All of the ideas we had had were lost in the waves (An alien world)

The "sanctuary of snakes", "cove of crustaceans", and the "cape of dolphins" were all farther down the beach in the opposite direction.

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The Merrin, part 26

Key sips at his soup. Avy's curled up around her tail, asleep. With addition of the wind generators, they've been able to keep it a little warmer in the shelter. At only 15 degrees, it's still cool for his liking, but it's tolerable without his armor...

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The Merrin, part 6

Alice sits in the pod, watching a readout of Key's vitals. Even though he's sleeping, his heart rate is still near 90 and his blood pressure it too high. "We need to get him to relax," she states absently. "Administer a light sedative, an...

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Behind the Helmet Chapter 2

He had in front of him a lengthy textbook on crustacean biology. he was reading over the section that pertained to lobsters, more specifically symbions. he uncapped his pink highlighter, highlighting relevant sections of the text.

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Kaiju ga Gotoku 4.5 - The Deadliest Game

The crustacean swaggered up with eyestalks high. "whutcha mean permit, the streets are free yo!"

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The Merrin, part 8

Barely conscious, Key hangs from the straps of his seat. The pod's nose down, wedged between two large rocks, the window isn't broke. Below him, Alice lays across the window lays. She's still breathing, and that's all he knows. Drudge has his nanites...

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The Merrin, part 11

Having spent much of the early morning having no luck scanning for, or trying to contact other pods, Key activates the pod's homing beacon and grabs his pack. The storm last night was all lightning, thunder, and high winds. There was no...

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The Merrin, part 10

The one pod turned out to be the two that Alice had set to follow theirs. While one actually managed to soft-land, the other crashed and the side is ripped wide open, and equipment is scattered around. When Key gets into the good pod, it's alarm is...

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The Merrin, part 7

Alice fidgets in her seat. She's been cooped up in the pod for nearly 54 hours, and would kill for a shower and a bed. Glancing over at Key, she sighs. He's been asleep most of the time she's been awake. No, not asleep, more like comatose. Those damn...

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The Merrin, part 4

Frustrated, Key slams his hand on the console. He's managed to restore this room's seal, so there's air. Unfortunately, while he was crossing the breach, main power went out. He's tried everything he knows, he just cannot direct main power back to...

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OR: Arcathions

They are long-standing rivals with the nilo tribe who live north of them. the sartets often slip into their valley during the dry season to poach on the abundance of crustaceans that lurk at the river bottom.

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Spacefaring Cultures - Nuretans

The nuretan diet is heavy on fish and crustaceans, with generous portions of green aquatic vegetation such as kelp and seaweed. on non-aquatic colony worlds, they rely heavily on imports from nurenai and other aquatic planets.

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