Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 48 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
This was one of those times where my helmet did me a disservice, because the expressions currently forming beneath it were more than enough to convey an entire monologue’s worth of information.
I had to compensate for my helmet’s encumbrance by just slightly over exaggerating what little emotive ability I had left. Namely, through my use of words, tone of voice, ...
2023-09-16 19:25:19 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! There's been edits and additions in this one! With most of the additions simply being more context added to the various scenes in order to further flesh out certain ideas, making it clear the information that needs to be conveyed, as well as properly establishing certain important pieces of information! Most notable among these however is the letter underneath Ilunor's plush pile, as that will become relevant a little bit later as a minor point! Aside from this, I've d...
2023-09-16 19:15:22 +0000 UTC
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Evina
There was no way for me to explain this feeling. No equivalence or metaphor that could really do it justice. The closest thing I could pin it to, the most genuine feeling I could compare to this foreign sensation to… was a sense of relief.
It was a strange, bizarre feeling that no one else, anywhere else could’ve ever hoped to have replicated.
Because it wasn’t a relief from just stress, work, or responsibility.
I...
2023-09-12 20:08:53 +0000 UTC
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Despite the titles, despite the pomp and circumstance, the end of an assembly seemed to be a universal cultural phenomenon that transcended not just species, but entire universes.
As after the ensemble of musicians had played their final tune following the dean’s final few words, and after the curtains had drawn to a full close, there was no stopping the complete and utter chaos that was the chatter and gossip of a hundred different conversations erupting all at once. This definitely ...
2023-09-10 17:05:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 47 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
Despite the titles, despite the pomp and circumstance, the end of an assembly seemed to be a universal cultural phenomenon that transcended not just species, but entire universes.
As after the ensemble of musicians had played their final tune following the dean’s final few words, and after the curtains had drawn to a full close, there was no stopping the complete and utter ...
2023-09-09 19:19:44 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! There have been a few small but really important additions to the chapter that I've made! Most notably something that I intended to add the first time around, but was hesitant to do. However, upon careful consideration, I decided to add it in anyways as I believe it to be a good way to more or less allow Emma to make a statement that is subtle enough to make her point known to the those in the know within the Academy. What I basically added was a little addition just b...
2023-09-09 19:10:26 +0000 UTC
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Hello Commissioned Pioneers!
I hope all of you are doing well! It's time again for another talk! Another month has arrived, and I wanted to take the time to just chat with you guys. Last month was quite interesting, as we started to move from the prior arc involving the crate to this new arc involving many more storylines that are starting to diverge and converge at the same time! We have a new race to rebuild the ECS, we have some new drama involving the library, as well as more myster...
2023-09-08 22:30:16 +0000 UTC
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Hello Commissioned Pioneers! :D As promised as always, in accordance with the results of last month's poll, I present to you the Bonus Story of the Month! There were a total of four choices again, with a majority voting for Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School Side Story 8.
If you guys remember Bonus Stories 4 and 5, A Hero's Visit, and a Long Flight Home respectively, this story takes place a little while before then! I won't spoil too much, or give too much away, but this story takes...
2023-09-08 22:05:25 +0000 UTC
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Evina
I felt sick.
Malaise, arthralgia, fever, nausea, all of it hit me at once.
There was no rhyme or reason to it. No logical hierarchy of symptomatic processes by which to differentiate where one symptom started and where another one ended.
It all just hit me like a solid wave of pain-ridden exhaustion, my whole body threatening to shut down right then and there.
Confusion and panic would’ve been the natural respon...
2023-09-05 19:35:55 +0000 UTC
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No one spoke. Not a single soul dared to interrupt collective shock that had fallen upon this hall of magical elites.
For the first time in what felt like forever, true, genuine silence actually dawned upon this otherwise ceaselessly chatty crowd. A crowd that found it possible to talk over anything, even the arrival of a dragon following an earth-shattering explosion.
This made their stares all the more palpable, as each and every pair of eyes, round, s...
2023-09-03 17:05:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here's the Work in Progress for Chapter 46 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
No one spoke. Not a single soul dared to interrupt collective shock that had fallen upon this hall of magical elites.
