Adventures in the Space Between Universes
“What is going on, Relkir?” Relkir had only just started feeling better as they arrived home, but as the front door opened up and Gath stood in the doorway in front of them, Relkir suddenly felt uneasy again. They were also wearing a face mask, a vague attempt to pretend that they still had a … Read more
“You should not have brought me here…” Relkir had been unable to speak for hours, but that was the first sentence they managed to utter. They had been uneasily waiting at Litvir’s little apartment for someone to come along and take them to see a specialist, while Litvir watched on. Eventually, Elkay had come along … Read more
“Relkir? Is everything alright?” The family home was full of life today. Gath was doing at-home care with baby Retvik, and the schedules of Litvir and Relkir had coincided, meaning they both somehow had the day off at the same time. Because of this, Gath had decided to do a family meal together, and had … Read more
Despite recent events, Relkir didn’t have work. The High General’s current status wasn’t directly known to the public, but precautions were being taken and now the entire planet was on high alert. Specifically, it was in Higher Status U, which meant travel had been locked down in the capital and the space ports were working … Read more
Relkir stood in the door of their office and stared at their desk, memories of the last few days swirling through their mind. But no one else had said anything. They were all busy working or talking about Universal Pet A Fluffy Kitty Day, which Relkir had missed. Because of what had happened. And those … Read more
“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
“Come on, dear!” Relkir grinned as they grabbed Litvir by the hand. “Come on, let us have daddy-daughter time and get ice cream!” Litvir wasn’t expecting Relkir to immediately grab them, so they stopped and stayed in place. Relkir seemed to predict that, then tried again. Litvir relented a little but didn’t move too much. … Read more
“You are stressed.” Litvir blinked, then looked up. They had been sitting on the roof of the building where they lived, watching the sun set and the stars rise. No one should have been there with them. But there was. “Dada?” Litvir exclaimed as they turned around. “How did you get here?” Relkir shrugged as … Read more
“So… Retvik is fine?” Gath asked. “Yes, they are fine!” Liiti beamed. “They are not ill?” “Yes, they are fine. They just ate their food too fast and bounced around too much and made themselves throw up. It is common when babies start to transition from mush food to chunks.” “So… Retvik is definitely fine?” … Read more
“Stay calm, do not panic. I will clean up the mess. Wrap them up, take them to the nursery and speak to Captain Liiti.” “But-” “You do not know if it is serious and are jumping to conclusions. Bundle Ret up and go now. The nurseries are open all the time for a reason.” Heavy … Read more
The Kentron was quiet today, but not unintentionally so. The High General had made sure that they had no meetings, no events, nothing important and related to work, because they had something big to celebrate. After months of being off work, the Keeper, the General of Heroes, was returning to the Kentron to visit, and … Read more
“Oh, you have been busy!” Gath peered around baby Retvik’s new bedroom. The last time they had stood in here, the room had been empty, and Gath was due to fly to Thresisa. Relkir had been home more than Gath had, they had left for Thresisa later and come home earlier, as Relkir was still … Read more
Being a heavily socialist society, Rethans had a lot of ready to use, ready to hire equipment when it came to babies. The idea was always that one uses baby equipment until their baby doesn’t need it any more, then one cleans and repairs the baby equipment and hands it back to the childcare legions, … Read more
Relkir would have been surprised that two black-armoured 10th Legion soldiers had approached them the second they had stepped into the arrivals section of the Phos Main Hub space port, but they expected this to happen. “Please, come with us, General.” The two soldiers swiftly led Relkir, who was still carrying their luggage, to a … Read more