Genres: Apocalyptic, Queer, Romance, Space, War
SECURE PRIORITY COMMUNIQUE
distribution SOLITAIRE, keyword MASQUERADE, source PENTACLE
FROM: TRIPLE INTENT
TO: ASPHODEL
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Even if you’re my enemy, I’m glad to hear from you. (Continue Reading…)
Genres: Aliens, Alternate Reality/Alternate History, Space
(Continued from Part 1)
August 8, 2005
Meliari Thulissia
General Delivery
Tharsis Station
Dear Thu,
Well I officially graduated from high school! And I have been itching to get out into the world for a long time but right now honestly I am not liking the look of it. We had been planning to go to Disneyworld after graduation but we did Disneyland again instead. That was fine actually. Mom and Dad decided Florida was not such a great idea because gulguthroi. And I had to agree with them. It has gotten really bad. They have chameleon skin and they hide in shallow water which is everywhere down there, and they are basically eating up all of the wildlife in the Everglades. And also people. And especially folks who used to own skipperjacks, it seems. Apparently the deep soulful looks that made them popular at pet stores were more like, um, imprinting on future prey. And their big raspy tentacles also work okay at opening doors in the middle of the night. There are like thousands of people who have disappeared. Oh yeah, they made it illegal to own skipperjacks, of course. And so a bunch of pet stores, crooked or dumb, went and dumped theirs in the nearest creek. Christ. (Continue Reading…)
Genres: Aliens, Alternate Reality/Alternate History, Space
December Third, 1996
Meliari Thulissia
General Delivery
Tharsis Station
Dear Meliari,
Hello!! My name is Mary and I am nine years old. I got your name for a pen pal and they said you were the first pen pal on Mars. This is the first time I have written a letter to Mars to. So I will tell you about me and how things are here in Oregon. And if you can tell me about yourself and what Mars is like that would be great! I am interested in mars but I have never been there yet. There is a book in the library that has pictures, I like the one with the little boats and orange trees on the grand canal. I mean the trees are orange not that they have oragnes. Here our trees are green except in fall. Right now they have lost their leaves. (Continue Reading…)
While I realize driving that mech likely takes all of your limited resources, please take care not to step on the roses.
what
Don’t step on the roses. I don’t care if we’re under imminent attack.
Your mech is standing so close to them I’m cringing.
who is this?
I can see you typing and then stopping
don’t waste my time coming up with a lie, punk
Who I am or how I got your number is irrelevant.
no, it’s not
and, fyi, we don’t drive them, we pilot
gods, you’re probably chung sol trolling me
I assure you, I am not.
I am only here for the roses. (Continue Reading…)