Part One
Oh, that was wickedly clever! I didn't see it coming, so when I knew the answer, I had to go back and read it all again.
I really love that ambiguous ending, where the pheromones bring others. Lol, could be Cara is about to have a busy year, or ten. I'm not sure if that would be fun or not. I do know no one has ever imagined and written a space landing quite like this... but I like it.
At first I did find the "they/their/them" use a little strange, but all made sense at the end.
Thank you for sharing :)
Part 1 oneshot–
The perspective works amazingly well. It also made me smile some, imagining viewpoint character trying to get some sleep when a capsule hits it’s dwelling. Can’t roll over and go back to sleep with that sort of thing going on!
I was happy to see the tent code up the top, and this one delivers in a brief hot scene. The tentacles changing color with desire was a neat touch. The idea of so many more drawn by the pheromones... I guess it could either go Nightmare or Night out round Temple Bar.
I enjoyed this’n!
First of all, I just want to say that this was well written.
Though there were a few typos. I'll give one example:
It wasn't so much a valley as more skin to Valles Marineris
But those typos didn't really detract from it. It flowed fairly smoothly and was quite reminiscent of Mass Effect. Well done. I enjoyed it.
"Come What May"
A short, and to the point little tale, that acomplished it's goal well. Interesting to see Celeste again, especially since it's not focussing too too much on her past, as her off shoots seem to do sometimes. I think it could have been a bit longer. Build up some tension on the mountain there, let the danger seep in just a bit. As is, it's mostly just being told it's dangerous.
LOL that was not what I expected at all. Nice little twist. And I like your use of the singular 'They', though I would suggest you thin it out a bit (where possible) to make it feel more natural. Lovely little oneshot, thank you.