Culture Change

He wrote down each word slowly, every letter painstakingly at a snail's pace, far slower than the teacher spoke. he looked down at the sentence and noticed that the words he wrote made little sense when he read them in his head.

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Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 39

Luke jumped up, but it felt like he was moving at a snail's pace, as if the air around him had turned into water and he had to fight with everything he had just to break the surface. "_tiiiiim!!_" "wha - ?" "get back! _ruuun_!"

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Vector's Memoirs; The Chaotix That Was (Part Nine)

As we followed, gaining ground on him at a snail's pace, he started to bear left. soon, we'd all done a complete 180, and the glow of the night skyline made a surreal backdrop for a deadly chase.

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Vector's Memoirs; The Chaotix That Was (Part Four)

I didn't scramble to my feet, as most would've done, but contentedly rose at a snail's pace. if his gravel-voiced remark was meant to cue humble obedience, he was out of luck. " i believe surveillance is part of my job, officer."

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Pokemorph Virus: Infection

She looked up at the sky to see the clouds still moving at their snail pace, but moving all the same. who knew; maybe the storm would blow over, but no sense in risking it.

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Darkness and Starlight 1 - A Magical Evening

The clouds high above scuttled softly along, moving at a snail's pace with cottonbud hues. the sun cast a shadow across the hill from the newcomer, glowing upon his warm yellow skin.

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Something Fire-Like

"feel like a snail," she said, "in a shell. sometimes." he looked to her. "we're in this little house, and ... it's like a shell. we leave it, and we're vulnerable to the world. we stay, and ... we're safe, but ... we're deprived."

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Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 176

His muscles went limp and he rested for a moment before grabbing the next bannister in line and repeating the whole process over again, pulling with his arm and pushing with his leg, crawling his way up the stairs like a snail, forcing his battered and broken

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Shadow Stalkers: Thymion Pt. 21

''ah, ranger, nice to know you're still capable of something more than a snail's pace.'' harrison purred over the comm. ''nice to see the warrior's fairing well with her repairs, too.'' he replied blandly.

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In The Doghouse: Chapter Six

; \*\*\* reid found himself having to consciously avoid checking his watch to see if it was time to leave work yet, as it was making the day creep by at a snail's

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Moonlight Sonata: Chapter 2, Dinner and Champagne

"you wanted to eat snails?" vinyl's eyes grew wide as heat filled her cheeks.

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The Legend of Spyro: Path of Delusions Book X Chapter 44

We are like snails hoping a boot of someone bigger won't stomp our existence out" he felt her paw loosing its grip. he quickly pinned it in place, looking straight in her eyes.

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