(Author's note: this is a change to the story originally promised at the end of The Nanny State) ***** THEN: The short, slim figure in the distinctive scarlet robes of the Courier Guild snaked his way through the throngs of Orions in the docks of the Emperor Therriv Memorial Spaceport, a heavy- looking brown canvas bag slung under one arm. Furtive eyes...
The wheels of Eliza's skateboard clicked as they rolled over each gap in the sidewalk. A cool wind gently blew down the streets in stark contrast to the heat that bore down upon the entire city; it wicked the sweat from her brow and flowed through her tank top as she coasted down the hillside streets. It was a lazy Tuesday - though, so far as Eliza was conce...
The beginning of this story is the same as the beginning of the "Beverly and I" four part series by Elia_CDL. The ending has been substantially modified and published here with the explicit consent of the original author. It is reimagined here with the main characters going in a different direction together after their initial adventures in flashing stranger...