It took some doing to convince the hospital staff to let them accompany Mr. Vankar, but they managed to get across the idea that Zane was his cousins. A few chits helped get the idea across with a bit more speed. It took maybe another two hours to get him stabilized to a point where… Read More AotS – The Ash Heap of History, Part 3

“Ash! Hey, Ash!” “I’m listening!” “You’d better be. Hand me that spanner, would you?” “This one here? I think this one might be better…” “Hmm! You could be onto something! Alright, we’ll try it. We’ll make a mechanic out of you yet!” ~*~ Ash woke up in a haze. He usually did. He was not… Read More Apex of the Songbird, Episode 11 – The Ash Heap of History

  Batch sat on the stage, crooning to himself as the flurry of people crowded around him. From backstage, Ash watched the crowds assemble. It was all rather low-key, compared to the sorts of places that this persona was used to performing. “So how’s this going to go down?” whispered Batch as the song wound… Read More AotS – The Man With No Face, Part 6

  Back at the suite, there was tension in the air. The lobby was jam-packed with media, hoping to get a story on the attempt on the life of a local celebrity. And Zane had just finished telling Batch his newest theory. Batch shook his head. “There’s not a whole lot of people who know… Read More AotS – The Man With No Face, Part 5

“I really, really don’t want to be out in public right now.” “Tough noogies,” said Zane,” you need to be here, they won’t talk to us without you.” They had dressed Batch as plainly as they possibly could. It didn’t help much. Mari watched the elevator numbers tick down. “So.. do you write your own… Read More AotS – The Man With No Face, Part 4

Zane looked puzzled. “Since when do you need help disappearing?” he asked. “And who would be on the tail of a pop star?” Batch sighed. “I’m not always a pop star. And I don’t normally need help disappearing.” He shook his head. “They’re on my next cover already. I don’t know how, I don’t even… Read More AotS – The Man With No Face, Part 3

  Zane was painting. It was something he was doing increasingly more of in his spare time. When he didn’t have piloting to do, he would be spending his free time either cleaning and maintaining his weapons or playing one of several simple matching games on his tablet. He found both activities to be extremely… Read More AotS – The Man With No Face, Part 2

Aaaand we’re back! Did you miss us? (Don’t worry, I’m sure your aim is getting better.) Apex of the Songbird will now resume its usual schedule, with new installments every Wednesday and Friday. But in addition to this, we (and by we I mean probably mostly Angi) will continue to post occasional thought-pieces. So you have… Read More Apex of the Songbird, Episode 10: The Man With No Face