Notes, fragments, and strange signals from the edge of story.

When a collective of escaped testicles kidnaps his dairy cow and demands a spaceship to flee Earth's toxic masculinity, a grizzled ex-rocket engineer must build their ride — and finally confront his own emotional baggage.

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When the barn door swings open, you are greeted, as usual, by the sweet green smell of hay undercut by the sharp scent of manure and a half-dozen other woody, mossy and pungent aromas. All of them comforting.

“Ruby?” you ask of the dark, empty barn, your voice at this hour a phlegmy whispering croak. It appears Ruby has performed the magic trick of escaping while the doors were shut.

In her place, towering above you in a wobbling, glowing mass—

Testicles.

Hundreds of them.

Pale. Bulbous. Disturbingly large.

Greetings, they rumble inside your skull, sending uncomfortable vibrations downward. We require your assistance.

You gently close the barn door.