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  1. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 32

    I wheeled to a stop in the parking lot of the cigar shop I visited once every coupled of months. I wasn’t quite a regular, but I was there often enough that the owner waved me over with a smile when he saw me. “Mark,” the guy waved me over. “I haven’t seen you in a while. You been keeping...
  2. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 31

    It was shocking how quickly Luke had an offer for the Bakery. A week after he’d listed it on the open real estate market, I arrived to see Luke showing a couple around the bakery. “Miss Margaret, Mister Thomas, this is my employee, Mark Smith,” Luke introduced me with a smile. “A pleasure,” I...
  3. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 30

    A few days later, Luke came to a decision about what to do with the bakery. "So, I'm going to be honest," Luke confided in me as we set things up one morning. "Cheryl and I aren't really all that attached to the bakery. It's something for me to do that keeps me busy, but we're just as...
  4. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 29

    "Hey, Luke," I pulled the older man in for a hug, noting that he seemed to have aged another few years in the last six months. "You doing alright?" "I'm tired," he grunted. "I didn't think that I'd ever get reactivated, and I had forgotten how much it wears on you." He gestured for me to take...
  5. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 28

    "So, you're still getting a military commission?" I asked Kat after we finished dinner and returned ot the porch. "Yeah," she replied. "I know that what I experienced was hard. But I still have a responsibility. Part of me putting the pieces back together is proving to myself that I can still...
  6. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 27

    I spent the time cutting the grease and rinsing it off as much as possible while trying to piece together my scattered thoughts and emotions from a jumbled mess into something that might resemble a cohesive whole. I liked Kat. I knew that, and both she and I knew that there was definitely the...
  7. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 26

    I woke up the following day next to the fireplace. The warmth glowing embers of the last few pieces of firewood I'd thrown in the first thing to greet me aside from Sage's cold nose as she nudged my bare foot. "I'm up," I grunted at the Twins, stretching my arms out over my head and sighing in...
  8. MarkWarrior

    Here for the Payday(Mass Effect/Battletech)

    It’s 2181. Specifically January of 2181.
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    Here for the Payday(Mass Effect/Battletech)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 7

    The negotiations went well. Matron Aelyta and I eventually came to an agreement that was able to satisfy the both of us. The problem was that now we'd have to wait here in the system for a longer period of time. It was going to take about a week for one of Vitra's larger ships to come and tow...
  10. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 25

    “No, don’t paw my face,” Katherine tried to sternly correct one of the puppies but felt her heart give way to the cute and innocent face. “Fine,” She jokingly sighed. “C’mere,” She pulled the white fluff into her lap and scratched behind his ears. His pink tongue lolled out of his mouth, and...
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    Here for the Payday(Mass Effect/Battletech)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 6

    "It's so strange seeing a ship without gravity or inertial dampening in this day and age," Eshira muttered to herself as Helix and her followed Captain Hull to the engine room. "Helix, did you see the outer disk that rotated when we passed by?" "Yeah," Helix replied. "What about it?" "That's...
  12. MarkWarrior

    Yes, actually. I’ve just been bit by the creative bug on some other stories for now. Both it and...

    Yes, actually. I’ve just been bit by the creative bug on some other stories for now. Both it and a few others are on my list to get back to this year.
  13. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)

    The only reason I dove into the spy/thriller at all or went bit scale with things was to justify the DoppelKat! But why couldn’t I do both? The dichotomy of one person enjoying a life outside of the big stressors versus the big schemes and warfare through the Inner Sphere isn’t something that...
  14. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 24

    One of the first things I'd done with the property once I'd bought this old farm and the acreage around it was use the old tractor to create a berm on an isolated field. I occasionally allowed the herds and flocks to graze the tall grass down. Mostly though, I went over those fields with the...
  15. MarkWarrior

    It’s a Peaceful Life (Battletech AU/SI)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 23

    The thing about grief, is that there are times when it bubbles back up to the surface. I've been here on New Avalon and in this universe for four years now. But sometimes, that sense of loss still rises. Like dead leaves blowing into a crystal clear lake. It disrupts the calm surface and sends...
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