Posts by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
(DIR) Post #AS0MLhsoQarEl2WP9k by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-01-25T14:51:50Z
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@cattailnu Foreshadowing! 😎
(DIR) Post #AS1Dapm6fCpH9FU21Q by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-01-26T00:48:32Z
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@cattailnu Hek'tanl paused in early dawn light to wait for Chul'flyx, emptying their boot of sand. They were halfway to the mount and the "portal of prophesy". The giant scorpion basking in the dawn light was no danger to them. It was a harbinger. Rumors and legends told of larger beasts but it mattered not. Their quest consumed them."Right, I'm ready.", announced Chul'flyx. Hek'tanl turned, "I'd say we have at least one cycle before we reach the mount." Both turned an stared over the desert.
(DIR) Post #AS1Dp8tuLp6eWIxHpQ by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-01-26T00:51:03Z
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@cattailnu I really wanted to write something with a western vibe but it keeps coming out fantasy/scifi - it's a curse! 🤣
(DIR) Post #AS5RdwYY5DUZ2VMHb6 by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-01-28T01:44:48Z
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@cattailnu Jessie gazed into the tank and Ms. Frillory looked back with the same intense and curious stare. Jessie pressed her nose to the tank, and Ms. Frillory approached also. Ms. Frillory spent her days constantly exploring her domain. She constantly searched the nooks and shadows cast by the plants."Don't stand so close, Jessie" said her mother."I think she's lonely, Mom".Her mother listened to her only child and knew the loneliness was shared.A trip to the pet store was coming.
(DIR) Post #AS5TcJZbjdOxkrCl5U by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-01-28T02:06:58Z
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@cattailnu The dream or vision returned. Every time the cloud from the strange device surrounded her. She merged with it, and the cloud with her. What would it mean to completely transform? Who or what would she be? She tried to focus on the process, but it was overwhelmed by the barrage of emotion. A mix of fear and curiosity pulled her ever onward in a river of emotion. "Welcome to Signa 7 prime, Dr. Eloen. No transporter sickness, I hope?""No, it was quite uneventful", she lied.
(DIR) Post #AS5TmIa2HYXjZRALC4 by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-01-28T02:08:38Z
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@cattailnu Yes, but will it be another fish or perhaps - a puppy? 😉
(DIR) Post #AS6eZN6NS8cQU2I8y8 by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-01-28T15:44:16Z
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@cattailnu Today is the day I finally started reading the book my son gave me for my birthday last year! 🤔 🤨
(DIR) Post #AS6kbew8iJ1q6LydoO by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-01-28T16:52:03Z
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@cattailnu It hung on his office wall, not visible from the dooorway, but just above his computer. Every morning he fetched a coffee and sat sipping it, but tasting those drinks from their Bali trip. Their dream vacation was delayed 25 years for Misty and Rob. It finally happened at the insistence of the kids. Sheri had snapped the photo their first day. She was gone now 3 years. He didn't dwell on her last months, remembering only the woman that took the photo and painted this, for him.
(DIR) Post #ASBeTKRzMxisJTJoBs by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-01-31T01:36:44Z
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@cattailnu Marston shocked Phillips and Crandall, "They sank the Firestall with a single torpedo about 200 miles off of Bermuda."As it slowly sank in, Phillips asked, "So we've lost all of the next shipment? Half of it was already committed to our customers."Shoving his hands into pockets, Marston agreed, "It'll cost us half our profits from last quarter."Crandall stood listening, ever the silent partner. Finally, he spoke softly, "Was any of the crew rescued?"Marston shook his head.
(DIR) Post #ASBgKpDjnUGR2yj2fo by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-01-31T01:57:37Z
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@cattailnu In the warm current of the shallow reef, the Ph'thrylk thrived. It's tentacled limbs each topped with a lure for anything reckless to approach. Patiently, it waited for dusk and its bioluminescence to attract the next meal. Little escaped the gaze of its huge eye. Smaller tendrils around the carapace would warn it of motion in any direction. And there were predators, swift and vicious that it feared. The spawning season drew near, and with it a plunge into the depths, for safety.
