Comments on 'Sometimes They Do Come Out At Night'High in the night sky, the moon finally shed her cloud cover and began to illuminate the diaphanous fog. The pale sheen of weak light struggled to penetrate into the watery darkness below.
_Is it enough?_ they thought.
The conflict raged. Some pressed for release. Others urged caution. All along, the hunger grew.
_No. The time is not right. *We* do not come out at night._
Above, shuffling footsteps echoed through the darkness, off the mossy stones, to the depths. Once confident, they began to move slower and slower. Below, they could hear haggard breathing growing louder and louder.
_It comes!_
The footsteps stopped and the night held its breath.
_A water-gatherer!_
Excitement rippled through the colony.
_Now! Now?_
Hesitation.
Indecision. Indecision. Uncertainty ruled. Hunger insisted. Then, for the briefest of moments the fog broke and the inside of the well was illuminated. A feeling of triumph surged through their shared minds!
_The moon is bright. Night flees before us!_
_We go!_2007-10-28T00:35:40Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/12215Comment on Sometimes They Do Come Out At Night<p>Thank you both for your compliments.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/12215?basename=200242007-10-28T00:35:40Zkwatzhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kwatzComment on Sometimes They Do Come Out At Night<p>Very, very cool. I am so happy that my story inspired you to write this! I loved the tone, the different point of view, and the extra dimension you added to the world.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/12215?basename=200042007-10-27T22:30:45ZWil Wheatonhttp://ficlets.com/authors/wilwheatonComment on Sometimes They Do Come Out At Night<p>Oooh, rock on! A very sequel to give the other point of view on the matter, and a lovely explanation of why they don’t come out at night but did on this one occasion. And whoa, impressive vocabulary usage.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/12215?basename=199922007-10-27T21:43:36ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477