The sand swirls into the corners of the room, across the lenses of my raw-red eyes, abrating my face, splintering my lips, and the vestige of the Breeze-in-me swirls out at Nan, and I [Direct In-Brain Whisper, TAG: Loud]XP+1<<No, you won't!>…
Whisper to Crocs<<Don't let anyone in that door! Break bones if you have to.>>
I take them all in with an unblinking stare, eyes red and raw and wide, head tilted right and back, torso tiled forward, hands taloned at my sides, "Don't ge…
Nan and I were lovers when the circus started up, but she wasn't big on non-monogamy. Fail us a vicious bastard. Drugged me up luxe, carved a Y like I was toe tagged. That scar is gone, since the Walk. Smoky... was with Jet when he found me.
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Completely relaxed into the mattress. Eyes closed. The most natural-looking I've appeared in months. The word falls out of my mouth like an alien thing. Like I'm already becoming unaccustomed to speaking. I'm growing used to the Breeze carrying my w…
Take the water, drink it down like my throat was hollow, hand her the glass. Without entirely realizing it, I'm whispering, <<No, I didn't. I was trying to... whisper... to her. She couldn't handle it. She must have been weak to begin with. I …
"Fuck. Them."
I lock the doors, sprawl out on the mattress. The exhaustion of the last day is crushing down on me. My body hurts more than normal. Hot Topic's robot said I can call the Breeze. I know I've tried, but I'm not entirely convinced I wa…
"Look, I'm not hurting anyone. I didn't say what happened to Esco was OK, I said that I didn't fucking will it to happen. The toy over there threatened my life, so it, I fried." I turn, and whisper to Mari, <<Back me up here, I haven't hurt yo…
My torso stays stationary, as my arms unfold and slide into the coat sleeves. I'm strapping up as I say, "Hotty, there's nothing to be afraid of. I haven't hurt any people on purpose. I told you, Esco was an accident. I meant it when I said I didn't…
Eyes snap to Hotty, eyes narrow, "Talking machines telling me my mind makes me nervous. I just asked it to stop, it refused. Not my fault."
To Eddie, I whisper,<<I need that coat, please.>>
My expression becomes pleading, tears welling…
Head snaps to Kay-Bee, and I Direct In-Brain Whisper, <<Shut off, now>>. Eyes still on Kay-Bee, I hiss through clenched teeth, "I didn't will a fucking thing. I tried to talk to her, but her brain was too full of holes!"