The squad snapped to attention and saluted. “Good to see you again Ma’am,” Emily said.
“Emily. I see you still volunteer for cat herding duty,” Velvet replied with a smile. “It may be good for the bank account, but it’s bad for your health.”
“I’m aware,” Emily grumbled, glancing in my direction. What did I do?
As I watched Velvet’s wings folded down, collapsing into a small bag on her back. “You...
2024-11-10 15:59:03 +0000 UTC View PostSooo... I totally planned on writing more today, but Vampire survivors just released a new expansion and I spent the entire day trying to clear the DLC. I'll admit, I got really distracted. Really wish I could afford to take my ADD meds and write everyday T_T.
Tomorrow is writing day, monday I have to deal with something, so I'll try and work on SR-TSC, DD and others on Tuesday
“Are you sure you’re okay? I saw that sector one eighteen went int...
2024-11-10 02:48:39 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I woke up ...
2024-11-08 00:06:45 +0000 UTC View Post“How did you open that door?” Emily asked as I Skyler and I crouched in half an inch of enzyme catalyst, looking over the two survivors. “It’s supposed to be impossible to open a shelter before the all clear signal goes out?”
“Samurai magic,” I muttered as I watched the little medical scanner Skyler was running over the victims. “I needed to open up a vault and let some survivors in earlier, because someone had overwritten the emergency protocols. So I picked ...
2024-11-07 21:02:35 +0000 UTC View PostThink this is going to be a shorter book, but I'm okay with that. Teddy is planning on keeping out of the conflict, but exactly how long do you think that's going to last? We'll see.
I briefly locked eyes with Hel as I stepped into the Family’s briefing room. The last time I was here was right before heading to Seattle, and we both knew I really wasn’t thrilled to be back.
I glanced around the room, and recognized about half a dozen peo...
2024-11-07 17:52:27 +0000 UTC View Post“This is the second time you injured yourself kicking something, you’re going to buy some decent boots the next chance you get,” Skyler nagged as we left the APC.
“I will! It’s the first thing on my list!” I promised. “How about we call the kitten Tawny”
“We’re not calling her that,” Skyler immediately denied.
“Why not?”
“I’m not calling a brown kitten Tawny. That’s her color, not a name.” Skyle...
2024-11-07 15:55:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe APC slowed to a stop right next to the ruined petshop. I tried to peer through the ruined windows, but I could only make out the smashed vanity accessory displays in the gloom.
“That’s a lot of damage,” Bulldog muttered.
“I think we know where all those antithesis went,” Emily agreed.
Skyler bit her lip as her eyes darted back and forth across the storefront. She had loved the time we’d spent here, and animals in general...
2024-11-04 22:34:05 +0000 UTC View PostSince Sharron didn’t have anywhere to go, and was living out of her RV, I let her move into level five of the tower, once construction had finished. I even loaned her the beavers so she could arrange the space however she wanted. I didn’t expect her to go all out, and completely trick the place out, but I didn’t expect her to go so minimalist.
She had a small bedroom, moderate living and dining rooms, and a small kitchen. That was it. The rest of the m...
2024-11-04 18:42:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure about this boss?” Jockey asked quietly, “We’ll probably attract the attention of the flocks if we go closer.”
“Is that a problem?” Skyler asked.
“Well… Once we attract the fliers they won’t stop coming, so we’ll have to flip the gun to flak mode and keep it there. We have enough ammo for thirty minutes of coverage, but we’ll lose the ground support,” Jockey reported nervously.
I glanced at Emily, “So ...
2024-11-04 16:22:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe agent stared at me for a moment. “Anton Stayer?” he finally asked, hesitantly.
“I have the details right here,” I replied, flashing my bracelet again. I slipped into the chair next to his desk and held out my arm so he could scan it. The man grabbed his scanner, ran it over my ID, and quickly checked the readout.
He frowned. “It’s legit,” he mumbled.
