1:945 Back in the apartment by Machaeus
The flight was long. Richard had gotten plenty of sleep in the meantime. When he woke up, he played some card games using a deck he bought at the airport, with himself and with another passenger. A good drink, first of water, then of beer, got him to relax a bit.
By the time he'd go
8:37 Your Chest by SketchySeraph
You gasp as the blue orb passes into your upper chest, your heart tingling as it's infused into you. Another gasp echoes the first as that telltale tingling spreads out from the inside of your chest to your skin, concentrating in two mounds on your upper chest.
You look down in surp
1:941 Newsreport 1 by Machaeus
"– unknown what is causing these changes, but they've sparked in various places all over the globe," the newscaster said, and Richard's eyes bugged out as he saw the picture in the corner of the screen – a coyoteman and a woman who seemed to be halfblue jay, of all things
1:935 Less Pain by zanian
Although it was still burning, the itching and crawling was toning down, as if it was obeying an invisible command; perhaps your willpower was enough to stop it, but it seemed quite unlikely. After all, this was not a mere imagined illness that was striking, but something that was brought on by a su
1:942 Shadowrun? by Machaeus
"Scientists are baffled," Vivianna continued, now in a lab in Sweden judging by the snow out the window. "Doctor Kellenson has a rather controversial opinion on the subject."
"We've looked over everything," the doctor said. "Blood, tissue, stool, u
8:36 Offer A Leaf by SketchySeraph
But that said, you don't have too much in the way of gifts for this little shrine. However, you remember something about leaves having some sort of religious significance to Eastern cultures, and there are plenty of leaves around here...
You smartly pluck one and place it on the shr
1:944 Back at home by Machaeus
Richard turned off the TV. How far had it gone? He pulled out his cellphone and began to dial his boss. "Come on, pick up the phone," he muttered as he waited through the rings.
"Hello?" said a woman's voice.
"Boss, it's Richard, on holiday?
8:35 Look At The Shrine by SketchySeraph
You don't know what compels you to look a little closer at the shrine, but something inside you does. You lean a little closer, your eye lingering on that odd stone marker, and as you do you notice that there's a faint azure glow emanating from its surface.
Before your startled
1:943 Advice by Machaeus
"What advice do you have for people who go through this?" Vivi asked.
"None. What I have is advice for their friends and family: they are still the person you knew before. No real change in instincts, so the tigerman won't start hunting people. No real changes to in
8:34 Investigate by SketchySeraph
But hell, there’s no time like the present to see check out the source of that light. After all, it could be the source of that blue glowing dome around yourself!
You make haste towards the glowing, the foliage getting thicker and thicker around you as the light intensifies. You find y
1:934 Pain by zanian
Perhaps it was a substance that was made to induce some changes in you, so they can study the consequences on human anatomy, to see if this is a potential product for future uses on a mass scale.
Or maybe it is nothing at all, a simple injection of water, to see if you give in to panic a
8:33 To the Woods by SketchySeraph
While you could head towards the beach or even the jungle, it’s the almost peaceful woodland that catches your eye. It looks almost friendly, and ripe for exploring—and who would you be to resist its call?
You set out with a confident grin on your face, heading deep into its verdant
1:940 Weeks later, in another place by Machaeus
The jungles of India were not quiet, though not for the sounds of wildlife. People hadbeen in a constant panic, a gripping fear, ever since the outbreak of the strange curse that had changed men and women into tigerfolk. At first, some feared that the people affected were in fact rakshasa. As this w
8:32 The Author, Lycan Gruff by SketchySeraph
You blink in confusion, looking at your surroundings and wondering what the heck is going on. You’d thought this gig would have been a good publicity stunt, but now you’re starting to have second thoughts.
And who could blame you for that? You’d signed on to boost sales of your lat
1:933 Awake by zanian
Although slumber is comfortable, there is little you can do to stop the inevitable end that follows it. Perhaps it is just a passing fancy, a dream that permits you to be the hero for a moment, although it is a strange situation. However, dreams are not supposed to be close to reality, so when light
4:209 Other Kitsune Option by Authoritas
You look around as your room vanishes, the smooth white walls that were there seconds before fade away to nothing as a dense forest grows in their places. The scent of pine engulfs you as evergreens, ferns and moss grow where stone tiles had been. This change in scenery quickly becomes the least of
4:206 Take it back by catprog
Securing the container to your suit you begin to move back to the airlock. Despite the lack of gravity you can still feel the mass of it pulling on you. As a result by the time you get back to the airlock before it even opens you start eating the bars.
Back to the tablet, you look for a
4:205 The Next Day by catprog
he next day begins with a gnawing pain in your stomach that makes you realise you are yet to find any food on this station. You check the tablet to make sure that the power and oxygen levels are still green. Once you are satisfied the next job is the map. Hopefully somewhere there is a kitchen or a
4:204 Fixing by catprog
You put the suit on, grabbing a bunch of wires. While the airlock cycles you make sure that everything is secure. Once open to space you secure the safety line to the outside and jump out, slowly releasing the line.
This allows you to get a good look at the ship. Quickly you reconsider
4:203 Space Skunk by catprog
You open your eyes. The first few moments after the jump is always the hardest. Getting used to the new body always takes time. So first thing first. Where is the light switch. Lying out you wait until the memories of the previous body are replaced by the new ones.
“Lights” you say