X-217: Roxi

Within Jurupa forest, among the varied greens of the trees and grass, a lone Xero stands out among the colors, a basket hooked around her elbow, a book in one paw, and a recently acquired mushroom in the other. The light brown and white Xero scrutinizes a photo in the book, then the mushroom in her paw, then back to the book. A few moments more pass before she's satisfied, and closes the pages. “Yup, this is the r...

Roxi’s Treat   The last few weeks at the Aberion Environmental and Agricultural Laboratory had been rough. Where it was once peaceful and serene, arguments about procedures, funding and wasted resources were commonplace by now.    Roxi had always said the lab was an extension of the ones using it, and this was one time she wished she was wrong. As the discord grew, more experiments went wrong, or had to be completely restarted due to mistakes. The whole thing ...