To make up for being late one day, I'm double-posting tonight. First is "Midsummer's Eve" (previously called 'Damned Fluorescent Lighting'), which is about what happens to Iscalio after his player left the game. I had to provide some closure for his character.
The second piece is Chapter Thirteen, but the chapter's name might spoil a little twist in the Iscalio story if you're interestedl, so I'll withhold it for now. Don't worry, though. The Iscalio story is long, but if you don't want to read it, it's not at all necessary. Still, it's nice to see the son of a b*tch get his butt whupped. Repeatedly.