Embraced by the Cold
Who knows with crustaceans." "good. thank you. please enjoy the rest of your time." the box closed out, kicking him back to the desktop. the little slot nearby spat out a tin of food. the special kind that had a hint of sweetness to it.
Chapter Three - Nightlife
While there were many aquatic races throughout the galaxy, descended from fish or shark-like creatures, or from aquatic mammals, and there were also many insectoid varieties of arthropods, the varlosans were the only known sentient crustacean race in the galaxy
Eden Garter, Dragon Anomaly, ch. 18
He took the slick, crustacean-shaped forepaws of his mate, taking the most genuine of care as if he were touching one of the molted crabs which they resembled. he didn't care what she looked like.
BitS Chapter Eleven
The two finished up most of what remained of the sand eel. Tyra considered chopping up what few organs it had and downing those as well, but decided it against it, realizing it would likely be too nauseating for Joshua. Instead, they took it a fair...
BitS Chapter Twelve
Tyra awoke quickly, sitting upright. Joshua lay next to her, still sound asleep. The lip of the cave had been barely graced by sunlight. It was still early, but she felt more than rested. She pressed a finger down on the cot. That comfort was...
BitS Chapter Twenty
“I pushed for a change of scenery,” Jemima said. Tyra found herself within what seemed like a cafeteria, the communal eating place for humans. However, it was just her and Jemima sat there, leaving the rest of the space barren. They sat next to...
BitS Chapter Ten
The trip across the plateau was an illuminating one. For one, it wasn’t a complete desert. Scraps of plant life rarely cropped up in the sandy plain. Tyra wondered how they kept up moisture with competition from the worms. Poison? Chemical masking?...
Boss' Orders
crustacean?" "..." no response. the lobster was still stuck in his blissful stupor. "i see you're enjoying yourself, heh-heh. no worries!"
BitS Chapter Two
The two stayed in their positions, uneasily eyeing one another. Likely he couldn’t tell she was looking at him. He, on the other hand, was glaringly obvious when his large orbs would swivel about and stare at her with their blackened pits. He remained...
BitS Chapter Three
She awoke, slowly. Joshua was nearby, fiddling with a computer. Her plates flexed, stretching them. “Your computers are nonsense,” he said. “For good reason. Is there a reason for your tampering?” “Tampering. That’s my job description. No, I was...
The Merrin, part 9
About three meters from him stands a small, four legged crustacean.
BitS Chapter Thirteen
The ship reemerged at a sullen world sitting on the edge of a red dwarf star. Everything on the viewports was still, quiet. Tyra relaxed back into the pilot’s seat, merely staring out at the expanse that surrounded them. Not far from how this whole...