Edited Chapter One, and started to edit Chapter Two of the Fairytale despite the creeping heat.
Head is throbbing, but the story only needs minor line edits to work more smoothly. (:
Pretty good for a story that started from a throw of dice and these prompts: Girl in a Cloak, A Beast, and A Tower.
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I just finished Chapter 10 of my GrimDark Fairytale. :D Apparently I wrote far longer than I meant to (again), but hey, time flies when having fun and breaking hearts. <3
Tails of Lady Miller's Memorial Catgirl Trust
Ruth's Tail.
The job was a chance of a lifetime for Dr Ruth Medyiv. To be able to put her theories about DNA hybridisation into practice. She looked across at Director Chambers.
The director was in his fifties, about twenty years her senior. He was reading over her resume and proposal. He finally looked up. "Well, that is a remarkable proposal, Doctor Medyiv. I look forward to seeing what results you get."
"So, you'll hire me?" was her disbelieving question.
"I would be a fool not to, Doctor!" He held out his hand.
The next two years were a whirlwind of experiments. Tissue cultures were grown and experimented on, DNA samples teased out of cells, spliced, and reinserted.
It took those two years to succeed. During which time Ruth was amazed at the Director's patience with her failures. But even among the failures there had been some wins. One of them was a viral multiplier that allowed a recombined gene string to be copied across an entire sample in seconds. In an animal it would re-write the genetic structure in hours. The other was an enzyme that allowed the new genes to express themselves and rebuild the tissues.
It had taken two years, but Ruth had finally stabilised the genetic hybrid DNA. Splicing feline and even avian genes into primate DNA. She had no idea what that combination would be useful for, but it was the principal. They could give someone new eyes. New ears. The possibilities were endless.
The Director had congratulated her that morning, but reminded her that the paper she still had to write was going to be the key. The stuff of Nobel Prizes.
So here she was, in her office at 2am, writing. The door opened behind her, and she turned in surprise and exclaimed "Director! I didn't hear you knock!" Then she looked down, and saw the hypodermic in his hand. Before she could react, he'd rammed it into her leg. She started to get up, and then collapsed.
When she awoke, she was strapped to a bench, and she could see a drip running into her arm. It was almost empty.
"Ah" the Director's voice came from a speaker "You are awake. Let's see what your efforts can really do."
It started as an itch. Then her bones turned to fire, and her back felt like it was being torn apart. The straps broke as she grew in size. She screamed for hours as her body rebuilt itself.
Eventually the pain stopped. She could feel wings on her back. She looked down at the paws that had once been hands, and back at the tufted tail. And at how small the crushed bench was. "Where did the extra mass come from?" she wondered to herself. And then stopped. She could still talk, despite being a monster.
The speaker was silent.
Sometime later there was a click from the door, and it swung open. Two slight figures stood in the light outside.
"We're here to rescue you!" one of them said. The other was staring at her exposed chest.
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Fairytale Chapter NINE is now done, and I will have the final chapter done this week. (:
Also I have serious trouble writing just for 30minutes like planned, and it always stretcjes to an hour...or two... No idea how to stop once I start it. (^_^)*
"The skies darken" The way he said it seemed to carry deep weight. A sage-like omniousness.
"What does it mean?" The lad asked.
He pondered it for a moment, and then rose up to his feet. "It is time...to make stew."
Both of their stomachs growled at this wisdom.
(A snippet of a story I will probably not write but hey it was funny to me.)
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Tails from Lady Miller's Memorial Catgirl Trust
On the Phone
It was Aki's turn on the hotline. Twilly had set it up the day after the press announcement and the parliamentary vote. A source of anonymous tip-offs for when their own intelligence assets failed.
The phone rang.
"Good morning! Catgirl Hotline!" she cheerfully answered. After listening for a moment, she let out an angry "Fuck off!" and hung up. Then she made a mark on the chalkboard.
It rang again a few minutes later. She put her best voice on again "Good morning! Catgirl Hotline!" and listened for a few minutes "I'm sorry, this service is for assisting humanoid cat hybrids and related people. Might I recommend your local pet rescue service? Good luck!" She hung up again. And made a mark on another chalkboard.
Three hours later, her fur looked like she had gone several rounds with a power outlet. She was done. But there was still one hour to go.
The phone rang. "Catgirl Hotline" she said mechanically. "Sorry? What?" she asked confused as a barely audible voice whispered into the phone at the other end. She pressed the "Record" button. "I see ... can you see any letterheads?" A light came on indicating someone else in the Trust was listening as well now. "Good, good, can you read it out?" She made a note. "And the delivery address?" Aki's pupils had dilated into perfect circles now. "Alright, that should be" she stopped as she heard the crackle of a taser and an ear-splitting scream from the phone. She hung up - no need to let them know who had been called.
Her fist came down on a button protected by glass. The glass shattered, and an alarm sounded for a moment. Aki spoke into the newly exposed microphone "Rescue priority one! Catgirl in immediate danger! All crews scramble!"
She picked up another phone "Ai? Can you confirm the address? We have two candidates. Forward to the rescue crews!"
Through the window she could hear helicopters taking off.
She slumped back into the chair. The crews were good. They would save the caller.
The phone rang "Catgirl hotl...you again? I said 'Fuck off'!" and then slammed the phone down again. She threw the chalk at the board.
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As always, for @ami_angelwings amusement.
Chapter seven of the Fairytale is now finished, Chapter Eight written, and Nine started (with just couple sentences, but that counts, guys!). :P
Almost done, and then I can start the edits! :D
Words of the Wild
Deadline 12 July 2026
The Scottish Wildlife Trust’s nature writing competition is back for a third year. The 2026 theme is “changing seasons”. Submissions can be in English, Gaelic, or Scots, up to 1,000 words long & written in any form.
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