For the first time in what felt like forever, true, genuine silence actually dawned upon this otherwise ceaselessly chatty crowd. A crowd that found it possible to talk over anything, even the arrival of a dragon following an earth-sh...
2023-09-03 00:29:29 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! Alright so, there's been a few edits in this chapter, with most edits being made to the second half of it. Certain additions were added to better help visualize the scene, such as during the dean's arrival to his podium, as well as a few lore corrections to the terms he used to refer to the warehouse as well as more details being added to his speech regarding certain bitts of the announcement! The first half of the chapter on the other hand just had a few tweaks with g...
2023-09-03 00:19:31 +0000 UTC
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Evina
I lived my whole life with myself. Knowing nothing but myself. Being nothing but myself. Existing by myself within the fleshy confines of my own brain.
This was only possible because there was no one else here, or more accurately, no other memories cohabiting the squishy tissue of my gray matter. The only memories I had were the ones that I made myself. The long, monotonous memories of the crumbling concrete and f...
2023-08-29 18:18:23 +0000 UTC
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Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30. Living Room. Local Time: 12:15 Hours.
Thalmin
Dread, fear, panic, and anxiety… all of these emotions threatened to rush to the surface with the unbridled ferocity of a berserker out of mana.
Dread, for the sudden disappearance of a peer in all but name.
Fear, for the consequences that will inevitably follow.
Panic, for the abrupt disruption of a straightforward plan, and the direc...
2023-08-27 17:05:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here's the Work in Progress for Chapter 45 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30. Living Room. Local Time: 12:10 Hours.
Thalmin
Dread, fear, panic, and anxiety… all of these emotions threatened to rush to the surface with the unbridled ferocity of a berserker out of mana.
Dread, for the sudden disappearance of a peer in all but name.
Fear, for the con...
2023-08-26 22:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! Alright so, there have been a lot of additions and revisions to this chapter. I'll start off by saying that the first 900 words have basically been reworked! I've decided that given the start of this new arc, I need to make sure certain bits of the lore are conveyed before we press forward. Given the narrative opportunity that the first quarter of this chapter allows, namely the flashback dream sequence, I decided to give it a bit of an overhaul to better reflect the l...
2023-08-26 22:27:17 +0000 UTC
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34 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. Bridge of the UNAFS Perseverance.
Lysara
We did it.
We actually did it.
NON-FICTION. REFERENCE TEXT. APPLIED BIOLOGY. [UNTRANSLATABLE TEXT]. [UNTRANSLATABLE TEXT] STATE UNIVERSITY. [UNTRANSLATABLE TEXT] COLLEGE [UNTRANSLATABLE TEXT] MEDICINE. EMERGENCY TRAUMA SURGERY: [UNTRANSLATABLE TEXT] 14TH EDITION. 9TH [UNTRANSLATABLE TEXT].
After an additional ten minutes...
2023-08-22 21:12:07 +0000 UTC
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I woke up with a sudden gasp and a reflexive jerk. My whole body reeled back from another one of those microsleep-induced dreams, the ones where you slip and fall into the abyss, only to end up being propelled back to the world of the waking.
I was too groggy to make heads or tails about where I was, but I didn’t need to. Even though everything was weirdly hazy, the dread of a deadline, and the fear of sleeping on another assignment was more than enough of a reminder to my current sit...
2023-08-20 17:05:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here's the Work in Progress for Chapter 44 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
I woke up with a sudden gasp and a reflexive jerk. My whole body reeled back from another one of those microsleep-induced dreams, the ones where you slip and fall into the abyss, only to end up being propelled back to the world of the waking.
I was too groggy to make heads or tails about where I was, but I didn’t need to. Even though everything was weirdly hazy, the dread of a dea...
2023-08-20 02:27:07 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! There's been only a few edits in this one, primarily to correct some grammar and word choice, but also to reword a few things that weren't clear at first. With that being said, that's about it for the edits in this one! :D As always I'd recommend you guys give this one a read again! :D The revisions are highlighted with an underline to easily see what's been revised and edited! :D
My heart practically skipped a beat as I saw what was at first a far-fetch...
2023-08-20 02:18:20 +0000 UTC
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Evina
My whole body shivered.
