/tags/reduction/Recent content in Reduction on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usMon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2007/03/12/just-desserts/Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2007/03/12/just-desserts/<p>When he awoke he was startled by a face peering down at him. It was its size more than anything that shocked him fully awake, being less than an inch from brow to chin, connected to a lithe female form barely five inches tall. The apparition (he dare not use the word &lsquo;fairy&rsquo;) Hovered less than a foot from his face, hands on her drawn up knees, translucent wings spread wide behind her. Why weren&rsquo;t they flapping?</p>