(DIR) Post #ASebdKrX9jFhLivqls by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-02-14T00:51:43Z
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@cattailnu The crowd stared as the raging hybrid beast leapt from the 3D cinema display. It was terrifying with a guttural howling, and the scent of decaying matter. They all took a step back, except for their pets, who simply froze. It had to be a promotion, didn't it? After the initial shock, it was clear the clock was ticking backwards. Tremors were increasing from a barely noticeable to a level that made walking difficult. "This is not good", Shelly whispered as she turned to run.
(DIR) Post #ASo64zvrJUnvaihWWO by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-02-18T14:45:11Z
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@stux ❤️ 👍
(DIR) Post #AT5X0uMM5heLbDgggC by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-02-27T00:37:08Z
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@cattailnu My partner and I arrived at the CaHoots club at 3:15 AM. Officer Ruffel was already on the scene. Most witnesses weren't wearing clothes. The only evidence was a small stain on the floor near the bar. The low-level lighting made it difficult to be sure, but I knew it was blood.Pointing to it, I said, "Go tell the lab that's the top priority".Wilcox nodded, "What about the witnesses?""Don't kid yourself. No one here gives a hoot for one dead snake."The crowd slowly looked at me.
(DIR) Post #AT7dxKNiUJkN8rU4Bc by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-02-28T01:04:21Z
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@cattailnu The giarachnoid poised above, as its handler walked through the refugees. The devastation was near total, with millions already dead, but the handler continued the search for the palax'naul.The chosen was hidden, even from themselves, among the natives. There should have been an awakening by now. Yet the assault had gone far beyond the plan. Either the chosen was dead or had been corrupted. The giarachnoid's senses had led them here, but that didn't confirm alive, or dead.
(DIR) Post #AT7g2YNk3uMDv57DZQ by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-02-28T01:27:42Z
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@cattailnu The Eminence, last dowager of the empire, highest of the believers, gazed upon the accuser. "There's been a tragic mistake" said the intruder, Frivnolx. "Yes," said the Eminence, "and you have made it. These waters are sacred to my kind. I'm sure you knew this, and yet you defiled us." Looking deep into her eyes, Frivnolx pressed, "There is a greater danger to us all and we need...""We are aware" interrupted the Eminence, "and have a solution, that we cannot reveal to your kind."
(DIR) Post #ATDqOaG2RrUrh8TL96 by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-03-03T00:52:00Z
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@cattailnu The day had finally arrived. Alik'tan gazed upon her future spouse with curiosity and bewilderment. Vaguely humanoid in appearance, the intricate purple mosaic on the skin was alluring. Was it natural or some artful form? The moment stretched between heartbeats. Whatever lay ahead of her, it was now certain to be more life altering than she previously expected. A slight bow and the offering of an obvious hand was reassuring of a cultured mind. Life on a living star ship awaited.
(DIR) Post #ATDtyZHJrnFswdvCQS by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-03-03T01:32:02Z
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@cattailnu The path ahead was worn. She saw others in the sanctuary. Were they fellow travelers, guards of the provincial lord, or thieves? Aside to her companion, "Caution until we know who awaits us." "Of course, princess. Uh, sorry, Hovtli.", they replied.Their disguises had served amongst the farmers of the west but they never were in close contact. An overnight stay at the waystation couldprove dangerous. The path to the next station was treacherous. It was not to be attempted at dusk.
(DIR) Post #ATFfr6F0PzQVomItwe by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-03-03T22:03:19Z
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@cattailnu As a condition of the Relgforn Treaty on Trade and Defense, the six races each committed to a series of intercultural "liaisons". As youngest of the third generation, niece to the current Prime Magus, she requested the honor and was accepted by both cultures. Ever the rebellious child, she saw this chance to escape what she perceived as her mundane existence.
(DIR) Post #ATFfwggyJzNsJi37ZY by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-03-03T22:04:21Z
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@cattailnu Every plan has a unique weakness. 😉
(DIR) Post #ATFgKxGmL1g0gIMxBw by gnarlygeek@hachyderm.io
2023-03-03T22:08:41Z
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@MostlyHarmless Piece of cake.