The Six Crucibles

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Citria, Tezcatlipoca, and Corazon chatter away in the base's mess hall, relaxing on their day of rest. The topics drifting to the whims of Tezcatlipoca's mind and Corazon's verbose explanations, with Citria playing a more observational role, every so often asking questions the others have yet to ponder. Ycthuthrheth barges in, and the drone's camera lens focuses in on the three conversing. "Citria! Tez! Corazon! I need your help." Citria faces the drone, making eye contact with ...

[CHA] Emergency Preparedness

By Xitlalmina ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

The flyer still hadn't completely recovered from its jaunt through the sandstorm - the air filter had a rattle in it, and Whiteout swore she still felt sand falling from it. Spatter just stared at her unamused and asked, "Are you going to take it or not?" "And swim the messages to Mireh? Fuck no," Whiteout clambered in, pulling a bag of messages behind her. Spatter rolled their eyes and shared a headshake with Inky, before continuing on to prep the flyer bay for departure. ...

[CHA] Glittering Lake

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

While they had been staying with Boti's tribe, Vana had taken to following Comet around, wide-eyed and curious. It was nice to talk to another draconic, even if only to gripe about door handles, but the youngster never stopped asking questions. So, of course, Comet roped Whiteout and Clay into answering the never-ending flood. ((They were resting in an indoor greenhouse, built into a pre-existing ravine that had been roofed over with glass and designed with pleasant water features an...

[Trade] [WIS] Greenhouse Mechanics

By Skyward ・ 1 ・ 0

Literature

Citria, Tezcatlipoca, and Bloe stare into the chasm before them. ((The glistening rays of the afternoon sun peeking through the canopy of giant mushrooms shine upon the open maw of the dark cave. An inviting, open mouth that won't let anything it takes escape, including light. The sound of cool droplets dripping within reverberate and ricochet off the cold stone walls, becoming loud enough to compete with the rustling of mushroom caps rubbing against each other in the wind and the chitter of ...

[STR] Inescapable Maw of Darkness

By Xitlalmina ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

For hours, the two tsabhua and single belemoid had been camped at the edge of grassy boulders, staring at an overgrown dirt patch leading to a rusted sewer grate. In all the time they'd been watching from afar, the horizontal door had not so much as even creaked in the wind. A cobbled wall kept the grate up against the back of an overgrown knoll. Occasionally, a brown-pelted jaebo relishing in the sun would stick a tongue out at Shenzi, making her furious that she couldn't be hunting instead....

Rustlin' Up Rumors

By Sea-Cucumbers ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

Depths, Ambergris, and Sky had been traveling to L'Hatzif to scout out some possible ore deposits when a hurricane had struck. ((The rain had smashed into the towering fungi as the wind had screamed past the seams in the house they were sheltering in. Through the rain running down the glass, the swamps outside were flooding with the storm surge, and the elevated state of the home started to make a lot more sense.)) The other occupants, those who lived here, hadn't seemed perturbed by...

[STR] Mushroom Repair

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

"Seafoam owes me double sashimi," Parhelion said flatly as he and Noodle and Whiteout examined the trail in front of them. "That's your problem," Noodle said helpfully, examining the tracks left in the swiftly-eroding sand. Whiteout sneezed as some windblown sand got in her nose. "You did say you wanted a pet dilev," she pointed out, adjusting her night goggles. Parhelion snorted and rolled his eyes as if that didn't matter. "Don't let the facts get in the way of so...

[INT] Dilev Nest

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

The good news that the flyer had been functional when Boti sent a message requesting some supplies from Skyward. It was also the bad news. Clay was desperately wishing he had flown as he clung to the seat, while Garnet looked equally ill and Whiteout fought the controls. Sand blanked out the view ahead, and wind tossed the flyer like it was nothing but a toy. The trip hadn't started out this way. They had started in Rekes, the sky clear and blue, with White...

