Learning to Swim - Part XI
"Mmm... How's the book hon?" "Oh, hey lover," Robyn grinned as she put down her book and slid onto her back in Ilaria's bed. "Have a good nap?" "Warm and full of scantily clad squirrel," Ari fired right back with a large smile. "Oh was it now?"...
Learning to Swim - Part XII
Ilaria awoke to... something... in the middle of the night. She picked up her head quickly, immediately regretting that rash reactionary action when Robyn winced and curled up into a ball. In a way it was good though, the squirrel now no longer latched...
Learning to Swim - Part XXI
A light clack roused Iolvin from his slumber. He fluttered and squinted his eyes in the dimly lit study to allow his eyes to adjust, finding himself tugging a paw up to shield his brow from an errant ray of sunlight. In a moment he looked down the...
Learning to Swim - Part XX
"Ashe? You out here?" Ilaria held open the rear door to the lab, leaning out with her feet still inside the building. Spotting the girl ambling about aimlessly towards the next building she shouted, "Hey Ashe! This way, hon!" "Ilaria?" The arctic wolf...
Learning to Swim - Part XIX
"Damnit, this itching is killing me!" Iolvin whined at the top of his lungs. "Well you can shut up until your leg gets cut off!" retorted Ilaria. Robyn forced herself in between the two saying, "Enough of that, guys. Everyone's got issues but...
Learning to Swim - Part XVIII
Was this a dream to which Ilaria woke? Perhaps she had died and gone to heaven. The warm fur of the squirrel laying beside the otter soon proved that déjà vu was a more likely culprit for her confused state of mind. The trance broke when Robyn lifted...
Learning to Swim - Part XVII
"Aww! You can't lock me up all day!" Robyn drooped her head as she leaned against Ilaria's bedroom door. She stared at the others in the hallway for a few seconds and then slumped further to the floor. Ilaria dropped to her good knee and gave the girl...
Learning to Swim - Part XVI
Ilaria fluttered open her eyes to the chirps of birds outside her window. A few seconds passed by as she took in the peaceful sound before Ari's gaze fell to the mess of tangled hair below her muzzle. A paw slid slowly up the curved body connected to...
Learning to Swim - Part XV
Adrian sighed as he sat down on a bench by his rail station, paws clamping his head in a futile attempt to reduce his headache. He dropped his gaze down to the bag near his hindpaws and huffed again, his phone lit up with a missed message. A quick...
Dust and Echoes - Part II
"Alright, ladies! Up and out in ten!" Lilith clapped her paws and slapped her tail against a wall loudly to suddenly drive everyone awake, but paused for a moment when she looked down to the hare in her lower bunk. "Oh, sorry Car. You know I don't...
Singularity - Part VI
Pale light filtered into the sterile tent via its fabric outer layer. A particular bright beam wormed through a tie hole in a corner and brushed over Adrian's eyes, teasing him awake. He fluttered his eyes a bit until he could make out the rest of the...
Dust and Echoes - Part I
A holographic display flickered over a set of enamel-coated sliding doors labeling 'East Elevator 4 - Sun Deck [201]' as the area beyond. Major Optik allowed a pair of girls to exit the lift, giggling apparently at the otter hybrid's gas mask and...