Back in the grove again, hurrah!

( In which the Red Vixen is distressed. )

Okay, this requires some explanation...

Previously I'd come up with the idea of The Vulpine Imperium an alternate universe (yes, another one) take on chaypeta's Terinu universe, where the Vulpine freed themselves from the Dominion before ever meeting the humans, and became a bunch of Space Nazis. Fortunately Peta was amused rather than horrified, and we both almost immediately came to the conclusion that somewhere in it Melika would be dressed in a leather SS uniform carrying a whip.

So in the end she made the pic behind the cut, where she take the other alternate universe I'd come up with from "The Grace of God/Spin Recovery/Captive of the Red Vixen/Altered Trajectory" and translated it to WWII, where Rufus and Rolas are Allied pilots about to have a very... interesting... interrogation in the hands of the infamous SS Captain Melika "Die Rote Fuchsin" (forgive the lack of umlauts) Softpaw and her hench-vix Lt. Hazel Swiftfoot.

Nothing explicit here, but it's suggestive as hell.

( Girls in uniform and boys out of uniform behind the cut )

Can't believe it took me two weeks to pound out this little bit.

( In which Rufus meets some old friends )

Hope to hell I'm regaining momentum on this. I hate it when my muse wanders off.

( In Which Rufus Pretends to Not Notice Something. )

Still rolling along...

( In which Rufus plays it smart instead of manly )

Still blowing and snowing outside. I suspect I'm not going to work tomorrow...

( Rufus makes two very unfortunate discoveries )

And now that Arc is finished, we can go back to something a bit lighter and fluffier.

( Back at Drisden the Galapago's place )

Hazel: Wimping out on NaNoWriMo again, author boy?

Me: Like I've ever been able to pump out 1,200 words a day for any consistent period.

Hazel: Whatever. I need you to write something for me though.

Me: I'm already working on Altered Trajectory.

Hazel: Yeah, but I need you to come up with something else. I want to find out what alt-Hazel is like.

Me: Alt-Hazel?

Hazel: Yeah, me in the canon Terinu universe.

Me: Technically speaking, she'd just be Hazel. You're the alt. Actualy both of you would be since nothing I write in either universe is canon anyway.

Hazel: I still want to know what she's like.

Me: (sighs) Look, I'm sure if chaypeta ever does a crowd or big briefing room scene when the story moves aboard the [SPOILER] you'll show up.

Hazel: So I'm still a fighter pilot then.

Me: I didn't say that.

Hazel: And I've got all my orignal body parts?

Me: No promises.

Hazel: This is the "Everybody's lives don't suck (aside from Terinu)" universe, so I would still have my leg and my commission. Oh, and my mom is still live too.

Me: No promises!

Hazel: And I married Rolas because he'd be there too (and his Countess wouldn't be such a bitch.)

Me: Go back in the prop box, Hazel!