Speaking of "iron marshmallows,"
here's one of them: Vesperia.
So...
What then is Llolanda
. . .
save for a cactus flower
who was planted in a flooded dungeon at midnight?
*
a monster & a pacifist
Twinned sisters born of different mothers:
one sister a shield, the other a sword.
But which is which?
And does the answer even matter anymore?
~•~
Q: Are Vesperia and Llolanda best friends or reluctant enemies?
A: YES
~•~
##
• Vesperia
*a living weapon / omnivorous super-predator / super-scavenger (Oh. And she's venomous.)
Pet names / familiar names: "Waspy" and "Vespy." She's vehement about who gets to use either or both monikers!
Battle name: Vespa (vehs-pah' [Latin for "wasp"]). Be extremely careful with this name! Due to prior brainwashing, it generally triggers a stone-cold combat mode + heightened maternal instincts. (That last part is an unintended side effect! Oops?!)
[She chose the name "Vesperia." She thought that it was a clever, and beautiful, twist on the Latin term for "wasp." Well, in Latin vesperia means "in the evening." In Spanish, it means "evening." Oops? (But, hey: it's her name, and a lovely gift to herself.)]
***
##
•"Princessa" Llolanda Maria Consuela y Fuentez de Margarita "The First"
{Preen-seh'-sah
{Yo-lahn'-dah, Mah-ree'-ah, Koan-sway'-lah, ee, Fwehn'-tehz, day, Mah-gah-ree'-tah
{The First!!} 🙂
*a potentially lethal, armor piercing energy projector & photonic amplifier
Nickname: Llo-Llo {yo-yo}
[She pronounces Llolanda as "Yolanda," but with the accent on the second syllable, not the first.]
~•~
Llolanda: "Um. There's another of me? Or... But... I don't drink margaritas! The, um, village? My village? It just has that, um, name? Uh... Are you angry at me?"
Vesperia: *SIGH* "Just cut our passage through the blast door already. Wait. Yes. I'll obey your standard safety protocols."
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 "Ready."
Llolanda: "Ready on the right? Ready on the left? All ready on the firing line! Action!"
Zhing! *SLASH* Hiss... Clatter! *SLASH* Hiss... Clatter! Sssp!
YOU ARE READING
Bright Shadows 2: A Hinterlands Anthology
Science FictionI want my second anthology to be more user-friendly on Wattpad (TM). Hence, I'm reorganizing material from my first anthology and exploring some creative gaps. The front material is almost a writers and directors guide. While I'm launching a quality...
