The Chronicles of Vaahn - The Neighbours
In some ways, Jas noted, Vaahn hadn't changed a bit. Jas was becoming used to waking up and finding Vaahn out of his bed, even at very early hours of the morning. It seemed that the only thing that had kept the Kyyreni under the sheets in his former...
The Chronicles of Vaahn - Karma
Lucy Hawthorne sat at her kitchen table with a letter in hand, staring at the contents with a faraway look in her eyes. She'd read it many times, but still it felt unreal, as if sufficient study would cause the contents to change. She let it drop to...
Innit Vexin: A Bad Start
The name's Vexin. Innit Vexin. I'm pretty sure there's a joke in that somewhere. I'm an Imp. For those who don't know what that means, picture a ten year old boy, the kind that always gets into fights at school, pulls the hair of girls, refuses to...
The Chronicles of Vaahn - Bad Christmas
Lounging in a soft leather armchair, body tingling in the warm afterglow of a little too much Pollen Clear, Jakob Romanov pondered the future. His brother Osip, having been Rejuved a few decades earlier, stood in the doorway with an amused grin on his...
Merran - job interview
Elisa Merran awoke at 05:00 precisely. It was a habit from the old days of working on science vessels, and somehow she'd never quite let it go. She rose from her bed with sunrise still a few minutes away and found the bathroom by memory. Lit by a...
The Spanking Hall
Nicky arrived bright and early to the Obidean Correctional Centre's punishment wing. It was 8:45am local time, yet she wasn't even the first child down there. As she entered the back end of the spanking hall she saw four other Penitatas already settled...
Mercy in the Stocks [Commission for ShowNoMercy]
"For the crimes of vagrancy and petty theft, this Pichu is sentenced to the stocks!" The Gallade's cry rang out across the market square, causing a few of the vendors and merchants to glance around as Mercy, the Pichu in question was marched to...
The Chronicles of Vaahn - The Warrior
A billboard on the wall asked passing citizens if they had what it took to be the best, and suggested the Marine Corps was the place for those who did. A holo in a shop window told watchers to 'do their part' and join the Army Volunteers. Adverts...
The Chronciles of Vaahn - Realpolitick
Captain Amir Karimi of the _Skytreader_ was a good man. Though not the most attractive of men and cursed with the ability to put on weight no matter what he ate, Amir nevertheless managed to be a thoroughly decent individual. He was a deeply religious...
The Chronicles of Vaahn - Coming of Age
His parents would kill him if they knew what he was doing. He took the corner at a hundred and three. It was a wide bend at the top of a hill, with nothing to obscure vision, but when you were flying two inches off the ground that was far, far too...
The Chronicles of Vaahn - Conflict
"But momma! I don't want to!" The cry was becoming all too familiar in Jakob's household. "I'm sorry, Jakob, but it simply isn't possible for you to come with us!" his mother was getting tired of repeating herself. "We'll only be gone a week, and...
Innit Vexin: Exit Stage Right
The Name's Vexin. Innit Vexin. Welcome back. Right, where was I... Oh yeah. See, ideally I like to have my stomach full, and my ass empty. Turns out, it's the other way round at the moment. You know this already, of course... for those who came in...