As promised, a new chapter of The New Ron. I think this turned out really well and is a good lead-in for Tara's first team mission coming up soon.
In other news, I'm still working on Nexus Event, but it'll probably go up next week.
Right now, I'm focusing on the next Winning Peace, which I believe will be late Friday or early Saturday. I hope, anyway.
Not much else to say, but I hope everyone enjoys this chapter and has a wonderful week's end. Rock on and stay awesome!
2024-05-09 10:06:53 +0000 UTC
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Ballentine Ulysses Banasiewicz cracked his neck as he hung in the empty space around the closest anti-spinward spar jutting off Ceres and sighed. Really, he should be at home right now, logging into the new Gundam update. After literal years of waiting, the creators had finally issued a content update for Gundam 00 and he was missing a day of launch week to play void ball.
Not that void ball was anything to scoff at. It was fun, after all.
It...
2024-05-05 05:12:49 +0000 UTC
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Good News/Bad News
Very obviously, this should have been a Nexus Event chapter. I ran into a little bit of a block on an important conversation for that chapter, so I set it aside and worked on the next WP chapter.
Which is what you see before you now. (Duh.)
Anyway, still working on the NE chapter, but it won't be out till I'm satisfied with the dialogue. We'll see how long that takes.
Either the next WP chapter will feature First Contac...
2024-05-05 05:10:13 +0000 UTC
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Second Verse, Same as the First!
2024-05-01 10:26:36 +0000 UTC
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Here's the new monthly poll, as promised.
Same game as usual, folks. Pick your favorite, 5$ Tier gets an extra vote, I focus on the one that gets the most in the final total. Second-most votes gets second-most attention, etc...
I am going to go ahead and promise a New Ron post either this week or next. It got shafted with the focus on getting Where Your God Is its own thread and needs some attention now. So look for that soon
Other than that, I look forward to your feedbac...
2024-05-01 10:23:50 +0000 UTC
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I'll admit that the Hellfire Club had never been my particular favorite part of the overall Marvel franchise of properties, for a number of reasons. The first was that conspiracies tended to be dramatically overplayed when they popped up in narratives. The classic example was the villain James Moriarty from Sherlock Holmes. Prior to his emergence as the central antagonist of the series, Sherlock's cases were largely episodic and tackled a variety of crimes, criminals, and methodologies. Moria...
2024-05-01 09:58:07 +0000 UTC
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...wow that got away from me. Over 4k words, huh.
Well, you guys get extra content for the last April chapter and an interesting back and forth with Sebastian Shaw. That, surprisingly, ends without a fight. Though it comes close once or twice.
Next up is... Nexus Event, I think. Need to work on that one a bit.
In the meantime, I'll be getting the monthly poll up for May in an our or two after I go public with the next EM chapter on QQ.
Please wait warmly.
2024-05-01 09:54:36 +0000 UTC
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I raised an eyebrow at the reporter.
He squirmed, as did many of the others gathered in the room. To my side, Nedzu was visibly straining in an effort to hold back laughter. On the other side, All Might, in his full spandex uniform, hunched over a bit and rubbed at his eyes.
“Repeat your question, please?” I asked politely.
“D-do you plan to overthrow the Japanese government and institute your own autocratic regime?” The reporter asked...
2024-04-28 07:57:39 +0000 UTC
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Not going to lie, I could have posted this yesterday and washed my hands of it, but...
It just wasn't up to snuff.
I had to do some rewrites because I just wasn't happy with how the latter part of the chapter turned out. I'll admit to being very very glad I did so. The rewrite turned out much better than what I'd slammed out in an attempt to make the self-imposed deadline I'd set.
In any event, I spent most of the day hanging with friends and playing some MtG...
2024-04-28 07:55:57 +0000 UTC
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Here's the mission: Get a quarter of the way across the galaxy, steal a massive derelict bio-ship, and get back across the same distance without being noticed by the various powers at play.
Honestly, it's easier than it sounds.
