Captain Jokham stood at the helm of the 'Shooting Star' with her eyes closed.
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Captain Jokham stood at the helm of the 'Shooting Star' with her eyes closed. Solifan the wizard and Aldor had joined her and were bracing for the turbulent voyage they remembered, staying close to solid things to grab.
The shadow of the thunderwhale, which was still circling the ship, began to shine with a bright, blue light, like the sun shining through the surface of the ocean, and it circled closer and closer until the whole lake under the ship seemed to glow. Captain Jokham spoke a soft word in the language of the sea, and the 'Shooting Star' dove gracefully into the light.
Instinctively, Solifan reached for the railing, but he did not feel as if the world would tumble and fall like the last time. Instead, the 'Shooting Star' flowed freely through the unruly waters of the ocean between realms, elegantly gliding over towering waves and through valleys of water in the shining wake of the whale, until they slowed down and dove one last time, finally emerging on calm waters under a cloudless sky. As the sun began to rise over the horizon, a small island, just ahead of the 'Shooting Star', took shape in the first rays of warm morning light.
The small sleeping body of Píp the cat, which was curled up under Solifan's coat, began to stretch and yawn. She opened her eyes, purred, and bumped her head against the wizard's chest.
"I had the wildest dream." she said.
That's a very cat-appropriate response.
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Captain Jokham stood at the helm of the 'Shooting Star' with her eyes closed. Solifan the wizard and Aldor had joined her and were bracing for the turbulent voyage they remembered, staying close to solid things to grab.
The shadow of the thunderwhale, which was still circling the ship, began to shine with a bright, blue light, like the sun shining through the surface of the ocean, and it circled closer and closer until the whole lake under the ship seemed to glow. Captain Jokham spoke a soft word in the language of the sea, and the 'Shooting Star' dove gracefully into the light.
Instinctively, Solifan reached for the railing, but he did not feel as if the world would tumble and fall like the last time. Instead, the 'Shooting Star' flowed freely through the unruly waters of the ocean between realms, elegantly gliding over towering waves and through valleys of water in the shining wake of the whale, until they slowed down and dove one last time, finally emerging on calm waters under a cloudless sky. As the sun began to rise over the horizon, a small island, just ahead of the 'Shooting Star', took shape in the first rays of warm morning light.
The small sleeping body of Píp the cat, which was curled up under Solifan's coat, began to stretch and yawn. She opened her eyes, purred, and bumped her head against the wizard's chest.
"I had the wildest dream." she said.
My document says all parts together are a little over 10000 words.
This was fun. Would do again.
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That's a very cat-appropriate response.
Yeah. Being on the receiving end of a cat's headbump feels so validating.
I hope mine feels up to distributing again soon. Next vet appointment tomorrow noon, and she can't have food before. Already dreading the day.
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Yeah. Being on the receiving end of a cat's headbump feels so validating.
I hope mine feels up to distributing again soon. Next vet appointment tomorrow noon, and she can't have food before. Already dreading the day.
Dreading the impending howling at being deprived of vital sustenance?
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Dreading the impending howling at being deprived of vital sustenance?
Yeah. It breaks my heart. She loves her routines.
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Yeah. It breaks my heart. She loves her routines.
I would swear our two pups can tell time; they always start asking for their meal as the appointed time nears.
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Captain Jokham stood at the helm of the 'Shooting Star' with her eyes closed. Solifan the wizard and Aldor had joined her and were bracing for the turbulent voyage they remembered, staying close to solid things to grab.
The shadow of the thunderwhale, which was still circling the ship, began to shine with a bright, blue light, like the sun shining through the surface of the ocean, and it circled closer and closer until the whole lake under the ship seemed to glow. Captain Jokham spoke a soft word in the language of the sea, and the 'Shooting Star' dove gracefully into the light.
Instinctively, Solifan reached for the railing, but he did not feel as if the world would tumble and fall like the last time. Instead, the 'Shooting Star' flowed freely through the unruly waters of the ocean between realms, elegantly gliding over towering waves and through valleys of water in the shining wake of the whale, until they slowed down and dove one last time, finally emerging on calm waters under a cloudless sky. As the sun began to rise over the horizon, a small island, just ahead of the 'Shooting Star', took shape in the first rays of warm morning light.
The small sleeping body of Píp the cat, which was curled up under Solifan's coat, began to stretch and yawn. She opened her eyes, purred, and bumped her head against the wizard's chest.
"I had the wildest dream." she said.
@asmw
I love it
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@asmw
I love itYay!
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My document says all parts together are a little over 10000 words.
This was fun. Would do again.
@asmw Please do, the story of Píp the cat has been my most favourite thing for the past while
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@asmw Please do, the story of Píp the cat has been my most favourite thing for the past while
@freax Thank you! It's nice having regular readers.
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I would swear our two pups can tell time; they always start asking for their meal as the appointed time nears.
Same with the cat. Although 'nears' can include up to an hour
Daylight savings adjustments also only work reliably in one direction.
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Same with the cat. Although 'nears' can include up to an hour
Daylight savings adjustments also only work reliably in one direction.
Yeah, 'nears' is not precision timekeeping here, either.
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Captain Jokham stood at the helm of the 'Shooting Star' with her eyes closed. Solifan the wizard and Aldor had joined her and were bracing for the turbulent voyage they remembered, staying close to solid things to grab.
The shadow of the thunderwhale, which was still circling the ship, began to shine with a bright, blue light, like the sun shining through the surface of the ocean, and it circled closer and closer until the whole lake under the ship seemed to glow. Captain Jokham spoke a soft word in the language of the sea, and the 'Shooting Star' dove gracefully into the light.
Instinctively, Solifan reached for the railing, but he did not feel as if the world would tumble and fall like the last time. Instead, the 'Shooting Star' flowed freely through the unruly waters of the ocean between realms, elegantly gliding over towering waves and through valleys of water in the shining wake of the whale, until they slowed down and dove one last time, finally emerging on calm waters under a cloudless sky. As the sun began to rise over the horizon, a small island, just ahead of the 'Shooting Star', took shape in the first rays of warm morning light.
The small sleeping body of Píp the cat, which was curled up under Solifan's coat, began to stretch and yawn. She opened her eyes, purred, and bumped her head against the wizard's chest.
"I had the wildest dream." she said.
@asmw I loved reading every bit.
I am not a great fan of continued stories under the micro fiction tag, because keeping track on mastodon if one is not on it every hour is a little tedious.
But, this was worth scrolling through the feed to find the next bits.
Would read in one go, also. Maybe you could place it in some fantasy anthology or self publish? -
@asmw I loved reading every bit.
I am not a great fan of continued stories under the micro fiction tag, because keeping track on mastodon if one is not on it every hour is a little tedious.
But, this was worth scrolling through the feed to find the next bits.
Would read in one go, also. Maybe you could place it in some fantasy anthology or self publish?@Garonenur Thank you for reading!
I'm aware of the issue with discoverability, I didn't think this would get as long as it did
I'm trying a threaded version next, and I'm also aware that I'm stretching the micro in #microfiction by a lot, although I do write one scene at a time and I try to make it a vignette which can be interesting on its own.
I am also not sure that mastodon is the correct fediverse interface for what I want to do and have looked into federated blogging tools, but not found the time to try them yet.
I would like to post the whole document somewhere.
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