I nodded. “I was suspicious when I saw the location, so I ...
2024-11-03 16:42:53 +0000 UTC View Post
So, I've had these emotes on my Discord for awhile now, and since you guys supported me I decided to share them. I'm not sure if Patreon will allow you to DL them, but I'm hoping. If not, let me know and I'll try and find another way to share.
2024-11-03 01:25:20 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I did manage to get three chappies done today, but one might not come out for awhile. I'm actually working on a collab with many other SCS FF authors, and because there's so many of us it's taking awhile. I'm going to see if I can get permission to post something soon.
Now, for this story... it's something I wanted to write for awhile, and even attempted once before. I'm actually pretty happy with this first chapter, ton of worldbuilding, and mentioned, but ...
2024-11-02 23:05:12 +0000 UTC View PostI casually danced between the panels, making sure to keep Narhas at least a glaive length away. My sister was already breathing hard, which wasn’t surprising, considering that she was absolutely covered in plate armor and carrying both a massive mace and shield. She’d occasionally charge forward, trying to catch me in the midst of a jump, or twirl, but that always ended in a glaive poke, or her half slipping into one of the panels.
After several ...
2024-11-02 16:36:05 +0000 UTC View PostI l...
2024-11-01 23:38:21 +0000 UTC View PostIssi time! Explaining some of the setup Teddy has spent the last few months putting together. Still trying to think of what the next emergency could be... not quite the time for the big twist.
I spent the next couple days trying to avoid dealing with Family. I did spend a couple hours redirecting some bears, optimizing their patrol routes and changing their standby positions, since I had the processing power to do so now, but I did that without any input from the ot...
2024-11-01 18:20:07 +0000 UTC View PostA quick check of the second shelter revealed that it was both full of civilians and completely secure. It was a lot more difficult to maneuver Howie to the panel and power things up, but it was worth it in the end. Since there wasn’t anyone important inside, and we couldn’t let everyone out at this time, we just did a quick check then headed back outside.
“We’re good?” Emily asked after Skyler and I finally stepped outside.
...
2024-11-01 16:43:33 +0000 UTC View Post“Why the fuck was this thing here?” I asked as I plunged my sword repeatedly into the Twelve’s head. I was pretty sure it was already dead, but it was always better to be safe than sorry.
“Popcorn,” Trevor grunted from the corner of the warehouse.
So... I had planned to try a new schedule this week. Doing 6 chapters over three days, instead of 4 on one. Then... things happened to my house and... let's just say my writing situation is not ideal right now. I'll try and get another one or two chapters out today, but unfortunately I doubt anything will be stable until Thursday.
I'm not going to go into any more detail than that, just know I should be in a better position for next writing day.
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2024-10-29 19:10:31 +0000 UTC View PostI found that Emily and the squad had spread out, and were providing overwatch when Skyler and I stepped out of the shelter. “Everything good?” the commander asked, without directly looking at me.
“According to the manager they managed to evacuate all the guests to the shelters before they lost power,” I replied, leaning down to help Skyler disconnect the power cables from her bot. “Unfortunately they also lost contact with the other two locations...
2024-10-29 15:55:20 +0000 UTC View PostDespite looking like absolute junk, the mascot moved surprisingly quickly. It danced forward, like a kid pretending to be a ballerina, until it was right next to me. “Ticket please?”
“We’re in the middle of an incursion, I don’t have a fucking ticket!” I growled. “There’s an incursion going on, you’re even burning antithesis right there!” I pointed at the burning pile, but the mascot didn’t move.
“If you don’t have a ticket I’ll ha...
2024-10-26 21:28:26 +0000 UTC View Post"Why the hell did we take the marsupial out today to do the checks?” Nora asked, rotating her chair away from the console she was sitting at. When she’d arrived to continue our inspection this morning, I suggested we take the massive ship out for a joyride. There was a moment of panic when it rose out of the undercity exit, I saw a number of law enforcement vehicles rush towards us, but they backed off once Nyx transmitted out that I was a samurai.
