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Topher Lydon

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  1. The shuttle was falling. It was not crashing. It was falling. There is a profound, terrifying difference in the physics of the two events. A crash is a sudden, violent conclusion. A fall is an agonizing process, a prolonged suspension in the terrifying space between life and inevitable impact. This particular process had started exactly forty-five seconds ago when a massive, superheated plasma bolt from an unknown alien vessel had sheared the starboard nacelle clean off the Paradox shuttle
  2. But then Andrew would miss out on the bikini briefs
  3. 09:00 – USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), Central Mediterranean The transition from a hostile, asymmetric urban warzone to the sterile, hyper-regulated environment of a United States Wasp-class amphibious assault ship was a jarring, almost hallucinatory physiological shock. For the past twelve hours, Will Carter’s reality had been defined by the scent of pulverized concrete, raw sewage, oxidized gun oil, and the sharp, undeniable copper tang of human blood. He had navigated the apocalyptic
  4. True, and totally unable to stop a certain British Warlock from immolating his new hat.
  5. Time for Flynn to do what he's good at, some good old fashioned detective work.
  6. The House always Wins
  7. Spike'd like to remind you, it's casual Friday!
  8. The WWE event was a cathedral of noise and sweat and manufactured violence, and Poitr McGuire soon-to-be O’Briain hated every single second of it. He stood in the concourse of the Crypto.com Arena—he still thought of it as Staples Center, because he was British and stubborn and change was an insult to his delicate sensibilities—and watched a sea of humanity surge past him in both directions. Families with children in replica championship belts. Drunk men in their thirties wearing face pain
  9. Poor Andrew knows... and has a hate on for Marine-one
  10. Topher Lydon

    Chapter 1

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  11. The humming part of this chapter was important for me when writing. The family gathering behind their hurting crewmate and showing him, and the eggs that they are not alone.
  12. The Zodiac dropped out of warp space with a heavy, protesting groan from its spherical brass drive core, the blinding starlines of faster-than-light travel snapping back into the cold, static points of the local cosmos. The command deck was quiet, bathed in the soft, functional glow of the navigation consoles. Hollis sat in the center seat, the heavy leather jacket resting comfortably across his shoulders. He rubbed his eyes, feeling the residual exhaustion of the past several days settlin
  13. I shouldn't laugh, that poor guy.... but even still all I can see is a helicopter tetherball taking flight
  14. Between Andrew's fear of flying, and Will's crippling seasickness, it's a wonder they go anywhere. I can guarantee you, there'd be no new Heli-pad on the White House lawn if Andrew gets his way.
  15. Andrew loathes helicopters the most, for obvious reasons
  16. 08:00 – Bab al-Azizia, Tripoli The immediate aftermath of a coordinated BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile strike did not resemble the cinematic fireballs of Western media; it was an environment of absolute, suffocating kinetic trauma. The staggering overpressure wave generated by the WDU-36/B conventional warheads had effectively turned the sprawling six-square-kilometer Bab al-Azizia compound into a localized vacuum, instantly rupturing eardrums, shattering reinforced glass, and strip
  17. He brings much needed experience and discipline to the crew. Ashok brings proper medical Training and Vasquez and Byk are a duo that bring me real joy to write. Cole is honest (in private) with Hollis, while solidly behind him when in front of the crew. It's a dynamic that works well for them both. And, importantly, Guy gets a mentor because our Replicant deserves it.
  18. He also has a copy of the Cabbage fire incident... Yani's going to be getting a lot more home cooked meals at the Carters from now on.
  19. Only so much "warp" I could get out of a Toyota LOL
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