Puzzling Pieces (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The brown bear leaned back against the console's base and glared out across the carefully arranged sea of tiny parts he'd arranged across the floor. The process of disassembling four burnt out communication processors had been straightforward, even...
Small Reply (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The mouse's ears were perked attentively, giving the words all due focus up until they decided upon their reply. ~ "No, I don't believe I will do doing that.", dropping to one knee as they raised the muzzle of their rifle to bear on matters at hand....
Packing and Truth (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The sun was settling into its comfortable groove of daytime while the jackalope leaned in through the rear door of his hatchback, shoving around various piles of items in his search. "No, not too much in here worth taking. So that duffle'l work fine,...
Park and Rest (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The noise started the rabbit awake somewhat, though he couldn't discern its nature, source, or direction. Before he'd fully awakened, his ears were perked into the chilled air of the car under cover of night. He held in place and his breath for a...
Don't Ask the Compass (Otherwise Untitled)
~ "Hey, you ready for...", the collie abruptly cutting off his inquiry as he cornered around the door frame into the small alcove of recreational area. The more senior engineer was crouched down, prone with her stubby beak gently pressed against the...
Challenge of Selection (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Under the hum and glow of the economically placed lamps above, the lion carefully regarded the options presented between the two cans he held. ~ Lentils and Bean Soup, with a red label and some sort of swirly font along the bottom rim. ~ A confused...
Piercing Alarm (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The basilisk opened his eyes to take in the night around him with a gurgling sigh. His bedroom had the pale glow of a enchanted slaying weapon, his arm was resting in the spot of his bed where his wife wasn't, and silence from his alarm radio...
Biscuits from Grace (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Greg leaned back into the bench seat of the diner, his patience extended towards watching the sun rise from below the treeline across the patch of prairie. He glanced to his plate, well established to be empty, and over to Linda's. The jackalope,...
Under Rain, Taking Hope by the Reins (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The badger stumbled across the field, finally out from among the confusion of trees. Their boots felt to contain more mud than they were tromping through, and her clothes had long since been drenched the whole way through with the sluicing of rain...
Finality of Moving (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Into the darkness of the night that followed, the wolf stared in silence up to the pale ceiling as he stretched out to his full length atop the meager pile of heavy blankets he'd arranged on the floor of the apartment bedroom. Even without the aid of...
A Sprint on Fumes (Otherwise Untitled)
~ Staff Sergeant Flint switched the diagnostic box over to its third mode, calling down the hallway. "Okay, now throw bus B." The panel on the tool sprang to life, taking readings and indicating its progress towards a conclusion. He glanced down 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...