A Harsh Role Revision
“You okay, Unger?" “...Yeah, I'm fine. Just getting one of those nagging feelings in my head again." The Nidoking sighed a bit. “Nerves, you know...not sure if everything's right, want to be ready in case things go south." ...
An Experiment In Retribution 1 - New Protocol
“So how’d the date go last night, Rina?” “Eh, pretty much how they’ve all gone the past few months. Once the guy realizes I’m smarter and more educated than he is, he gets cowed and finds as fast an exit as possible. Didn’t even make it to the...
Seeing Red
It was said that Santa's workshop was situated at the North Pole. That wasn't actually the case; they resided on a completely different world, simply called Noel. The North Pole was just the most convenient point where the two worlds could interact....
War Saur
The darkness of the night was all the cover they had. It wasn’t nearly enough for any of them, but it was all they were getting. The battlefield wasn’t going to be convenient for them - war wasn’t pleasant, it was grueling, and all they...
Awakenings
“Garth? You awake?” Trent whispered quietly. The Chesnaught peeked an eye open, darting towards his trainer in his sleeping bag. “Yeah, Trent...is something wrong?” “Um…” Silence followed, Garth waiting patiently for a...
Crossing The Lin(oon)e
It was a bright, sunny day, quite warm out, the kind of day where being outdoors almost felt like an obligation - if you didn’t enjoy in now, could you really complain later on when the weather was crummy out and you wanted better? Most people weren’t...
Two For One
He'd often heard that to get what you want, sacrifices have to be made. The bigger and more drastic your desire, the bigger the sacrifice, and sometimes you'll never be able to go back once you've made that sacrifice, so if you don't stick with...
Not Alone Tonight
A quiet night by the fire...to some, it was just the thing after a long day, the kind of thing that brought rest and relaxation desperately needed to prepare for the next day. And it wasn’t that Ian minded quiet nights like this - being a...
Subconscious Switcheroo
“Jeez...I thought I’d be a lot sleepier after all the walking, but I’m just not feeling it at all.” Stefan idly stoked the fire, letting the flames rise up a bit more as he added another log and some detritus. “You doing all right, Tembe?” “Mph,”...
Further Adapting
The unmistakable sounds of lewdness echoed through the caves, sending the usual denizens scurrying away. Typically a few curious mons would be drawn by the noise rather than driven to avoid them, but the harshness and energy they carried in them spoke...
A Good Drilling
Breaks were a mixed blessing for Lyos. The chance to rest his aching feet was always welcome, as was some peace from every variety of annoying customer he ever had to deal with - without breaks, he might never get a chance to recharge his sanity...
On-The-Job Draining
“You must be the new guy. Yuan, right?” The crocodile skink smiled warmly at the human who had just entered the building, looking around with a mixture of nervousness and excitement. “I’ve been expecting you...nice to finally meet...