#wss366 #Right

“Are you sure this is the RIGHT door?” Sorawo said. She nodded at the wooden door, then gestured at the wooden plank corridor.

“It says RIGHT here, FF100. That’s Beni’s shorthand for first-floor room 100. It’s just atmosphere for her steampunk-themed party.” Toriko replied. “But I brought my gun just in case,” tapping a pouch hanging from her steampunk outfit.

“I thought it stood for Fan Fiction 100.”

Toriko winced at Sorawo’s quip. “I love you, but your humor sucks,” Toriko said and patted her girlfriend’s head. A just payment, she thought, for the joke, and as she’d predicted, Sorawo grimaced at the show of affection.

“Perv,” came an answering mutter.

“You want to see perv?” Toriko asked, her hand slipping down.

Sorawo bolted, opening the door and ducked through.

Toriko dashed after her, a grin spread across her face.

In the next instant, they realized their mistake as they sailed into space and drifted toward the wooden sailing vessel below. The ship’s bow proudly proclaimed it was the “Fate Gear.”

The Fate Gear, home of bold, feared freebooters and escaped slaves, floated gently on a light breeze, a thousand feet above a tropical island.

Captain Mina looked up and smiled. “They’re back.”

[Note will be 100th post to #AO3]

#microfiction @extraspecialbitter #NMPrompts #NMV366 #OthersidePicnic #UraPi

#wss366 #Hand #MastoPrompt #Vessel

Toriko screamed, and Sorawo closed her eyes. It was a long way down to the “Fate Gear’s” deck, and they were picking up speed as they fell. This was a problem they couldn’t shoot.

“Still idiots, I see,” Captain Mina said.

“Ship, hit them with an anti-grav beam,” Yuri typed on her keyboard, anticipating her captain’s orders.

“It’s Ship-san, if you must use that name, and I prefer Fate-sama.”

“Okay, okay. Got it, ship-SAN,” Yuri typed.

Her thoughts were less charitable. “Why’d we have to get a prima donna for a VESSEL?” A few colorful pirate curses followed Yuri’s thought. “Stupid, Ninny, Prissy pants.”

“Got to HAND it to you. That was quick thinking,” Mina said to Yuri.

“Aye, Cap, it’s been years. I can read you the back of my HAND.”

“That’s Cap-san to you,” Mina said, and they both laughed.

Meanwhile, Toriko and Sorawo drifted gently to the deck. Sorawo barely had time to reorient herself before Toriko’s arms wrapped around Sorawo.

“I — I was so scaaared.” Toriko’s voice trembled.

Sorawo shrugged her off irritably. “You’re not fooling anyone, you, you, Octopus! And watch what you’re doing with that HAND, PERV.”

Mina and Yuri muttered simultaneously, “Idiots.”

#microfiction #NMPrompts #NMV366 #OthersidePicnic #UraPi #Steampunk #Pirates #UraPiFanFic

@NaraMoore It took me far too long to figure out why those names were familiar. I think I may actually prefer this to the raven story, but then I've always had a soft spot for constructs with personalities. And for an ending like that. (I blame Nadesico in my youth.)

@QuasiTemporal Pinged on the first story because it vaguely includes time travel.

So you like constructs like the sentient ship? Because I can certainly make sure the ship has a role. Both are panter stories. And are going to be random. Full of silliness and jokes.

If you have anything you would like thrown into the mix, just DM me and I will see. No promises, but since it is aimless, I have lots of freedom.

@NaraMoore Oh, and no worries, the other is amusing too.

I turned mathematical equations into actual people. I'm weird that way. (I admit the computers I use in Epsilon are based on Ziggy and Mr Smith so no credit there.)

Props also for the idea of including reader thoughts, I've been trying that for a decade with limited success. Best with it is all I have for now. (Are Mina and Yuri from anything?)

@QuasiTemporal

They are members of the Steampunk-themed metal band, "FATE GEAR." Included in my stories with their permission. As real people I never lewd them

@NaraMoore Oh, very cool. Particularly that you have permissions. Though yeah, I find the idea of shipping actual people (versus characters) rather weird.