Sure, you could get yourself a coffee and a plate of eggs just about anywhere in this town, but Mike E always took his at the drugstore counter. It was a strange thing to see a gal as a soda jerk, but Bobbie was the best in the biz. She wasn't a looker, and she didn't have a winning personality, but man oh man it was a pleasure to watch her work ( Read more... )

Mike was leaning against the counter and doing a crossword puzzle today. In peace and quiet, of course, because he wasn't anywhere near the dorms. He'd listened to radio, though, which explained the sign in the window.

SALE
Hearing protectors, Ear plugs, Noise-cancelling headphones
Half off

NOW HIRING
Inquire withinWell, not the "now hiring" ( Read more... )

There was a blinding flash of purple light in the back room, and suddenly two figures stood where before there had been only empty space. There was another flash -- apparently, just in case you had missed the first one -- and a sound sort of like "WUMMMMMMMM ( Read more... )

Mike and the Cheese Panda stood side by side, silently contemplating the empty shelves. There was merchandise missing, and no explanation. Well, no explanation except "Fandom". They were looking at the empty space where bath towels and bath sheets should be, but elsewhere in the store hand towels, washcloths, bathmats, dish towels, paper towels ( Read more... )

Loon Drive was clear of hostiles from the edge of the junkyard to the community center, and Sphinx was clear almost all the way to Mallard. The barricades cordoning off the safe zone were made from the corpses of fallen dinosaurs -- Mike was really glad he'd sprung for the assault rifles, now ( Read more... )

It was Aeryn's first day of work- at a paying job ever, actually- and while she wouldn't say she was nervous, she did want to get things right. Especially considering she only had a very basic understanding of this planet so far ( Read more... )

Mike was in a mood today. He'd woken up without his pistol under his pillow, and spent a half hour searching his apartment for it. He'd finally given up and come in to work, only to find it on the shelf underneath the cash register where he normally kept the loaded shotgun. Who knew where that had gone. "Oh, fuck me, I'm gettin' old," he ( Read more... )

Everything was normal in Turtle & Canary. Everything was just as it always had been. There was nothing different at all. Nothing.

Mike sighed and did a crossword puzzle while waiting for customers.

Today's Squishy flavors: Change, Sameness, Green

Mike, Apu, and the Cheese Panda clustered around an open crate. Mike gave Apu a long, hard look. "Now, what are we supposed to do with these?" he grumbled. The crate was supposed to contain fruit. Instead, there were animals. "That is one hell of a mix-up." Someone at the wholesaler was going to have a LOT of explaining to do ( Read more... )

It seemed like a normal sort of day in the store. Mike was standing behind the counter looking tired and put-upon, Apu was stocking shelves, and the panda was mopping the floor. Ordinary. Boring ( Read more... )