Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30, Thacea and Emma’s Room.
Thalmin
Not since childhood had I gazed out at the night sky to consider what could actually lay beyond the tapestry.
Such a notion had already been addressed, both by the Nexus and by age-old Havenbrockian beliefs, the latter holding much more weight than the outsider-enforced dogma of the multi-realm spanning empire.
Though it was by their very re...
2024-12-23 00:34:56 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 112 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30, Thacea and Emma’s Room. Local Time: 2300
Thalmin
Not since childhood had I gazed out at the night sky to consider what could actually lay beyond the tapestry.
Such a notion had already been addressed, both by the Nexus and by age-old Havenbrockian beliefs, the latter holdi...
2024-12-21 22:07:39 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! I’ve made some very big revisions in this one so I’d definitely recommend you guys give this chapter another read! :D The largest revision I made was around Ilunor’s sight seer portion of the chapter, as I decided to shift the perspective over to Ilunor! I believe this to be the better way of framing the chapter because I’m better able to frame exactly where he’s coming from with his fundamental systemic incongruency, as well as the points in which he disagrees...
2024-12-21 22:00:02 +0000 UTC
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119 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. Dunir-Sar Moon Base. Administration Center.
Lysara
A narrative had slowly coalesced around the chronological sequence of events leading to both the downfall of the moonbase and the bathing of Evina’s planet in nuclear hellfire.
A narrative… which stood at odds with any and all conventional wisdom surrounding the interlopers. One which not only corroborated this specific interl...
2024-12-20 22:59:04 +0000 UTC
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Ilunor’s response… was not one I at all expected.
Because out of all the reactions I had on my bingo card — clapping — definitely wasn’t on the list.
“And so the earthrealmer finally shows her true colors.” The Vunerian responded with a prideful smirk and a slow purposeful clap, causing me, and both Thacea and Thalmin to cock their heads in solidarity.
“I’m sorry?” I responded.
“You claim to have visited these so-called ‘stars’, correct?...
2024-12-15 17:05:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 111 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
Ilunor’s response… was not one I at all expected.
Because out of all the reactions I had on my bingo card — clapping — definitely wasn’t on the list.
“And so the earthrealmer finally shows her true colors.” The Vunerian responded with a prideful smirk and a slow purposeful clap, causing me, and both Thacea and Thalmin to cock their heads in solidarity.
2024-12-15 00:08:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! I’ve made quite a few edits around this chapter, though most of them were simply revisions in order to improve the flow, rephrasing some paragraphs and a few lines here and there, as well as the reshuffling of the intro where Emma’s observations come after her reaction! :D The part that had the most revisions was the dean’s answer to Emma’s question regarding the stars! That’s about it this time around! As always, all of the revised sections are highlighted wit...
2024-12-15 00:03:05 +0000 UTC
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“The specific time and date behind the kill protocol’s delivery, may be the key in unlocking exactly how your world ended.” I continued, garnering a look of contemplative thought on behalf of the felinor. “Or more specifically, the sequence of events leading up to the war, and the extent of the interloper’s involvement within it.”
“Which could shed light and provide some vital context on the interloper’s claims at the whole thing being a ‘setback’, righ...
2024-12-11 02:15:50 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! I’ve decided to revise the last paragraph of this chapter primarily because I wanted to change the way Lysara phrased his response to Evina in order to better reflect what I want to convey through his explanation! The original seemed as if he was preparing to cast blame, which wasn’t the intention, as I wanted to moreso frame it as Lysara attempting to connect the dots to put together the sequence of events leading up to the war and how it related to the interloper...
2024-12-11 02:09:42 +0000 UTC
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I should’ve seen it coming.
The constantly cloudy skies, the suspiciously overcast weather.
I’d just assumed that the Nexus was simply suffering from a chronic case of British weather prior to the introduction of the weather control network.
I made a calculated assessment.
But boy, am I bad at math.
…
The world around me faded into the background.
Noises became muffled.
Conversations sounded distant.
Explosion...
2024-12-08 17:05:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 110 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
The world around me faded into the background.
Noises became muffled.
Conversations sounded distant.
Explosions barely broke through the mental barrier that was forming between all senses save for sight.
As my eyes remained transfixed not at the brilliant fireworks displays nor the zipping of upper-yearsmen on fantastical beasts, but instead… on the backd...
2024-12-07 22:14:57 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! I’ve made quite a few revisions to this chapter, with most of it involving the magical talent show portion of the chapter! :D Upon reviewing the chapter, it was clear to me that the part of the chapter with the gang’s talent show needed a bit more detailing, so I decided to add more descriptors to the scene, in order to have it better represent what it was I had in mind! :D There’s also a small addition of the professor’s dialogue before Emma’s presentation, an...
2024-12-07 22:09:49 +0000 UTC
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Hello Commissioned Pioneers!
I hope the month has been good for everyone!
We’re now moving forward into a part of the story I very much am excited to share, as new mysteries are unearthed and more academy shenanigans are underway for the gang! :D With Rila finally being discovered, and the house choosing ceremony having recently concluded, we’re bound for more as Emma will need to unpack everything and move forward with recent developments! :D I’m excited to get into m...
2024-12-05 15:10:24 +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 once again, with a majority voting for Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School Side Story 21.
We jump into another known character’s POV this time around, and a rather unexpected one too, as I was planning to introduce this bonus story around the same time as our first long f...
2024-12-05 14:39:09 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: I’d recommend everyone read the revised version of Chapter 108 before reading Chapter 109, as I moved the ‘intro’ sequence for 109 to the outro sequence of 108! :D I felt it made sense with the overall vibes of both chapters and how it flowed, so I hope everyone will be alright with that! :D Also… don’t mind the singing haha, you’ll know it when you reach it in this chapter XD
Time felt like it’d come to a complete standst...
