Holiday

It was a sunny, lazy afternoon, and Sunny was laying on one of his parents' laps while the other's drone body was perched nearby. His sister was inside, resting after a procedure, and while she slept better when he wasn't around, none of them had the heart to be doing things out in public. Instead, they sat in the sun, quietly recharging in multiple senses with Sunny's head in his parent's lap as the little xero stared at the swirling, clear motes in the sky th...

An older house stood on the outskirts of Harbor, tall and dignified, perfectly matching its owner. Qumula had taken the day to do some spring cleaning, and replace a few frames for her photographs. Taking one off the mantle, a warm, nostalgic smile blossomed across her face. She’d raised her own hatchlings alongside Tessle, and it had been absolutely perfect.    For years, Qumula had volunteered at ARC to help with whatever they needed. Her love and understanding of biology ...

Catfish’s life began as all living Xeros do, born from a capsule that had been genetically engineered by ARC Laboratories. Unlike most Xeros, Catfish has the glitch status, as some researchers wanted to see how a Xero’s body would react to gaining new sequences of DNA not originally included in the samples collected. Catfish seemed normal at first glance, but through a medical exam, something was noted: the lack o...

Luca's Journey         Within the Arc lab is  a calm but busy enviornment. With bustling lab technicians and assistants tending to their very important work. However within the In hatchery of Arc labs, lies an xero orb with slight movement, orb x-318.... A nearby lab assistant notices! And quickly calls over other co-workers to watch the birth of this xero. From the delicate movements being made, the orb opens. With bated breaths; the busy life around the lab seemingly has paused ...

Yaroslav was raised by his adoptive older brother, Eddie. From the day he emerged from his orb Eddie took care of him, up until when he moved out.    Yaroslav was a sweet, creative kid, often staying up late to work on his drawings, or writing whatever new story had just popped into his head. Frequently keeping his older brother up for hours before eventually passing out. He sometimes would struggle to social...