Maggie raised her feet and placed them on the ottoman; stretching out some in the chair she could hear her bones creak and pop showing their age.
"Where's the snap?" Colleen inquired with a chuckle.
Maggie let a laugh escape from her lips. She hadn't felt this relaxed in a long while and was glad to be amongst the company of strangers. Beings with no idea that their lives hung on a thread intertwined with other threads that could unravel.
Colleen got up from the chair. "Be right back, just got to powder my nose."
Maggie nodded as Colleen walked towards the dining area. She reached for the novel that she had been reading and flipped it open to the page she was reading when suddenly...
20140729
20140727
Mr. Clean's Team VI
Fists were flung and blocked; Max stood there looking bored rather than a fighter. It reminded Grimm of the movie where the hero had woken up in a dream world made by computers and the hero was unlocking fighting techniques. The fight was going on longer than Grimm had anticipated, much like a cat playing with its prey before coming in for the final blow.
"What the hell are you?" Grimm grunted.
"Your worst nightmare," Max replied and then a wry smile crossed his lips. "Or a new friend."
"What the hell are you?" Grimm grunted.
"Your worst nightmare," Max replied and then a wry smile crossed his lips. "Or a new friend."
Spa Day
She really didn't know when was the last time she had a day to herself. Three or four decades to say least and she was glad to have a respite. Away from the hustle and bustle of the worlds around her and just take some me-time.
"So, where you from?" Colleen asked.
"Oh, from around here and there. I rarely stay in one place these days," she replied. She didn't want to go into details since if she told the truth Colleen might consider her 'unstable' and would end their brief friendship. But considering that Colleen read Kaye-Silence books her mind might have been open. "I'm not accustomed to relaxing like this, it feels nice to be doing so."
Colleen nodded.
"I say we crack open a bottle of wine and let our hair down for the evening," Maggie said. "Let's give these March Break kids a run for their money."
"So, where you from?" Colleen asked.
"Oh, from around here and there. I rarely stay in one place these days," she replied. She didn't want to go into details since if she told the truth Colleen might consider her 'unstable' and would end their brief friendship. But considering that Colleen read Kaye-Silence books her mind might have been open. "I'm not accustomed to relaxing like this, it feels nice to be doing so."
Colleen nodded.
"I say we crack open a bottle of wine and let our hair down for the evening," Maggie said. "Let's give these March Break kids a run for their money."
20140726
Mr Clean's Team V
Grimm had been around long enough to know that this fellow was as good as they get. They were rounding each other off, doing an informal square dance, sizing each other up. He didn't know how Max knew where they'd be and what their objective was.
One thing for sure was that his employer had a mole in his organization and he was going to get to the bottom of it, that's for sure.
Grimm feinted and Max wouldn't take the bait; it seemed he knew what Grimm was going to do and when.
"We've been through this dance many times before," Max said.
"What the hell does that mean?" Grimm said. He presumed Max was using some kind of psychological crap on him. "I've never met you before."
"We've been here many, many times," Max told him. "Each time it ends the same."
One thing for sure was that his employer had a mole in his organization and he was going to get to the bottom of it, that's for sure.
Grimm feinted and Max wouldn't take the bait; it seemed he knew what Grimm was going to do and when.
"We've been through this dance many times before," Max said.
"What the hell does that mean?" Grimm said. He presumed Max was using some kind of psychological crap on him. "I've never met you before."
"We've been here many, many times," Max told him. "Each time it ends the same."
Intiution
A shiver ran down Maggie's spine. Much like a Jedi she sensed that there might be a disturbance in the force, or that she was just getting colder.
"Brrrrrrr," Colleen said as a bunch of frat boys entered the lodge, leaving the door wide open. Snow was drifting in and she brought the shawl she wore tighter around her neck.
That's what I felt, Maggie thought. A bunch of morons enjoying too much beer and not enough senses. A waiting staff rushed to the door and shut it.
"Brrrrrrr," Colleen said as a bunch of frat boys entered the lodge, leaving the door wide open. Snow was drifting in and she brought the shawl she wore tighter around her neck.
That's what I felt, Maggie thought. A bunch of morons enjoying too much beer and not enough senses. A waiting staff rushed to the door and shut it.
20140725
Mr. Clean's Team IV
When Grimm hit the snow the first thing he saw was Percy and Alannah lying on the ground. Both were stunned and pretty well incapacitated.
"What the hell?" he muttered. Did his employer send them here to be ambushed?
He glanced around the area to see another fellow standing there, dressed in white winter gear, a tuft of blonde hair from the hood. Grimm's mind kicked over the bio of Maggie and her known associates. Max Cube, but he was supposed to be dead.
"Maggie deserves this rest," Max stated. "There's no way in HELL I'm going to let you guys interrupt that!"
"What the hell?" he muttered. Did his employer send them here to be ambushed?
He glanced around the area to see another fellow standing there, dressed in white winter gear, a tuft of blonde hair from the hood. Grimm's mind kicked over the bio of Maggie and her known associates. Max Cube, but he was supposed to be dead.
