Mornings in the Dark (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Frank rolled over with a groan. The ceiling was a soft blue-ish glow, and he could faintly make out the shadows cast in moonlight on his far wall. The otter looked to the clock. One in the morning. He resumed staring into the featureless sea of dimly...
Vacancies for Overseers (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The sun was embracing the horizon as Stallman was shaking the dust out from his tattered feathers on his departure from the foundry. Once he was done coughing up the day's dust and breeze, he glanced up to the sight of deep blue begining to smother...
Paperwork and Curses (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The ferret stared with apathy mixed with a dash of impatience over her glasses, and sighed. "Sir, you'll need to complete that form before you can make a deposit." There were always customers, there had always been a process, and the two never seemed...
Ship's Travel (Otherwise Untitled)
~ With a yawn and some more scratching at his chin, Captain Kild flicked on the intercom microphone. His voice flooded the ship from the crisp crackle of copper cables. "Good morning, loyal crew of the Lopsided Tug, we are now on day fourty-three of...
Pirate Pig (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The salt spray of the ocean made it more difficult to make out the flags that the transport ship was flying, but it was a triffling matter. She was obviously lightly loaded by the way she rode the waves, which meant she carried high density wealth,...
Sounds of Cooking (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The crisp sound of a freezer opened, the soft whump of the door closing. Subdued rustling of cardboard tearing, then shift of plastic slid across cardboard. Softly mumbled aloud reading of directions. ~ ~ Whuck-click, microwave door opens....
Tortoise Wins. (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The tortoise's small spacecraft creaked softly as she put in the autopilot to take her back to the homestead claim on the cold, promising moon. She'd won the race; the hare's ship was debris in the abandoned asteroid mining belt behind her. The comms...
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...
No J-Turns (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The cold bite of Winter followed the kobold in as she slunk along through the front door of her apartment. Even with the door closed, whisps of chill danced their way about the room and off towards the beds. Content to let such things wind themselves...
Alternatives to Studies (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Down the length of largely empty hallway staggered the meerkat disheveled in dress and haggard in appearance. She slipped in amongst the group loitering outside the lecture hall's doors, coming to a stop next to the collie. ~ "Yikes, you don't look...
Tumble of Words (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The small consultation office was complicated with various medical sundries and instruments, along with informational posters adorning each wall in turn. ~ "Know Your Patient Rights!", proclaimed red letters above what looked to be towers of fine...
Carry a Ride (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The entire bridge of the ship was a scattered mess of disassembled terminals and flickering lights, as the elderly gryphon stood firmly in the circle he'd cleared out at the center. With his remaining wing flared, he ducked his head low to inquire,...