Routine
The meeting had gone well. Mr. Ling was happy to help with the paperwork needed for Olivia to transfer into Eliza’s dance class. It cost her her two late mornings of the week, but that was a small price to pay to actually have a dance partner.
It meant having to deal with Ms. Applewood twice in less than twenty four hours, which she wasn’t thrilled about, but she was able to better face the woman the next morning. First from having an idea what to expect and second b...
2023-02-20 19:14:42 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 15: Fight
All she could do was stare as blasts of energy erupted in the skies above. Tessa could barely tell who was firing off what from down here. Both the Entity and the alien man were tiny dots up there.
She could tell it was the alien man who kept slamming them back into the ground, however. She’d get glimpses where they were just large enough to be seen before there was an explosion of dust and debris wherever they impacted.
Before the red glowing form of t...
2023-02-20 17:01:39 +0000 UTC
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This was way beyond my skill level, but I think it turned out well enough.
2023-02-17 00:29:41 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 14: Payback
Stepping into the American advanced headquarters, Agent Sam felt a shiver run through his entire being as an alien within stared at him. The alien was humanoid, but large. Well over two metres tall… probably a good eight feet, at least? Though the height wasn’t the end of it. The musculature of it was just off enough from a human to be unsettling, and the eyes…
Pure black eyes, large and set in a pale face that felt as if a cross between a shark and a s...
2023-02-16 22:40:56 +0000 UTC
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An Afro-Japanese Brazilian physicist who’ll be showing up in the sequel to one of my stories.
And probably not the one you’d think.
2023-02-16 20:52:27 +0000 UTC
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More Walking
It hadn’t taken too long to drag Ne’avo into the shade of a tree. Sure, she was tall and beefy, but I could manage her weight easily. Aara then asked the tree to provide her some water, using it both to rehydrate the dark elven woman and to mix with some powders to create a sort of healing balm.
As we waited for Ne’avo to regain consciousness, Sukura pulled me over to run through some sword drills. Both of us had to practice, but I needed to put in extra effor...
2023-02-15 19:03:42 +0000 UTC
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A large commission for characters tied to: https://startplaying.games/gm/taliab
2023-02-11 00:03:40 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 13: Set Up
The crash of the mug made Tessa wince. It was too early in the morning, and she’d messed up while trying to make coffee. The fright of the noise had woken her up nicely, at least.
However, she didn’t want to be woken up at this cost.Crouching down, she realised it was her favourite mug. The one her mother had gotten her from Freetown in Sierra Leone. All she could do right now was stare at the broken remains, however.
“What was that
2023-02-06 21:08:16 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 12: Swirling Minds
Escape was almost theirs. Agent Lang followed the other CSIS agent through the wooded edges of the estate where she’d been held. As they reached a back country road the other agent held up a hand to bring them to a halt.
“Before we go any further, I need your passphrase,” the man said.
Lang blinked, staring at him. “Passphrase?”
“To prove you’re the real you.”
That… what did he… It didn’t make any sense. That was...
2023-02-04 18:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Classes
The first class was a bit stressful. It always was at a new school, but Olivia felt like she had a target on her back, what with being the only trans girl in the class. She also hadn’t really had a chance to meet up with anyone the evening before, as everyone here was a fellow ‘stage maiden’. At least, watching from the back of the room, she saw she wasn’t the only one who didn’t seem to have made friends yet. Whether those other girls had been too tired or shy to so...
2023-02-04 17:11:36 +0000 UTC
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Figured it was time to draw her.
The outfit maybe doesn’t look very ‘armour’, but that’s because she’s a duelist type. Very speed based.
(Emily is the group tank.)
2023-02-04 15:46:40 +0000 UTC
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Hello Again
I ended up falling asleep again not long after the man’s offer to help. I was annoyed, but, hey, I was on some sort of painkiller magic and recovering from having god-killing dark magic invading my very being, so… I was pretty sure that warranted resting a little.
It was morning when I woke up again, the smell of cooking waking me up. Pushing myself to sit up, I stretched my wings out. Right, they were why I’d been elevated. As much as I liked them, th...
2023-01-31 18:52:39 +0000 UTC
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Defeat
The demonic elven warrior was on us before I had time to try to fly. He moved quickly, and it was clear Sukura had barely managed to block his attack. He hissed at her, clearly considering her no more than an obstacle.
“Run!” she managed to shout while getting herself between him and me.
“W-we need to go. We need to get you out of here,” Aara added, pulling at my arm.
But… I couldn’t.
I hadn’t wanted to leave Chem behind. I hadn’t been re...
2023-01-31 18:34:31 +0000 UTC
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Thief gave a name to the barista.
It was the third coffee shop she’d visited in as many days as she tried out a tip she’d read online. You gave a name you were trying and then you waited to see how it felt to have that name called out to mean you.