I was back in the harsh, ceaselessly unyielding grip of the cold.
The rumble of the HVAC systems whirred to life every few seconds, bombarding me with wave after wave of recycled air, its harsh chill easily penetrating my ceremonial attire.
I opened my eyes to see light blanketing a series of familiar shapes, but I couldn’t make out anything just yet because of my bleary vision.
I didn’...
2023-08-15 19:28:08 +0000 UTC
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My heart practically skipped a beat as I saw what was at first a far-fetched idea quickly evolve into a full-blown plan. Or, at least, the first inklings of a plan.
Whether or not it would be successful was another matter entirely. Though that didn’t take away from the excitement of actually seeing another hare-brained scheme coming together. The fact that there was a way forward whereas before none existed, was cause enough for celebration.
We could potentially find a ...
2023-08-13 17:05:11 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here's the Work in Progress for Chapter 43 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
My heart practically skipped a beat as I saw what was at first a far-fetched idea quickly evolve into a full-blown plan. Or, at least, the first inklings of a plan.
Whether or not it would be successful was another matter entirely. Though that didn’t take away from the excitement of actually seeing another hare-brained scheme coming together. The fact that there was...
2023-08-13 02:50:31 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! There's been a few notable additions in the chapter this time around! Primarily in the beginning and ending of the chapter! I wanted the chapter to highlight the ending of the prior arc, and the start of the primary goal for the new arc, and I believed these additions would be important in showing that, so I've just added a few lines between Emma and the EVI to help that along! In addition, I also added a bit of a Thalmin scene in him helping Emma hobble over to the co...
2023-08-13 01:48:13 +0000 UTC
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Hello Commissioned Pioneers!
I hope all of you are doing well! It's yet again that time! Another month has arrived, and I want to take the time to just chat with you guys again. Things have been a bit hectic again over here yet again haha, but as always I want to make sure I try my best with maintaining schedule here! The previous month was quite interesting. A lot of it was dominated by writing two of the more faster paced chapters in WPA, with us finally seeing the effects of the crat...
2023-08-09 20:59:34 +0000 UTC
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Hello Commissioned Pioneers! :D As promised as always, in accordance with the results of last month's poll, I present to you the Bonus Story of the Month! There were a total of four choices again, with a majority voting for Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School Side Story 7.
This time, we jump back to Earth, during Emma's time for once! Just a day after she stepped through the portal to be more specific, as we finally catch up to a character we haven't seen since Chapter 2! The Director...
2023-08-09 20:27:29 +0000 UTC
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Evina
I was floating.
The pain, the mind-numbing sensations that had exceeded simple nociceptive pain, skipping directly to neuropathic, was suddenly gone.
Along with that, were any and all semblances of proprioception. Visual and auditory centers weren’t even worth describing at this point as all I could sense was a vast and empty nothingness.
All that was left was that sense of confusion, and every other...
2023-08-08 20:17:18 +0000 UTC
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Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Hallway. Local Time: 0325 Hours.
Emma
Peace was a fragile thing. Like a piece of fine china or a statue made up of porcelain, it was beautiful and faultless, so long as it remained untampered and untouched.
So when the cracks start to show, or when a slight bump causes a small chip in the lacquer, it was easy to tell that something was off; that something had fundamentally changed.
Though what...
2023-08-06 17:05:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here's the Work in Progress for Chapter 42 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
Peace was a fragile thing. Like a piece of fine china or a statue made up of porcelain, it was beautiful and faultless, so long as it remained untampered and untouched.
So when the cracks start to show, or when a slight bump causes a small chip in the lacquer, it was easy to tell that something was off; that something had fundamentally changed.
Though what exact...
2023-08-05 22:59:08 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! There's just been a few edits in this one this time around, as well as a few minor additions! I've added a few lines that emphasized a bit more of Thacea's royal upbringing and her coming to terms with her feelings towards a commoner, as this is an aspect of her character development and I wanted to highlight that internal struggle a bit more! In addition, I also rephrased a few things regarding Emma's lack of a mana field and Thacea's thoughts on that. As well as of c...
2023-08-05 22:52:12 +0000 UTC
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