Three… Two… One… The display at the top of the phone read “12:00 AM.” It was officially tomorrow. Another three boring sleep deprived hours and Eric would be home. The 33-year-old uptight, questionably heterosexual virgin sighed audibly. He had been at this job for 8 years now, and he still has not gotten a promotion.

His boss was half his age and made

twice as much as he did.

It was a fine, sunny morning in Leaf Town. Makuta had just moved in a few days ago, hearing it was a lovely community of other anthros. In his conversations with his new neighbors, he learned of a local tailor shop run by a trio of hedgehog sisters. In need of some new clothes, Makuta decided to go and pay them a visit. With some directions from the locals, he made his way towards the Able Sisters boutique, a large pastel blue sign with the shop’s name on it making it clear he was in the r

    
The sea air whipped past Makuta as he sped along on his small boat, the engine buzzing loudly. He was a botanist headed to a small recently discovered island to catalogue the flora there. As the boat bounced across the choppy waves, he sighted the island over the horizon. It was a few square kilometers at most, a large central hill the most identifying feature, with verdant forests and colorful meadows visible from afar. As he got nearer, Makuta killed th

    
The alarm clock blared harshly, causing Line to stir from her slumber. Tossing and turning, she groggily reaches over to hit the snooze button when her phone starts ringing as well. It was Knud, her fiancée, calling to make sure she woke up. Squinting her eyes against the harsh light of her phone’s screen, she swiped her finger across to answer the call. “Hey baby.” She said groggily. “Morning, sleepyhead. Do you know what t

    
It was a hot summer day and nearly everyone was at the beach enjoying the day. Some furs lounged on blankets under the shade of an umbrella, some basked in the sun soaking up some rays, and many others were swimming and enjoying the waves. The noise of it all was a bit much for Makuta, who was hoping for a few hours of quiet relaxation, listening to the waves. He twitched his tail in annoyance when a ball hit him in the back of the head, blue fur bristlin

    
Makuta straightened his collar nervously. It was his first day on the job at Casey Jr.’s Circus taking care of the elephants and he wanted to make a good impression. Workers were in the process of unloading the train which carried the circus from place to place and were already well underway in setting up the circus itself. Myriad crates, tents, tarps, ropes and tools were arranged haphazardly around the worksite, and the elephants were being led by

    
It was around 5 in the afternoon. Rush hour. Everyone was either going to or coming from work and the subway car was especially crowded. Darren was on his way back home after loitering in the mall outside the Victoria’s Secret ogling anyone that went in or out of the store. Of course, he never had the courage to actually say anything to them. He was 24 years old and still a virgin, never having any luck with the ladies. In his mind, they were all ju