Alko's Proposal
Alko idly yawned, tossing another log onto the fire as he sipped a cup of tea. He listened to the howling wind of the blizzard outside, before he heard the door to his home open, then slam shut. He was sure he locked the door, and turned, looking...
An Irrational Experiment
Doctor Halitzer tried to keep his eyes open as he finished cleaning the last piece of laboratory glassware, setting it on its drying rack carefully. Discarding his gloves in the waste container, he slumped on the chair against the bench, looking up at...
Another Irrational Experiment
Heat was an absolute bitch. Mindy knew it and hoped that her first fling with Halitzer would’ve alleviated it. It did… for a grand total of three whole days. Then the urge returned with a vengeance, and by now, her fingers were cramping, and her...
A Third Irrational Experiment
Halitzer adjusted his dress shirt, smoothing it over for what must’ve been the fiftieth time, and what felt like the thousandth as he knocked on the door. He was in the warrens. Some called that a derogatory word, but it seemed far better to just call...
A Fourth Irrational Experiment
"Polypharmacy, Doctor Halitzer?" Doctor "Dean" Weiger was a short, slim, aged, and weathered man never seen outside of a black suit. By some horrific twist of fate, Weiger was also the chair of the entire pharmacology department and overseer of...
A Fifth Irrational Experiment
“You suck at this." Mindy rested her head on Halitzer's shoulder and twirled the antique controller by the cord around her hand. “I'm dating you for your brain, doc, why can't you play this game?" Halitzer witnessed hazing rituals or hamster...
Cedira's Bad Ends - PROLOGUE
Grandmaster Scele wasn't in the mood to choke someone unconscious, but long experience told him he'd need to do it soon. He approached Cedira's Adventuring Guild with his arms folded back and his hood drawn over his head. The building was a large,...