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The cat turned back to the images, waving a white forepaw, “This is Lexx at about seventeen. It’s an AD Academy class,…” Halfway through her sentence, Lexx seemed to appear out of nowhere and slap his hand down on top of the viewer, turning it off. He stood there a moment, not looking at either [...]
Lexx knew better than to open his mouth. He clenched his jaw hard and sat on the stool next to the heat scrubber. He removed his wet coat and wrap, hanging them on hooks so they could be dried, then began undressing with his eyes closed. To himself, he repeated a few things over and [...]
Hours passed and finally, Lexx left the back room. He didn’t know what to expect and was a little surprised to find the lights out. He stood in the door and looked around for the girl. Where was she now? What was she getting into? Was he going to have to be angry again? Lexx [...]
Zeta was laying on the couch and thumped his short tail in greeting as Lexx turned to the room. “I thought you’d be asleep by now, Zeta.” Lexx muttered sitting down on the couch. “Erase blinds.” The walls halfway up, immediately turned transparent. “I should really choose a better color scheme,… or just leave them [...]
Chel dreamed. It hadn’t been hard for her to fall asleep, even in the strange surroundings. The events of the day seemed to flood through her mind, making her a little restless, only she felt oddly at ease with everything. Stealth was in her dreams, following her and saying all kinds of interesting things. Unfortunately, [...]
“It is our way to make sure even uninvited guests are made to feel comfortable. You may drink my Tilauh, Kasai, Mishan and Tarbil as well as eat my food and read my books, just don’t bother me when I’m busy. I have things to do and those things do not involve amusing humans.” Chel [...]
He sprung up from the chair and in a quick, somewhat jerky stride approached Stealth. The cat had just walked into the room and hopped up onto a counter on the opposite side of the room. Her ears went back and she stared at the wall indifferently as he stopped near her. “The next dice [...]
The portal swirled with activity, appearing as a brilliant flash of light within a forest and then bursting into existence with a bluish white glow. Lexx stepped through it first, consulting a small device with a display on it that showed their location. Zeta and Stealth were at his heels and Chel stepped through last. [...]
Bits of bark flew as Stealth came down the tree in that ungainly fashion that cats use. It wasn’t nearly as easy going up as coming down. She hit the ground in a run, turning to run around the tree and into the forest. “It’s up in a tree! The tallest one! Of course, it’s [...]
“Jump, swipe and a strength burst! Not bad rolls!” The cat twitched her tails once around her forepaws, then turned and started up the tree, moving quickly and vanishing from view amidst the foliage. “What are those?” Chel wasn’t sure what was going on. More dice? “Modifiers.” Lexx’s attention was on trying to see Stealth [...]