“Because it’s been ...
2024-10-26 18:04:47 +0000 UTC View PostAs the stupid plush mascot fell to the ground I quickly glanced around the area. I’m sure the park had been designed to be as welcoming as possible with colorful, cartoony facades on all the buildings, but without any illumination they just looked twisted. Wrong. Worst of all there were androids everywhere. There were a dozen food stalls with androids behind them, a line of old school physical games, the rollercoaster and merry-go-round ticket takers, and an android pushing a bal...
2024-10-26 16:12:52 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
Just wanted to let you all know, there probably wont be as many chapters released today. I have family obligations today, which'll cut my writing time short. I'll post whatever I can though.
Also:
I'll be releasing Tarnished at the start of next month. I'm going to try and release ten chapters at first, and another chapter every day, trying to complete the story before xmas. Don't know if I'll manage it, but that's the plan. Since I have a lot of chapters to...
2024-10-26 16:11:50 +0000 UTC View PostI slipped into Eddie’s room next. The boy had changed over the last few months from someone that wasn’t interested in anything, to someone that showed vague interest in one thing. Poetry.
He had an entire shelf full of books now, and became so engrossed in his poetry that he’d lose track of what was happening around him. I managed to walk right up behind the boy without him noticing. “Hey E...
2024-10-24 02:11:48 +0000 UTC View PostOnce the team recovered and stowed away their equipment, Skyler, Emily and I got together to discuss our next step.
“So our choice is either to head closer to where we suspect that model Seventeen is located, or closer to the epicenter of the incursion,” Skyler explained as we looked over the map. “Both have their risks, but I recommend going deeper.”
“Why?” I asked. “There’ll be larger groups further in.”
“Bigger, but hop...
2024-10-23 21:44:09 +0000 UTC View PostI watched as the squirrel I was connected to climbed all over some anti air emplacement half a city away. It’s spastic movement made it difficult for me to do a throughout inspection, so I ended up networking a couple beavers to both my feed and Nora’s tablet to help with the structural analysis.
Once the beavers gave their approval I immediately shut down the connection, sat up, and sighed.
“Are you finally going to get off th...
2024-10-23 17:58:07 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as Skyler saw me hobbling up the stairs she sprinted over to me. “I told you to be careful!” she cried as she slid under my free arm to help support me. “What the hell happened?”
“They were invisible,” I tried to explain as I was dragged over to the nearest bench. “And angry.”
“I thought your shield was supposed to protect you from shit like this,” she mumbled.
I slipped onto the bench and nodded towards the ...
2024-10-23 15:35:41 +0000 UTC View PostVastly prefer this one to the old chapter 12, more world building, less filler. So much better.
“Hey Nora, what’s up?” Jenifer asked as she came wandering down into the kitchen.
The tall girl at the table looked up from her tablet. She brushed her curly brown hair out of her heart shaped face and smiled. “Hey squirt, long time no see. Just doing some samurai work, very important,” Hoppy replied with a crooked grin.
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“That didn’t answer my question,” I snapped as Emily sprinted up the stairs.
“Bulldog! Get the incinerator. Terrier take our two new friends and get sweepers, double time!” Emily yelled as soon as she hit the top.
“What’s going on?” Skyler asked, as she peeked over the back of the stairs again. “What did you see?”
“I don’t know!” I replied with a huff. “I’ll share my feed, let me know what you think....
2024-10-20 20:02:09 +0000 UTC View PostSo... this chapter replaces the 12 I posted last writing day. I felt like the story was moving too quickly for my liking, and it felt like Helen and Sharron were in the discussion for pretty much no reason. This provides a more firm idea of what the samurai are doing to prepare, at least the more independent ones. Don't know if I'll re-use that previous 12. I kind of want to change the flow.
After I escorted Hel to the door, and said my polite goodbyes, I turned an...