A Sea of Stars - Ch. 11 - Surprises

2012-10-02

              there
            exists an
    old Chinese saying: may you
     live in interesting times
        but sometimes, things
       can get       just a 
      little           too 
                         interesting

Lillian awoke from her dream full of bittersweet memories. It had been a while since she’d dreamed of her mother. Since she’d felt the cool touch of her hands on her faces. Heard the soft voice, reading to her before bed. But the memories of after were terribly bitter. They had found some of the men directly responsible for the bombing, but never those in charge. And no reason was ever given. Truly, that was the worst-it being just a random act of violence.

A Sea of Stars - Ch. 10 - Memories

2012-09-28

          at              
          our             
    core all that we       made
      know and all         from
       that   we    the places that we
      are      is       have seen
                       and     the
                     people     that
                we
          once
    knew

The morning began just like any other. Lillian awoke to the sounds and smells of frying bacon and the delicious aroma of homemade pancakes. She jumped out of bed–Mom’s cooking! she thought to herself–and threw herself out of her door. She was in such a rush that she nearly collided with her father just outside the door, jumping aside bare centimeters from impact.

A bit of a mixup

2012-09-26

Apparently I got myself off on the last two chapters of A Sea of Stars. Everything should be fixed now, but if you’ve been following along, you may want to check that you’ve read the correct chapters. The two most recent chapters should be:

Chapter 9: Lies
Chapter 8: Counterpoint

Now I know to be a little more careful in double checking everything I post. 😄

A Sea of Stars - Ch. 9 - Lies

2012-09-25

            the
          absolute
    best of lies are those
      hidden between two
        two grains of
      what        could
     only            be
            truth

Adrian had a small office in the command section of the ship, just off of a central area shared by all of the security staff. He took all four of them there, leaving his partner to examine the wreckage of the kitchen.

A Sea of Stars - Ch. 8 - Counterpoint

2012-09-21

          the
         human                 land
    being is truly the        for no
     most dangerous      other would so be
    animal       in         so willingly
    all          the       to       lose
                          every     thing
               for
             naught
        but the slightest
         chance of some
        future        hope

Lillian woke with tears on her pillow. Even taking the strange nature of time dilation from her years on the gateships into account, Lillian had lived off Earth longer than she’d lived on it. But she still remembered that quiet house in a city by the beach and thought of it as home. But it was all long gone. Destroyed by what was believed by some to be both the single greatest proof of intelligent extra-solar life ever. And known by everyone to be the single greatest act of devastation in the history of the human race. And perhaps the worst part was that there had been next to no warning.

A Sea of Stars - Ch. 7 - Impact

2012-09-18

             a
           moment
         is all it
    takes for the entire
      world to change
      for       better
     or             for
           worse

Once they were in orbit, a sort of quiet anticipation settled over the ship. For several moments, no one spoke. Finally, several of the more adventurous passengers started whispered conversations.

A Sea of Stars - Ch. 6 - Greetings

2012-09-14

           deep                 
         in your                special
       heart, you             someone and
    never truly forget     know that nothing
     that moment when          could ever 
        you first             be       the 
      meet     that          same       again

Lillian jumped and spun to the door. She didn’t recognize the voice and, as she finished her turn, realized she didn’t recognize the face either. Which meant that it had to be someone that had just arrived. With only a few dozen crew members it was hard not to know at least everyone’s face–even if Lillian tended towers horrible with names.

A Sea of Stars - Ch. 5 - Confession

2012-09-11

             the 
            deep
      dark secrets of the 
        human soul are
       nothing     when
      faced   the   with
            needs
          of
        a
      true
    friend

Lillian and Madeline reached the observation lounge with only a few minutes to spare before the gate was scheduled to be activated. They weren’t the only ones either. Hans and Jacobs had already claimed one of the tables on a raised platform in the center of the room. Jacobs was waving his arms wildly at the girls.

A Sea of Stars - Ch. 4 - Troubleshooting

2012-09-07

          yet
         even
     when the stars
    high in the sky
        go dark
      it's   easy                 for
     to         see              deep
                           in your heart you
                             know that it's
                                not the 
            that             star    light
           shines
       brightest, but the
         light of your
        smile      and
      warmth      of your            
                                    heart

A Sea of Stars - Ch. 3 - Inspection

2012-09-04

          when
        you want
      nothing more
     than to go home
       and nothing
      else      will
     be           good      enough
            some
            times
       you just might
    find that you are already
       there      they 
      say           home
               is
              where
       the heart is but in
         reality home is
           where    your
         friends     are

After lunch, they set out towards the damaged power conduit that had been reported earlier. The power conduits mainly fed the gate generators along the inner ring of the ship. Seeing as there’d be no reason for Borealis to exist if it weren’t for the gate–there were backups after all–but they still needed an occasional look over.