by Karina | Jan 13, 2021 | ST:HMB
Ellie sat in the car, drumming her fingers on her lap in agitation rather than calculation. She’d tried apologizing. She’d tried reasoning with her mother. She’d tried appealing to her father. But aside from telling them everything, which she was sure she’d not done...
by Karina | Jan 6, 2021 | ST:HMB
Equestrian studies had been canceled, since school was letting off early so that the girls could get their hair and dresses done just right for meeting their One True Love. However, they all had to at least tend to their steeds, and Ellie had been invited to stay and...
by Karina | Dec 30, 2020 | ST:HMB
“Why are you doing that?” Natalia demanded. She was staring at Ellie’s hand. For a horrifying moment, Ellie thought her cover was blown. She decided to bluff. “This? It’s just a trick a friend taught me. It helps you keep track of complex variables.” “I know what it...
by Karina | Dec 23, 2020 | ST:HMB
Ellie Elder was wishing she could be dismissed. Lunch was a standard Chatwayan affair, but less tasty. Her parents (Hiro and Natalia) had never been able to handle the richness and spiciness of most of the world’s foods, and their cook had adapted the recipes to...
by Karina | Dec 16, 2020 | ST:HMB
Personal Log, Ensign Ellie Doall, 21st day of Neemsat I’m entering an uncharted part of my own history, and it’s making me nervous. I vaguely remember that I went to school today, and that I was annoyed by everyone talking about the Ball. I’m pretty sure I got teased...