She’d decided to try to keep the first initial ‘E’, as she’d gotten used to it over the last few years. However, her first try of ‘Ellen’ really didn’t feel fitting. Nor did the second day’s ‘Emily’.
So, tod...
2023-01-30 00:05:36 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 11: Revelations
General Adams explained that the American navy had rescued a highly damaged vessel from the centre of the Bermuda Triangle, finding the ‘Benefactor’ in it. A being of a previously unknown species of alien. He’d said he’d encountered a hyperspace anomaly and had been flung into the Earth’s atmosphere, his ship being ripped apart by the pressure shift.
He’d been thankful for the rescue from the ocean, and had offered them what he’d claimed was...
2023-01-28 15:35:07 +0000 UTC
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Inspired by a Chainsaw Man fan comic I saw on tumblr.
(Obviously it’s the money part Illyxa isn’t happy about.)
2023-01-27 00:05:04 +0000 UTC
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Oh.
We’d moved up to actual dueling practice. Chem was making sure I used only a small fraction of my strength but I had enough control now to respond quickly without breaking any of the training swords. Or… fairly quickly, considering how pretty well every strike Chem put effort into got past my defenses.
It was hard to feel like I was showing any real progress, even after training from dawn until dusk every day for a couple of weeks now.
Now, I wasn...
2023-01-26 15:59:09 +0000 UTC
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The main gals from my one story idea. Disaster mecha pilot lesbian who falls for a gal that got half turned into a dragon.
2023-01-25 18:32:03 +0000 UTC
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Decided to do one of those minimalistic graphic design looks. Mostly to see if I could get it to look any good.
2023-01-25 02:13:59 +0000 UTC
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Roommate
When the ferry docked Olivia had to part ways with Eliza. She had instructions to head to meet with a specific teacher on arrival. Which left her wandering off across the mostly mid-1900s modernist campus. Very blocky architecture with concrete, brick, and glass that reminded her of her high school back in Stratford.
Still, it was a small campus, barely any bigger than the complex her high school had been part of, so it didn’t take her long to find the building with t...
2023-01-24 17:59:33 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 6: New Recruits
Wandering through the ever changing halls of the old fortress, Illyxa felt her temper burning. They’d had barely anything to fight. Just more giant spiders and a few slimes. Nothing to get her blood pumping.
Even worse, the only treasure they’d found were a few bones. Which weren’t very valuable.
Heck, the elves barely even recognised them as treasure. At least until Illyxa reminded them that bones could be used for magica...
2023-01-23 13:28:22 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 10: Information
The blue skinned Lanthonean sat across from her in the small interview room. He had both hand and ankle cuffs on, though Dr. Montgomery knew it was more about making his escape harder than him being a threat. His sheet had said he was in for smuggling, but had generally been passive when arrested.
“So… what are you after then?” he asked, his antennae flicking in annoyance as he lounged in the chair across the table from her.
“...
2023-01-22 00:05:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 9: University Life
Tessa read over the official cover story they were using once again, as the (obviously not literally) faceless government suits drove them from their apartment to the university. On a very circuitous route to make it a long enough car ride to do any reading.
Tessa didn’t want to get anything wrong and risk losing this gift of freedom they’d been granted, so was trying to memorize all the recent changes. Even if some seemed...
2023-01-19 14:02:53 +0000 UTC
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Training Montage
We stood in a yard behind Chem’s home as I tried to understand the balance of the wooden training blade I’d been given. It looked like a pretty typically standard sword. Longswords, or whatever they called them.
“It’s lighter than a true sword, but the balance is true to a good sword,” Chem said.
I nodded, still trying to balance it on my finger. It kept tilting one way or another.
I was getting closer, though. Hopefully success would be mine...
2023-01-18 16:55:33 +0000 UTC
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Almost done prepping HaProTGirl. Should just be 2-4 more days and then I’ll be back to writing regularly.
Sorry about the delays. I’m still not the most used to this part of the process.
2023-01-15 00:13:32 +0000 UTC
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Freebairn Women’s Theatre and Theatrical Academy
Founder: Margaret Freebairn
Established: 1956
Theatre Locations: Victoria, Whistler, Vancouver
Academy Location: Ophelia Island, BC
The Theatre and Academy were founded by Margaret Freebairn after the millionairess widow took a vacation to Japan. Inspired by the ladylike demeanor of the actresses at Japan’s famous all women’s theatr...
2023-01-14 02:19:14 +0000 UTC
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Woo. Now I just have to edit the actual text to get it ready for publishing.
2023-01-14 00:55:31 +0000 UTC
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Almost done the illustrations. Woo.
2023-01-11 22:59:22 +0000 UTC
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Also, Sveta’s mum.
2023-01-11 20:08:05 +0000 UTC
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Year of the Rabbit celebration art… the wholesome variety.
2023-01-11 14:13:52 +0000 UTC
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