Swimming in a Suit and Tie
# Chapter 8: Swimming in a Suit and Tie I spent the night at English's as I wasn't really relishing the long walk home to a dark apartment. And anyway, he had spare rooms and soft beds - something I didn't. I woke up with a start. I was in a...
The Lion, and the Lion
# Chapter 7: The Lion, and the Lion Up and around again, the sun greeted me the next morning whether I wanted it or not. My eyes still ached from yesterday, I was almost seeing double, and the fact I could count the whiskers on my snout was a...
New Best Friend
# Chapter 6: New Best Friend Coming off from the adrenaline high, I almost fell asleep during the hiring process. "Tommy? You still there, bud?" My head snapped up as I opened my eyes, the leopard's face about an inch from mine. "Gah! Don't...
Office Work, with a Twist of Carnage
# Chapter 5: Office Work, with a Twist of Carnage I squinted up at the sun, it was at least two o'clock. I'd have to hoof it, but I could make it through the business district by four if I was lucky. Unlike at night, by day the business district...
Job Search
# Chapter 4: Job Search I awoke with a start, it's an odd feeling waking up in your old bed after a year away. Admittedly, my back was no worse off for it. I made a mental note to try and drag this mattress away with me next time the elevators were...
I Hate My Life, and My Boss Hates it Too
# Chapter 3: I Hate My Life, and My Boss Hates it Too The sun came up again like it always did; a Tuesday doesn't look all that different from a Monday from where I'm sitting. Somehow during the night I'd succeeded in wrapping myself around the back...
Another Day at the Office
# Chapter 2: Another Day at the Office I hate Mondays. I think a cat said that, sounds like a cat type of thing to say. Well, this wolf can say it too. Already, I can feel my stomach rolling. On top of everything else, that cookie last night was...
The Hunters
# Chapter 1: Journal My stomach was growling and clawing at the inside of my gut in a vain effort to fight its way free. It's the only thing I own that's emptier than my wallet, but its got way more personality. I rubbed the cream fur of my...
Food. Food, The Problem Is Always Food
# Chapter 7 Food. Food, The Problem Is Always Food James and I spent that night at the plant, after first gulping down all the water we could hold and ransacking the place for anything of value. The first was just short of heaven, the second...
Well, One Thing Is Still Working
# Chapter 6 Well, One Thing Is Still Working There was nothing else to do, not a single sign of civilization, so we began walking inland. Hopefully we'd encounter some patch of vegetation, of life. The planet had been registered as 'In progress...
And Not A Drop To Drink
# Chapter 5 And Not A Drop To Drink We'd only planned this to be a quick exploratory mission, not to land here for good and ever. We hadn't even bothered to pack any supplies. I was suddenly glad I hadn't left my backpack on the ship. Not that...
A Rough Passage To The Surface
# Chapter 4 A Rough Passage To The Surface Crit seemed to have ratcheted the 'won't let you out of my reach' instinct down a bit now, returning to something closer to his normal 'I'm above you all'. Though he still wouldn't back off more than a...