Adventures in the Space Between Universes
“You have been remarkably silent.” There was arguing outside but it was faint, barely noticeable past the lead-lined walls. Relkir had been handcuffed to the table in front of them and had said barely anything. Despite the forced prodding and poking they had been put through. A blood sample had been taken, they had sat … Read more
“Hello, Ksini.” Relkir glanced up from their desk at the Rethan standing above them. They were a pink-plated Rethan that was perfect in pretty much every way apart from their pink and purple eyes. And the aura of miniscule time-altering fluctuations that always followed Ksini around, but most Rethans couldn’t notice that outside of Relkir … Read more
This mountain was ancient. So ancient that it had eroded and flattened over the years, into a plateau. Yet somehow, while the top eroded, the three tectonic plates underneath continued to push the mountain up, and it was the highest peak on the planet. Of course, the Thraki had built a temple there. That was … Read more
Tannis backed up into the corner. There was nowhere else to run, so Tannis had decided to hide. She’d thought that being a Temthan athlete, a powerful sprinter, would have guaranteed reaching the exit and escaping, but she was wrong. It was never that easy. And as her group had been stalked down and slowly … Read more
“Oh…” “Oh?” “Huh…” “Hm?” “Um…” Vikalos eyed Itaviir as he checked messages on his tablet. Itaviir was clearly distracted and not paying attention to Vikalos trying to see what Itaviir was looking at. “Uh…” “Itaviir.” “Um… uh…” Itaviir blinked, then looked up. “Oh, sorry, Vikalos. I did not realise you wanted me.” Vikalos smiled a … Read more
“Hello, Helkas, you alright?” Helkas floated awkwardly, not sure how Phovos, the resident Life Goddess of Savepoint, had spotted him. “I… I guess… How did you know I was here?” “You have a specific scent. Everyone does.” Phovos didn’t look up from what she was doing. She was leaning over several plant pots, concentrating on … Read more
Darkhealer: Hey, you around? Deathbringer is now online. Deathbringer: Oh, hiya Veeyel! What’s up? Darkhealer: Good to hear from you, Arkay. Darkhealer: You replied somewhat quickly. Deathbringer: I spend a lot of time messaging people. I prefer it over phone calls and stuff. Darkhealer: I guess. Deathven is similar, you can’t just call him. Deathbringer: … Read more
“This is about that fucking stupid test, isn’t it?” Elkay and Teekay both nodded. The seven Decaylings all glanced at each other nervously. Well, apart from Lissandra, who was standing there, with her arms crossed. “Come on, out with it. We all know we all failed. We all know we fucked up.” Vokulunaax and Vexer … Read more
“You know what? We really need to find an alternate way of accessing the Nest…” Leh glanced at Tah, as Koh silently dragged that familiar mask across the room, threw it into a tattered cardboard box, then promptly climbed into his bed, curled up into a ball and ceased to interact with the multiverse around … Read more
“Nyssi said you wanted to speak to me? She didn’t know why though.” “She is correct, I did want to speak to you.” “Huh.” Kayel had been warned in advance that the terrifying, slender telepathic vampiric Rethan who somewhat ruled over Savepoint as its psionic overlord wanted to speak to him, and Kayel’s reaction to … Read more
The Thantir Three landed with a bit of a crunch back at Savepoint, as one of the landing stabilizers had always been a bit funny. But as it did so, a crowd had gathered. Everyone knew that part of the trip was intended to buy stuff for the upcoming wedding, so folks had headed over … Read more
“How did the date go?” Abius span around to see who was talking to them, and they were surprised to see that it was another Rethan. Abius had just left the Cheesy Bee and was making their way back home on foot, taking a little shortcut down a dark side path, when they’d heard heavy … Read more
“Kayel, are you busy?” Kayel glanced up, surprised to see Ret. “I’m still laying naked in this pool, the same pool I was lying naked in an hour ago. I’m not busy.” Ret grunted, then sat down, not in the water, but close by. “What’s wrong?” Kayel asked. “I wanted to apologise.” “What for?” Another … Read more
“Hey, uh, Kayel, you, uh, busy?” “I’m literally lying naked in one of these nice oasis rock pools, I’m not busy.” Tenuk blinked a few times. “Oh. You’re naked.” “You didn’t notice?” Tenuk blinked some more. “Not really. I’m… kinda stuck in my own head. Lots of thoughts I don’t like.” Kayel smiled as he … Read more
“Ba! Big ba!” Baby Retvik was incredibly excited as nurse Kafin carried them into a private room. Already waiting for them was Retvik’s big sibling Litvir, who had arranged a play date and was in the middle of laying things out. “Little ba!” Litvir picked themselves up off the floor. “Hello, kyr Kafin, thank you … Read more