"Maggie deserves this rest," Max stated. "There's no way in HELL I'm going to let you guys interrupt that!"
Savor The Moment
Colleen put down the coffee on the end table; the coffee hit the spot.
"You know a girl can get used to living like this," she replied. "Being waited on hand and foot with everything that you could possibly want delivered to you."
Maggie stood up and stretched; it'd been a long while since she was able to relax and let her guard down. To her it felt like ages of traveling to and fro from one battle to another. This was her time away from the spotlight.
"Don't tell me I'm boring you," Colleen inquired.
"Oh, no," Maggie replied. "Just needed a stretch or else I'll take root to the chair."
"These are the most comfiest in the universe, that's for sure," Colleen said.
"You know a girl can get used to living like this," she replied. "Being waited on hand and foot with everything that you could possibly want delivered to you."
Maggie stood up and stretched; it'd been a long while since she was able to relax and let her guard down. To her it felt like ages of traveling to and fro from one battle to another. This was her time away from the spotlight.
"Don't tell me I'm boring you," Colleen inquired.
"Oh, no," Maggie replied. "Just needed a stretch or else I'll take root to the chair."
"These are the most comfiest in the universe, that's for sure," Colleen said.
20140724
Mr. Clean's Team III
The door of the chopper opened up onto the bitter cold, snow entered inventively, almost blinding the landscape below. The red light was on and the trio snapped into secured lines.
"Shit," Grimm said as he checked his gloves to make sure they were secured. "Why couldn't this hit take place in Bermuda?"
"Quit your bitchin'," Alannah X scolded him. "That's why you get paid the big bucks!"
"See you losers on the ground," Percy said as he hooked up a clip from his belt to the rope and disappeared into the snow like an illusionist in Vegas.
"Damn punk, always showing off," Grimm growled.
"Shit," Grimm said as he checked his gloves to make sure they were secured. "Why couldn't this hit take place in Bermuda?"
"Quit your bitchin'," Alannah X scolded him. "That's why you get paid the big bucks!"
"See you losers on the ground," Percy said as he hooked up a clip from his belt to the rope and disappeared into the snow like an illusionist in Vegas.
"Damn punk, always showing off," Grimm growled.
The Book Club
".... and so on that note he seems to think that he is a person made up of thousands, possibly millions, of the same soul," Maggie said. "Like one person made up of a colony of organisms."
"...orgasms?" Colleen questioned.
Both Maggie and Colleen stopped and then they shared a chuckle.
A common bond of reading seem to weave a friendship as they chatted about ideology and what Kaye-Silence was really up to. The cover of Fables of an Invisible Being showed a city and what looked like a homeless guy leaning up against a building; the city scene reminded Maggie of New York City. She missed New Amsterdam, having been there since the beginning and...
"Black."
Colleen ordered a coffee, black, from a passing waiter. He smiled and nodded and went off to the dining room.
"Do you mind if I borrow the book once you're finished?" Colleen inquired. She had seen a bookmark toward the end of the novel.
"Once I'm finished with it, it's yours," Maggie replied.
"...orgasms?" Colleen questioned.
Both Maggie and Colleen stopped and then they shared a chuckle.
A common bond of reading seem to weave a friendship as they chatted about ideology and what Kaye-Silence was really up to. The cover of Fables of an Invisible Being showed a city and what looked like a homeless guy leaning up against a building; the city scene reminded Maggie of New York City. She missed New Amsterdam, having been there since the beginning and...
"Black."
Colleen ordered a coffee, black, from a passing waiter. He smiled and nodded and went off to the dining room.
"Do you mind if I borrow the book once you're finished?" Colleen inquired. She had seen a bookmark toward the end of the novel.
"Once I'm finished with it, it's yours," Maggie replied.
20140723
Mr. Clean's Team II
Grimm looked at the hologram face of the target. A woman who seemed to be in her late 20's or early 30's with a very angelic looking face. He was wondering why a huge team was needed for such a fragile looking woman.
"Pretty," Percy spoke. "Too bad we got to put her down."
Alannah X glanced at the hologram; she had seen it a few times before. She loved to study the face of her targets. Alannah was thorough and had read the bio of their target. "She's extremely dangerous, she has a kill list of 3,000+ confirmed."
"Sweet Jesus, that many?" Percy inquired.
"15 minutes til contact," the pilot interjected.
Grimm shut down the hologram. Alannah reached behind her and flicked on the red light as the normal lighting went off. Time to get their game faces on.
"Pretty," Percy spoke. "Too bad we got to put her down."
Alannah X glanced at the hologram; she had seen it a few times before. She loved to study the face of her targets. Alannah was thorough and had read the bio of their target. "She's extremely dangerous, she has a kill list of 3,000+ confirmed."
"Sweet Jesus, that many?" Percy inquired.
"15 minutes til contact," the pilot interjected.
