Stories tagged “biology”
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One Order To Go
“You like? Me make more!” You have to admit, for a Trelea, he was a good cook. Enthusiastic, boisterous, and really, really annoying. “No Gea, I can’t eat any more. It’s good, but I’m human, we take time to digest ou...
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All You Can Eat
I could eat a horse. No, literately, thanks to that pill Gea the Trelean had given me, I could eat a complete horse in one sitting. Each bite would be digested nearly instantly by my supercharged digestive system. The side effect? I’d die. The hu...
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Lick The Plate Clean
I pushed away from the table, feeling a bit woozy. Even though I weigh my food, I have to pace myself or my supercharged digestive system will spike my system and I can faint. Still, it was worth it. Everything tasted great, including the silverware an...
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Recalled to Earth
“Captain, we’ve entered synchronous orbit above the Ivory Coast.” The captain, facing away from the helmsman and myself, grasped his hands behind his back. His attention appeared to be focused on the viewport in front of him, but I co...