LNH: Lone Boy Team-Up #1

[Scott Eiler]

On 2021-12-06 20:48, Ben Rawluk wrote:
> Max takes a full step back. He remembers what it felt like, the last
> time; after his soul was stretched out until it threatened to snap, he
> felt himself become numb. It was months before he could even get out of
> bed. He wishes Cal were here, all of a sudden; he could say something to
> stop her, she wouldn't make a move around him. That's *Cal's*
> super-power. "My point is, I was handling it."

I have to admit, I think of anyone named Cal as one of Amabel's 
characters.  8{D>

> "Good," Gerund Girl says. "Because this isn't about bonding or
> becoming friends or whatever. This is about me keeping my eye on
> you." Each i-n-g hums as she says it, flaming swirling around her
> face, flames seem to peel back her skin.
> 
> "I mean, of course you can light your head on fire for dramatic
> effect on top of everything else. This isn't fair."
It must be *flaming* fire.  8{D>

> ***
> 
> AUTHOR NOTES
> 
> Amid a very busy time at work when I'm also in between writing
> projects, I decided to throw together another instalment of the
> adventures of Gerund Girl, Never Lad and Lone Boy. Will I do another one
> soon? Hopefully, it was fun to just churn something out in an hour.

Commendable, too.

> For the record, I blame Posture Prince on the LNHQ's habit of
> spontaneously generating new Legionnaires any time you think of a
> name at random.
Oh, at first I thought you were blaming the LNHQ's habit on him.  8{D>

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