Tales of the B'naf'By- In which Psat'Doo loses something important
By Paladin
"My Erotic Fiction", which means you cannot copy or repost it without permission, that it may be illegal or immoral for you to read, and none of it is real.
Introduction to the B'Naf'By.
The B'Naf'by are a grand and glorious race from near the center of the galaxy. To try to describe them does them a disservice- they are at the same time far too complicated for the human mind to comprehend and disgustingly ugly by any human standards. They are best known for gambling, although that is too mild a term for their massively complicated sports which have resulted in the loss of entire civilizations and at least one 'misplaced' sun.
The two B'Naf'by in most of these stories, Tak'Lon and Psat'Doo, have the task of monitoring a muddy rock in the Sol system. The Greater Galactic Council tasked the B'Naf'By with this task much as a human court might task a juvenile delinquent with community service. It is meant to be a humiliating task, a punishment, and a way to get a distasteful job taken care of at the same time.
To learn more about the B'Naf'By, consider reading the late, great Milton Frequetoast's celebrated tome "A Cross-Cultural Study of the B'Naf'Bian Empire from the Post-Carnivorous Period to Current Time, With a Special Focus on the Influence of Gambling on the Intergalactic Stock Market and the Subsequent Fall of the Golariandians."
However, since his tour de force work is long out of print, the thirster of knowledge might do well to get a copy of "So You've met A B'Naf'Bian! (Or, how to kiss your ass goodbye with dignity!)" at any local transgalactic tourist kiosk.
Tales of the B'Naf'By-: In which Psat'Dooo loses something important
By Paladin
"Grrsh K'Nab diskin toff!" Tak'Lon was growling to himself [Ed note: we agreed in an earlier episode to use the masculine pronoun for these two- it is just easier and I just don't want to think about B'Naf'By genders any more] as he stamped along the ship's corridor, punching holes through the walls of the ship every few steps, diligently followed by a swarm of repair droids desperately trying to keep up with the damage.
While all members of the B'Naf'By are known for being grouchy, especially before their morning cups of BLECH!, Tak'Lon was grouchy for a specific reason. His shipmate, Psat'Doo, lost his Device on that wretched planet they were orbiting and forced to keep an eye on. He was really getting to hate this Klang'Dang'Fang place.
Psat'Doo had been making a burger run, getting a couple dozen of the juicy cow disks from a place called Quintet Dudes that apparently adds addictive substances to the cow disks, and some more kitty litter. The almost terminally inept Psat' Doo at least got the right stuff this time. The previous bag lacked both crunch and the rich flavor they craved.
But, to both being's horror, they discovered that Psat'Doo dropped his Device while navigating the terrors of the city's streets! The Devices, which needed no other name, were to B'Naf'By research teams what the Sonic Screwdriver is to Dr. What's His Face or the Tricorder was to Mr. Spork. It converts thought to action, could rearrange energy and reality, and made a perfectly spliffy paperweight.
Tak'Lon's irony glands quivered thinking about it. Devices were some of the most important things a B'Naf'By could own, but they had absolutely no way to track them when misplaced, and they tended to get misplaced a lot since they had no handles or anything, and the B'Naf'By disdained pockets- if something was important enough to have with you, by Jolm, it was important enough to hold in one of one's manipulator limbs. Besides, pockets just ruined the lines of their uniforms.
Each Device looked different. Tak'Lon's looked a lot like a pink rubber ducky but Psat'Doo's looked like a cartoon rabbit with zebra-stripes. Tak'Lon personally thought it looked stupid, but it was the epitome of rudeness to criticize another being's Device.
Back on Soil, or Dirt, or whatever the darned planet's name was, Psat'Doo was getting more and more despondent as he searched for his Device. Nothing looked familiar and his disguise was rubbing him in all the worst places. It might have helped if he was in the right neighborhood.. or the right city. Hell, it might have even been OK if he was on the right continent, but since everyplace was just as disgusting to him as another, he did not even notice that Johannesburg, South Africa was not quite the same thing as Pittsburgh, USA. To add to the irony, his Device would have pointed this out to him.
Meanwhile, back in Pittsburgh...
"Toby! What do you have in your mouth?" Tina reached down and took a weird rabbit-looking toy out of the small fluffy dog's mouth. "Where did you find this?" she wondered. It looked expensive. he must have picked it up while they were on the walk. Every day about this time she took the Jefferson's cockapoo on a walk while the couple worked. She got him a chew bone and refilled his food and water dishes as usual. Since it was her payday, she waited for Mr. Jefferson to come home so she could collect her fees.