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...
by Karina | Dec 9, 2020 | ST:HMB
They returned to find Goynee, their servant, waiting. Madame Ambassador had decided Ellie needed to return home to do her homework and extra assignments. She hoped ‘Shree’ would be fine for the evening. Goynee gave her a paycard and told her of some of the events...
by Karina | Dec 2, 2020 | ST:HMB
Personal Log, Supplemental My parents insisted we stay away from crowds, and I could hardly argue since I wanted to keep a low temporal profile, so we had lunch with Doctor Jorseen, then wandered the nearby park, talking and feeding the ducks. My younger self didn’t...
