Registration
© 2026 by Walter Reimer
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morgdl
Jinzi sat in her mother’s lap, ears canted alertly while she looked up at Meredith or at Fuji sitting beside them. Her parents were sitting on the couch in their apartment while a short and matronly cow in a dress took up an armchair. The woman was a teacher, representing Downtime Station’s Education Department. “Well, you two have seen the facilities we have here on the station,” the cow was saying. “What do you think?”
Fuji glanced at Meredith before he Komodo monitor replied, “Everything looks fine, Xin-jih – “
“Please, call me Layssa,” the cow interjected.
The bull nodded. “Layssa. Like I said, everything looks fine, including the place being close to an emergency shelter. Jinzi’s been making friends with the other children in our block, but we feel it’s time she started preschool. More friends, and getting a start to her education.” Meredith nodded and bent down to nuzzle her daughter.
Xin smiled. “Excellent. She’s close to four years old, you said?”
“Yes,” Meredith replied.
“Perfect age range. What does she know right now? We need to know to tailor a curriculum for her.”
The golden palomino mare smiled. “She knows her numbers and can read Basic. She speaks Basic and Kashlanin.”
Xin’s ears perked. “She does?” The parents nodded and the cow leaned forward to catch Jinzi’s gaze. “Kras aan’ mir eshma’, nurvat i’?”
“Eshmaā Jinzi!” the filly responded in an enthusiastic tone. She giggled as Xin applauded.
“I think it’s to be expected,” the cow said as she made a note on her padd, “that she’ll pick up some Kashlanin because of your work with the Empire. Are all her vaccinations up to date?”
“Yes,” Meredith said. “She’s been off-station, so we thought it was necessary. She was born on Downtime, you see.”
Xin nodded. “Been off-station. To any worlds?”
“This Far.” The mare gave a wry smile. “She didn’t like it at first.”
Xin chuckled. “Yes, there’s a huge difference between a planet and a habitat.” She glanced at her padd. “That looks like everything we need, and we’ll be happy to have Jinzi join the next class in four weeks.”
“That’ll give us time to convince her that going to school’s a good thing,” Fuji said, and the other two adults laughed.
© 2026 by Walter Reimer
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morgdlJinzi sat in her mother’s lap, ears canted alertly while she looked up at Meredith or at Fuji sitting beside them. Her parents were sitting on the couch in their apartment while a short and matronly cow in a dress took up an armchair. The woman was a teacher, representing Downtime Station’s Education Department. “Well, you two have seen the facilities we have here on the station,” the cow was saying. “What do you think?”
Fuji glanced at Meredith before he Komodo monitor replied, “Everything looks fine, Xin-jih – “
“Please, call me Layssa,” the cow interjected.
The bull nodded. “Layssa. Like I said, everything looks fine, including the place being close to an emergency shelter. Jinzi’s been making friends with the other children in our block, but we feel it’s time she started preschool. More friends, and getting a start to her education.” Meredith nodded and bent down to nuzzle her daughter.
Xin smiled. “Excellent. She’s close to four years old, you said?”
“Yes,” Meredith replied.
“Perfect age range. What does she know right now? We need to know to tailor a curriculum for her.”
The golden palomino mare smiled. “She knows her numbers and can read Basic. She speaks Basic and Kashlanin.”
Xin’s ears perked. “She does?” The parents nodded and the cow leaned forward to catch Jinzi’s gaze. “Kras aan’ mir eshma’, nurvat i’?”
“Eshmaā Jinzi!” the filly responded in an enthusiastic tone. She giggled as Xin applauded.
“I think it’s to be expected,” the cow said as she made a note on her padd, “that she’ll pick up some Kashlanin because of your work with the Empire. Are all her vaccinations up to date?”
“Yes,” Meredith said. “She’s been off-station, so we thought it was necessary. She was born on Downtime, you see.”
Xin nodded. “Been off-station. To any worlds?”
“This Far.” The mare gave a wry smile. “She didn’t like it at first.”
Xin chuckled. “Yes, there’s a huge difference between a planet and a habitat.” She glanced at her padd. “That looks like everything we need, and we’ll be happy to have Jinzi join the next class in four weeks.”
“That’ll give us time to convince her that going to school’s a good thing,” Fuji said, and the other two adults laughed.
Category Story / General Furry Art
Species Komodo Dragon
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