Grimm shut down the hologram. Alannah reached behind her and flicked on the red light as the normal lighting went off. Time to get their game faces on.
Fables Of An Invisible Being
Maggie placed the book down that she was reading. Fables of an Invisible Being: The Life and Times of Daniel Kaye-Silence. It was an intriguing read and something that hit home with her. This was the third novel in the series; the first was Invisibility Zero which discussed the realities around us that had been fractured to a point where nothing was what it seemed and that our mind processes into something that we can comprehend. It reminded her of a 'Star Trek: Voyager' episode when Q explained the Continuum to Capt. Janeway.
She let out a little chuckle on that note. She took a sip of her tea and glanced around the room; the lodge itself was quiet this time of night, many of the others here were either in bed early to hit the slopes or at Snicker's Shack dancing to the funky groove by the house DJ there.
The second book by Kaye-Silence was Rooms Within A Room: Paradoxical Viewing which explained in detail how trace elements of other realities can be anchored in all versions of itself. The author went on into minute details of how water was the element of life and immersing completely opened the pores on the body and created new awarenesses.
"Is that any good?" Colleen Anikos asked as she approached from the desk and took a seat across from Maggie. "I'm reading Invisibility Zero now."
Maggie smiled and nodded. "It's interesting to say the least."
She let out a little chuckle on that note. She took a sip of her tea and glanced around the room; the lodge itself was quiet this time of night, many of the others here were either in bed early to hit the slopes or at Snicker's Shack dancing to the funky groove by the house DJ there.
The second book by Kaye-Silence was Rooms Within A Room: Paradoxical Viewing which explained in detail how trace elements of other realities can be anchored in all versions of itself. The author went on into minute details of how water was the element of life and immersing completely opened the pores on the body and created new awarenesses.
"Is that any good?" Colleen Anikos asked as she approached from the desk and took a seat across from Maggie. "I'm reading Invisibility Zero now."
Maggie smiled and nodded. "It's interesting to say the least."
20140722
Mr. Clean's Team
"Canada," Grimm said. "What a shithole."
Grimm had been looking out the window and all he could see was the white fury of mother nature. He hated coming here because it always seemed like it was winter. Like permanent winter and he hated the cold.
Percy laughed and then added, "Say, didn't you date a girl from here?"
Percy looked like he still should be in high school with his boyish good looks. To Grimm he looked like that actor on that 90210 show that was on decades back.
Alannah X chimed in. "Yeah, what was her name.... Minnow?"
Alannah X was extremely beautiful; she was Cree and her long raven hair was tied up in a pony tail with a feather hanging from it. Her green eyes were a rare feature for a native american.
"Mignon," Grimm barked. "It was Mignon you morons."
Grimm had been looking out the window and all he could see was the white fury of mother nature. He hated coming here because it always seemed like it was winter. Like permanent winter and he hated the cold.
Percy laughed and then added, "Say, didn't you date a girl from here?"
Percy looked like he still should be in high school with his boyish good looks. To Grimm he looked like that actor on that 90210 show that was on decades back.
Alannah X chimed in. "Yeah, what was her name.... Minnow?"
Alannah X was extremely beautiful; she was Cree and her long raven hair was tied up in a pony tail with a feather hanging from it. Her green eyes were a rare feature for a native american.
"Mignon," Grimm barked. "It was Mignon you morons."
Break Time
Maggie was happy to be sitting by the hearth letting the warmth cascade over her body, chasing the coldness away. Outside the north wind picked up some, blowing snow against the window. She really disliked this time of year but beggars couldn't be choosers and she lived with the hand that she was dealt.
She brought up a mug of tea to her lips, let the aroma entice her nose, unlocking codes of pleasant peaceful thoughts to her brain like a safe-cracker at an old bank vault.
She was tired and sore and needed a good long bath but at this particular moment in time she was simply content to sip tea and listen to the wind howl. She brought her feet up and placed them on the foot stool before her, then she sipped the herbal tea: green tea with a hint of peppermint. She let out a simple ah, since the tea seemed to dance over her taste buds.
Maggie closed her eyes and thought about the events that had led her here.
She smiled.
"A penny for your thoughts," a young gentleman on the make said.
"Silly boy," she said without opening her eyes. "Don't you know there's no such things as pennies here."
She brought up a mug of tea to her lips, let the aroma entice her nose, unlocking codes of pleasant peaceful thoughts to her brain like a safe-cracker at an old bank vault.
She was tired and sore and needed a good long bath but at this particular moment in time she was simply content to sip tea and listen to the wind howl. She brought her feet up and placed them on the foot stool before her, then she sipped the herbal tea: green tea with a hint of peppermint. She let out a simple ah, since the tea seemed to dance over her taste buds.
Maggie closed her eyes and thought about the events that had led her here.
She smiled.
"A penny for your thoughts," a young gentleman on the make said.
"Silly boy," she said without opening her eyes. "Don't you know there's no such things as pennies here."
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