Anomaly Trilogy

Anomaly Trilogy

Season 2: Tug of War

Season 2 Episode 17: Release to the Wild

Helona Chubbuck meets Sam Grant.

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Bill Housley
Mar 10, 2025
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“Miss Chubbuck, you gave the Space Force quite a lot of trouble,” said Samuel Grant as he entered the room and sat down.

She didn’t answer. She just sat across the table from him, leaning on her elbows with her head slumped forward. He marveled at the eagle feather affixed to her black hair with an intricately carved bone harpipe bead. Based on the bead’s quality, it was likely manufactured in China rather than India. The guards also let her keep the intricate necklace made of glass and bone beads from Africa, India, and China that she wore around her throat. Though currently barefoot, she had arrived onboard wearing skillfully crafted, knee-high leather moccasins with tiny beadwork stitched in.

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