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[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 6 : Critter Wrangling

By Xitlalmina ・ 1 ・ 0

[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 5 : Playtime

By Xitlalmina ・ 1 ・ 0

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

Literature

The humid air of the jungle was something far different than the dry air of the mountains, and Seafoam was already sweating. And cranky about it. Thankfully they weren't alone in this, with both Whiteout and Ambergris both looking uncomfortable in the heat despite not having Seafoam's layers of blubber. They felt a perverse sense of glee at not being alone in their misery, but the sooner they were done with this the sooner they could go home and soak in a snowbank. "The map?" Wh...

[DEX] Gems of the Jungle

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

Even in the tumultuous waters off the coast of Rekes, shipwrecks were rare. Most of the time they knew to steer clear of the sharp fingers of rock that erupted from the water, and more that hid beneath the surface, but this one had foundered and been blown on the rocks. The ship hadn't been able to withstand the storm winds and the sharp stone, and so had shattered and fallen into the depths. Thankfully, the drift had given the crew enough time to disembark, and so nobody had been hurt. ...

[CON] Foundered Cargo

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 3 : Are we there yet?

By Xitlalmina ・ 1 ・ 0

[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 2 : DON'T EAT THAT!

By Xitlalmina ・ 1 ・ 0

[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 1 : Mealtime

By Xitlalmina ・ 2 ・ 0

Literature

Ambergris, Depths, Splash and Snowfall were visiting Mireh with Zulli in tow to collect some more fruits that Noodle insisted were medicinally necessary, but there was one problem. ((A storm had swept through the land recently, leaving everything looking a little worse for wear. Branches hung off trees, the fresh, ragged breaks bright against the darker bark. Leaves were everywhere, and while animals called and chirped, revitalized by the rain, the foliage and plants had clearly taken a beati...

[Trade] [ STR ] Storm Cleanup

By Skyward ・ 1 ・ 0

The tallest point by the sea

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0

What are these berries

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0

Spying on a native

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0

A very scary ghost story

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0

Imparting colony wisdom

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0

Traveling such a long way

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

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

Literature

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

Literature

"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

Content Warning: Gross foods, meats, gagging, throwing up (just mentioned)

[Trade] Kitchen Nightmares

By Sea-Cucumbers ・ 0 ・ 0