Temp Defense: Written By Fate, #1
By Viola Grace
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Haley is on her second week of a file-sort contract. She's cleared to work with military records and has been slogging through years of research on artifacts that are only referred to vaguely. She is looking through a file and finds a piece of jewellery in the file with a lot of notes. She grabs the file and the bracelet and slips down the servants' stairs to hand them off to the researchers in the basement, and that is where things go wrong.
The world is in danger. A rift of temporally stuck, highly radioactive marauders manage to saw through the space between worlds every six centuries. They are due any day now, and the military and family responsible for the defense are struggling to find the means to unlock the weapons they need. There are never any clues left by the original defenders, just the vague weapons.
Haley's attempt to sneak the file into the lab is thwarted when a test subject is turned to ash. She's caught, and she's next.
Viola Grace
Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.
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Temp Defense - Viola Grace
Haley is a temp on a short-term contract. It turns into an experiment and a fight for the survival of her world.
Haley is in her second week of a file-sort contract. She’s cleared to work with military records and has been slogging through years of research on artifacts that are only referred to vaguely. She is looking through a file and finds a piece of jewellery in the file with a lot of notes. She grabs the file and the bracelet and slips down the servants’ stairs to hand them off to the researchers in the basement, and that is where things go wrong.
The world is in danger. A rift of temporally stuck, highly radioactive marauders manage to saw through the space between worlds every six centuries. They are due any day now, and the military and family responsible for the defense are struggling to find the means to unlock the weapons they need. The original defenders never leave any clues, just the vague weapons.
Haley’s attempt to sneak the file into the lab is thwarted when a test subject is turned to ash. She’s caught, and she’s next.
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Temp Defense
Written by Fate, Book One
By
Viola Grace
Roll for Short Story
This is book one of a series in which all major plot points have been decided with DnD dice. Each book will contain a list of elements to be included. Setting, female lead, and male lead are the primary elements. They must all make an appearance in the story.
Settings
Paranormal theme
Survival
Mansion
Military
and... Workplace romance
Female lead
Black hair
Average build
Thin
Non-human powerless
Human-range skin
Working class
Flirty
Male lead
Blond
Average build
Non-human powerless
Human-range skin
Upper class
Flattering
Chapter One
Haley showed her identification at the third gate and smiled. Thank goodness it’s Friday. Nice creases on your uniform.
He checked her biometrics with a scanner and nodded his shadowy head. It is Friday. Congratulations.
Haley took her card back and smiled. Thanks.
He paused as he was about to trigger the gate and looked at her with the red eyes and smoky grey skin of a warlock. His low creak of a voice rumbled out, Happy birthday, Miss Preller.
She blinked and saw his smile. White teeth on black gums. She smiled back and gave him a happy shrug. Thank you.
The gate opened, and she drove down the lane and up to the mansion of the Renith family. Military vehicles overran the parking area, and her little sub-compact looked like a colourful toddler in the parking lot.
She got her thermos and lunch and headed inside. She was a temp with security clearance and a completely clean criminal record. It was weird being the only working person in the building without a uniform, but she used the opportunity to dress like a dork.