Path: newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!elnk-atl-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!cyclone.tampabay.rr.com!cyclone.austin.rr.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsread.com!newsstand.newsread.com!POSTED.monger.newsread.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated Approved: ascem@earthlink.net Organization: Better Living Thru TrekSmut Sender: ascem@earthlink.net Message-ID: From: "Penumbra" MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list ASCEML@yahoogroups.com; contact ASCEML-owner@yahoogroups.com Subject: NEW DS9 Sanguine (G) [PG-13] (drabble, challenge) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 39 Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:55:02 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.198.142.218 X-Complaints-To: Abuse Role , We Care X-Trace: monger.newsread.com 1092250502 209.198.142.218 (Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:55:02 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:55:02 EDT Xref: news.earthlink.net alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated:82686 X-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 11:55:04 PDT (newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net) Title: Sanguine Author: Penumbra Contact: penumbra at clinched dot net Series: DS9 Rating: PG-13 Codes: drabble, challenge, G Archive: Knock yourself out. Disclaimer: Not mine. Don't sue. Viacom/Paraborg is god. Notes: Stephen's Call of Duty challenge, aka. It's Like Crack Cocaine! challenge, since I can't seem to stop writing. Pre-Series. "The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it." ~ Pearl S. Buck -------------------------- Sanguine by Penumbra (c) 2004 -------------------------- He no longer sees the blood permanently staining his hands; it's part of him, like the dead weight of his soul and the crimson patterns on the floor. The day's subject lasts longer than most, screaming until exsanguination leads to shock. Afterwards, Garak wonders why, recently, blood has come to bore him. It seems as predictable as his subjects, always seeking the path of least resistance. He doesn't like blood, Garak decides as puts away the cutters. The Order proclaims there is no failure, only duty, but he disagrees. Bloodletting conveys failure because it's the last resort of desperate men. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ASCEM messages are copied to a mailing list. Most recent messages can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCEML. NewMessage: