Tales of MU

273: Candid Date

Alexandra Erin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:03:16 +0000

In Which Mackenzie’s Weakness Is Exploited I gave myself extra time to get to class in the afternoon, in case there were any… complications… along the way. There were still a bunch of news wagons parked in front of the dorm complex, but the reporters had mostly pulled back. I saw a couple camera crews, taking [...]

Bonus Story: Goodbye, Blue Monday

Alexandra Erin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:46:57 +0000

Per popular request, a bonus story about a certain More Tales of MU character. Betsy Higgins led her young daughter into the classroom where she normally spent her weekday mornings. It was late afternoon. The second section had just been dismissed, and the voices of grade school students were still echoing down the hall. “Thank you [...]

272: Tea For Two

Alexandra Erin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:29:03 +0000

In Which The Best Things In Life Are Free Amaranth still seemed to be a bit in shock… I think we were all more than a little bit overwhelmed, Steff and I by having come so close to looking upon the face of a goddess and Amaranth by what she’d heard. With nothing else to do, we [...]

271: Mother Knows Best

Alexandra Erin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:00:01 +0000

In Which Amaranth Is Ordered To Open Her Orifices Amaranth pushed past Dee and almost bowled Honey over in her dash out the door. Steff and I followed, and Dee disappeared… I guess back to her room. The goblinoids’ door was open, and Shiel and Oru were staring at the TV with disbelief. My first thought [...]

270: Mum’s The Word

Alexandra Erin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:00:45 +0000

In Which Things Are Viewed In Black And White Amaranth, Steff, and I crowded past Honey into the goblinoids’ room. Oru said something, but I wasn’t hearing anything at that point… my brain was giving full attention to the unbelievable testimony of my eyes. I might have guessed that I would somehow see my grandmother again, but [...]

269: Twenty Four Hour News

Alexandra Erin — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:26:42 +0000

In Which No News Is Good News Few students had vehicles so there was only thirty minute street parking in front of the nexus complex, for people dropping stuff off or picking it up. Nevertheless, the hired coach couldn’t even get close to the curb, there were so many carts and wagons. Most of them had [...]

268: Pressing Matters

Alexandra Erin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:38:04 +0000

In Which Dee Capitulates The piece was neither very long nor very informative, and frustratingly, it took three newscasters the entire length of it to tell us, in essence, that they didn’t know anything for sure. The “unidentified dark elven student” had been arrested following an altercation on Wednesday. It was not known whether or not [...]

267: Newsflash

Alexandra Erin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:12:41 +0000

In Which Words Are Inadequate The next morning was… I don’t have a word for it. Well, I kind of do, but the word which would do it the most justice was kind of underwhelming by its nature. That word was “nice”. Waking up in a great big bed but with Steff pressed so close and tight up [...]

266: Shades Of Gray

Alexandra Erin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:18:44 +0000

In Which Steff Makes Things Steamy On Reflection Room service paged me again shortly after Mercy left. I ran to answer the chime, thinking it would be Steff. In the process of reaching out to the orb, I got a good look at the bloody mess that was my hand. I fought against the urge to [...]

265: Hush Puppy

Alexandra Erin — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:05:02 +0000

In Which Mackenzie’s Loins Excite Interest Donate to the author to keep MU going! Eventually, the blood stopped flowing from the jug. I gave it a nudge and it rolled sideways. When a few repetitions of that only coaxed a tiny bit of the precious fluid from the jug’s neck, I put my mouth around the opening, [...]