A Little Green

Travis is given guard duty over Ria, a teenaged Sunlander that one of his fellow officers impregnates and abandons -- putting her in danger from her own people, who consider halfblooded children an abdomination. Unfortunately Ria is neither resigned to her situation nor particularly graceful in adapting to it, and lands herself and her hapless protector in no end of trouble. First she insists on attending the Masquerade race, which turns into a riot. Later, she escapes back to the Greenwharves. Travis has to recruit Zeke, an Army friend of Sal and Ana's, to go into the Wharves and rescue her before the vigilante Nightmasks can find her.


Characters: Ria - Travis - McMillian - Isidro - Filipa - Zeke - Io - Martina - Fausto - Elroy - Ana - Sal - Twoshot



Pages: New kid - The Meeting - Surprise - Guard duty - Career trouble - Common ground - A situation - Fishing - Sucks to be the new kid - Masquerade night: Ria and Travis - A simple message - On your mark - Lost in the crowd - Subtle differences - Cities go up, too - Busted - Outdoor jobs - Combat experience - Loudmouth - The wrong kind - A warning shot - Common ground - The joys of guard duty - A subtle hint - Different backgrounds - Opportunity knocks - Bundles of joy - Right back - A slight miscalculation - Dramatic exits - Weighing the options - A new face at the Grill - A challenge - Drawing the crazies - Catching up - Bad news - An unexpected encounter - Ria's plan - Going underground - Reunions - Filipa is not a morning person - An opinion given - The wrong question - A brief demonstration - Treason - Lucky girl - Analytics - Choices, part one - Choices, part two - Agreements - Sneaky business - Amateurs - Use of weapons - Caught in the middle, part 1 - Caught in the middle, part 2 - A sentence passed - All right? - Where the heart is - Learning experiences - Thinking out loud - A Little Green - There's always a catch - Not a Hallmark moment - Goodbye