Human Idioms – Heavy Petting

One morning before the start of the early shift, Jin was sitting at the table in his quarters with his back to the rest of the room, when his roommate, Cor’ryn, walked up beside him causing him to nearly jump out of his seat. “It is not too late to request a new room assignment.” […]

Human Idioms – Easter Eggs

Grangr was watching his roommate, Franz, play a video game but was confused because he was standing in one place and just pressing buttons. “What are you trying to accomplish?” “What? Oh, I am just trying to find an Easter egg.” Franz replied as he kept trying to find the right combination. “An Easter egg? […]

Human Idioms – Tied up

“Have you seen Grangr, over there talking with Steven?” Ginger said elbowing Mary next to her. “Yeah, the dog like alien.” Mary answered without looking up from her breakfast. “Wolf!” Ginger replied loud enough for everyone in the room to hear which caused her face to turn as red as her hair. “He probably would […]

Human Idioms – Deep shit

“Steve, wait up.” yelled Quatittel as Steven walked down the shuttle bay. “I thought you had already left?” Steven said as Quatittel caught up. “My shuttle was delayed due to a late passenger so I came to see you off. Where is Parla? I thought she would be with you.” “It’s her shift, so we […]

Human Idioms – Bury the hatchet

Steven is in his room anxiously getting ready to go on leave for the night at Moliompair, a transportation hub that has become known more for its entertainment than its original design. Just about any type of entertainment from around the galaxy can be found there and this may be the last time he gets […]

Human Idioms – Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

Steven is sitting in the mess hall finishing up his lunch when Parla walks in and sits down. No sooner as she did, the odor hits him. “Whew, what have you been working on?” he said as he put his hand to his nose. “I just got back from working on a clog in the […]

Human Idioms – Two wrongs don’t make a right

Steven is walking down the hallway headed toward engineering when Quatittel turns the corner just ahead. “Quel, there you are! Where have you been?” he asks feigning any knowledge of zis whereabouts. “I was negotiating a trade agreement with the Lixa.” ze replied as ze gave Steven a hug. “I didn’t know if you were […]

Human Idioms – Down in the dumps

Steven was sitting in the mess hall in the back corner sipping a glass of water feeling depressed and wishing he could be drinking a stiff drink when JT Miscity enters in and walks over to him. The odor emanating off of him reaches her nose before she gets there causing her to wince. “You […]

Human Idioms – The heat of the moment

Quatittel was laying in bed with many tentacles draped over Stevens naked body. Zis primary lobe was thinking about how ze is happy to finally know what was under all the clothes, but wondering what the fuss was about. Why did they need so much clothes to cover such a single small area? Zis secondary […]

Human Idioms – Herding Cats

Steven and Quatittel were making their way down a maintenance duct, along with two other teams, working to corral the uninvited guests. Each team was carrying a freight bag that was large enough to cover across the duct and strong enough to contain their quarry without tearing. Or at least they hoped so, the beasts […]