{"id":5849,"date":"2018-09-03T08:32:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T12:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/?p=5849"},"modified":"2018-09-02T11:01:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T15:01:49","slug":"shut-up-and-let-me-fly-the-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/shut-up-and-let-me-fly-the-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Shut Up and Let Me Fly the Plane&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13\" src=\"http:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/j-avatar-e1443983489508.png\" alt=\"by jen\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/>and waited.<\/li>\n<li>every single one\u2019s got a story to tell<\/li>\n<li>trying to enjoy sex together<\/li>\n<li>textured, oily surface<\/li>\n<li>getting a little bit slick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tune in next time part 315 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/tune-in-next-time\/\">Click Here for Earlier Installments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shut up and let me fly the plane,&#8221; Xylona said.<\/p>\n<p>And so I did. I shut up <em>and waited.<\/em> Soon John fell asleep, leaning back against my chest, so while I waited I let my hands roam about the cockpit, identifying all of the controls by touch. I wanted to be ready to wrest control of the aircraft from my aunt if it seemed like she was going to betray me. I have so many enemies, and <em>every single one&#8217;s got a story to tell<\/em>, I&#8217;m sure, about why they have it in for me.<\/p>\n<p>I wished there was one person I could trust. Just one person who I didn&#8217;t have to worry about plotting to kill me while <em>trying to enjoy sex together<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course I didn&#8217;t want that person to be my aunt. I&#8217;d just be happy if my aunt wasn&#8217;t actively trying to kill me while I was trapped in a biplane she was piloting. I sighed.<\/p>\n<p>My exploring right hand encountered a <em>textured, oily surface<\/em> that I could not identify. After a moment of prodding I identified it as John&#8217;s bare thigh and moved on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll be landing momentarily.&#8221; Xylona&#8217;s voice crackled through the headset. &#8220;The landing strip is<em> getting a little bit slick<\/em> from all the rain, so buckle up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I looked down over the side and saw no land anywhere, just a speck on the water that rapidly grew as we swooped closer. It was an aircraft carrier. A black and gold aircraft carrier with a majestic zeppelin tethered to the prow.<\/p>\n<p>This was Fleur&#8217;s personal craft. I counted backwards on my fingers and realized she would be due to give birth to our twins any day now.<\/p>\n<p>I gulped, remembering the prophecy.<\/p>\n<p>bonus points for using them in order<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Stichomancy Writing Prompts\" href=\"http:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/stichomancy-writing-prompts\/\">about stichomancy writing prompts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/runeskelley.com\/skelleyverse\/stichomancy-writing-prompt-generator\/\">try our stichomancy writing prompt generator!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>and waited. every single one\u2019s got a story to tell trying to enjoy sex together textured, oily surface getting a little bit slick Tune in next time part 315 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Click Here for Earlier Installments &#8220;Shut up and let me fly the plane,&#8221; Xylona said. And so I did. I shut up and waited. 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