Luna's Rock
Luna looked out of her office window, watching the hustle of the streets below. It had been five years since she had opened her captured asteroid to the public, and since then it had gone from strength to strength. It had gained in popularity so much,...
Cherry Shower Gel
Tristan woke slowly, blinking away the sunlight that streamed in through the open window and rolled groggily onto his side. He lay, staring at the chrono on the bedside table, his thoughts coalescing into something more coherent. His half hour nap had...
Locker Room Exchange
Kiriana and Tanya wandered into the gym, looking about the organized chaos of weight machines, treadmills and bars. It was late afternoon and the place was slowly clearing out. 'I think they're over there.' Tanya said. She was the same species as...
Unwinding in the Office
Luna leaned against her desk, palms flat, fingers splayed across the polished, dark surface as she quietly fumed. It had been a long day, rife with complaints over the repeated failures of the docking facilities on Asteroid-2. A power failure had...
The Perfect Sire
Lia walked down the beach, the water lapping at her feet blissfully cool. She moved deeper into the water, until the waves were at her knees. Summer in Silvertide was brutally hot this year and all the tourists who couldn't tolerate the heat were...
Invited
The dock was more crowded than she had seen it in a long, long time. Station personnel hurried around, carrying out their various tasks, prepping ships for launch and un-loading others that had just arrived. Every mooring spot was taken up on the arm...
It Could Have Been an Email
It was almost midnight and the sounds of the sleeping city became muted as Angela moved deeper into the park, her bag clasped tightly in her hands, a deep frown pulling her brows together in annoyance. Her heels were far too loud against the pavement,...
Bone King: Booty Call
Marty shielded his eyes against the harsh glare of the midsummer sun, pulling his scarf across his burning snout as he walked up the street, past long-shuttered shops and a dilapidated pub swarming with tired soldiers. He squinted into the dust cloud...
The Farm Pt. 1
'You want some?' Corby wrinkled her nose, the tips of her canines showing as she tried her best to lean away from the proffered strip of smoked meat, 'Naw, that shit's gross. I don't know how you can stomach that.' ...
Shadow Stalkers: Jinx Pt. 12
'Captain, the jamming's stopped!' Rojam announced. 'I have full visual of the theatre, Boss!' K'narlas said, her fingers racing across her console's interface, as she set to work trying to straighten everything out and make sense of the sudden influx...
Shadow Stalkers: Jinx Pt. 5
Chief Christoph Leibniz was already sat at the controls of Banshee-2 by the time JD had freed himself up from poking his head into the various departments on his walk to the shuttle bay to see how things were going. The Arctic Wolf had the turbines...
Shadow Stalkers: Jinx Pt. 8
JD stood off to one side and watched the Pursers going through the stacks of crates. Chief Medical Officer Nalen was there with her datapad and Lieutenant Arwan, the ship's head chef was also there. Bonnie was loitering off to one side, datapad in...