Sorry for posting early, but I realized too late that I would be gone all day Sunday, had no prompt lined up, and forgot to contact someone else to post. So this is going up a bit early for those of use between Colorado and Hawaii. The word was inspired during a chat with UW earlier Saturday night. Moonlight

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I love this piece, Jublike, both speaking about the awesome descriptive sense it has and about the highlighted brotherly relationship between Mark and Jason! I'm happy for Jason, since he realised that he could ask for help from Mark, and accept it! My only wish is that he resolves his situation with Camille as soon as possible, because it's obvious that he cares for her, and that not being in good terms with her seems to really trouble him! The way Mark took the case as a mission to accomplish made me giggle! So appropriate to his character!

yay, loving this situation, the the developments in the relationship between Jason and Camille, that even when she's not there, she's still very much a big part of his life.

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Aw, KT, the big guy deserves some happiness. I like this.

Jublke-I had some trouble sleeping last night when I first read this...so I could so totally relate to what poor Jason was going through...I hope he can get it resolved with Camille quickly, and that he is feeling better soon...nicely done. KT-Very nicely done...sweet without being sentimental.

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jublke: It's good to see Jason coming to Mark for help. Too bad the 2 people who're supposed to take care of all of the others are in the worst shape! Hopefully Camille will complain to her dad about the comment or something and he'll tell her Jason was just quoting something. KT: woo go Ryu!! k2: Uh oh, Joe, better watch your back once you're all outa there. Ryu might want to have a few "words" ... Man I gotta get caught up with mine. My brain will just not focus long enough to finish a scene.

K2: Nice use of the moonlight prompt! Lots of tension you are coiling here - it will be interesting to see where you take this.

KT ... a lovely piece, with such an intense feeling so very well described in such a romantic setting! k2 ... this story is becoming so very intriguing to read, with oodles and oodles of tension!

Jublke, I enjoyed the way you described the relationship between Mark and Jason, where Mark knows just how much to push (or not push, as the case may be). KT, I'm glad Ryu has a chance at some happiness as well! I'm wondering if she's one of his hula dancers! K2, I'm surprised Joe is doing this! Why not just introduce Jun and be done with it?

From Chris W. k2: Uh oh, Joe, better watch your back once you're all outa there. Ryu might want to have a few "words" ...

Woo! Thanks for the idea, any you know how I love 'action.' It would be perfectly plausilble for Joe to show up with really nice 'shiner,' and Ryu limping...would be one way to get the questions diverted from how Iona got injured....

From Jublike. K2: Nice use of the moonlight prompt! Lots of tension you are coiling here - it will be interesting to see where you take this.

I love tension in stories...keeps them moving, especially mine. My plan is to take this story to the burning skies of Utoland and then back to the quiet hills...hee hee glad to have you along for the ride.

From Gatchamarie this story is becoming so very intriguing to read, with oodles and oodles of tension!

Thanks--gotta feeling things are going to get worse for our heroes, before they get better again.

From TJI'm surprised Joe is doing this! Why not just introduce Jun and be done with it?

Well, it could be because Marie Ogilve is a smart woman and told Joe that she and heard two distinct fermale voices when he tried to pull that one over on her. -or- Joe could just be a man of honor when it comes to making promises to a courageous yet injured woman.. Besides, having them pass off Jun as the pilot would be kinda boring, eh?

Originally posted by k2p2

From Transmute JunI'm surprised Joe is doing this! Why not just introduce Jun and be done with it?

Well, it could be because Marie Ogilve is a smart woman and told Joe that she and heard two distinct fermale voices when he tried to pull that one over on her.

OR They could bring in Jun, and when Marie doesn't buy it, they could say that Joe has multiple personalities, and she must have overheard him having a conversation with a personality that speaks in a falsetto voice!

Originally posted by ElectricWhite They could bring in Jun, and when Marie doesn't buy it, they could say that Joe has multiple personalities, and she must have overheard him having a conversation with a personality that speaks in a falsetto voice!

Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Best laugh I've had in days!

Originally posted by k2p2

Originally posted by ElectricWhite They could bring in Jun, and when Marie doesn't buy it, they could say that Joe has multiple personalities, and she must have overheard him having a conversation with a personality that speaks in a falsetto voice!

Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Best laugh I've had in days!

Why, thank you! Though, to be honest, the thought of Joe speaking falsetto scared the bejeebers outta me!

Originally posted by k2p2

Originally posted by ElectricWhite They could bring in Jun, and when Marie doesn't buy it, they could say that Joe has multiple personalities, and she must have overheard him having a conversation with a personality that speaks in a falsetto voice!

Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Best laugh I've had in days!

Just wondering what part of his anatomy she would have to grip to get his voice that high......

Originally posted by KT1972

Originally posted by k2p2

Originally posted by ElectricWhite They could bring in Jun, and when Marie doesn't buy it, they could say that Joe has multiple personalities, and she must have overheard him having a conversation with a personality that speaks in a falsetto voice!

Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Best laugh I've had in days!

