Category: Uninhabited Planet Survive

Kaoru volunteered for watch duty when Howard was still sweating out his fever under a blanket with a cold cloth on his forehead. He stood outside and kept his eyes on his surroundings, and tried not to think about that pale grimacing face with blond strands plastered to the sides and drops trickling down his…

Howard was there when Kaoru approached Luna on his last day at Soria Academy. It was so obvious what was coming. Ever since Kaoru had been accepted as a pilot trainee – again – he’d been watching her. Speculatively. Almost hesitantly. With that kind of overly serious, overly cautious determination. Anyone who knew him well,…

It was strange, Bell reflected, glancing in the direction of Kaoru’s retreating back as he returned to the others with the remains of his catch. He set down the roughly constructed axe for a moment and wiped his forehead before the sweat froze and became uncomfortable. He doesn’t want the others to know he comes…

His whole body ached. Howard groaned and shifted a bit, feeling dazed and wondering what was going on. It was hard to breathe; the air seemed clogged – it was like he was getting a mouthful of dirt when he tried. Rocks… falling… big rocks… going to hit… The images were vivid and immediate –…

It wasn’t like he was afraid of water. Howard gave the lake a scornful look, perching his hands on his hips and eyeing the water that gently lapped up on the bank with stern indifference. After all, he’d been swimming before – he knew how to swim; it wasn’t like he couldn’t do it. But……

They weren’t talking about him. Of course they weren’t. Howard lingered in the next room on board the grimy little ship they called ‘Orion’. He wasn’t eavesdropping – at least, he told himself he wasn’t. It was just that he felt like moving sometimes, walking across the room, and when he passed by the door,…