“Welcome, Mr. O’Connor. Have a seat?” I indicate the recliner next to my desk, as the patient enters my office. “No thanks,” he says. “I prefer to stay moving. Keeps rigor from setting.” “Of course.” He moves around the room, examines the degrees on my wall. His fingers bend and flex at his sides, as if he expects to draw a six-gun at any moment. “What shall we talk about today, Mr. O’Connor?” I ask. “Please. Liam.” He catches me looking at his fingers. Embarassed, he moves to the bookcase and pulls out a tome. It just happens to be the one I co-wrote with Arthur. He leafs through it, not really reading. Just flipping pages absent-mindedly. “What’s on your mind, Liam?” I ask again. He looks up from the book to face me. There are no signs of decay on him. He was either raised within hours of his death, or by a powerful necromancer. Possibly both. “I really do like the McGees,” he says at last. “Really I do. But I’m not sure I thought it through when I agreed to be a zombie for them...” 2008-04-23T19:04:40Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/23229 <p>Now, that I&#8217;ve read through the Cherry Pop stories, I realize this was brilliant!!! 5 belated stars.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23229?basename=58238 2008-04-23T19:04:40Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace <p>i promise i don&#8217;t always just throw out five stars, but this is a great beginning.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23229?basename=50736 2008-03-22T13:06:23Z duckn http://ficlets.com/authors/duckn <p>Whoa, totally original times ten!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23229?basename=50726 2008-03-22T12:40:02Z flute faerie http://ficlets.com/authors/user_6061 <p>ooo, i like how he doubts being a zombie!!<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23229?basename=49797 2008-03-19T02:08:44Z .:band baby:. http://ficlets.com/authors/bandbaby <p>And thanks for using one of my characters for this challenge. I&#8217;m thrilled.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23229?basename=45409 2008-03-04T00:26:51Z Melia http://ficlets.com/authors/melia <p>That&#8217;s awesome! I totally love it! I like how he has to stay moving to keep rigor at bay and I especially like how he seems to always be at the ready to protect. Celeste is very astute in sizing him up too. Bravo!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23229?basename=45408 2008-03-04T00:26:18Z Melia http://ficlets.com/authors/melia <p>I love the idea of the zombie having doubts about his afterlife. Great idea and an innovative use of one of your characters outside of her original context.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23229?basename=45407 2008-03-04T00:19:58Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>Celeste Bellini is one of the &#8220;Co-Authors&#8221; of my &#8220;A Practical Guide to Vampirism&#8221; series&#8230;</p> <p>http://ficlets.com/stories/15334</p> <p>While Liam O&#8217;Connor is Cherrypop McGee&#8217;s zombie protector in Melia&#8217;s &#8220;The Bizarre Life of Cherrypop McGee&#8221; series&#8230;</p> <p>http://ficlets.com/stories/22722</p> <p>Enjoy!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23229?basename=45406 2008-03-04T00:16:58Z BARomero http://ficlets.com/authors/baromero <p>Very Nice!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23229?basename=45404 2008-03-04T00:10:06Z Lone Writer http://ficlets.com/authors/solopen