Wake Up Alarm (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The deer came to with the brittle haze of hibernation heavy in her thoughts, the dull alarm tone of the travel sleep pod making a rhythmic request for her attention. With a bit of a shake, Catherine opened her eyes to take in the situation. ~ "Mains...
Hanging Art (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The raccoon leaned back in his seat, yawning a bit. With the aid of the rather large bottle of water and idle conversation, the gallery's guard kept up his focus on the array of security camera displays before him. After a pause, he replied to...
Company of Travel (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Detective Clip slide across the rumbling floor of the dining hall, the passenger ship well underway towards the major hub world. Most of the folks aboard were in the relaxed state that comes along with the trip home from a vacation, a place popular...
Confused Tempo (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The parrot leaned forward, beak open in a wide expression like a grin. He started to nod along to the music as a low thumping began to sink into the mixture of tones. As though dubious of this enthusiasm, the wolf reached a hand out to feel the face...
Wrench and Drive (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The kobold stood on the car's front bumper, tucked in under the shade provided by the raised hood. His fingers smudged with grease and oil, the tray of parts laid carefully atop the air intake. Randy surveyed the work before him, mind rolling through...
Basilisk's Opportunity (Otherwise Untitled)
The basilisk let a stillness linger for a moment while smoke wisped up from the muzzle of the emptied shotgun before letting out a malevolent chuckle and reply with a voice like glass being made to flow, "This is why my wife doesn't answer the door...
Funeral on a Station (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The station chaplain leaned back from the altar, surveying the arrangement. The cactus from his office stood prominently in the middle, a loud reminder to keep to hope. The small figurine of Death, a hooded gryphon with face unseen, took the...
Fox on a Colony (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The fox leaned heavily into the lever-arm, mashing the tractor back into gear as he came about to plow another row of his field. This year, he was going to make it work. He had just the recipe: a delicate blend of fertilizer, a custom script for the...
Mail Drop Temple (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Out in backwater colonies where there weren't niceties like satnav or paved roads, Detective Clip always found a bit of charm to rumbling down a gravel and dirt road on the back of a growling motorcycle. There wasn't too much of a hurry to it, and...
A Song's Echo (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The wolf settled down quietly to the floor, leaning back against the wall next to the old phonograph. He flipped through the box of discs, pulling it in close to find the one he knew would be there. In the evening's sunlight, the grooves in the...
Beagle's Orders (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The gathered fleet of Admiral Sligh hung in orbit over the old colony world, calm but for the flights of shuttles running circuits planetside to their frenzied evacuation of civilians below. Aboard his potmarked and tarnished flagship, Josiah Sligh...
Campfire Gaggle (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The whickering glimmers of the campfire's light gingerly illuminated the fennec's face as he stood atop an upturned bucket and leaned in close to listen to the sounds of the car's engine. Beneath his inspection rumbled along one of the old cheaply...