Mulch- Sucking Pores

  The building itself was easy to locate, a ten-story block of glass and steel just off Sunset Boulevard, a midnight stroll south of Mulch’s own home. So the intrepid dwarf packed his tools, preparing to burglarize his way into the history books.

  Maggie V was on the top floor. There was no question of going up the stairs, elevator, or shaft. It would have to be an outside job.

  In preparation for the climb, Mulch had not had anything to drink in two days. Dwarf pores are not just for sweating; they can take in moisture too. Very handy when you are trapped in a cave-in for days on end. Even if you can’t get your mouth to a drink, every inch of skin can leech water from the surrounding earth. When a dwarf was thirsty, as Mulch was now, his pores opened to the size of pinholes, and began to suck like crazy. This could be extremely useful, if say, you had to climb up the side of a tall building.

  Mulch took off his shoes and gloves, donned a stolen LEP helmet, and began to climb.

-The Arctic Incident, Chapter 11