[CON] Sandstorm Crossing

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Content Warning: Injury on a Whelp

[WIS] Free Falling

By Xitlalmina ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

((As the seasons began to warm, the thaws reached the snowcapped mountaintops. All the dry streambeds grew into trickles, which grew into streams, which turned into rushing rivers pouring down the mountainside. It washed out the temporary bridges folks used to cross the terrain, leaving people to scramble. )) Seafoam, Parhelion, and Inky were one such group, as they stared morosely at the rushing current in front of them. Though it wasn't necessarily deep, it was moving fast, fast eno...

[DEX] Rushing Currents

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

((Shadows lengthen as the suns make their retreat below the horizon. The rays of the lowering suns ricochet off the water and into the eyes of the watchful adults.)) Xochcatl, Ivy, and Katherine surround a large submerged skeleton, documenting the information they can about it, while Citria, Whisp, Bloe, and Ycthuthrheth watch the whelps from a distance. When Ycthuthrheth told the adults about the whelps' plans, they decided to secretly tail the whelps, making sure that they are safe. And so ...

[DEX] The Race Back Home

By Xitlalmina ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

((A clack rings through the room as Ycthuthrheth puts down the whiteboard marker. The soft consistent hum of fluorescent lights is drowned out by the muffled cacophony of bustling life outside the walls. Gently swaying mushrooms dance in the window's view. Rays of sunlight offer warmth inside the harshly air conditioned room, while the air conditioned room offers reprieve from the swamp's oppressive heat.)) Ycthuthrheth claps its hands together. "Now that the lecture is over with, it i...

Ycthuthrheth's language lessons 1

By Xitlalmina ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

Day 1: Citria, Tezcatlipoca, and Bloe approached me to let me know that they are going away for a while. Something about a personal challenge. They departed early in the morning. I'd imagine they don't want any help, but Tara a bit concerned. The drone I use is a DPIP drone that I've modified, so if I hide those modifications, I should be able to keep track of them without them knowing it's me. For Tara's piece of mind. My departure was a bit delayed, but they did not do ...

Full-week Getaway

By Xitlalmina ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

Though those that made their homes under the water lived in a far different environment than those above the surface, they still had valuable insights and shouldn't be discounted. Glow, Whiteout, and Ambergris were visiting Sapient's tribe that lived in the depths of the ocean, and both Comet and Mistwatch had begged to come along. Glow was fairly sure they only wanted to look at the fish, but giving them a trip couldn't hurt. As their colony didn't have a dock as it wasn't ...

[WIS] Deep Knowledge

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

"What do you mean the flyer's broken?" Spatter stared up at Splash, blinking disgruntledly, wrench held in her tail. "I mean it's broken." Nova flicked Splash lightly with his tail as Noodle stepped in. "How broken…?" "Well, you technically could fly it. But it's a coin toss about how far you'd get before you go crashing down in flames." Noodle and Nova exchanged a look, and even Splash seemed put off by that. "How long will it take to f...

[CHA] Tunnel Messages

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

Noodle, dissatisfied with the compendium DPIP had sent their colony about the effects of the local flora, had decided to take matters into zir own hands. Nova and Splash had been - unwillingly - roped into this scheme, but when Noodle promised that ze wouldn't send them out for basaraytz fruit anymore, the two readily agreed. How bad could sampling some unknown flora be, anyways? Noodle wasn't stupid, and had asked the natives that lived in the area which plants were toxic, ...

[CON] Unfortunate Effects

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 6 : Critter Wrangling

By Xitlalmina ・ 1 ・ 0

[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 5 : Playtime

By Xitlalmina ・ 1 ・ 0

Literature

When they'd discovered a lost whelp in Mireh, none of the Sea-Cucumbers Colony had ever raised a child before. Nobody knew how old Skritch was, or even if he was truly from this planet, while Sharkbait and Shenzi were both newly aged adults. Nevertheless, ever since they'd discovered Polly, the bright green parakeet tark'ee, it had been their duty to care for her–in many ways, bringing their fractured and distrusting colony together. After their submarine crashed in Mireh, and their ...

Meaning Of Life

By Sea-Cucumbers ・ 0 ・ 0

[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 4 : Second Mealtime

By Xitlalmina ・ 2 ・ 0