Loksfjoer

Paranormal Activities [SporkoBug and Calle]

"Almost there," agent Morrison replied. "You'll be able to see it soon."

Ethan didn't respond to the mention of Gaia liking him, and he certainly didn't feel like admitting he thought he had heard her a few times. Sure, Harriet would know if that was that link she talked about, but he didn't know Harriet that well. Not well enough to discuss personal shit with. Least of all about whether or not he liked a dragon lady or if the dragon lady liked him.
For him to consider someone a friend, that took time. He appreciated Harriet; she was strong and kind and good colleague. Nothing more.

The car slowed down and agent Barrow pushed on the key to open the gate. It opened as it should.
The building behind it was dark; the lights were out. It was evacuated from the human agents, but who knew what was here.
"Everyone, be on the lookout," agent Morrison instructed as he parked the car. He decided not to drive over the gravel, it would draw too much attention to them.

Nobody Will Believe It [SporkoBug and Calle]

Benjamin went to the door so he could see Ray. "Why would I laugh at you?" he asked. "I only wanted to see how you are doing."
There was a look of concern on his face as watched her lying on the floor. She didn't sound good, but the slurring was probably due to the sedative. Despite the sedative, she seemed aware and angry, which wasn't good.

A part of him wanted to believe Ray wouldn't hurt him, but he had to admit he'd rather not go inside and be locked in with Ray in her current state. Being locked in somewhere was never a preferable option, but he feared she might still be hostile, even to him.

A Trainers Ambition [SporkoBug and Calle]

"I can't speak for her," Michael replied, "nor can I give an informed answer. But from my point of view, this should have been communicated before it had happened, not surprise her with it during a party. From what I gathered, Gavin was not happy about it, and both were surprised by it."
He showed a smile when Niccia seemed instinctively protective of the egg. Well, it was of her kind after all.

"You should rest," Andy said, not accepting or refusing the apology as he felt it wasn't his place to do so. He hadn't been harmed in any way and no-one had died. Although at this point it wasn't certain that wouldn't still happen. Instead he watched what Kyio was doing.

Harcu mirrored the look of his sister and nodded when she requested to speak to him. This human seemed somewhat capable of looking after their father, as much as humans were able to do such a task, and walked away so they could talk in peace. Malamar Ink. He mused about it for a moment before turning to Kyio. "Malamar Ink," he repeated out loud.

Ra frowned as he thought about the words. "I'm sorry to hear that, brother," he said eventually. "If we can help..." he began and then he glanced in the direction of Michael. "Well, there are humans here. Maybe they can be of more assistance than we can be. I don't mingle with humans more than absolutely necessary."

Microfiction&Poetry #8 - voing and feedback

Thank you all for voting, and good job contestants!

With 3 votes, the winner of this round is Writing. Congratulations! Your entry will be added to our Hall of Fame.

Microfiction&Poetry #8 - voing and feedback

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The Entries

absolute minimalism

my contest submission is this

words

Words on paper, they deliver the message
Runes, hieroglyphs, letters; a form of art
Italics and bold, to show what matters
The journey of the characters, a lesson for us all
Inspiring speeches or boring prose
Never-ending cycle of writing, reading, editing
Good job, it is complete.

Writing

Writing. A word that brings so much love and anxiety to my being. A word full of passion and fire, and a word of depth and the unknown all at once. A beautiful juxtaposition that lives inside of my mind just waiting to be tapped into.

A river of words that flow from my mind to my waiting fingers as each piece comes together to form a story wholly its own, willed into existence by my effort. A story so easily allowed to be in ruin or to thrive as I see fit but I am no god; I am a writer with the power of thought, and that’s enough.

MicroFiction&Poetry #8 : Writing (prompt and discussion)

Deadline is over and there are 3 entries in total.
Voting and feedback thread will be created today.

MicroFiction&Poetry #8 : Writing (prompt and discussion)

2 entries so far and 3 days before the deadline.

Nobody Will Believe It [SporkoBug and Calle]

Benjamin didn't answer the question yet. Yes, he wanted to go back there. Being locked inside all day was terrible. But, he wasn't sure if it was worth the risk. If he wasn't supposed to be there, he and Sara could get in trouble for it. It was a dilemma, but at least it was one he didn't have to solve immediately, as they reached the place where Ray was locked up.

"I was told we could be allowed to see other patients when they are here," he said, gesturing to the door. "It helps us realize what can happen if we don't take our pills, and it may help the other patient to get a grip on reality again. So, because of this, I wanted to know if you would allow me to see how Ray is doing."

Paranormal Activities [SporkoBug and Calle]

Ethan gave Harriet an incredulous look when she said the other two could defend themselves.
"Sure, you can join us. I don't think they'll have something against it." He watched through the window at this side. "You're wrong though, about them being able to defend themselves. They have no skills to do that. What can they do? Ben can see invisible things and Mike can leave a vulnerable body behind as he becomes one of those invisible things Ben can see." He sighed. "It'd be best for them to leave this agency. This isn't the right place for them."

While he didn't like that idea, he hated the idea of them getting hurt even more. And he couldn't be with them all the time to keep them out of harm's way. Not if he wanted to do the things he liked to do.

MicroFiction&Poetry #8 : Writing (prompt and discussion)

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Microfiction and poetry contest #8 – Writing

Let's ease into things with a new short contest. Christmas is approaching after all.

We are writers. Writing is what we do. Well then, write something about writing!

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• No explicit sex, but you may fade to black.
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Contest rules:

• The prompt for this contest is Writing.
• There will be a minimum word count of 5 and a maximum of 500
• Every literary or poetry style is permitted.
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• The deadline is December 20th, 9:00 CET, which is 8:00 server time (both times are in a.m.)

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Number of entries so far: 2