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The Nature of Predators 2-97

Memory Transcription Subject: Taylor Trench, Human Colonist

Date [standardized human time]: May 30, 2161

I didn’t know what place I considered home anymore, but I wasn’t sure that such a title even belonged to a physical planet or a building where I rested my head at night. Instead, what felt most like home to me was being with the people who believed I could be something more than I was, even when I didn’t believe it myself. I peeked out f...

The Nature of Predators - Arxur Cattle World Battle (2/6)

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Memory transcription subject: Zarn, Federation Infantry

Date [standardized human time]: February 27, 2137

Dawson was already awake by the time I stirred. He was warming some sort of liquid over a fire, which h...

The Nature of Predators 2-96

Memory Transcription Subject: Adam Meier, Advisor to the Secretary-General

Date [standardized human time]: April 29, 2161

To say there was a great deal of opposition to the idea of reviving billions of citizens from five dead species was to state the obvious. Perhaps it was surprising that I would voice such an opinion, since I neither believed myself to be Elias nor thought it wise to revive people without their consent. However, it was when I c...

The Nature of Predators - Arxur Cattle World Battle (What If 1/6)

From the Original NOP Draft. Please see the plot explanation and list of canonical differences posted here!

Memory transcription subject: Zarn, Federation Infantry

Date [standardized human time]: February 26, 2137

Federation forces had fought to a standstill on this Arxur farm world. We held our encampments surrounding their cities...

Original NOPverse Notes

Hello! Since the AU was quite enjoyed, I thought about releasing some chapters from original NOP, which never saw the light of day and was very different! The first iteration of NOP was more of a traditional HFY story, before I decided no—I wanted there to be despair, humans to be underdogs, and a gritty yet over-the-top tone that even threw shade at a few of the detrimental tropes that I realized had been done to death.

So with that said, I was going to drop at least part of my favor...

The Nature of Predators 2-95

Memory Transcription Subject: Adam Meier, Advisor to the Secretary-General

Date [standardized human time]: April 29, 2161

Without the backing and raw manufacturing power of the Listeners, and with the KC drone reinforcement taken off the grid with the UN assuming remote control, the Fed remnants didn’t have the capacity to withstand the Sapient Coalition and the Shield’s full might. Many had already offered their unconditional surrender, espe...

The Nature of Predators - Arxur First Contact (What If?)

The icebox on the floor reminded me how meager the rations were, which sent my hungry eyes to the viewport. It was a monotonous job, guiding the stealth cruiser through the edge of Venlil space. The hope was always that the prey would wander off alone, and plop themselves into our jaws. Fresh meat would beat frozen, aged food any day.

There was never much traffic in this region, which was curious. No Federation colonies or institutions were established within a 10-parsec radius. Althoug...

The Nature of Predators 2-94

Memory Transcription Subject: Taylor Trench, Human Colonist

Date [standardized human time]: March 18, 2161

Agh, my head. I felt disoriented, though of course, I’d heard concussions could do that. Everything had a dreamlike hue, down to my fingers feeling like they were a mile away from me. The explosions kept crackling off around me, as sheer rage at the unfairness of the universe coursed through me. The Krev Consortium was breaking into the ca...

The Nature of Predators 2-93

Memory Transcription Subject: Taylor Trench, Human Colonist

Date [standardized human time]: March 18, 2161

It was eerie to swoop past the ruined crater that was once Tonvos, the capital city of Avor. I remembered the first trip here with Gress, marveling at a pyramid that was taller than many skyscrapers stacked atop each other; the megastructure was a work of art in its own right, having many lives and fixtures set inside like it was a snow glob...

The Nature of Predators - Krev DND (3/3)

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The party followed Mavai to the edge of the hallway, catching a glimpse of the Trombil-built metal guardians. It was like looking at an armor stand, which made the motion seem unnatural; it wasn’t fully understood in Evrel how they were stitched together...

The Nature of Predators 2-92

Memory Transcription Subject: Taylor Trench, Human Colonist

Date [standardized human time]: March 18, 2161

Gress and I had transcripts in the Krev Consortium’s database. Were there versions of ourselves among the robot army, living in a glossy, falsified reality or trapped as puppets on a string? My life had been miserable enough without reckoning with the idea that somewhere out there, a Taylor existed who never even got my slight glimmers of ...

The Nature of Predators - Krev DND (2/3)

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There was a musty smell in the air, with the dust that had gathered on old braziers kicked up when Mavai illuminated the chamber. Lighting was a necessary evil, since a wrong step down the spiral staircase could send them tumbling in fatal fashion. Toddel ...

The Nature of Predators 2-91

Memory Transcription Subject: Adam Meier, Advisor to the Secretary-General

Date [standardized human time]: March 18, 2161

Battles often boiled down to a single snapshot that would be remembered by history. Grenelka was the hardest-fought battle, showing the reasons why the adversarial Yulpa had been a Federation ally we hit the hardest in our cyberattack decades ago. The ghosts’ aid had gone a long way toward rebuilding the fanatics, stronger t...

The Nature of Predators - Krev DND (1/3)

Crawlers and Firefossils Cast List: Species and Class

Notes prior to the Session log to any humans new to the game: All classes generally fall within or between the five specialization schools, Magician, Orator, Outlaw, Naturalist, or Warrior. Some classes are only playable by certain races, with their unique stats, abilities, buffs, and debuffs. Notable examples are the Jaslip Torporwalker (a form of Spirit Magician), the Krev Cira (considered a busted class t...

The Nature of Predators [Book Chapter #2]

A/N - Happy Thanksgiving! When I opened up about my fatigue, people encouraged me to take the holiday off and to pace myself as needed, and I appreciate the support. I've decided not to post today or tomorrow for Thanksgiving at everyone's urging; phew, that's quite frankly a relief! The home stretch of a marathon is always where the legs want to give out, isn't it? I guess writing 12K words a week in the same universe for three years catches up to even me, especially with real-life BS h...