From the desk of the General. Part 8: Full of hot air
After the embarrassing events with the titan armoured personal carrier, general warlock has made it a rule to never touch anything that somebody on a lesser pay-grade hasn't already fiddled with.
Pixel Shift - Prologue
Ashley immediately began fiddling with her shirt. "you can't just smash through windows, even if you are my brother." her face was stern but the smirk gave away her true feelings she was glad to see him.
The Checkpoint Bridge
Allen shoved his paw into his jeans pocket and fiddled with his car keys. david was very punctual, never late, no matter the circumstances, and the fact that he was now 15 minutes behind schedule was wearing on the worry nerve.
"The Thin Line," Part K
Truemane, and the frankly appraising look he got from her made him grin sheepishly and fiddle with his cravat, a state of nerves not helped by the fact that she was introduced as the day's chaperone.
Breaking the Barrier: Chapter 5
Out of the corner of my eye i see mercury fiddle with the cable that leads out from the ignition block, and as soon as her hoof touches it the rocket sputters to life.
Ander's Zombies Ch. 5
I don't have the time to fiddle with flea-bit _civilians_ one nip away from being a tick mark on a national casualty list!
The Pool, Chapter Two.
"aye, i don't bring food, but i'll bring me fiddle." savel was nearly writhing with excitement at this point. "a fiddle?" he purred, "oh, it's been -- been so long since i heard one of those!
Flight
He asked, fiddling with his tail, which was resting comfortably in his lap. "henrik and clara."
Meega Bigger
Deciding to just wing it stitch fiddled with some of the controls, carefully making sure that it was actually set to 'enlarge', then pressed the button to fire it at himself.
Lonely Oak Chapter 98 - Oak & Firefly
She watched one of the custodians fiddle with a portable light stand. after a few moments, she was caste in the ethereal white of the propane-powered halogen lights.
Amber Silverblood: Chapter Seventy Three
I turned to stark, who was fiddling with the radio as he drove. "how'd you find me?" i asked. "it wasn't easy," he said. "demon magic can be hard to trace when they want it to be. had to call in a couple favors."
Homeworld
Q fiddled with the fittings at em's neck and wrists. "we didn't used to do this," grumbled the quartermaster, "but the company wanted more space inside for you folks. more of you, more of your things. and your babies, your food, oxygen, water, all of it.