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Timely Tales of the Posthumans #12
Target Practice
Equal opportunities don’t exist, and nobody knows that better than Ida Mae “Sully” Sullivan. If not for her uncanny aim and limited precognition, the Academy’s doors would have been closed to someone like her. She doesn’t like to make eye contact, she hasn’t been conditioned to reflexively smile, and she spends the majority of her time training by herself— according to many of her peers, this makes her one of the biggest “b-word”s on campus. Sully didn’t let that bother her, since she’d decided early on that she was at Maillardet’s to shape her career, not to make friends.
But the handful of people she did call her friends— the people she thought she could trust— made the executive decision that she wasn’t good enough to stick with them to the end. They didn’t tell her that to her face, but she can see what’s coming— it’s what she does, after all. Desperate for options, Sully volunteered to take on one of the new Beta students as her partner. Anything would be better than her current prospects, she thought.
Maks Petrov is not the backup plan she needed, but she’s stuck with him…barring any accidents, that is. This is Sully’s last shot, and she won’t let him blow it.
But the handful of people she did call her friends— the people she thought she could trust— made the executive decision that she wasn’t good enough to stick with them to the end. They didn’t tell her that to her face, but she can see what’s coming— it’s what she does, after all. Desperate for options, Sully volunteered to take on one of the new Beta students as her partner. Anything would be better than her current prospects, she thought.
Maks Petrov is not the backup plan she needed, but she’s stuck with him…barring any accidents, that is. This is Sully’s last shot, and she won’t let him blow it.
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First published January 23, 2016
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November 19, 2018Some of Kitty's best writing thus far. Maks and Sully shine in this Timely Tale, and the amount of thoughtfulness and care taken while writing is apparent both in the characterization and in how long it took to come out. ;)
She more than delivers in this "short story," and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes superheroes--it's only a dollar, and serves as a good place to jump into the Posterchildren universe.
She more than delivers in this "short story," and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes superheroes--it's only a dollar, and serves as a good place to jump into the Posterchildren universe.
May 8, 2017
This is an extremely fun and emotional short story that is more than worth the price Kitty is asking. Target Practice makes headway with Maks and Sully's relationship without seeming campy (well, as non-campy as you can get with Maks as one of the protagonists and them literally camping) or forced. It takes a good look into the backgrounds and psyche of both characters and helps explain why both of them may not feel satisfaction in their partnership.
I'd highly recommend you read it after reading The Posterchildren (I don't believe anything but Grinder and TPC would be necessary as supplements to this story) to maksimize your reading experience.
I'd highly recommend you read it after reading The Posterchildren (I don't believe anything but Grinder and TPC would be necessary as supplements to this story) to maksimize your reading experience.
August 13, 2017
wow i forgot how good these stories are!! revisiting 4 years later makes me wonder about 1) policing, 2) disability as more than metaphor
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