Almost as soon as she’d joined the group, Nona seemed to wander off and Erika jumped in to explain that she’d been chased down by a bunch of monkeys had chased her down. Sapphire wondered if that had been a dream too, that the island itself might give off a presence that made one’s mind fixated on t...

Nick’s response was more of a punch to the gut than Thomas had expected. He’d fucked up and none nothing but make a situation worse. Part of him wanted to blame Theo for piling on, but he knew he was just a culpable. As you can see once again, if you don’t know, you’re better off not trying. “I’m so...

There was a moment where Sapphire couldn’t tell what would happen. Maybe Emmett, or all the others, might have been turned by something that had happened to them, something they’d seen. But then she heard two voices calling back to her, one of them Emmett’s and the other belonging to a boy named Emi...

((Sapphire Waters continued from A Dream of Many Legs )) It had taken Sapphire a fair bit of walking in order to reach the top of the waterfall at the other end of the lake. In her travels, she’d been yet properly see another person around, beyond shadows in the distance and rustling in the plants a...

Sapphire was at home, laying in bed, alone. The bedroom was a soothing place for her, though the primarily blue color scheme of the whole place had rubbed her the wrong way in the past. It was in times of dread and fear, like now, where the whole world could melt away against the calm, bastion. But...

Colin collected up his phone and the scattered remains of the screen and down at the collected mess in his hands as he listened to the remarks of each of his peers. After they finished with their words, Colin took a moment and let out a deep sigh. “There’s a fourth option, Hel. All opposition within...

And like that, without much explanation, Beryl was gone. Thomas didn’t try to call after her or follow her out. The girl was clearly doing well and some pushy near-stranger demanding answers was just going to make things worse. Probably. With little else to do, he slumped back into his chair and sta...

Shortly after he’d finished making his points, Thomas could tell that an awkwardness had washed over this little beach group and Lucas was clearly a bit freaked out. Perhaps the others were too Are you the asshole here? Lucas is the one spouting nonsense… Thomas nervously rubbed his hand over his mo...

Thomas was a bit confused by Beryl’s statement, but the words seemed like they made an emotional sort of sense and she seemed content with them. No point in questioning that, he presumed. However, just as he seemed to be seeing her off, Beryl seemed to slip or something, lurching forward and quickly...

“Yeah. Stay low and stuff. Makes sense.” Thomas replied to the girl, in agreement with Sean. At least the group seemed unanimous, if he could really call them a unified group. It was also clear that the girl was still a bit shaken up over her experience with Reuben and Teresa. Note to self: Do not a...

Well, the votes were in and it seemed that the matter was settled. Any plans of wasting away alone would have to be put off for the time being, since it seemed he was to stick with this group for at least a bit longer. Letting them decide for you? However, the story about Reuben and Teresa was upset...

As Colin found himself staring down the barrel of a gun he found he could not run, could not do much of anything. This seemed like it. Fucked over by the world, some terrorists, and this kid, Richard. But then, he saw the gun lowered and he looked back into the eyes of his almost-attacker and felt a...

Thomas’s face wrinkled up in disgust at the smell emanating from whatever Sean was holding. “I mean, is that like a fruit or something?” He asked, clearing his throat again. The notion didn’t seem implausible to him, since there were plenty of strange ones out there. “Cause it could be, like edible?...

Thomas watched carefully as the two guys approached. He actually did know these two guys’ names, though little more: Sean and Lucas. The boy sniffled and cleared his throat. And try not to look like you were just bawling your eyes out. Sean reached the pair first and seemed to give an amicable enoug...

“Well, I wouldn’t say that you’re getting in the way of anything, you know. Talking’s been pretty enjoyable.” Thomas replied, contemplating the matter to himself for a moment. Was he just putting off addressing the fact that he was overtired and missing classwork? Probably, yes. Then, as Beryl conti...