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Crazy, yes! I can actually see myself writing another piece when inspiration strikes. I luv' vampires.

Yup, Collin travels around a lot. Thanks, Carlos!

Thanks, northie! It took me a while to come up with something and when I finally did, Val urged me to write more. I'm glad you liked it!

I read this to R, and D and well some other guys. Thanks. We had fun!

I loved it. A duck, a loon, a song and the moon. I'm always on the look out for unusual shifter stories, this will be part of my collection from now on. Thank you.

I knew what would come and grinned the whole time. Great take on a very uh... difficult prompt.

“They said we have to wake the vampire at seven pm.” “But what if he eats us?” “He won’t eat us. He only eats living things with blood—humans—as you should know by now.” “But we are a living thing!” “Robots are not alive. We are a machine.” “We are not. At least I am not. You might be a robot, but I am a real boy! I accessed multiple databases to prove it. According to them, the characteristics of life are: cellular organization, reproduction, metabolism, homeostasis, heredity, response to

Waking up to a schizophrenic robot talking to itself can be interesting on your first day of forever. This happens if your maker plays Cia's Grid and Dice game.

Having been born on the first of April is a pain in the a**!

That reminds me of a certain bar...I have still some chapters to read I believe. Then I sit with Lyssa and wait patiently.

Nope, not me. But I wouldn't say it was in vain. Oh, and again: Tim, thanks for the nice review! *hug*

Congratulation!!!

I'm behind reading due to personal stuff, but I'm going to read it I promise. Sorry. Awesome interview.

It's such a great story, so this was easy. I'm glad you all liked the review. Now, go read the story. And yes, a little more would be nice. I'm with Tim and LBO here.

Happy Birthday!!!

My favorite 'normal' prompt is the very first piece I every wrote here (213). My favorite poetry prompt is the Rondo prompt. Or the Ballade? Anyway, I like 546. Maybe I find the time.

Happy Birthday!

It's already on my list. Congrats, tim!

Vegetarians? (source wikipedia) In 1971, 1 percent of U.S. citizens described themselves as vegetarians.[103] In 2008 Harris Interactive found that 3.2% are vegetarian and 0.5% vegan,[104] while a 2013 Public Policy Polling survey of 500 respondents found 6% of Americans are vegetarian and 7% are vegan.[105] U.S. vegetarian food sales (meat replacements such as soy milk and textured vegetable protein) doubled between 1998 and 2003, reaching $1.6 billion in 2003.[106] Many American children whose parents follow vegetarian diets follow them because of religious, environmental or other reasons.[107] In the government's first estimate[108] of how many children avoid meat, the number is about 1 in 200.[109][110] The CDC survey included children ages 0 to 17 years. This is not meant to ignite a pro or contra meat debate, just a thought that companies might not want the hassle to provide alternate food or sit on not wanted turkey.

Thank you, Tim. That about sums it up nicely.

Yes it is. But there is still hope...

Thanks? lol I like that: 'a very struggling light'. It's actually perfect for their situation. No, they are not godlike. At least not what we think a god should be like: all knowing, caring, loving... No they are full of flaws. As was the women's need for the men's blood. It was an error. No one knew about it, not the men, not the women and maybe not even the gods? If they had, would the Matriarch have risked alienating the men, even grieve stricken as she was? She thought she had the upper hand, but in the end she didn't. Children are most vulnerable in a society. A powerful pledge in the hands of the women, who were entrusted in caring for them. This was meant to be unbalanced, to be wrong. The gods made mistakes and the humans have to make it right again. Maybe Solus should have let the fight running its course.

I should have probably put that warning at the beginning of the story, huh? Cay's and Oak's fate is brutal, as is their task. Thinking about it, the story fits the Pandora's Box theme as well. At the bottom of the box is hope...always hope. Thank you, Caz. And sorry for the tissue thing.

Yes, no superiority here. The gods judged over the two courts with their own flaws in mind. Warped...that's a good word. They put the fate of the planet in Cay's and Oak's hands...easy way out for them. And yes I strongly support the concept of hope, if nothing else. Thank you, Gary.

It was so horrible, he couldn't refrain from intervening. The question is, what would have happened if he hadn't done that. Would they have destroyed the planet? Each other? Or would they have found a way to reconcile on their own? We will never know now. Thank you for your comment, Lisa. And for the super speedy editing. Awesome!