Just wondering what part of his anatomy she would have to grip to get his voice that high......

I've heard that twisting the thumbs could do it...

Boring........

Originally posted by KT1972 Boring........

Um, KT, do you think you could stick to a bedtime? I don't want to come right out and say you seem to get nasty-tempered when you don't get enough sleep, but picture this: You're in the audience of a grade-school performance of Romeo and Juliet. As the two young leads are in the middle of the balcony scene, you stand up and scream, "WILL YOU TWO HURRY UP AND DIE ALREADY?!" Just thought I'd mention that before I say: "KT, if I made everything perverted, there'd be no surprises in my fic!"

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Nice one, EW! ... I miss my dog ...

Originally posted by ElectricWhite if I made everything perverted, there'd be no surprises in my fic!"

Oh trust me, your perversions are plenty sur[rising!

Jublke: again, I feel for Jason and his headaches...Now can I have Mark take care of me when I have a headache too? KT: Who's the lucky girl, that's what I want to know! K2: It's nice to see Ryu being "nasty" for a change! I enjoy seeing him exchange barbs with Joe. EW: Talk about a monster cross-over! I had images of Harry Potter and the Hunger Games all along -- only those, because I'm not a fan of Twilight As for my ficlet, these past couple of weeks have been extremely busy, but I hope I'll come up with something this week, as this is too good a prompt not to use it in the evolving Anderson-Sarah story. I mean, how romantic can I get???

Originally posted by Transmute Jun

Originally posted by ElectricWhite if I made everything perverted, there'd be no surprises in my fic!"

Oh trust me, your perversions are plenty sur[rising!

EW ... I love the way you incorporated this week's word! Moon (moonlight) + werewolves is the perfect combination! And, lucky that they had the Swallow with them ... who could solve a problem involving animals better than him?! Great work!

Nice way to end the story...brilliaint once again on Jinpei's part. Could be an episode that was never made, well done, EW.

EW, sorry I missed your posting earlier. You certainly came up with an amusing solution! Now who gets to go in and disturb the playing wolves to 'capture' them?

Okay, I 'cheated' this week, because I used the prompt in my 'Got To Get This Out' post. http://gatchamania.net/thread.php?sid=&postid=157553#post157553

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Okay, I 'cheated' this week, because I used the prompt in my 'Got To Get This Out' post. http://gatchamania.net/thread.php?sid=&postid=157553#post157553

Don't worry, TJ! We still love you! (and your stories)!

Originally posted by Daniella T Don't worry, TJ! We still love you! (and your stories)!

Continuing from where we left them off after Cronus talks to Anderson at the conferrence the latter is attending with Sarah... //"Was that Angus?" said Sarah, looking uncertainly at Anderson. "Cronus. We must call him Cronus now. I'll explain later," Anderson replied hurriedly, taking his seat on the panel. Sarah shrugged and sat down. The first panel on inter-planetary cooperation explored ways in which the Federation could organise its defences better, in view of the war with Spectra -- the war they all knew was coming. Sarah was more interested in the following panels, on scientific advancements that would further the Federation's defence possibilities. Her mind started to wander at the conversation they had had only that morning -- which now seemed to her ages ago -- the way Anderson had opened up to her, the way she had opened up to him. She tried to shake herself out of it, tried to focus on the panel. She knew she could not let her feelings for Anderson disorientate or blind her to the stark realities around her. But just for a moment, she dreamed of how nice it would be if they could just take the "Moonlight Train" for a ride up to the peak of the mountains during the evening...as she had heard other couples doing when they visited this conference centre. Other couples...so they were a couple... Sarah smiled. That was enough, for now. Now they had to focus on the Federation's defence. And if they could steal a few moments of happines along the way, that would also be enough.// A/N: I got the inspiration for this while watching "The Mentalist", where a train called the "Moonlight Coast" was mentioned. Does anyone know it? It's on the west coast, apparently going north from Sacramento.

Aw, Daniella, it's nice to see the Chief get some fawning too.

I like the Chief

you write Anderson's POV really well Daniella, and a unique use of the prompt too. A great piece.

DT: I've noticed that shows like Law and Order, CSI, etc. all do well in part because they find a way to take the characters' personal lives/issues and weave them with the cases that they have to handle, or events around them. You're managing the same with this story.

Daniella, I like the way you've depicted Sarah's struggle to keep her feelings in the right 'priority order'. I haven't heard of a 'Moonlight Coast' train, but it sounds like a 'variation' of the Coast Starlight train from Los Angeles to Seattle (and IIRC it does go through Sacramento). http://www.amtrak.com/coast-starlight-train

Thanks, TJ! Like Sheldon, I'm hugely into trains (inter- railed twice around Europe)!

Very nice little story addition Daniella...I like her distraction from the formidable task and hand and having a little romantic daydream instead...It was good to see Sarah's side of things for a change.

Love the original way you've incorporated the "Moonlight" word, Daniella! It surely seems a nice train to catch! I'm one who likes to ride them, also!