Human Idioms – Elbow Grease

Quatittel and Steven were crawling through a maintenance access duct having been tasked with removing the fungus that had been found. The duct was wide enough for them to work side by side and be able to reach all surfaces. Steven, having to sport a pair of goggles that would show the fungus with a […]

Human Idioms – Curiosity killed the cat

Steven sat in the captain’s office feeling as scared and as small as he felt when he went to the principal’s office in fourth grade. He liked Sarah, so he pulled her hair, what else was a nine year old supposed to do. It wasn’t because he was in trouble, he didn’t think he was, […]

Human Idioms – Barking up the wrong tree

Quatittel and Steven were walking through their designated area on the second moon of the second planet, designated Tobeornot 2b, taking samples and readings as it had been several hundred long-cycles since the last expedition. As they meandered through the forested area, Quatittel asked “Steve, we have been working together for a couple of short-cycles […]

Human Idioms – Hollow Leg

Steven walked down the main hall of the Kav Convadita, more commonly called the Kava, looking for the mess hall so he could grab a bite to eat before starting his first shift. He was the first human to serve aboard the Kava and the first that most of the crew had ever seen. He […]