Black Meridian 18: Running on Fumes
**18**** : Running on Fumes** "You should have let me go with them." The burly tiger said for the third time, crossing her arms. Merissa Meridian clucked in reply, shaking her head and flicking the reins. They'd repaired the busted wheel about an...
Black Meridian 17: The Calm Before
**17: The Calm Before** Narem hefted the knife in his paw, feeling the weight. He held it by the tip, studying the blade. Wicked sharp, matte black, narrow, the grip just blunt metal, no rubber, like a sliver of infinity. They belonged to Aloysius,...
Black Meridian 16: To The Gallows
**16: To The Gallows** Thume trudged forward through the muck, inwardly cursing Bantam and it's poorly maintained thoroughfare. "I'll be glad to be rid of this stupid town, tell you what." He muttered. To his left, Dopesmoker and Ursula nodded in...
Black Meridian 15: Psychic Eyes
**15: Psychic Eyes** Dopesmoker rose from his bed with a mechanical groan. Mornings were always difficult for him, but cold, seven-degree mornings like this were especially bad. His joints sung choirs of protest as he clambered out of bed, wrapping...
Black Meridian 22: Jack in the Box
**22: Jack in the Box** "We'll just have to go without her." Meridian tsked, shuffling back and forth in place, a clipboard in claw, marking off circus tasks. "Damn it Nobu, couldn't you have picked a better bloody time to screw up?" The leopard...
Black Meridian 19: Hold Me Close
**[Part Three: Ouroboros]** **19: Hold Me Close** Lyric leaned back against the rearmost wheel of the buggy, unlit cigarette held loosely between his lips. He patted his pockets down for matches, again cursing the Vellem guards. "Here, try not...