Wheels and Papers (Otherwise Untitled)

Story by Moriar on SoFurry

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#189 of Short Stories

A fox abides protocol.


~ At the sound of the bell and whistle, the fox groaned audibly. Looking up from her book to the subway car around her, fellow passenger's expressions generally matched her feelings. She tucked her book into her satchel while the car rattled into the station, spending several moments on a few somewhat jarring halts, before everyone shuffled up to their feet with most removing their coats.

~ The fox in particular, laid her coat out ontop of her satchel while she fiddled with her wallet to hold out her card with one hand and offer her travel paperwork with the other. A stillness hung over the car, quiet except for the opening of doors and footfalls of officers stepping aboard.

Honorable Duel (Otherwise Untitled)

~ The bartender seemed to beam a bit, at how much the dragon seemed to enjoy the beer. "You really seem to've enjoy that, Hon.", she observed to Jake. ~ The dragon nodded, "It's been a while since I've had one that was properly fresh, thanks." ~...

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Musical Pause (Otherwise Untitled)

~ Through the dimly lit haze of the bar, the badger up on stage could see that a pair of folk off in the corner were standing rather angrily at something. She stood up from her stool, fingers not missing a beat or strum of the wooden guitar currently...

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Trained Sight (Otherwise Untitled)

~ With a sweltering sun above and lingering dust from the previous trials downrange, Cadet Clip drew in a pensive breath. ~ The clanks of resetting mechanisms and crackle of public address system filled in the silence. Cadet Clip exhaled, slowly. ~...

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