A, A' [A, A Prime]

A is for Adelade Lee, a nineteen year old computer technician assigned to assist in the development of Munzel, Proxima's fifth planet.  Adelade Lee died in an accident.  A' is a clone of Adelade, generated three years before and left in cold storage on Earth.  A' has just awoken.  Genetically she is a perfect match, a perfect replacement for her dead self; yet to the staff working on Munzel she is a complete stranger.  She simply isn't Addy.  Especially not to Regg, who knew the original Addy so well.  To him she's just a copy - or so he keeps telling himself.  A' holds herself apart from the group who have had three years to grow together, knowing that she does not have the connection to them that Addy once had.  She's not the same person.  Yet while she doesn't bear the same physical scars that Addy once did, the mental ones are still embedded in her mind.  How can she make up for the three years of life that make the difference between herself and Addy?  Is it even possible?
 

4/4 [Quatre-Quarts]

Mori is a boy with telekinetic powers, and a Kaleodoscope eye which enables him to see into the infra-red spectrum.  His main problem is that his telekinesis never seems to work for him - until the day he halts the fall of a unicorn girl, Trill.  Trill is the main subject of Proffessor Sazzan's investigations into the Unicorn race.  She has limited communication skills, and often mimics the cries of the birds she loves. Mori and Trill quickly become close to one another.  In Trill's presence, Mori is capable of controlling his erratic powers - or is he?  An accidental loss of control suggests that a separation might be in order - but is that really for the best?  What about Trill and the experiments which she hates?  What will become of her if her only friend, her only emotional outlet, is taken away?
 

X + Y

Tacto has a problem.  Merime wants to marry him simply because he's pretty, and will probably become famous if  his plans to terraform Mars are approved.  Tacto likes Merime, but he can't express himself to her (in fact, he has trouble expressing himself to anyone...).  An-An and George try to help him out, an in the course of that investigation discover that Tacto is genetically female rather than male.  It also seems that both his parents were male, and that Tact himself has no memories of them.  But Tacto has other concerns, too, as his team head of to Mars with their terraforming proposal.  On Mars, flying in his kite, is Mori - and he can't seem to get unicorns out of his mind...  What will Tacto's father say about the situation?  They can only wait and see...
 
 

Unicorn Mini Fact-File

Unicorns were a genetic mutation artificially developed for space travel in the early 21st century, particularly for dealing with computers.
They have ridges on their skulls, hence the name 'unicorns', with red 'manes' growing from the ridge.
Their ranges of sight and hearing are slightly different from a normal human's - their hearing is more acute, and they can see into the infra-red spectrum.
They produce an extraordinary amount of brainwaves.
They require less oxygen than a normal human.
They have shortened lifespans.
They are particularly susceptible to stress-related anorexia.
They have poor reflexes and can be quite careless and clumsy.
They have difficulty coping with and expressing emotions.
 

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