{"sf1_id":1095134,"sf2_id":"RnoE3l0e","title":"Crew Mate Introductions","author":"Xoka Moon Daimon","words":446,"posted_at":"2016-11-10T10:19:00.000Z","tags":["Feline","Ferret","Hedgehog","Introductions","Mustelid","Porcupine","Sci-Fi","Skunk","Space","Starship","Story Progression","cats","warship"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1095134-crew-mate-introductions","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/RnoE3l0e","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/ae/3f/ae3f8bae-f24d-4c32-9f54-d248ccea51c5","description":"#2 of Felidae Story World\n\nAfter volunteering to join a crew, Aelan meets a few of those he is to serve with.","content":"Tail curling around his ankle, Aelan \u0026nbsp;secured \u0026nbsp;his bag over his shoulder and \u0026nbsp;checked his orders that he was going to the \u0026nbsp;correct assigned quarters before he knocked and opened the door. \u0026nbsp;He was assaulted with \u0026nbsp;a pungent musk that had to be skunk. \u0026nbsp;He \u0026nbsp;coughed, and \u0026nbsp;frowned a little as he looked around the room.\n\nFrom the door, to his \u0026nbsp;right there was a control console and desk. \u0026nbsp;Straight ahead from that was a \u0026nbsp;bunk \u0026nbsp;bed in \u0026nbsp;one corner, and a \u0026nbsp;solo bed in the other, but not blocking the shared closet at the back wall.\n\nSamuel looked up \u0026nbsp;from the console and took off his glasses. \"Wrong room, pal, the bathrroo was a \u0026nbsp;left at the bulkhead \u0026nbsp;not a right.\"\n\nFrom the top bunk across the room, a pillow flew \u0026nbsp;and hit the porcupine/hedgehog hybrid in the head. It stuck onto his spines. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\"Well, I hope you didn't want that pillow back. It's gonna be \u0026nbsp;confetti by the time I get it loose\" Samuel lamented.\n\n\"Like I care. \u0026nbsp;It's \\*your\\* pillow\"\n\nSamuel \u0026nbsp;froze and then growled at the mustelid. The mustelid in question \u0026nbsp;hopped down \u0026nbsp;from the top bunk, \u0026nbsp;resting dark eyes at the \u0026nbsp;feline/canine hybrid watching \u0026nbsp;by the door. \u0026nbsp;\"You're not lost, let me see your orders\" he said as he walked toward him.\n\n\"Aelan Blackpaws?\"\n\n\"That's right, and \u0026nbsp;you are?\"\n\n\"Isaac Hamilton\" \u0026nbsp;he said and licked his muzzle pensively. \u0026nbsp;\"Blackpaws is a name of the Old Religion. \u0026nbsp;You must have come from an old family\"\n\n\"Which one is my bed?\" Aelan asked, evasively.\n\n\"Oh, right, sorry, \u0026nbsp;that one over there. The single. We have the bunk beds\" Isaac said as he handed the other man his orders back. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Okay.\" \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;he said as he made his way over to the bed and sat down. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Looking at the other male, wrestling with the pillow, \u0026nbsp;he asked, \"Who are you?\"\n\n\"I'm Samuel. Samuel Hardgrove\"\n\n\"Did you \u0026nbsp;two volunteer too?\"\n\n\"Yes. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;I volunteered.\" Isaac said. \u0026nbsp;\"Sam over there, was born to a military family.\"\n\nAelan nodded \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;and \u0026nbsp;wrinkled his nose again with a cough. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Isaac lowered his head. \u0026nbsp;\"Sorry for the smell, it should pass in a few days\"\n\nSuddenly there was a knock on the door. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\"Trainees, lights out in \u0026nbsp;20 minutes.\"\n\nThe three looked at each other.\n\n\"We have curfew?\" Aelan asked.\n\n\"Oh yeah, \u0026nbsp;all sorts of rules and \u0026nbsp;regulations. \u0026nbsp;But don't worry. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;There's always a loophole. Just stick with us, kitty boy, \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;we'll make sure you have fun, \u0026nbsp;joining a crew doesn't have to be a death sentence\"\n\nAelan smiled a little, and started to unpack a pair of pajamas, \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;and \u0026nbsp;get ready for bed, \u0026nbsp;as the others did the same. \u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Felidae Scifi Verse","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1093608-kitty-promise.json"}}