{"sf1_id":1436968,"sf2_id":"rn6q0M6m","title":"Pale Gravy (Otherwise Untitled)","author":"Moriar","words":187,"posted_at":"2019-04-11T23:04:00.000Z","tags":["Fox","Pepper","Rabbit","Squirrel","gravy"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1436968-pale-gravy-otherwise-untitled","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/rn6q0M6m","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/03/05/03051824-916b-473c-a7c2-28225574bd72","description":"#126 of Short Stories\n\nA rabbit cooks, and a fox dreads spices.","content":"~\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The fox's ears remained dutifully perked, listening with interest both to the squirrel's recollections of the day's travel plans, and the rabbit's kitchen matters.  \n~\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Yeah, I think we should be able to get to the campgrounds before nightfall, if the bridge isn't under construction anymore.\", agreeing with the current route.  \n~\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The fox could smell the biscuits as they were finalized in the oven, and silently cursed the omnipresence of pepper. She'd never had a taste for it, always having to dodge such spices in potlucks such as this.  \n~\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In the kitchen, the sounds of skillet scraping confused the fox, though most of her attentions were dedicated to her agreement with the squirrel's understanding of road rules.  \n~\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Yeah, driver controls the radio.\"  \n~\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A platter of biscuits cooling on the table, the sight of the bowl of gravy brought alarm and amazement to the fox's eyes as the rabbit laid it down.  \n~\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Destined for plate and biscuit, this gravy was entirely without pepper. Starkly amazed, the fox realized, \"Oh! You.. didn't use a mix!\"  \n~\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The rabbit grinned, nodding in unspoken agreement.  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Short Stories","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1436966-a-song-s-echo-otherwise-untitled.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1436969-blood-warranty-otherwise-untitled.json"}}