Space Janitor (176) watched on as Denabol and his small pack moved away. He watched as they disappeared down a tunnel. The last he saw was of Digger vanishing into the darkness. Space Janitor smiled and then looked round to the rest of them. In particular, Shep. Shep was still watching to make sure that … Continue reading Space Janitor 176: Digger is gone (the vanishing) →

Space Janitor (175) could see that Denabol was upset. There was something that happened to him. Was he maybe some kind of surface dog? Was he registered? Space Janitor thought about how there might come a time or series of decisions. Decisions that would lead to him digging down. It felt good to dig down. … Continue reading Space Janitor 175: Denabol is upset (What happened?) →

Space Janitor (174) looked at the small dog. The little dog looked defeated. “I just thought that some of you might be curious as to what decision I was going to make,” the small dog said. “Thank you for informing us,” Space Janitor said. “We hope you find a good life with the rest of … Continue reading Space Janitor 174: Denabol makes tracks (goodbye) →

Space Janitor (173) stood for a moment awaiting response. “I guess it is then,” said Digger. Space Janitor tried to work out if the dog felt anything. It was hard to tell. On the inside, Digger could have been crying a river, on the surface, he was a frozen lake. Space Janitor felt embarrassed for … Continue reading Space Janitor 173: Small dog speaks up (again) →

Space Janitor (172) looked at Digger. Digger looked at him. The two had been through a lot in a short space of time. Space Janitor hoped the dog saw that there was more value in his life than just digging. At the same time, Space Janitor understood that Digger loved digging. There was little he … Continue reading Space Janitor 172: Goodbye Digger (The choice is made) →