Cockroach Motherfuckers
Maybe what had mattered the most had simply been that the jackal had been there at all, then and there, jackie's only buffer against the uncaring void of space. "of course."
Chapter I: The Priest and the Hunter
This time i've given up on the outsiders genre and am moving to space opera.
By A Thousand Cuts
"People get them without thinking." Fran and her roommate were watching her pets chasing each other around their living room. "They get them for their kids." "That's the thing!" she concurred. "They think of animals as lesser lifeforms than people for...
Let Them Eat Cake
#11 of respawn the mantis trackers bring fran the earth jackal and jackie the alien roach to the revival chambers with the three dead space pirates they're dropping off there.
Azure Bloodlust - The Second Interim: Lupine Vignettes from When Powerful Gusts and Scorching Rays were but Wheezes and Summer Fevers
A stitched chimera of different animal parts lay on an autopsy table between them, connected via cables to a machine that looked stolen off a space opera set. it was the size of a bookshelf and had reel motors. lightning rods stuck out on top.
Wind of Change: Chapter 28
The saurians were more akin to 'space opera' or 'space fantasy' crew, with apparent anachronisms in their part. while not wearing a space suit, the saurians wore a more or less tribal clothing, with the decorations indicated their standings.
Here, There Be Dragons - Chapter 2 - Most Loyal Happy Boi
#2 of here, there be dragons the third character in our space opera, let's see how his life is going, oh wait, what do you mean his ship just exploded with his squad still on board.
Judicator Chronicles: Heaven's Elevator
Perhaps not the most heroic-looking outfit, especially next to vulpine fury’s dark blue tribute to pulp space opera, but damn if artifice didn’t dress like a woman after mason’s own heart.
The Manimal Chronicles #14: Fox on the Run
I went next door to the captain video outlet, a chain named after the hero of a tv space opera from the early 1950s.
Conveyor Belt
#9 of respawn fran the jackal and jackie the roach get to know each other after suddenly meeting from far across the stars and fighting some space pirates together. this one gives me a chance to do some world building and leave on a cliffhanger. enjoy!
Spaced Out
"i used to fantasize that a giant... space... bug - why are you putting the syringe away?" jackie smiled. "it's done." fran liked this particular giant space bug.
Autopilot
Fully artificial structures were usually set up in space, not on-world.