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Literature
"Like I was saying, real nasty place. Aren't you soo glad that we don't live here?" The fur of Skritch's head was spiked and sticky, with smears of the same gummy goo across his pelt. "Yet, I explicitly told you not to stand under the giant mushroom as I sliced off the sample," Shenzi muttered back weakly. "Why did you even want to come with me, again?" The black tsabhua had traveled here to meet Van Callis, an expert on the rare species of mus...
Too Many Miners!
By Sea-Cucumbers ・ 0 ・ 0
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Ambergris, Depths, and Sky were not expecting to meet an offworlder as they prepared to dive for ore. They had been gathering on the beach, fitting their breathing masks, when Sky had pointed to a strange creature fishing on the shore. They looked like nothing any of them had ever seen before - they had a mane like a tsabhua, but four legs and wings like an aerobic. They also didn't seem to have a beak, and had a long, spiked tail. "Hello!" they called out cheerfully to the ...
[MINE] Otherworldly Visitor
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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Sae'lvus has mentioned that they had some belongings at the start of their misadventure that had been lost somewhere in the currents, and so Whiteout had gone back to the beach while Noodle checked them over. It was a bit of a long shot, but it stood to reason the currents that had deposited them on the beach would also leave their things. Ember and Nightlight, freshly back from their trip to Issiq, had begged to come along to play in the ocean, and Snowfall had quietly tugged at Whi...
[SOC R1] Seaside Fair
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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Whiteout, Noodle, and Snickerdoodle were gathering some sand dollars along the seaside, with Waveform technically accompanying them, but the youngster was off chasing crabs instead. The adults chatted quietly, ((listening to the sound of the seabirds crying, circling above in the clear air. The sand crunched underfoot, cool as the day worked its way towards midday. The soft roar of the surf was a constant low rumble and rush, calming and relaxing.)) Snickerdoodle half-opened their wing...
[SOC R2] Washed up Stranger
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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Whiteout was helping some people sweep sand out of some of the sandstone rooms in Boti's colony, when Inky and Nightlight slithered up to her, wide-eyed and whispering to each other. Whiteout paused in her sweeping and frowned down at the two as they debated something fiercely. She didn't want to interrupt, but also… they could debate between themselves for hours before coming to a conclusion. "Do you need help with something?" she asked gently, and the two jumped before side-eyeing ...
[STL R1] The Missing Children
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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Killdeer had ended up being so interested in Glow and Nova's stories about Rekes that they had followed them there. But, Killdeer being the sneaky creature they were, they didn't know it until they had gone out on a foraging trip and turned around to find Clay standing nose to nose with a familiar face. "Killdeer?" Nova inquired, as if the aerobic could be anyone else with their dramatic brown and black striping. "Yeah?" Glow tilted her head and frowned. "Why are yo...
[Trade] And Education In Toxicity
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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Depths and Ambergris waited for Midnight by the transport pad, as Sky did his best to convince Garnet that what they were going to do was boring and Garnet didn't need to come along. Garnet just stared up at him, refusing to move, and eventually Sky sighed and gave up as the hopper came into view. "We're going to have to take xem along," he said resignedly. Ambergris raised an eyebrow as the aerial vehicle landed. "Did you explain that we're just going to be looking at rocks?"...
[MINE : Trade] Surveying the Mountains
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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((The noise filling the air from the crowds bustling among the market streets of Naveh was somehow simultaneously a pleasing background noise, and also entirely overwhelming for the many visitors and tourists to the city. The vibrant colours from the market stalls banners flapping in the dry desert breeze accented by the flow of colourful pedestrians and their equally colourful garb created a shimmering river of colour along the streets)). Remi and Nee'la, a roaming pair visiting from Mireh, ...
Meeting An Idol [Thief Spec]
By Or'sol ・ 0 ・ 0
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Waveform stared out the window of the flyer with unabashed curiosity as the ground below ((transitioned from the snowy mountains of home to the orange-red desert of Issiq, spotted with rocky outcrops that rose high into the air. They watched in fascination as the flyer descended towards one, a mesa criss-crossed with the dark lines of ravines.)) Parhelion nudged them and then shoved them over to hog the window for himself, and Waveform let out a protesting noise at his conduct. ...
[ME] Bones, Bones, Bones
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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One of the downsides of mining in Issiq, Boti's tribe was discovering, was that the sand got everywhere. Even into the mines. "It's a never ending battle," Kukimbia grumbled, leading Ambergris and Depths towards the mine's entrance. "You think you've cleared it out but no, some more appears overnight. I swear it's breeding in there." Depths snorted in amusement, and was about to add something when the high sound of youngster's voices echoed down the tunnel, and Clay and Garn...
[ME] The Trouble With Sand
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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Noodle had asked for some plants that only grew in the plains of Mireh, and Nova and Glow had pulled the short straws. They stepped out of the flyer, baskets in hand, and looked around ((at the green hills rolling off in every direction, dotted with trees against the blue-purple sky.)) "Well," Nova sighed, bending to examine some of the nearby flowers, "no time like the present." Glow looked about. "What did ze need again? 'Prize fruit' or something like that?" "Prizk fru...
[Trade] The Search for Prizk Fruit
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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Playtime for Edith
By Othermoons ・ 3 ・ 1
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Frostbite Woo I
By Astraia ・ 0 ・ 0
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As part of the celebration of springtime was cooking. So much cooking. As the grip of winter faded and food became more readily available, it was traditional to celebrate with food. Bloodstone lead the way to Boti's tribes kitchens, chattering cheerfully to Whiteout and Splash who looked around with interest. ((Neither of them had been this deep in the tribe's tunnels, winding through the orange and gold sandstone of the hills. The kitchens, what with the heat the ovens radiated, and...
[CHA] Potluck
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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Now that the winter storms were letting up, travelers were coming in to trade with Skyward, and some brought their youngsters with them so that they could learn about other colonies. Nova, Noodle, and Sky were giving Dionysus, a youngster from WhiteRaven, a tour and some advice. They had met him at the transport pad, ((earlier in the morning while the sky was still clear and there were only the barest wisps of clouds building. The amethyst tone of the atmosphere lent a dreamy tint to...
[Trade] [WIS] Tunnel Living
By Skyward ・ 1 ・ 0
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"What took you guys so long?" Skyner said as his two companions walked or slithered off the gang plank and onto the dock where he had been waiting for them. ((He kicked off the remains of the fish he had procured while waiting. They hit the water below with a soft plonk and quickly sank out of sight. )) "The water looked cold. This is Rekes after all. Not the warm waters of Issiq," Charai reminded the belemoid. "I would have jumped but Charai said not to," Spalla said quietly. S...
[Trade] Finding lost relatives.
By WhiteRaven ・ 1 ・ 0
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Nova
By Skyward ・ 2 ・ 2
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[MINE] Sandy Caverns
By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0
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youthful mishap
By Othermoons ・ 0 ・ 0
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Research by DPIP indicated that the ocean held the lowest education rate out of all of the regions of Xiunus, and a plan had been put into place to alleviate that: A small school that had opened up on a large, central island, inviting any colonist to fully funded classes. Skritch had been incredibly hesitant to send any of the Sea-Cucumber Colony's residents, as time spent in college was better used mining precious gold and gems for their charismatic leader. Akira had only managed to convince...
Learnin' On Island Time
By Sea-Cucumbers ・ 0 ・ 0