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For tonight, something a little different!

No Man's Sky hit 10 years old last month or so, and just released their latest patch about a week ago, adding claimable system stations and a bunch more things to do and interact with in space. One of those things is a bunch of missions(which you need to do to claim a station) which actually need a corvette to carry the larger pieces of salvage back. So fir the first time since the patch that introduced them, I had an actual reason to make a corvette, and actually put some effort into the design.

So I give you: the Far Star.

#NoMansSky #starship #corvette #NMS #spaceship #scifi

"...and with that ten percent gain in warp field efficiency, we should be able to shave ten hours off our travel time to the Theta Ionus system."

"That's excellent news! Great work as always, Nexus."

Once again, Nexus felt that familiar urge to smile, but also at the same time to remain stoic, and just nodded to hir Caitian captain. "Thanks," the black-furred stellar foxtaur replied, glad that no one could see the way hir tail was twitching behind hir.

As the meeting turned to other topics, Nexus returned hir gaze to hir PADD, but looked past it as shi retreated once more into hir thoughts. Shi hated how often compliments on hir work felt good, but at the same time made hir want to run and hide somewhere. What shi did wasn't that special, as far as shi was concerned; shi was just doing hir job.

Which reminded hir, shi needed to have a talking with that ensign on Gamma shift tonight before shi went to bed. His shift reports had been haphazard lately, leaving details and other important things out. Other people not doing their jobs properly was always one of the things guaranteed to ruffle hir fur, though thankfully that was a rarity among Star Fleet. Perhaps he was just absent-minded-

"Nexus?"

The question quickly pulled hir back to the world around hir, and shi felt a moment of panic as shi quickly tried to piece together what shi had missed. Hir vulpine ears ticked backwards a moment, but shi'd long ago learned how to keep a neutral expression even when hir inner turmoil threatened to overflow, and that practice was coming in handy once more.

The display in the center of the table showed their antimatter pod status and, reaching out, shi quickly paged backward and forward, noting the other queries made, hir mind racing to put it together.

"Just wanted to double- check," shi said as a cover, "but yeah, we should be fine for another few weeks, then we'll need to pause to rebuild our stocks."

Captain M'Rel nodded, then rose, the golden-furred female felinoid resting her hands behind the small of her back. "Then I'll not keep the rest of you any longer, as we all have things to get back to. Dismissed."

Feeling a sense of relief, Nexus stood alongside the other senior staff, and padded out into the hallway, where shi was quickly joined by jir Companion, Swiftwind, who also happened to be the ship's primary helmsman.

"Nice save," shi whispered softly, "I don't think the Cap noticed you zoning out."

"Was it that obvious?" Nexus replied, hir ears actually half- folding this time.

"Only to one who knows you well," shi replied with a reassuring smile, and a lick to the cheek. "Oh, and a touch of empathic talent doesn't hurt either."

As Nexus felt relief flood hir once more, hir snow leopard chakat Companion gave hir a bigger grin and a clap on the back, hir blue eyes almost seeming to twinkle with mischief. "Gotta run, Ensign Vasquez needs shuttle training, and I don't want to disappoint. I'll catch you tonight, love."

Nexus narrowed hir eyes as Swift turned to go, beginning to get a sinking feeling in both hir stomachs, though at least this time it wasn't about hirself. "You'll be sticking to the actual approved training program this time, right?"

Swiftwind just smirked, flicking hir tail and tossing a wave over hir shoulder as shi padded away towards the turbolifts.

"Right!?"

#microfiction #smallstories #writing #chakatverse #chakonaspace #foxtaur #chakat #sliceoflife

The desert breeze ran across the fountain pool like a lover's caress, barely disturbing the water as it caught the spray and brought it to the dark figure on the bench before it.

Black fur and dark clothes would have hidden this feline silhouette against the dark of night quite admirably, in normal circumstances. It was not the platinum blonde hair that gave her away though; rather it was the softly glowing mystical tattoos etched into her body and fur, plainly visible where they were not hidden by the leather straps of her chest wrap or the long-legged cloth breeches gracing her waist. Most striking, however, would be her glowing eyes, going from a light blue to a bright azure wherever her gaze was directed.

As she gave a soft sigh, gazing into the waters, she failed to notice the second figure approaching from behind, after passing through the wrought iron gate to the fountain's surroundings. This khajiit was not one the night would swallow, between his tiger-striped white fur and lighter clothes. The beads around his neck caught the glint of the twin moons above as his own glowing eyes looked towards the black-furred feline woman with concern.

"Is something the matter, tamiit?"

At first, the only response was a perking of the ears, but as the new arrival took a seat next to her, the black-furred khajiit lifted her gaze to look over towards him. "I had hoped when we restored this place that we would find at least some interested in the old ways, but none have come."

Her companion gave a slight nod, his expression softening. "The Dark Moon and my order is ancient history to most in this age. Even if only this age's moon-singers, your Twilight Cantors, can learn the ways, that is good enough. Azurah did not send me back for that, but sharing her blessings is something I am glad to do."

Looking away again, the black-furred khajiit leaned against her contrasting yet similar companion, resting her head against his shoulder. "But it's such a shame that we can't share it with others ourselves. So much gets lost and forgotten-"

That got a short laugh from the white-furred khajiit. "Var, var, var. Has that not been the path you walked before you found me? Finding things that others thought lost?"

"Not everything," she replied, her gaze lowering. Noting her reaction, the tiger-like khajiit rested his arm around her, giving her a gentle squeeze.

"You found me, my tamiit. And the twilight path we walk together."

At the squeeze, the feminine feline snuggled in closer to her larger companion. There was silence for a long time after.

#microfiction #smallstories #writing #ElderScrolls #ElderScrollsOnline #TES #ESO

For #charrsday I've got a couple pieces of one of my other charr gals to share, both by CanisCappuccino(https://www.furaffinity.net/user/caniscappuccino/)!

This is Athena Ghostalker, sniper for the Blood Legion. She's a middle-aged charr from Rytlock's generation, and a bit of a grump unless she has either mead in hand, or guns to discuss or work on. You see, she's a bit of a gun nut, and has customized her gear extensively. Her prized rifle was actually meant to be a display piece when she originally won it at a sharpshooting contest during the bicentennial celebration of Kalla Scorchrazor's victory, but she retrofitted it to something actually as capable as any Legion-made combat rifle, if not more so. If its a gun, it damn well better work, in her opinion!

While her primary loyalty is to the Legions, she has been on extended deployment with the Pact for a while now, having seen combat in Maguuma, Elona, and Cantha, among other places. She even picked up a few tricks from a chronomancer while trying to survive the jungles during the Mordremoth campaign.

While her main calling is as a sharpshooter, she is often pulled into close combat, where she uses those tricks to distort the flow of time slightly; just enough to give her and her fellow warriors a slight edge. Doing so takes enough concentration that she usually relies on her paired pistols instead in those fights.

(In game terms, she's a Deadeye thief that I normally run as QDPS, unless I need to pylon on Qadim in raid wing 7. Typically I run Unload in group combat, but I have Predator on her back bar too.)

#fantasy #art #charr #GW2 #GuildWars2 #deadeye #sniper #furry #furryart

A random fun idea for a oWoD werewolf's first shift:

They're playing in a very significant online MOBA tournament, and get their butt handed to them so harshly in the final match that they end up crashing out, hard enough that Rage kicks in.

And to make it even more fun? Their hero character in said MOBA was a werewolf.

#ttrpg #worldofdarkness #werewolfwednesday #werewolf #oWoD