2024-12-01 17:53:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! First off, I’d advise everyone to read the second revision of 108 before reading 109! I apologize for the second revision, but after completing Chapter 109, I believed it was best to move the intro of that chapter to the outro of this one! :D The second revisions for this chapter as a result, is simply the addition of much of the intro for 109! I hope that’s alright with you guys! I do apologize for this! And I hope you guys enjoy! :D
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2024-12-01 17:35:54 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 109 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
In the spirit of cosmic balance, it would seem that the expediting of one questline meant the complications of another.
Ilunor and Thalmin would be quick to stop me in my tracks, making sure that I at least participated in a few of the practice runs in one of the academy’s many open-air parks.
I agreed with one caveat.
That...
2024-11-30 21:34:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! There’s just been a few minor revisions here this time around! Most of which were done just in order to improve the flow of the chapter as a whole, and certain bits in order to improve the diction and voice of the gang! There’s also been the usual grammar and spelling corrections, as well as a bit of rephrasing here and there! :D That’s about it this time around! As always, all of the revised sections are highlighted with an underline to easily see what’s been re...
2024-11-30 21:28:12 +0000 UTC
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118 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. Dunir-Sar Moon Base. Loading Bay.
Lysara
My eyes widened, as I felt the frills atop my head straining beneath the protective yet equally restrictive helmet-lining, a sensation that I never seemed to become accustomed to.
Though that wasn’t the only thing I hadn’t yet gotten used to.
As my reaction to the revelation in fro...
2024-11-26 20:48:45 +0000 UTC
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“Nothing?!” The Lupinor and Vunerian pair parroted.
“Yup! You heard me right — nothing!” I acknowledged through a cheeky grin, a fact that translated reasonably well through my speakers. “It’s your time to shine after all!”
“You spit in the face of what little remains of the pride and dignity of this peer group, earthrealmer.” Ilunor rebutted, his sooty breaths quickly escalating to small bouts of flame-b...
2024-11-24 17:05:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 108 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
“Nothing?!” The wolf and vunerian pair parroted.
“Yup! You heard me right — nothing!” I acknowledged through a cheeky grin, a fact that translated reasonably well through my speakers. “It’s your time to shine after all!”
“You spit in the face of what little remains of the pride and dignity ...
2024-11-23 22:14:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! There’s been a few revisions this time around, mostly done in order to improve the flow of certain bits of the chapter, but also in order to better rephrase certain references in the chapter to better line up with what I wanted from it! :D I’ve also added just a few more lines here and there to better set up conversations and scenes, as well as added Emma’s mention of Vanavan alongside Chiska as two possible professors who could’ve admitted Rila into the healing ...
2024-11-23 22:07:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
I just wanted to drop by to surprise everyone with a little something I’d like to call an ART ATTACK! :D
SMACKS ART FOLDER ON THE TABLE!
These are some pieces of art I commissioned a little while back just because I thought it’d be neat to do, and I really enjoy seeing more art of the characters made! There’s just something about seeing the characters I’ve grown to know and love being brou...
2024-11-20 16:14:27 +0000 UTC
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The two parade floats showed no signs of stopping.
A fact quickly corroborated by the EVI.
[Warning! Collision imminent!]
So, without hesitation, I made my moves.
With one arm picking up the diminutive ferret — his whole body elongating like a slinky in the process — and the other arm poised to deploy the much-dreaded grappling hook, aimed just above ...
2024-11-17 17:05:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Thank you all for being so understanding and patient with this revised version release! :D There’s been a few revisions this time, primarily just stuff regarding the flow and also improvements on a few bits to better match with Emma’s characterization! The most notable of which being the change to the intro bit with Emma’s nervousness, to reframe it to something that fits her a bit more, as it leans more into her childhood and her experiences in Acela! :D I’ve al...
2024-11-17 14:27:33 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 107 I hope you guys enjoy! :D The Revised Version for Chapter 106 will be released some time before the regularly scheduled release of Chapter 107 as my editor is still working on it! :D
The two parade floats showed no signs of stopping.
A fact quickly corroborated by the EVI.
[Warning! Collision imminent!]
So, without...
2024-11-17 00:14:13 +0000 UTC
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Or as he's known by his friends... Kobold King! :D
Here's a little cute piece of art I commissioned a little while back! It just so happens to bear a striking resemblance to a certain Vunerian plush from Chapter 104! :D
I hope you guys love him as much as I do!
Artist Reference for this commission: Omate from FA
2024-11-14 16:05:11 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Hello everyone! I have a big announcement to make regarding Humans Don’t Hibernate. I’m afraid that as a result of a combination of irl circumstances, largely involving my work, living situation, as well as family issues, I will have to change my post schedule for the series. The chapters will now be posted once every two weeks, so the next chapter will be released two weeks following this one.
I’m incredibly sorry for this ...
2024-11-12 16:48:48 +0000 UTC
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I hated to admit it.
But that splash of brackish puddle water saturated to the brim with muck, grime, and god-knows-what was probably a blessing in disguise.
Because the further I marched into town, the less the crowd seemed to notice me.
Some had taken a concerning level of interest the moment I left richtown, sure.
However, the more I got lost in the crowd, the less those curious eyes seemed to follow me.
2024-11-10 17:05:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 106 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
I hated to admit it.
But that splash of brackish puddle water saturated to the brim with muck, grime, and god-knows-what was probably a blessing in disguise.
Because the further I marched into town, the less the crowd seemed to notice me.
Some had taken a concerning level of interest the moment I left richtown, sure.
2024-11-09 22:12:29 +0000 UTC
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