Diner Shuffle (Otherwise Untitled)
~ It was on a calm morning that Detective Clip tucked into one of the several diners that the old neighborhood was known for, setting herself down onto one of the stools along the bar. She reviewed the menu for a moment, before calling over to the...
Canine Planning (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The coyote settled down into the bench, holding his bag firmly to his side. He glanced around the park furtively, lingering for the anxious moments of waiting to be recognized. When neither alarm or violence arrived, the canine slipped a notebook and...
Snow's Blanket (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The basilisk groaned softly as the light of the rising sun filtered its way through the snow accumulated atop his body. Another night had passed under the weight of ice and snow, but the sounds of this morning did not seem to extend beyond the soft...
The Ride to Work (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The morning's blending of the last wisps of Winter chill and flat dampness of Spring's dour slammed into the coyote's face as he turned down the town's main road. A stubbornly rising sun flickered against the horizon, putting a bit more urgency into...
Patient Soup (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The kobold settled into her seat at the dining table, a pot of soup steaming at the center of it. She regarded the table's contents; beyond the pot and ladel were merely her bowl and spoon. ~ The wider house creaked softly, as wind and night fell...
Chopping to Calm (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The doe's breathing came in gasps and heaves, the handle of the axe aching into her fingers. The sun hung low towards the amber glow of horizon as evening settled into the woods around her. She glared at the gnarled stump with a smouldering rage that...
Patience and Chill (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The crisp dunes of the sand moon shimmered softly as Mac's orbit brought her into another sunrise. Her muzzle curled into a bit of a smile, as dancing shades of yellow slid across the ice sheets of the planet below. The hyena sighed, pressing her...
Fizzing Legacy (Otherwise Untitled)
~ A chilled mixture of fog and moonlight drifted across the pond and shore where the couple rested on a worn out blanket, leaning firmly against the bedroll they'd brought along for the evening's gaze into stars. The rabbit's ears perked a bit as he...
Sign Here (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The front office's ceiling was a flickering symphony of several different temperatures of white light, the lamps consisting of whatever was cheapest when their predecessors had burned out. No one in the facility paid too much heed to the appearances...
Pages of Numbers (Otherwise Untitled)
~ With all the records open in tabs of her terminal, and pages splayed out across her table, Detective Clip divided her focus between the case at hand and the earpiece phone call to her mother. ~ "You know why I won't, Mom. Not even for the holiday."...
Stolen Ribbons (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The colony fair was a turmoil of excitement and mirth, as Detective Clip found herself seated at one of the long tables in the dining tent. The jackalope was not entirely displeased with the pile of boiled corn on the cobs that she'd collected onto a...
Sales in the Park (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The wolf's gaze was a sweep across the park, until he spotted his quarry. He slid up onto his feet to stride across the gravel path, ducking under a particularly low hanging branch. ~ Coming upon the skunk he'd seen from across the grass, the wolf...