Jaybird

@koshka

Rory 

Rory stopped sorting the bolts and screws and looked up at Leo. “Why? What happened?” For some reason he had sensed something familiar in this young man. He pushed off the couch and slid to a sitting position on the floor next to Leo. “Ever since I first met you… you seemed to me like a soldier. What are you doing down here?” h…[Read more]

@theducktator

Don’t. Get. Me. Started.
I am the person who is furious at the end of a book when my favorite character doesn’t die!! Why? Because the author cheated to save him! The mastermind villain makes a “mistake”. The unbreakable jail cell has a weakness no one who has been trying to break out for the last hundred years has discove…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Leo

“All sorts of things. Mostly worked on ships. Built one out of scrap material with Silvia. Took us three years. The other stuff.” He sighed. Looked over at the kid. Well, most people probably wouldn’t call him a kid. “I worked with energy deployment and shielding. I was one of the best.”

It wasn’t a boast, but it also…[Read more]

@theducktator   @koshka

I love that boy more than either of you will ever know. I love him desperately. In fact, I only ever loved Prince Friedrich, Leon, and Julian as much as him. (Though I do really adore the MCs for CR)

it’s because I love him so much that terrible things happen. He is courageous and strong,(even though it doesn’t seem…[Read more]

@highscribeofaetherium

YIPPY!!! I love it!! Thank you so much!!
you did a great job!

There! See?!? At least he gets this chance at a happy life. *Pouts with arms crossed*

@theducktator

dying is by far not the worst thing that can happen. (Or does happen to him) 

@liberty

yes I know!!!
we just crossed the boarder and ate three hours away from home! I can’t wait!!

@ellette-giselle

You’re coming home? Yay! I’m so glad you all survived!

@hybridlore

Oh gosh!!! Sorry! I kind of forgot about Dale’s story…and I still have five snowballs…I think.

Righto! Thanks for reminding me. I will get to it and write up the next and final scene. (I may write some sequels…I don’t know yet)

Okay…so now I have a total of 15 snowballs. *nodding* Yes, I’d better get writing again.

@hybridlore

oh goodness no! I wasn’t upset at all.
honestly, I won’t get upset unless you insult a family member. I might be hurt if you said something really mean to me, but my anger only gets aroused in defense of my clan. 😉

@loopylin
lol. Me too!!

@koshka

ouch!! I’m not that mean to him.
🤣

Rory 

Rory began dropping all of the screws in a bucket, but his eyes constantly returned to Leo’s face as the older boy talked.
“what sort of things did you design?” He asked, his voice still quiet with hesitant caution.

@loopylin

Ah, me too. If anything RPs can at least give poor, mistreated characters a chance at a happy life.

@ellette-giselle

Leo

“Of course I have. I’m an engineer, top of my class. It was the most fun I’ve had in… Well, there’s not much like it. So much energy. Such precise, perfect lines.”

He grinned, picking up a bolt. It was a hex bolt, smooth and surprisingly new. Close to the size he used on the Mantis. He rolled it between his fingers.

“I…[Read more]

@koshka

Rory 

Rory looked up, interested. And for once, he didn’t keep it in check. “Did you ever use a laser welder?”

@ellette-giselle

Leo

“Aye, you got it. Nearly everything built out of wood uses nails or screws. Metal stuff like big buildings use heaver screws, welding, bolts, all sorts of things.” He leaned back on his heels eyes going distant. He rolled a bolt on the palm of his hand. “Back home we used a lot more Laser welding, but screws and bolts are…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

Haha, so true though 😂😂

@whalekeeper

Ahh, I gotcha. Well I’m glad he’s doing well!!

I have yet to ask him what he thinks about all this… My brother is the kind of guy who shrugs and asks if he can have ice cream for every meal at the hospital. 😂😭 I remember as a little kid, I wanted to have a surgery so I could have extra treats.

I get that, my brother would proba…[Read more]

@koshka

Rory

Rory gave Leo a cautious smile and took the screw. He looked it over, feeling the ribbed sides. “These are to hold things together, aren’t they?”

@ellette-giselle

Or…Leo didn’t have emotional breakdowns as much as serious temper problems and protective issues. Silvia had a lot more breakdowns because she couldn’t understand what was going on (she’s about 5 years younger than Leo).

Leo

“Sure.” He dropped to one knee by the bucket. “This,” he picked up a screw “is a screw. A Philips head…[Read more]