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“We created it. But, biologically, it’s identical to any other. I have the same need for sleep, food, water.”
“Created it, huh?” Ava leaned a shoulder against the doorframe. “Based on what?”
“Input from our limited data on earth. We developed a cache of features and arranged them.”
“Ah, like create a Sim.” Ava nodded. At Beatrice’s blank look, she said, “It’s an earth game. We’ll play sometime. And, um, you know. You guys did a great job. At arranging.”
“Thank you.” Beatrice blinked. “It was designed to be aesthetically pleasing.”
“So you’re hot on purpose.” She blew out a long breath. “Honestly, thank God. That’s kind of relieving. I was worried I was—”
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Beatrice is an alien researcher looking for information on earth. Ava, as it turns out, has a lot to teach her.
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16 Jul 2025
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Beatrice finds herself musing not over duty and sacrifice and God, but the truth of angels, if they can be created rather than summoned. If they can take the form of women with overeager mouths and careless limbs and eyes with a depth that beckons - a crooked finger, a spiral staircase - if they can be both human and not, both beautiful and terrifying.
Ava asks, What do you want, Beatrice?
(Tell me and I’ll give it to you. Tell me and I’ll build you a home there. Tell me and I’ll rearrange the universe to make it all fit, angels and demons be damned. Tell me it’s me. Me. Me.)
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05 Jun 2025
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“Agatha,” she said, “Are you referring to any rule in particular?”
“I read the book. We’re supposed to conceive a baby, generally. And tonight, more specifically.”
Rio’s face twisted into a familiar, constipated look. “I think I need to sit down.”
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On the first night of an arranged marriage, two childhood best friends blunder through the question of whether to make good on a religious obligation to conceive a child.
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29 May 2025
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Sister Beatrice likes complicated mathematical formulas, sci-fi novels, and routine. Then Ava Silva arrives at Santa Areala Academy for Girls like a shock of rain on a hot summer day.
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22 May 2025
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Shelby's a 23-year-old virgin. Toni's a professional she's hired to fix this.
Twelve sessions. Twelve weeks. Twelve opportunities to fall in love.
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19 Apr 2025