we make our own gravity
to give weight to things
then things fall and they break
and gravity sings

Exit Strategy | Jo
Donna starts making plans for the future. Post-Bartlet's Third State of the Union.
AWARD!
Outstanding Characterization of Donna
Impervious | Jo
Donna continues to make plans.  Post-The War at Home.
Disappearing Like Europe | Jo
Donna makes up her mind.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
Cardinal Points | Ryo
It occurs to me that if I drink enough, I can look at a map and all I'll see is a blur of annoyingly pastel blobs. No matter which map I use.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
AWARD!
Outstanding Dialogue | Third
Wendy and the Lost Boys | Jo
Donna makes sure that Josh and Sam get home safely.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
For Want of a Compass | Ryo
Josh is a bit lost.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
Pros and Cons | Jo
Sequel to Ryo Sen's For Want of a Compass.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
Out of Orbit | Ryo
The morning after the night before.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
Watching Josh | Jo
What Donna thinks is best for Josh.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
Anchorless | Ryo
Josh reacts to Donna's unilateral decision.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
Crossroads | Jo
CJ talks to Donna.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
Both Ways | Ryo
Josh wants it both ways.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
Sparkly Space Dust | Jo
Donna reaches a decision.  Really.  This time I swear she does.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
The Enforcer | Ryo
CJ surveys the results of her handiwork.  Post-Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail.
A Betting Woman | Jo
You think keeping your hands off Josh is easy?  Post-The Stackhouse Filibuster.
Illegal Touching | Ryo
Another installment in the Exit Strategy series; this won't make much sense if you haven't read the rest of them.  Post-The Stackhouse Filibuster.
Criminal Minds | Jo
Never bet against Donnatella Moss.  Post-The Stackhouse Filibuster.
Out of My Mind | Ryo
Josh is out of his mind.  In a manner of speaking.  Post-The Stackhouse Filibuster.
Free Weekend | Jo
All bets are off.  Post-The Stackhouse Filibuster.
Adira Lyman's Family Circle | Ryo
Josh and Donna's quick trip to Connecticut.  Post-The Stackhouse Filibuster.
Curse of the Cat Goddess | Ryo
So is CJ really cursed by Bast?  This CJ-centric story occurs in the Exit Strategy universe after Jo March's delightful Free Weekend Post-The Stackhouse Filibuster.
Garlic Chicken, Red Lights, and the ERA | Ryo
Uh... garlic chicken, red lights, and the ERA?  Post-17 People.
Congresswoman Lyman | Jo
Josh has plans for the future.  Post-17 People.
Abstruse | Ryo
abstruse - hard to understand; recondite.  This story occurs in the Exit Strategy universe, but is not directly related to that ongoing arc.  Post-The Fall's Gonna Kill You.
Sky Fell | Jo
Josh and Donna have a late-night conversation.  Companion piece to Ryo Sen's Abstruse.  Post-The Fall's Gonna Kill You.
Tomorrow | Jo
Donna attempts to make sense of recent developments.  Post-18th & Potomac.
The Phone Call | Ryo
Josh gets a phone call at dinner.  Post-18th & Potomac.
Outside This Room | Jo
Josh is the bearer of bad news.  Post-18th & Potomac.
After | Jo & Ryo
This is the Exit Strategy story that accompanies Two Cathedrals.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation | Jo
In the middle of a political scandal, you don't actually get a summer vacation.  So this is what Donna did instead.
I'd Probably Lie | Ryo
Josh thinks about this summer.  Companion piece to Jo's How I Spent My Summer Vacation.
Singular | Jo
"Did you sleep with him?"  Post-On the Day Before
AWARD!
Outstanding Characterization of Donna
Confession | Jo
Donna explains.  Post-War Crimes
Running Interference | Ryo
CJ tries to figure out what the hell is wrong with Josh and Donna.  Post-On the Day Before
Gravity | Jo
"How did we get from a kiss on the cheek to this?"  Post-100,000 Airplanes
Vinculum | Ryo
Josh's take on the situation.  Post-100,000 Airplanes
Heavier by Far | Ryo
A vignette in Little Tahiti.  Post-The Two Bartlets
Voyeur | Jo
If you're offered a high-paying job and you don't have a college degree, that's a fluke.  Post-Night Five
Blueshift | Ryo
When she looks up at me, it's almost like old times.  Almost like we never broke each other's hearts.  Blueshift is how you know a star is moving away from you; the light "shifts" from white to blue.  Post-We Killed Yamamoto, and the penultimate installment in the Exit Strategy-verse.
As Small As Stars | Jo
"I am old, Peter. I am ever so much more than twenty.  I grew up long ago."  Final installment in the Exit Strategy series.
Graphics by Emily Meredith | Series completed:  06.10.02 | Feedback to Jo and Ryo.
Launched 10.10.01 | The Jo & Ryo Collective | copyright 2003
And, yes, that is a picture of Sirius. Copyright Jerry Lodriguss.