Chapters tagged capes

Alice Abrams, aka Anvil (college librarian, modern day) by JackSimth

Chapter 2

 You're Alice Abrams, a mousey little librarian, and not having a good day. At four foot six in heels, you have a hard time getting people to take you seriously at the best of times… and the college football jocks today were ju...

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Big by JackSimth

Chapter 3

You pull out your cell phone, and the entity hums, “A smartphone, so the electronic age… I can work with that, makes things convenient enough.” Pretending to take a call as you flush nothing but water and head to the sink to wash your hands, you continue talking ‘on your p...

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Hotel by JackSimth

Chapter 5

“Let's… go with your plan, with a mod…” you consider, “I want to be the one talking to my roomie.” “Sure, no problem,” the man in your head replies, “it makes sense, really. Are you ready for me to make with the money management?” “Yeah,” you subvocalize… and this t...

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Limited Truth by JackSimth

Chapter 10

You do your best to cover yourself with your legs and the clipboard as you fill out the paperwork… just a generic witness statement form. Name, phone, email, current address, yadda yadda, a big empty block for text, and a date and signature line… plus a little fine text, things l...

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You can by JackSimth

Chapter 19

“I absolutely can,” you smile, “Thanks for confirming.” You stay ‘in uniform’ and run to the local police station. Passing a school zone, the sign clocks you at thirty miles an hour; two miles and you're not even breathing hard on arrival. Super speed may not be your thing, but...

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Gunshots by JackSimth

Chapter 20

The section of town is poorly maintained; the street lights aren't on, the streets have potholes, and there's no shortage of boarded windows. You ask an obvious question, “Why here?” “The duly elected officials have made it clear that paid police patrol budgets are allocated acc...

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