A Tentacle Kind of Story

[AlexFili]

A Tentacle Kind of Story
- Delving into the lives of Sligs

(Takes place one month after the Forbidden Tentacle story)

Part 1: Too much of a good thing

Nathaniel grew up to be a happy Slig. He enjoyed the company of Brak and Sanrak, but he also made quite a few new friends.

One of his newer friends was Kozu. Kozu is a cheerful Slig who enjoys the finer things in life like Chocolate and Sweets. He also drank plenty of fruit juice. As any good Vykker will know, all of this will cause havoc with someone's teeth. A few weeks after he met Nathaniel, he had to excuse himself from the lunch hall and head for the Vykker Dental Labs as fast as he could.

The Slig workers have their Medical and Dental bills paid, so wanted his problem sorted. He stepped into the Vykker office and got an appointment. The Vykker entered the room and looked over him, "So what seems to be the problem?". Kozu held his mouth, "Some kind of toothache". The Vykker nodded, "Okay, please lie down on the dental chair, and put this on". The Vykker handed Kozu a kind of muzzle, this muzzle allowed Kozu's tentacles to be pushed out of the way, so the Vykker could examine his mouth more easily.

About half an hour later, the job was done and Kozu was relieved. The Vykker approached him, "The painkillers will wear off in an hour or so, I recommend you taking some more. Remember not to eat as many chocolates and sweets. If in any doubt, brush your teeth after every meal. That way, there is no risk of any cavities forming. I recommend Flub Mouthwash as well, goodbye". The Vykker ushered him outside.

Kozu headed to the barracks, eager to sleep so that the numbness of his mouth would subside.

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One of Nathaniel's other friends was a former junkie. His name was Degby. He had experienced many different drugs over his years of service. He started with some of the more harmless cigs like Scank, Paraboom and Treebark, but then he went to the more hard drugs like Splatterbrain and Whacksok.

He hadn't really tried rehab before, since he didn't really like Vykkers very much. The drug use had really gotten to him now though, he was starting to have shakes, hallucinations and other health problems. He was running out of moolah as well, and he knew the bosses wouldn't be happy about that. He was prepared to give it all up and go cold Paramite.

He pulled a few strings with Veggo, one of the main prison guards. There was a solitary confinement cell free, so he asked if he could be put in there for a week to cure his Whacksok addiction. The guard kindly let him stay in the cell until he was cured. The last night was the hardest though, Degby was really shivering by the final day... he had a hallucination about his childhood that he wouldn't talk about with any other Slig. No matter how many times we asked, eventually we just let it drop.

He's back with us now and he's remained clean off the drugs for a long time. We only stick with the softer stuff like Treebark, only when we can't get to sleep.

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This is my little experimental fanfic. I decided to write about drugs after watching Shameless and Trainspotting. Hope you find this reasonably enjoyable. I plan to go into each Slig's personality and find out what makes them tick.

[MA]

Very interesting, i'm actually hooked already, and thats rare for me.

[AlexFili]

Glad you like it, here's the next part;

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Even though Veggo was a prison guard, he often felt sorry for a lot of the Sligs who ended up in the cells. Quite often it was a Glukkon on an ego trip who sent them down there in the first place. Veggo smuggled in a few cigs and sleepers for the Sligs in exchange for a bit of company and talking. For this, Veggo was respected by a lot of the Sligs in the factory. Veggo got several promotions and is currently the leader of the prison guards.

Often he would come into the solitary confinement area, handing the prisoner a small portable games console that they could play to pass the time quicker. On the next-to-last day, he would take it back, so that management wouldn't find out. He was highly respected and feared by the younger Sligs, even a few of the Glukkons knew not to cross him. They would be happy to do favours for him in return, such as getting cheap cigs or booze.

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Gert was a teenage Slig who was still studying at the Young Sliggies Academy. He wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but he was surprisingly loyal and friendly to newcomers. He enjoyed listening to rock music and wore a pair of headphones most of the time. He was currently shopping in the nearest retail outlet. He was picking up some food; beanz, instant noodles and Paramite eggs. He was planning to wash this all down with a few bottles of Scrab Smasher.

His best mate, Wirez was around the same age as him and also at the Academy. He was a wizard at technology who enjoyed playing games on his laptop. His favorite game was SligWars, a game set a thousand years in the past when all of the Sligs were having civil wars and stuff (apparently based on a romantic novel written a few hundred years after). He really enjoyed the strategical element to it. He was a gaming pro, going online and beating most of the competitions and contests. He always beat Gert in a one-on-one match, so they often did co-operative mode instead.

Gert was just not into videogames as much as Wirez. They still had plenty of fun together though, they would often play Slig dancing games (these come with a metal dance mat) or play card games like Poker or Blackjack. It was especially funny when they were a bit tipsy first, not that they ever drank more than one pint anyway.

[MA]

i like Veggo, he seems like an interesting character, more so than the others i mean.

[AlexFili]

Veggo was inspired by every 'heroic' prison guard I've ever seen/read/etc. Hence there are too many to mention . I actually feel like writing a prison story now, but I wasn't sure whether to send Nathaniel to prison, or just write about a prison officer. I decided with the latter. I'm not entirely sure where I'm going with this... I think I just wanted to write about Sligs as if they were human... which is what they are really.

I'm really glad you like my fanfics, we're like kindred spirits . Maybe we can even do a collaberation sometime!

[MA]

That sounds like a good idea! Ive never done that before.
Keep writing!

[AlexFili]

Westy was an older Slig in the barracks. He started off as a promising rookie who went to discover his talent at Slog mastery. He was assigned to be the head Slog trainer. Quite often he would teach rookies how to use their Slogs better and help out with some Slog problems. When he walks around on patrol, you'll rarely see him without a Slog or two. He even takes them on walks sometimes. Nathaniel was very happy to get his first Sloggy and he's on very good terms with Westy... Always ready to listen to a new piece of advice.

Sanrak didn't take to Slogs as well as Nathaniel. He found them to be scared of his metal arm and overly demanding. It was too dangerous for Slogs where he was anyway. Zulag 7 is notable for it's high-security, with good reason. Scrabs, Fleeches, Vykker experiments... sometimes Sanrak wondered why he still worked there. The moolah was good though and he sort of owed it to them, after how they gave him a new arm.

Sanrak heard a noise, he tensed his body and turned around, gun aiming at the noise. "Wait up!", he could hear another Slig's voice. A Slog ran towards Sanrak and started whining. Westy ran into view, "Ah, sorry about that. This little Slog is a right handful". Sanrak smiled, "You got that right... so, what brings you here?". Westy, "Thought you might want to know, they say there is a big storm on the way... you'd better go inside with that arm of yours". Sanrak looked at his arm, "Oh yeah... thanks".

Sanrak walked indoors, "Oh well, don't want to become a lightning rod out here".

[MA]

Actually, i like Westy more than veggo, and that thing about turning into a lightening rod made me laugh. :-)

[AlexFili]

Yeah, Westy is a cool guy. I try and keep my corny jokes to a minimum. Lightning rod always reminds me of a Final Fantasy weapon type . Glad you like this so far. I think I can write a lot of this story without it becoming boring or predictable.

[OddjobAbe]

I came into this thread expecting Japanese animated porn. You leave me disappointed.

I tend not to read fan fictions, but since I entered the thread, I thought I might at least read a little to kill some time. You're not that bad. You seem to enjoy writing it.

[AlexFili]

Yeah I have a lot of fun writing, but my university work is cramping my style. Can't wait to finish it and get some time off