Last Day on the Job: Part One "Welcome to EXALT. I see a lot of potential in front of me, but you'll need more then just potential. You'll need strength. Determination. Cunning. But most of all, your best chance at survival is your loyalty to the EXALT cause." Jackie's eyes darted around the...

First Day on the Job: Part Two "Come on, kid, don't be an idiot!" Verne kicked away the pistol and chuckled loudly. "The base is a major sausage-fest. And all the chicks are holed up in their own quarters. A guys gotta get his rocks off. Keep it pent up too long, and you'll end up goin' crazy."...

First Day on the Job: Part One "And this, my boy, is the hologlobe," The Commander said, waving his hand towards the massive hologram taking up the center of the room. "With this, we can see the comings and goings of our extraterrestrial guests in real time, in addition to other organizations...

Voices in my Head: Part Twelve Sora nestles against Jake's side, panting lightly. She wipes a bead of sweat from her brow. "Have I told you lately how much I love you?" She asks, looking into Jake's eyes. Jake smiles back. "You have. Though I hope it's more then one thing you love about me."...

Voices in my Head: Part 11 (3) Sora smiles at the Commander. "I don't believe I've had the opportunity of personally meeting you. I'm Sora. The pleasure is all mine." Sora extends her hand and steps forward. Russo quickly draws his side arm and points it at her. Stopping, Sora shakes her head...

Voices in my Head: Part 11 (2) "What happened?" Asks the soldier that caught her, looking down at her near lack of clothing and bare feet. "The infirmary!" Sora looks back in terror. "The aliens, I don't know where they came from! One of them chased me here, a robot that can turn invisible! It...

Voices in my Head: Part Eleven (1) (Five days later, X-COM Infirmary) "Hold still," Alice says, gently tapping an alcohol swap against the gash over Jake's left eye. He flinches, and Alice grasps his shoulder. "I said hold still." "I'm sorry." Jake ignores the stinging as Alice finishes...

Voices in my Head: Part 10 (2) "NO!" Jake runs forward and grabs her arms. "Oh God, Sora, all you've done is lose four years of your life. Why would you do this? You're smarter then this. Don't you see? This perfectly shows that they're manipulating you." Sora's expression changes to one of...

Voices in my Head: Part Ten (1) Duncan darts forward as the girls fire, the rounds punching into his chest. He snatches the guns from their hands and tosses them to the side. With the snarls of animals, Rei and Hitomi leap forward, tackling Duncan to the ground. "Duncan!" Alice yells. "I'm...

Voices in my Head: Part Nine (One week later) "Thanks for coming," Jake says, handing Alice and Duncan each a glass of water. Smiling at Duncan, he asks, "You still drink fluids, don't you? Or would you prefer some oil?" "Very funny." Duncan takes the drink with his cybernetic hand. "I'm...

Voices in my Head: Part 8 (2) Alexandra makes her way through the ship, she and her escorts keeping an eye out for any aliens they might have missed. She stops in the room outside of the bridge, and takes a curious look at the single destroyed abduction pod. "Is there something wrong, Captain?"...

Voices in my Head: Part Eight (1) "Man down!" Franklin shouts. "Patterson, shred it!" "I'm on it!" Patterson loads a shredder rocket. Leaning over his low cover, he takes aim, and ducks back as a hail of gunfire obliterates the spot he had just been in. "Can't! Need covering fire!" "I have...

Voices in my Head: Part seven (3) Sora waits to see if the Thin Man will speak again, but when he remains quiet, she steps away. She slowly walks towards the door, muttering to herself, trying to digest the alien's words. She is so distracted by her thoughts, she doesn't notice the door open...