Fic: Anticipation

For the writerverse challenge 'We Need More Cowbell'. In a previous phase we had a challenge where we had to start with a five hundred word story and then in the subsequent parts reduce the wordcount (my entries are available through the c: marrah tag). This phase was the reverse in that we had to add on words without changing the start or finish. I found this much harder to do because, especially at the end, I felt I was just adding extraneous detail - though the story was developing as I had to decide more about the situation in order to add the detail!

I suppose adding the extra words for the third version counts as writing and so I ought to say I no longer have writer's block. Still, it feels like cheating when I'm editing. Issues, I Haz Many. Anyway, all three versions are under the cut.
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