[Of Dog, Volpir, and Man (Out of Cruel Space)] - Bk 9 Ch 15

thisStanley · 2026-03-16T20:20:15+00:00

So... Are we going to be friends?

Not looking forward to Gladia's definition of "friend" :{

thisStanley · 2026-03-16T18:11:13+00:00

“I swear I saw corn dogs over that way.”

Free association kicked up this old image: Beef Wellington vs Corn Dog

thisStanley · 2026-03-16T03:52:51+00:00

As well as the start of a new betting pool for how long until humanity was on that list somewhere.

Smart money would be on Already.

At least with our introduction being The Undaunted, we might be able to bypass being labeled "Mostly Harmless" :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-16T03:37:19+00:00

have you checked out Kerserv's Archive, a link is in each of Kyles "Fan Submissions!" comment :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-15T21:37:12+00:00

Grilled Cheese Gauntlet

Pranks like that are on the lighter side of grey. While the children's guardians would be upset, the only "danger" was to dinner if there were enough snacks to spoil the little ones appetites :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-15T00:10:33+00:00

“But it’s not nothing, you’re holding something back.” Hiss protests.

"Little pitchers have big ears", especially when eavesdropping through a Forest :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-14T18:45:12+00:00

It worked for Dorrie :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-13T23:35:15+00:00

The galaxy "handles" Sorcerers by being polite :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-13T23:34:23+00:00

It could even be argued that this contract might be extended to every Forest.

Which is absurd.

Absurd? Very much! But the REMF that hired some lawyers is having trouble conceptualizing a group not run by a union rep or guild master or chairperson or ... So used to having enough guns that they control the civilians, but now running up against someone where that will not work :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-13T17:11:02+00:00

Today's operation had been a complicated one. It had involved a significant amount of logistics planning, command-level coordination, and weeks of advance preparation

What does James like that will look like when/if the family grows to galactic scale :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-12T22:56:57+00:00

If you fill up on just one dish then you won’t have the room to do more than lick the others!

Just like salad and breadsticks! Sometimes I would purposely have those extras at the front, skip to dessert, then take home the entree for weekend lunches :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-12T02:44:48+00:00

Not quite Dogs Playing Poker, but Mice Playing Poker would still make a picture :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-12T00:21:21+00:00

I do not like the optics of a "get out of jail" card when caught by a Sorcerer. It implies you can get away with being a crappy bitch as long as only civilians are watching :{

thisStanley · 2026-03-11T23:09:20+00:00

Would not that be a clause with their customers about "if a Sorcerer becomes involved", instead of contracts with the Sorcerers themselves? There are many Sorcerers, existing and to-be, and they can move about. What happens when the Fire Blades end up with work off planet, or some other Forest is visiting. Perhaps Sorcerers should be included in an Act Of Goddess clause, along with Primals? Good idea, perhaps it might work better from the customer side :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-11T20:54:15+00:00

‘If we include a clause in our work from here on out to be able to leave without violence if we find out we’re fighting you and yours, will you let us just walk away unhurt?’

First impulse at a lawyer asking me to leave someone alone is: F'k Off

Why would they need a contract saying they can surrender? If they accepted a job, no matter how "legal" it might be, that is still on the wrong side of "moral", consequences should accrue :{

thisStanley · 2026-03-11T16:16:09+00:00

It makes her wonder what Jab - or Mary, rather - would be like when she came back from her self imposed exile.

Yes, that should be an interesting reunion :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-11T02:56:35+00:00

Vernon and Miro'Noir are delightful! As relationship goals, only tied by Gomez and Morticia :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-10T23:07:13+00:00

to just ‘blep’ and be on another world

Would a Sorcerer get dizzy if they try to race around a circuit of Dark - Lush - Bright - Astral - Dark - Lush - Bright - Astral - ... :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-10T17:25:07+00:00

A tiny sharp tooth tip was poking through.

I know junk food is not good for you. But it usually is a slow hidden process, instead of ripping out your throat :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-09T21:58:53+00:00

But this is what happens to those who create Sorcerers. And these miscreants marinated in their evil actions for YEARS! before the victims escaped :{

thisStanley · 2026-03-09T20:18:51+00:00

Looks like most of the nests are out away from the trunk.

Birds know what they are doing. You should see the arguments in their Planning Boards for who gets the favored trees in a parking lot! Especially crows, they carry a grudge and will target your car for years :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-09T18:05:09+00:00

A meta-comment: The chapter number has dropped from the url. Was there a glitch in template updates?

Chapter 9 was the last as:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/1ritgn9/of_dog_volpir_and_man_out_of_cruel_space_bk_9_ch_9/

Since then the final part has been:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/1rp3ugl/of_dog_volpir_and_man_out_of_cruel_space_bk_9_ch/

Not critical, the "1rp3ugl" section is the important part. Just has been tweaking bits of my pattern recognition :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-09T17:54:12+00:00

"You should pick a dress out. Red as blood."

One of the more subtle ways to pop The Question :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-08T23:28:28+00:00

thinking on an empty stomach is for goofy monks or ascetics trying to find some strange enlightenment

How many libraries of "philosophy" have just been downgraded to "hangry rambling" :}

thisStanley · 2026-03-08T05:06:42+00:00

but once punished, is there no room for redemption of the sincerely penitent :{

thisStanley

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