Shiverfinger's published ficlets
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Automaton II: Monitor

Monitor listened in sleep mode as Cook lumbered off. The clock struck six.
The smaller robot woke from its corner station, ...
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Automaton I: Cook and Cleaner

The dishes towered in heaps, festering and sprouting patches of furry mold. A rotten stench lingered in the corners of the ki…
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Chain Lightning: Interlude I

Sophia marveled at how beautiful the flowers were this summer. Flower boxes tumbling with blooms lined every main road of Mer…
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Chain Lightning: Captain

The crate’s warding sigla gleamed even in the ship’s shadows, traced by golden sparks. Intrigued by the spells, Lithilian ste…
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Chain Lightning: Star Struck

Buzzing filled Lithilian’s ears as she stepped on to the deck, but her mind was too sleep addled to notice. She pushed her ha…
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Chain Lightning

Dreams of inhuman skeletons disturbed her sleep, long boned and joints clicking. The skulls were horned and more like those o…