Tales
of the Grand Pelicans
-----Chapter
4 Prelude: Lost Dog-----
"Hey!
You! Bird lady!" shouted the lifeguard as Laurie arrived at
the public beach where Marquess and Empress were known to loiter,
collecting food handouts.
Normally
on the weekends, people laughed at her because of the frequent show
of needing to aggressively chase off Empress and then more than
likely end up swallowed by Marqui, only to be dumped back on top of
her tent minutes later. From the lifeguard's expressi

Tales
of the Grand Pelicans
-----Chapter
3: Sunny Fat Beach-----
(Edited
by Apex)
There
were beaches aplenty in the area, but they were all either open to
the public, or closed to everybody. Beth needed a stretch of beach
to herself. Everyone else could use the beach any time they wanted,
but not her.
In
school, she was harassed with the name "Betty Boobs", and
she very well fit the mean nickname. Like the cartoon reference, she
had big dark, innocent eyes. She also had dark hair,

Tales
of the Grand Pelicans
-----Chapter
2: Pelican Problems, The Royal, the Jester and the Guard-----
Discarded
food attracts scavengers, be they insects, rodents or birds.
Unattended
food can attract bold opportunists, which can create conflicts.
Worst
of all, giving food to animals in the wild creates problems.
On
the borders of the Grand Pelican Estuary, those very issues were
drawing attention, and while the grand pelicans were terrifying at
first, after a while, the public began to realiz

Tales
of the Grand Pelicans
-----Chapter
1: Pest Control-----
Lorraine,
or 'Laurie', as she preferred, made her own home in the protected
estuary of the Grand Pelicans, living full-time among them for a
number of reasons. The wages were dismal, but without having to pay
for proper housing, she learned to make herself comfortable in
accommodations akin to camping. It was also her first big assignment
as a naturalist, meaning that success could possibly find her
promoted in scientific circles,

Tales
of the Grand Pelicans
-----Chapter
0: Aftermath-----
Before
the day was out, video of Rose being swallowed whole and alive by a
Grand Pelican was publicly available, the commentary of an hysterical
naturalist capturing even more attention than Rose's gorgeous curves.
With the media's shocking headline-grabbing sensationalism, fiction
spread ridiculously faster than the factual truth possibly could.
Later
that same day, Queen regurgitated Rose into a dugout bowl shape
depression in the sa