Magpie Monday

dialecticdreamer is hosting Magpie Monday today with a theme of "unconventional parenthood." Leave prompts, get ficlets! Boosting the signal extends your wordcount.

Another goal is, frankly, to make some money. If someone wants to sponsor a story, I suggest two cents per word, which makes a thousand word story twenty dollars. If there are $150 in tips, I will post a bonus story which effectively doubles the total word count for readers to enjoy.

System Test
A badly-planned prank by one of Loudmouth’s old friends locks Loudmouth, Torrin, Lucas and David in the basement. Literally. They’re sealed in under a timed lock for a full day! Part of the Independence and Mercedes story arcs in the Polychrome Heroics universe.