Call to Quarters Quotes

“California itself is a collaboration of seven different landmasses all shoved together, held in place by converging lines and tectonic pressure.”
― Honor Raconteur, Call to Quarters

“Clearing her throat, Noriko belatedly realized that tickling Cameron into submission in front of one of the main doors of a courthouse might have been a bad call.”
― Honor Raconteur, Call to Quarters

“Somewhere out there, a tree is working very hard to replace the oxygen you consume,” she griped, brows snapped together. “Now go apologize to it.”
― Honor Raconteur, Call to Quarters

“When she flipped open the box lid, she sat and stared at it for a panic-stricken moment. “Is today your birthday?” “Nope. Mine’s in September.” Phew. Wait. “It’s not your birthday. But you bought birthday cake.” “The cake won’t know.”
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“Her back automatically went up. “You still want to argue that?” “Nope, don’t need to. In hindsight, I realize my mistake. I was arguing with a tired woman and that is never, ever a good idea.”
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“You are so exhausted that you’re trembling, your magical core is twitching, and you can’t even sit up straight. This is clearly not the time to make decisions that will affect you long term.”
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“She’d been sitting there for who knew how long, not a single word written on the form, and with everyone actively skirting around her. Which was funny, really, because she was sitting in the narrow hallway just outside the IT office, and there wasn’t any space to be had, but they were almost gluing themselves to the wall in order to avoid her.”
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“Curiosity might have killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. It did her no harm to walk in and ask, right?”
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“It was instinct on her part, mostly habit from growing up with younger siblings, that had Noriko reaching out and lightly smacking him on the back of the head. Then she froze, realizing belatedly that she wasn’t close enough to him to react like that. The room froze with her, all except Cameron, who twisted to give her an open grin of pure delight. “I was wondering how far I’d have to push before you’d smack me.”
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“Brightening instantly, he stepped inside, offering the sodas with both hands like an offering to a pagan god. “I bring beverages.”
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“Nothing. I know better than to ask a woman who’s eating ice cream straight from the carton how she’s doing.” Well. Maybe he was smarter than he looked after all.”
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“he grinned down at his phone. “Only if I’m invited. Dinner’s on you.” “After I’ve turned you into a harden criminal and given out the best advice of your life for free? No way, hombre’, dinner’s on YOU.” “Dinner’s on me,” Noriko stated firmly. “After all, it was my door.”
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“No prob. The next time you want to do something only semi-legal, I will have changed my number and not tell you about it.”
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“It took strength to admit to any weakness out loud. Noriko had to wet her lips and force the words out. “Sir, I’m not good with channeling power into a machine. I tend to fry them.”
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“Spidey?” Noriko objected, pointing at her own nose. “I don’t remember agreeing to a nickname.” “Nicknames aren’t voted on, but freely given,” Cameron informed her mock-seriously. The way his eyes tilted up suggested he was laughing on the inside. “And you never, ever, escape them,” Lars tacked on, in perfect agreement.”
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“Your honorary title of Bear-man is hereby revoked,” his partner joked with him. “That was terrible bear wrangling.”
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“For the first time in her life, the Dwolcræft partnering with her didn’t just stand there like a rock and expect her to place the power squarely in his hands. All Dwolcræftas carried a little power with them, and it was with that power that Cameron reached out to receive what she offered. It was only then did she see that his preferred form was more like a funnel, as that was what his power was shaped like.”
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“Cameron reached over and smacked her lightly in the center of her shoulder blades. “Loosen up. First time never goes smooth. I am perfectly confident we’ll fumble it.”
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“With a resigned sigh, Lars obediently responded, “We have to be quick when we get there. The bears can get up the telephone poles no problem, but there’s nothing for them to grasp so they can climb back down again. They get scared, so no amount of coaxing will get them down on their own. One set of partners needs to enclose the live electricity up there as a shield so the bear isn’t shocked. Another will actually lift it down. Our third set will act as a safety net nearby if there is more than one bear. If there’s a cub or something, then they’ll get the other one down.”
― Honor Raconteur, Call to Quarters

“there was literally nothing being sent to the coast. “This is not good.” “This is in fact a horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day,” was Cameron’s flat take. “To quote one of my favorite storybooks. Now.”
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“It took a second for her to translate. “Your brain is overheated and the floor is cold, so it feels good?” “It’s a good floor,” he purred, still nuzzling the tiles. Noriko had learned how to file things under the mental heading of: Powers, Cameron, General Strangeness Of. It was safer for her sanity that way.”
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“Banderas muttered to himself, “When I was younger, my mother cursed me that I would have children just like me. I didn’t realize that curse carried over to subordinates.”
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“Noriko stared at him. “Is that really my password?” “You don’t remember?” he demanded in astonishment. “Ooookay. Spidey? My lovely Spidey, from now on, you are not to make any decisions when sleep deprived.”
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“her one weakness in life was icing shots in chocolate vases? There were six of them in a rainbow of hues,”
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“Growling, he ran a hand over his face, clearly exasperated. “Listen, you little rule-maniac, they are NOT going to call for us before tomorrow. We are literally at the end of our ropes, everyone knows that, they’ll call for other teams before ours. Go. To. Bed.” “I made a promise that no matter what, I would always have a way to be contacted, on or off duty!” she snapped back. “So I need to get a new phone. Move.”
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“Noriko plopped down on the floor so that she formed a rough triangle between them. “Harmony Cameron Powers.” “Repeat that again?” Tye’s eyes flew wide, mouth opening in a ready laugh. “His mother did not name him Harmony.”
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“Turning his head, Lars called down, “I NEED A MEDICAL TEAM ON STANDBY!” The man with the bullhorn raised it to his mouth. “Did I hear a request for a medical team on standby?” With all of the noise, even though he was a stone’s throw away, Noriko was actually impressed he’d heard Lars.”
― Honor Raconteur, Call to Quarters

“In that moment, Noriko hated him just a little. She went tomato red at the drop of a hat.”
― Honor Raconteur, Call to Quarters