It was a close call though . <| sep |> Luv to glaze her nipples with my precum <| sep |> The fuck you have against children , nerd ? <| sep |> If it ' s been a while and you put the guitar away dirty , clean the strings well , and check them for corrosion . Old strings break more easily with corrosion and long storage . <| sep |> I don ' t think gravity works that way . <| sep |> That it ' s a drop in the ocean and a price I ' d be more than willing to vote for . <| sep |> Learning how to colonise and terraform an uninhabitable planet will teach us a hell of a lot about fixing problems on Earth . <| sep |> What . what is this ? I said , staring at the wooden totem that had been placed in my hands . That ' s your Totem , dummy . said the person standing opposite me . Yeah , thanks Einstein . That ' s not what I ' m talking about . I thought to myself . Me and all the rest of the 18 year olds in this village had been lined up in the City Hall and , one by one , we were gradually given our ShiftTotems . It ' s practically a rite of passage nowadays . Almost every adult I know has one . My parents happened to have the same Totem Animal , both of them were Shetland Sheepdogs . That ' s actually how they fell in love , weirdly . My brother though . I knew his Totem Animal VERY well . He was 3 years older than me and loved to use his ShiftTotem to terrify me . Some people get the ability to become typical animals . Y ' know , cats or dogs . Maybe more exotic ones like Toucans , or maybe Bats . But then there ' s the people that get rare animals . Animals you wouldn ' t even know existed . And , out of all the creatures he could have been able to shapeshift into , it just happened that he was able to become a fucking gargoyle . He ' s both used and abused it , to be honest . On a weekly basis , he ' d sneak into my room , fully shapeshifted , then he ' d hide in my wardrobe and jump out screaming when I least expected it . Every single time I ' d fall for it . I ' d jump back and scream , maybe fall back onto the light brown , wooden floor . And my brother would just break into a laughing fit , pointing his scaly gargoyle hand at me . Maybe saying something like You shoulda ' seen the look on your face ! in his weird , demonic gargoyle voice . That was the way he abused it , but it ' s actually come in handy at some points . He was somehow awake at 4 AM and managed to catch some burglars red handed , in the middle of trying to steal our TV . So the jammy bastard shapeshifted and leapt towards them , screaming and growling . Neighbours heard the burglars screaming from at least 9 blocks away . It was so scary that one of them even shit himself . I came downstairs just as the burglars clambered out of a window they ' d broken , whimpering and yelling . My brother turned towards me with the smuggest look I ' ve ever seen . It ' s stuff like that which has made me both fear and anticipate this day . And now it ' s my turn to get a ShiftTotem . I was hoping for either a cute little animal , or some creature that I could scare me brother with . As I gazed at the intricate carvings of the totem , I wasn ' t quite able to make out what it was . It had just been given to me by the Totem Master . Every city has one . They often wear robes , with giant bird masks covering up their face . They ' re practically the definition of mysterious . They ' re in charge of making and dispersing the Totems to everyone who reaches adulthood . I called out for the Totem Master as a wave of confusion washed over me . Hey ! HHey ! I can ' t make out what my Totem Animal is ! I shouted , waving my hands towards them . The Totem Master froze . Then slowly turned towards me , gazing at me through the hollow eyes of the weird bird mask . In what seemed like a split second , the Totem Master suddenly vanished into a black mist and flew towards me , before suddenly transforming back into their . human form as they reached me . WHAT IS IT ? they said , in a slightly annoyed , ethereal voice . I froze . The totem animal . III can ' t make out what it is . They looked down at my ShiftTotem and snatched it from my hands . You couldn ' t see anything through that mask of theirs , but I could tell that the Totem Master was actually quite confused by it . They cocked their head from side to side . the beak of their mask rasping against the wooden totem . IT IS A RARE ANIMAL . NO WONDER YOU WEREN ' T ABLE TO MAKE OUT WHAT IT WAS . they said , suddenly shoving the totem back into my hands . Oh . And . what is it ? I asked , shrinking back slightly as the Totem Master leaned in towards me , his leathery mask rubbing against my nose . YOUR ANIMAL IS KNOWN AS A SCREAMER DOG QUITE A STRANGE THING INDEED . HOWEVER , I MUST WARN YOU . ITS POWER CAN BE EASILY ABUSED . it said , before bursting into a plume of smoke and flying back down the line . A screamer dog ? I thought to myself , looking at the totem . I could make out the shape of dog on the totem . but it ' s face was nothing like a dog . It looked like a giant blob or something , with horrible teeth attached to the end . That ' s when I started thinking Why would it be called a screamer dog ? I racked my brain , trying to figure out if I was just some small dog with a facial tumour or . A flash of inspiration hit me . I remembered when I was young , my friends would try to prank me with things called screamers on the internet . It was like an innocuous game , or something , but then out of nowhere a scary face would pop up , screaming at you . What I saw on the totem wasn ' t exactly my Totem Animal . It was one of the Animal ' s abilities . A devious smile spread onto my face as I started hatching plans of what to do with my newly acquired form . About 7 hours later , I was back at home . My brother had come back from college to visit and see what my Totem Animal was like . As far as he knew , I was just a little dog , like my parents . A little , innocent dog . He hadn ' t seen what it looked like , I just told him what it was . That ' s when I decided to put my plans into action . It was nearly time to sleep . My brother was in the guest room of our house , getting dressed into some pyjamas . That ' s when I decided to shapeshift into the ickle , wickle puppy . I snuck into the bedroom , creeped up behind him and started playfully jumping at his shins , making little , high pitched yaps . He turned around , looked down at me and laughed . Wow . You ' re really bad at trying to scare people , little sis . Here , let me show you how it ' s done . he said , a smile on his face . A dark glow surrounded him as he morphed into the monstrous form that had terrified me for all those years . He gave out a terrifying , deep yell , staring at me with his blood red eyes . I was expecting it . I didn ' t even flinch an centimetre . No , this is how it ' s done ! I said back , with a happy inflection in my voice . The look on my brother ' s face was priceless . All those years of pranks had come back to bite him straight on the arse . My face suddenly cracked apart and a fleshy , black blob came flying out of it . Small , vestigial arms protruded from it , flailing aimlessly in the air . A giant maw flung open and I made the ghastliest howl you ' ve ever heard . The voice of 1000 tortured souls , all screaming for mercy couldn ' t compare to it . I watched as my brother jumped back , falling onto the floor , kicking and screaming for me to stop it . It was pretty ironic . A creepy , tall gargoyle begging you to stop scaring him . And in an instant , I transformed back into myself again . I pointed at him and just began laughing , as he stared back with terrified , red eyes . It was strange , really . I wanted a Totem Animal that could be really cute , or could scare my brother . I never expected to have one that could do both .