Kobold Krafts
For those who have awoken in a tent, they know there are only two states that greet you. Perfectly rested as a kid on Christmas morning, or crusty and wondering what year it was. Yelz found herself in a strange half limbo between the two. Euphoric...
Holes
Lix was not an easy person to surprise, so when Jack eased the Gerthtrude out into the Great Black with nary a creak of the hull or pop of a rivet, she had to offer a curious tilt of her head. Wide vessels often creaked and groaned like the elderly...
Shark Skin Heart
Dreams aren't often something one is born with an aversion for. No, dreams are the escape, the nightly canvas upon which the mind paints fantasy within which our tired psyche explores while we rest. Such wondrous landscapes, however, are often...
Blood and Fuel
"Docking bay twelve, sidle up 'tween those shuttles!" Jack huffed in the hot confines of his EVA helmet as he dogged shut the hatch to the No Safety Measure's cockpit, sealing inside his captain and mate. "Power from engines to shields an'...
Of Lawyers and Leagues
There was little in the known universe that could elicit such euphoria as the roar of a drive or the rumble of a well-tuned engine in the heart of a racer, especially one with such love for the sport as Lixistruzsias. Too long… it had been far too long...
Battle Stations
Air re-pressurized the Gerthtrude's cargo bay with a piercing hiss that stabbed at the ears as Jack cinched the final mag tether keeping the No Safety Measures secured to the deck with a grunt. She fit like a glove, a big glove made of steel and power...
Rest, Recuperation, Repair
Love Like Oil, Act Two Koorka Station greeted Jack and Lix with in the same spirit as when they had left; with bodies, the stale smog of a dozen different species crowded together in too small a space, and the promise of riches for those who had the...
Skrunkles
If excitement could be bottled, distilled, and processed into fuel… Jack would leave Lix somewhere in a food court and chain Mo'Ona in the depths of his garage. All he'd have to do would be to feed the little rat-lizard stories of the Last Stop...
Co - Pilot
The space between flingers was nearly infinitesimal, less than a hair's breadth, far less than that even. Twas so by design, as the strange tech allowed travel over vast distances by folding space so that two distant points became homely neighbors. So...
Adult Conversations
Lix was not one for distrust, not for her close friends at least. The Kux'lar was simply an individual with an innate faith in her entrenched confidants, willing to bank on her convictions and stand by her decisions. Yet one could only ignore so many...
Kobold Krafts (in the dark)
Time was a fickle beast, cruel when one required succor and soft-handed in times of discipline. On the mornings when alarms and schedules and the scent of instant coffee filled the house, time would present awakening a drudging experience, leaving one...
The Truth in Lies
"That's… home?" Lix shook her head, eyes brimming with confusion, as she looked between Jack and the distant frozen planet. Pieces began to click into place… Jack's armor, his skills in command and combat, his strange bouts of temper… his gear… That...