Darkwolf,
great addition to the postcard, a backstory
Keeping it rolling,
Two weeks later:
Youngblood comes up the path to his parents' house, carrying a xeno head almost as big as himself.
All that can be seen from the house is the head bobbing up and down, the rest is hidden by the hedge.
Dad sees the head moving and dives for the plasmacaster and comes up in a firing stance by the doorway.
Fortunately for the youngblood, he is excited and hollers to his folks, "Mom, Dad, guess what I bagged at camp!"
Relieved, Dad puts his gun away and meets his son at the door, Mom is right behind him.
Dad says to his son with pride, "Well, I guess you're gonna be the youngest Blooded Hunter in this clan; you've brought much honor to me."
Mom says "Son, don't you dare bring that in the house and melt my new floor! Go round back and clean it up!"
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Ei'luj