Practice, Practice, Practice (Otherwise Untitled)
Though the weight of being a pallbearer had become familiar to the otter's hands, his heart carried each burden as though it were his first.
Ping (Otherwise Untitled)
The long forgotten beacon strained to muster another warning pulse from failing power cells, nearby debris anxious to remind passing ships of its presence with no such urgency.
Penmanship (Otherwise Untitled)
The pilot's handwriting got more harried as the air pressure dropped low enough to start impacting the pen's ability to lay down the words she'd forgotten to say.
Unprepared Hiding (Otherwise Untitled)
The deafening realization of an empty magazine in his rifle did little to distract the coyote from the footfalls of the intruders searching his ship.
Damp Sand (Otherwise Untitled)
The ferret's two-way radio crackled with a silence that drowned out the patter of his blood soaking into the hot sand.
Warm hum of anxious night (Otherwise Untitled)
The gryphon's knuckles were starting to ache and she wasn't sure who's blood she was tasting; in the din of the street light she'd just about trade her badge for another pair of handcuffs.
Orders Up, Options Sideways (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The possum shrugged to the gryphon, his hands, fingers, and mouth a complicated nest of support and manipulation around the burrito that he was struggling to eat faster than it could fall apart. ~ "But, then why even have it on the menu?", the...
Subway Inquiry (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The kobold calmly looked up from the book she was reading to meet the gaze of the excited cockatoo, their crest feathers bobbing along with the rattle and bustle of the subway. The lights flickered somewhat. ~ The tired sigh of repeating an answer...
Heat of a Moment (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The glimmer of terror in her eyes and hope curled up into her smile kept the badger on his feet and glancing about, though the suit was heavy and the smoke thick. He'd seen the little girl scant seconds earlier, keeping his calm as the minutes of...
Sales in the Park (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The wolf's gaze was a sweep across the park, until he spotted his quarry. He slid up onto his feet to stride across the gravel path, ducking under a particularly low hanging branch. ~ Coming upon the skunk he'd seen from across the grass, the wolf...
Small Reply (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The mouse's ears were perked attentively, giving the words all due focus up until they decided upon their reply. ~ "No, I don't believe I will do doing that.", dropping to one knee as they raised the muzzle of their rifle to bear on matters at hand....
Barfight Invite (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The badger stepped away from the bar and out into the more open area of the establishment, a grin forming across her face as she reached up to break the shaft off of the crossbow bolt stuck in her shoulder. "Thank you for your prompt reply.", her...