ARC Survey

Roxi’s Treat   The last few weeks at the Aberion Environmental and Agricultural Laboratory had been rough. Where it was once peaceful and serene, arguments about procedures, funding and wasted resources were commonplace by now.    Roxi had always said the lab was an extension of the ones using it, and this was one time she wished she was wrong. As the discord grew, more experiments went wrong, or had to be completely restarted due to mistakes. The whole thing ...

Riqu pushed through the library door and slipped out fast, as if he was worried he might not make it all the way out, and hurried down the steps with his head down. He pressed a paw to his forehead, anxiously wrapping up his hair in his fingers and intermittently squeezing his eyes closed, as if against a bright light, as he walked. It was difficult and exhausting business, walking in public when you don’t want to look at anything and can’t bear to be looked at...

   A gentle autumnal breeze brushed past Verox as he led Kiyo and Tobi through the streets of AREZ. The Twilight Carnival was rapidly approaching, and Verox wanted the three of them to take it all in.  "Okay, so, during the Twilight Carnival, Tobi... Tobi?" Verox turned to see a Tobi-less Kiyo shrugging.  "Did he run off again? Ugh, Kiyo, we're supposed to watch him." V...

“Are you telling me you don’t believe in magic? Why would anyone come to a circus if they don’t believe in magic?” Chandresh stood in front of a small group of skeptical Xeros, who were looking on in keen disbelief as he pulled a dove from his sleeves. The dove cooed, before taking off and landing on a lamppost some distance away. Chandresh gave an easy smile as he returned his gaze to the xero children. ...