Kitten Cold
Nick coughed as he opened the door to his apartment, and he coughed again when he closed it behind him. There was no doubt in his mind that he was sick as he wandered to his bathroom, but was he really that sick? Growing up he had heard horror stories...
Functional Facilitation
Nills sat in the back of the rundown Brackwater Bar alone and shuffling through the pages of a thick tome. It was customary for the young man to arrive at the not-so-fine establishment exactly seventeen minutes after it opened and take his place where...
Like Rabbits
The bells on the door rang as Sharon stepped in, again making her feel like she was stepping into a shop, which she was not. No, this was home, and home was not some store but a regular little apartment. The only reason for the bells' existence was...
Prospective Position
The caravan stops at the outskirts of the village. Even from far outside you see that the settlement's squat structures are primitive and out of step with the city-states that divide up the continent. As you step out of the caravan's space, its leader...
Astral Appreciation
In the night sky, the red drake flapped his wings so that his descent slowed. He landed on all fours at the bottom of the rocky hill where another drake younger than he with azure scales waited. Though both were dragons, they were of a different...
More Mare-y
Eron was having the time of his life. Never before had the mall been so ripe with opportunity, and what opportunity to him was ladies that he was into that he was sure were just as into him. "Nice cans there, sugar," he said to a rather busty vixen...
New Features
Yvan sat back on the couch, looking forward but not really seeing anything beyond the animated frames of his Digital Dek Glasses. He chuckled to himself as felines did silly things on his screen, a welcome reprieve from just finished work. He had...
Shop Shift
Clem walked into the pet shop with a wide smile on his face and a conspicuous box in both hands. The door closed behind him with the hollow ringing of the bells. For a pet shop, it was not very lively. There were numerous cages filled with various...
A Maze and A Minotaur
"I don't need your help," Theo grumbled. "CausDek doesn't seem to think so," Morel replied, approaching him with the tether. Theo stiffened as the other scientist began to attach it to his CausDek hazard suit. "Is that so?" Theo snarled....
Unexpected Eggnancy
Standing before the terminal, Peterson took in a deep breath, let it out, and scowled when the inside of his mask fogged up. "CausDek crap," he murmured. Reflexively, he reached up to wipe it away, but of course his gloved hand could do nothing from...
Required Role
It was the middle of the tourney and here Sir Brice was pulled away from it, to be chided out of sight in some tucked away tent by some woman he barely knew. She stood before him, arms folded over her large chest, as she berated him in a tone that...
Draconic Disdain
Anna examined the discarded clothes. Brown trousers, a snakeskin belt, black boxers, well-worn shoes, and scraps of a ripped apart jacket and collared shirt were all in a small pile. She raised her hand, ready to incinerate vestments that would be no...