Language Enough
... eighteen months earlier ... The snow rabbit coughed. Curled up in a corner. The floor was ... simply metal. Something metallic. Something shiny. Something very, very cold. But she was built for the cold. The cold was not ... what made this...
A Soft, Soft Night
"They're called blinker-bugs." Ross turned his head a bit. Raising his brow. "Or ... so I'm told," Aria said quietly, padding to him. Silently. On the grass. And taking a seat next to him (on the fallen tree trunk ... out here in this...
It Is Well With My Soul
"I, uh ... I wonder if she'll have your emotional freeze. And ... my tail, maybe." A nervous, whisker-twitching pause. "Well, IF it's a girl. I mean, maybe it's a boy. Maybe ... " Aria's breathing was erratic. She grunted. " ... maybe it'll...
Those Stubborn Similitudes
"I'm not from this universe," explained Pyro. "I'm not from here." A pause. "I was brought here by the wasps. The wasps assimilate." "Assimilate?" "Not from this universe?" Pyro ignored the questions. Explaining, "The wasps ... they...
Distress Calls
The snow rabbit was sitting at the table. Her legs crossed (so that one bare foot-paw was resting on top of another). Fruits (strawberries, blueberries, pineapple), and some buttered wheat toast. And a glass of water. That was her breakfast. It was...
What Kind of Force
The grey-furred mouse rang her door-chime. And waited. Fidgeting, his eyes darting about nervously ... wondering if she'd even come to the door. Wondering if this was a mistake. A swish. And Advent standing there, fur matted...
Riparian
"No flirting." "Flirting? Me?" Bell-Bell smiled to herself, smoothing the front of her mate's dress uniform. "Mm ... no," she whispered again, giggling, "flirting. No eye-drinking, no ... " "Eye-drinking?" Welly asked. "...
Heartbeat
He drove a bit too fast (on the way to the tractor supply and garden store). Just like he would THINK too fast. Just like he would MOVE too fast. And just like, right now, he was SPEAKING too fast. In hyper, motioning tones. "Well,...
The Murdered Sun
FIVE DAYS BEFORE NOVA ... The snow mouse entered the room, eyes red, cheeks matted ... and he slammed his paws down upon the nearest tabletop, prompting several sounds of surprise. Multiple glances. "Who ... who," he stammered, "did this?" He...
The Act of Finding
Solstice was at full-stop. The viewer showing ... shards of metal. Hull fragments. Some still intact. "Wreckage?" Aria's paws danced over the tactical console ... eyes squinting. The bridge lights dim. Almost blue. Looking up, the snow...
Blueberry Bug Muffins
"He sniffs his food ... " "No, I ... " " ... do! Yes, you do! Field, you ... " " ... need to. I need to." "Okay, so you admit it?" Spreading her wings ... waiting. The mouse's nose scrunched. Eyes darted. A hesitation. "Yes." ...
Aftertaste
Morning. The bedroom was dim. The stars, outside the windows, streaming by in narrow, shimmering streaks. The faint hum of the ship's engines could be heard, and almost felt. And the sound of breathing, too, was here. Soft, sleepy breaths. ...