"Hello! Congratulations on your employment at Econocorp, the number one economy corporation in the corporation economy. This is the first in a series of mandatory orientation videos about the unique culture we have here at Econocorp. My name is Ari Division, and I'll be your guide!"
 
 
The hyena, wearing a business suit, smiled at the camera. "Keep in mind that your participation in these programs is entirely voluntary, but your acceptance and tolerance of them is m

"We've really got the campsite to ourselves, practically! So why not just strip down and go around nude!"
 
 
April's friends looked at her oddly. "Because there's still the camp rangers, insects, and who knows what else out here?"
 
 
"Oh, live a little bit," said April, the tabby cat already stripping down. These were close friends - she wasn't putting on display anything they hadn't already seen. "There we go - naked camping time!&qu

> Please take note of the following schedule adjustment, effective immediately:
> MTWThF, 12:00 - 13:00: Room 307b, subject matter to be determined
> Schedule change effective for the next 31 days
> ATTENTION: Missing any class session without a signed doctor's note will result in automatic weekend detention.
 
 
Trev read through the very brief notice on his phone again. Sudden class schedule changes weren't out of the ordinary - teachers being out sick, or guest le

<Transcript provided by Phoenix's Light General Hospital.>
 
 
Good afternoon. I see once again my talk has drawn a standing-room-only crowd this year. Welcome to Medical Breeding 101.
 
 
I'd like to think that is because this is a multidisciplinary field with the science and practices behind it being new and fresh - the cutting edge, if you will. I'd like to think that, but I know for a certainty why a lot of you are here... so while there are a lot of things to

"I'm sorry, my first what now?"
 
 
This had supposed to have been a routine checkup. Raph had turned 18 last month, had applied for and had gotten an internship position at a scanning outpost, with a report-in date coming up soon. This was supposed to just be a physical for the fox, some last tests, and that was it.
 
 
He'd gotten an appointment with his regular physician, Dr. Torres, at the Phoenix's Light general hospital - most of which was taken up by the

"... And right through here, there's the animal pens," said the coyote, as he opened the door and let me in. "I'd give you the tour - but, given you're the hotshot new intern, how about you give *me* the tour? Show me you know your stuff."
 
 
"I'm not a hotshot, I keep telling you, just because I grew up on another ranch... but alright, this looks pretty standard?" I said, as I looked around. This looked like a standard 'barn' setup - branching corrid

The video starts with an elaborate animated cartoon sequence - a cartoon deer, wearing a red and yellow track jersey numbered 98, who is running a gauntlet of traps and hazards, barely escaping from each. He dodges arrow traps, steps gingerly across a minefield, and barely outraces an army of carnivorous silhouettes to get across a finish line. The animation fades out to the 'RUNNER98' channel logo, and then fades again to the same deer, in webcam view, sitting in an apartment.
 
 

Janey checked her watch again. It wasn't even close to noon. She wasn't sure what the schedule for this competition was, but they probably weren't breaking for lunch for another hour at least.
This was a problem for the cheetah. She was hungry, and there wasn't anything to distract herself with. Literally. Her phone was on low battery mode, so she couldn't surf the internet, which was her go-to timewasting activity...
... and the two other people on her judging panel were total let-downs, too. O

It was during our third date that my dragon started getting kinda nibbly.
 
This wasn't at all unexpected, it was just a question of when we'd get to that point. It'd been sort of an unspoken understanding... I'd marked 'prey' on my dating profile, he'd marked 'predator', and... well.
 
He was big. Not as huge as some of those dragons you get out in the countries and rural areas... he was about twice as big as a person, could just barely squeeze through most doors. Could just barely

BASIC DESIRES
My sister is a woman of her most basic desires.
If I had to point to one thing that caused her attitudes, it would be the environment we grew up in. I thought it was normal at the time, but looking back on it from a vantage point of years later, I can see the differences and the influences. We grew up in a predominantly prey-species neighborhood… I realize 'prey species' isn't the most PC way to describe it these days, but it was how it was called back then. Mostly mice and

Tammy stopped in the doorframe, the bunny's ears folding back. There was... one of them.
She knew she shouldn't think 'one of them', but, well. It was hard to not think of it that way. Ninety nine point nine nine (and possibly a few more nines) percent of the population here had white fur and long ears, and a short cottonball tail... and the remainder had red fur, short ears, long tails, and an insatiable hunger.
Seeing one in person was rare enough. Being alone in the same room with one was...

"Can't believe you talked me into this..." said Kevin, looking out the passenger window as the sign for the Golden Thread appeared in the distance.
"'Talked' you into it, yeah, sure," said his roomate, leaning over to nudge the fox with his elbow. "You've had tonight circled on the calendar ever since last week."
The sign right below it, a changeable marquee, read:
R E G E N - O N - T A P
T U E S D A Y N I G H T
S U B P R E D N I G H T
"And besides," continued the mouse. "What's the worst that'l