“What’s our next move?” Maphira asked of the gathered council. “From what we can tell,” said Dr Con Dew Ratroti, “the Mechanists have gone all-in on this Project Bender. Without our good friend Vai stuffing up the energy with a 500KW solar system, we’d be goners by now. We have a chance to end this …
I rubbed my shoulders for warmth as the first of the snow began to fall, blanketing the Canberra skyline in a sea of white powder. ‘Incredible, isn’t it,’ the woman next to me intoned, eyes wide under her beanie and shock of brown hair. ‘I guess,’ I frowned, looking around the deserted bridge for where …
‘Woah, woah,’ I ducked under a wild left hook, giving Renee a tap on the ribs with the training gloves to get her attention. She let out a grunt and spat her mouth guard onto the mat, walking to the corner with her head in her hands. I gave her a second to cool off, …
‘Hey honeyyy,’ I called out innocently, wandering down my hallway. Anna stuck her head out of a doorway, immediately suspicious. ‘You’re using your suspicious voice,’ she accused, eyes narrowing. ‘I am hurt,’ I gasped, clutching my chest, ‘that the person who I love most in the world—’ ‘What do you want?’ she sighed, leaning her …
When Vai heard the news that the Great Mechanist wanted to speak with her, she knew she was in a lot of trouble. She’d felt it in the air these last few days. She’d known it was coming. After all, she was the one who had cut corners when it came to powering Bender. It …
‘You bought what?’ I felt myself beginning to hyperventilate. ‘Now, Jessie,’ my husband crossed the kitchen with his arms held up as soothingly as possible. ‘This is nothing to freak out about.’ ‘A house?!’ I said, vaguely aware I might be yelling. ‘Just a little one,’ he protested. My eyes briefly flicked to the knife …
‘Do you ever, like… wonder how steel is made?’ I asked Samuel as we packed up our gear for the day, heading for the lockers. He stopped in his tracks and let out a lung-emptying sigh. ‘Mike, buddy – we visit companies that make the steel every day.’ ‘I know that,’ I rolled my eyes. …
‘We’ve no time to lose!’ Loque cried, sprinting for the cab outside of our Banker Street lodgings. I’d scarcely had time to retrieve my hat before I threw myself down the stairs after him – as was always the way with Loque, I mused. I joined him at the curb as a hansom pulled to …
‘How dare they?!’ I twisted around in the direction of the wail, mid-signing for a package. ‘Mother?’ I called up the staircase nervously. She appeared at the elegant marble bannister, obviously ropable even from this distance. ‘Have you seen this?!’ she screeched at me, descending the staircase one dramatic step at a time. I quickly …
Last week, I set sail for the high seas. I’ve always wanted to become a pirate, but it’s harder than you think to simply quit your job and leave everything you’ve ever known. I left notes for a lot of people to let them know not to worry about me, but I had to be …