Antarctic Termite

Another roommate story

Kaga said
I-................This actually sounds like it could be very fun.I mean she is a really fun person to mess with.

DO IT

STRANGE PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA

what could possibly go wrong (other than ruining your friendship)

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i made a horrible mistake

Steal food from your rats.

Character Crossover Crisis City

I love my job.

Well... Good luck. You're doing the best you can with the limits you have and the people you've got to work with, and probably better than a lot of other people would manage in trying to work out problems. Being able to communicate people's issues itself is a considerable skill, so congratulations on the effort you put in.

Character Crossover Crisis City

Already reloading with a swift set of gestures, Twitch cackled at the snarl of pain echoing from the glowing mass. Confidence reasserted its control over anger in some cramped part of the rat's brain. Squinting into the luminescence, trying to discern a target on the thing's body through the obscuring light and noise, the flare of the insects slammed Twitch's eyes shut, the shock of it almost physical to him. A moment's wince, and the hum was cut short by a deep boom, the crack of rock rebounding into the valley. Finely honed reflex fired Twitch's barbed bolt at the sound's origin before he dropped back into the gap.

Scraping some grime from under his fur and fingernails, rubbing it onto his goggles to darken their surface, Twitch's eyes fluttered open as his hands worked. The insects, yes. Whatever they were hiding was using their energy, their hum and fizz of electricity. In other circumstances he'd love to trap one, taste it, grind it and bottle its filtrates, but his preoccupation now was getting rid of the things. They'd rest on the creature's skin, of course, or under its fur; Who knew the behaviour of tagalong insects better than the magnificent fleabag himself? Ohohoho, yes. Unfastening a round jar from a belt slung around his shoulder, shaking it vigorously, Twitch took the seconds needed to rest his eyes. Flypaper wasn't the intended goal, no, but if those insects landed as often as flies before they returned to the air... The idea was viable.

An ear over the outcrop first, then two, locating the buzz, feeling the wind, deciding where to point his gaze when he emerged, not leaving himself enough time to make the informed decision as he did. "Fetch!"

The toss left the green bottle travelling an imperfect arc, its capped end vanishing and reappearing as it spun, the cloud of light parting for it to show a trace of fur before the noxious adhesive shattered on the beast's body. Twitch fell back under his hideout, accomplished but cautious. He was drawing too much attention to his location. Scrabbling, eyes scanning the rock face, the rat hunched under his coat as he attempted to find the next point of shelter.

Latest Poll shows Scottish Independence in the lead.

They're surrounded by near-Arctic islands, I'm sure there are seals to club and seabird nests to raid or something.

Character Crossover Crisis City

Grey Star said Oh uh, thanks for the positive reactions to my GMing then. This only makes me more motivated to continue making things as fun for you guys as possible!

Next GM post will come tomorrow as I'm a bit busy with schoolwork at the moment, eheh. And um, everyone feel free to suggest subplots or challenges since I like round robin stuff.

Take your time.

Anyway... Once each character mob defeats their respective monster and/or encounter anything else the separate paths are meant to lead to, we could spend a short time trying to find a way to regroup, unless that's a plot point already in the works. Different characters might try to signal for others or track them down if they're unknowingly ahead. I doubt it would be very exciting after a handful of posts unless there's some mechanic involved (is there a monster that leaves false tracks to deceive victims?), but eh. I like the idea of separate character groups affecting each other slowly or indirectly.

(English really needs a word to replace and/or. I'll look into this.) E: Apparently Latin has a word for that in 'vel', though a bunch of European languages now use an 'and/or' equivalent. Not sure if there's a relation to the Vel'koz character ('koz' coming from a development name, 'keeper of secrets').

Day in the work life of Taaj

KnightShade said I love how human organs tops your list, it's like you walk around streets full of spleens or something.

Australia

(Alternatively, Night Vale. It's hard to tell the difference sometimes.)

go for a swim?

Awson said
I don't understand.Why am I looking at a submerged, super close-up of some guy's hairy nutsack?

mdk said
I should clarify. Those are sea snakes, one of the most deadly venomous creatures on earth.

Those are garden eels. They hide in the silt with only their heads out so that they can retreat from predators at a moment's notice. Their swaying movement helps them catch drifting food particles in their mouths. Sea snakes need to surface to breath, so they would never be able to partake in this lifestyle. The potency of their venom is specifically designed to hunt for fast-moving prey and they often have warning patterns to alert predators of their venom, so they don't have to hide either.

Some of us also harbour an interest in aquatic biology, believe it or not.