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Thank you for the review! More stuff is definitely coming very soon.

Chapter Four I slept fitfully, with nightmares in which I was still trapped outside and choking on empty Tantalus air. My mother was there sometimes and once I even had to face my father's disapproval. I was glad when my pad buzzed, telling me my sleep period was over. I opened my eyes to the gray metal walls of my bunk and everything came crashing back to my mind. I trudged over to the shower, still stumbling around because of the gravity, squinting my eyes at the bright sunlight outside. I

This was a great journey through the different stages each person must go cross in order to reach acceptance and love for one's self. It carries a powerful message, one that many people would benefit greatly from hearing. Thanks for sharing!

Well, bud, I finally finished your story and I'm damn glad I did. This needs to be made into a movie. You start us off nice and easy, getting to know the characters, getting to feel for them, and then you flip a switch and suddenly we are on an emotional roller coaster that got me to hate a character (glad Brandon is not getting out easy), and absolutely love your protagonists. That bit when Joe is in the hospital and Rex used the L word nearly made me tear up (but you never heard me say that), and I couldn't stop grinning like an idiot right along with basically the entire town at the end of the story. I'm so glad you didn't skimp out on the good stuff and gave us even an epilogue to learn how everyone is doing. It's nice when an author takes the time to think about what happens to his characters once the bright burst of action in the main story is over. I think I particularly enjoyed your portrayal of the evolving relationship between the two men. I think it exemplifies the complexity of male sexuality very nicely, and you gave us two real people who were brave enough to love each other and as a result found not only happiness for themselves, but for others around them (I swear I could hear kids laughing and dogs barking in the background as I was finishing up… To paraphrase you, damn dust keeps getting in my eye). The tone and atmosphere of the story is also particularly unique, with both the main characters inner dialogue and the way other characters talk adding to what I personally find a very refreshing, personal way of interacting with others that you simply cannot get in large cities with all their anonymity. Thanks for sharing!

I got some pretty smart readers, but your powers of deduction are uncanny, Robert! I won't go into details, though, but thanks for the review.

Ty!

I wouldn't like to spoil the story, so I'll refrain from commenting, but thank you for the review!

Thank you very much, LitLover!

Great, now I got that song stuck in my head

Thanks, Dathi! Chapter 3 is now online. I hope you'll enjoy it as well!

Chapter 3 Somebody was shaking me. My head snapped forward and I hit myself with something. I groaned faintly, struggling to open my eyes. Jim's face was inches away. "What the HELL were you thinking?!" he demanded loudly. He had both his hands on either side of me, grabbing my shoulders. His fingers were digging into my skin. "Unhhh…" "What were you doing outside? Why did you leave without any protection? And explain to me what the fuck you think you’re playing at!" I focused on his fac

Thanks, man! As always, your reviews are greatly appreciated

Thanks, Robert! Working on the new chapters now - I'll keep 'em coming!

Thank you, Foster! I'm somewhat attached to that first line myself, and I'm glad you liked it.

Thanks, Stephen! I'm glad you're enjoying it. Loved your description of what we've seen of the alien so far!

Yup, it was quite a stupid thing to do! Must… Resist… Giving away spoilers… I can say, though, that the next chapter is going through beta reading at the moment, but I'm aiming to publish it by Friday!

Chapter 2 I slept well over twelve hours, but I still ended up waking up before 07:00. At first I looked at the little alarm clock by the bed in confusion. Had I overslept? I rubbed the stubble on my chin absentmindedly, blinking a couple of times. Then my brain kicked back into gear and I remembered that the days on Tantalus were a bit over thirty-seven hours long. In fact, as I made my groggy way to the bathroom, I could see the first hints of dawn through the windows. It was good; at least

You're absolutely right! lol, I'm so transparent when it comes to creating characters I'd personally like to, um, meet.

Thank you! I won't keep you waiting long, I promise ^^

Thanks for the review! Feedback is always appreciated.

A very descriptive poem that adds a new dimension to character development for people who normally work with prose, such as myself. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks a bunch, lovesickpuppy! Glad you enjoyed it

Arrival I did not make a scene when my mother finally kicked me off the planet. I just sat in the shuttle, arms crossed, ignoring the other passengers and looking out the window. I wondered if she was glad to see me go, relieved that she would finally be left alone to mourn my father in peace. She hadn't said much, the last time we spoke. She essentially told me not to screw up like I did everything else. "This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity," she’d said at the spaceport. "Dr. O'Brien is

Kyle does not want to leave his home behind, but he has no choice. He is assigned to a remote scientific outpost on the planet Tantalus where he meets Jim, the xenobiologist in charge of researching the indigenous species. Almost as soon as he arrives, though, strange things start happening. Things that could compromise Kyle's future, or even his life...

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