Dead Anyway
--1 Zenark stepped out of his cabin and into the myriad, flitting lights of the torches lining the main deck. As far as the eye could see, the night was black, and the pale light of the moon did little to pierce the ceiling of clouds. With a gait...
How Not to Babysit
As soon as she'd been told [i]oh, it'll be easy, they're super well-behaved and they won't give you any trouble,[/i] Reed knew she was in for a lot of crap. Jazz and Gabby, respectively the Lucario and Goodra belonging to her closest friend, were a...
Impurities
Felnara had been a long time in finding the village. It was a place she'd heard of only in rumors and legends, a wretched little spot no woman would dare set a foot... and that was precisely why she had devoted the best years of her life to finding it....
Linna's Lap of Luxury
--1 Queen Linna trailed lazy claws around the rim of her glass, coaxing it to sing a low tune. She sipped from it and trailed the rim again, pleased with the new, higher note. She was terribly bored. Not since her kingdom was young so many centuries...
Joona's Practice
--1 At the request of his mother, Joona left the apartment, and he trotted down the stairs to the foyer to pick up the mail. Just as he arrived, the mailman was leaving, and he regarded the young husky with a cursory wave, one that Joona returned just...
Her Son's Pokemon
Cleaning up after a teenage son was no mean feat. Johanna was used to the effort and didn't mind it very much; the company was nice. A widow since just after the birth of her son, she had never remarried, instead dedicating her life to her boy. When he...
Cabin Boy
Jaqard peered out of his cabin and straightened his vest absently. The day had given smooth-sailing and the night was peaceful. There was not a cloud in the sky and a strong wind lingered to pull the ship along while the moon helpfully glowed down. He...
Mewtwo Master
A lifespan with no known limit and eternal youth to accompany it had turned the Mewtwo into a seeker of pleasures of the flesh. It was his desire to experience sex in as many forms as possible. Like a hunter who had conquered the whole of the animal...
Ryan's Big, Black... Journal (OLD)
With grace and finesse to match a beached walrus, Ryan rolled over in the hopelessly small bed that was nestled behind the cab of his rig. She was an older truck, and one he maintained out-of-pocket, as part of his freelance hauling company. Despite...
Spare Tire
--1 Vitch kicked the tire and dented the rim with his hoof, but that didn't matter. It was already crooked, the tire on it shredded. Worst of all, it was his spare. He knew he should have replaced it with a real tire six months ago. Now he was...
Relaxation
--1 Bradshaw pressed down heavily on his briefcase and both latches caught with simultaneous clicks. Inside was a decoy dossier of a presentation. Most importantly, he had a pair of tickets in his breast pocket, a bachelor party gift from colleagues...
Didn't See That Coming
Luma's detractors might have said that she was a liar, that her visions were nothing but cold reading and parlor tricks, and just maybe they weren't wrong, but Luma believed in everything she practiced, and to her, it was all effective and very much...