Even with galaxy-spanning civilizations having spread through the relay network, the majority of systems had neither a relay connection nor any significant monitoring presence. My alcubierre drives were also in their fifth iteration an...
2024-04-25 11:30:42 +0000 UTC
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This chapter is in honor of literally anyone and anything except for Comcast, who has the special honor of having made it incredibly difficult to write and post. This is in addition to the birthday stuff going on this week that's made writing difficult in general.
Anyway! Here's the next chapter of Winning Peace and, likely, the last one for it this month.
I plan to have a chapter of Speedrun out either Friday night or early Saturday morning and, after the weekend,...
2024-04-25 11:28:51 +0000 UTC
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The societal norm for working-class individuals in Japan was to, immediately after college, find a profession with an employer and, barring extenuating circumstances, work within that same field under that same employer until you either retired or died. It was a direct violation of a social taboo to quit a job without an extremely good reason. It was why the majority of people working for Black Companies simply wore the outright abuse as a badge of honor rather than seeking other forms of emp...
2024-04-21 11:05:48 +0000 UTC
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Well, who wants a double-length chapter to cover the Floor 1 Boss Fight? Not only that, but as-promised there's an extended interlude as well!
Woo!
Also, and very big for this story, it's getting its own thread over on QQ!
Double Woo!
Uhh... in other news, I'll probably be getting two chapters of something out this week, but nothing over the next weekend. Birthday stuff with my family since my brothers are coming in from out of state and we're all doing one bi...
2024-04-21 11:03:40 +0000 UTC
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Harrison Kreuger sighed as he seated himself and looked around the room. Carrol Dunnings, a woman with a dark complexion and piercing blue eyes was to his left. Hercules Roberts, a man with skin a few shades lighter and eyes that were near coal-black was to his right. Zahir Chopra was beyond Carol, the red bindi on his forehead clarifying a personal allegiance to his Indian heritage even if the country had irrevocably shattered like so many others during the Short War and its aftermath. The f...
2024-04-18 12:42:50 +0000 UTC
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...and done! Okay, that's almost all of the teching-up chapters. We've got two-three more and I plan to do at least one more Winning Peace chapter this month. So aliens will be happening very soon.
Uhh... next up is Where Your God Is. I resisted the urge to do it first, but I'd really like to get back to it for the weekend chapter.
After that... I'm not too sure. Next week is my birthday, so I might be a little busier than normal. I'll still try and get at leas...
2024-04-18 12:41:07 +0000 UTC
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Ivan sighed as he looked up towards the slowly-expanding ring around Luna. The basic structure was finished, a full reinforced scaffold of some composite material he couldn't hope to say on his best day. No, his job was directing a crew of robots to move stuff about in preparation for the next stage already being built. The plan was for a full orbital construction ring to be put into place around the moon eventually, with multiple anchor points by which to install orbital elevators and turn L...
2024-04-16 05:36:21 +0000 UTC
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As promised, here's the next chapter Winning Peace. And it's still Monday on the Pacific coast, so it's still on time! So there!
More seriously, I'll have the next chapter up in a day or two. It will either be Winning Peace or Where Your God Is. I really want to get the next chapter of that out soon. But WP did win the poll, so it still has priority and will get more chapters this month.
Peace out, rock on, and stay awesome!
2024-04-16 05:34:29 +0000 UTC
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I sighed and rubbed at my eyes. “That's, the... um, fuck... what was it?”
Sam took a long drag of coffee and flexed her back and neck, popping various joints before she answered. “That was the deputy head of the Hong Kong Triads. I can't remember the exact name of the group, why?”
I shook my head as I looked around the teleporter room, the individual who we'd just beamed out now in one of our secure cells. “Just trying to keep track of it all. I think ...
2024-04-13 13:23:34 +0000 UTC
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Uhh... so, this one got away from me a bit.
And the scary thing is I actually wanted to keep going and do the full conversation with Sara at the end, but... it's already at 4.5k and should have been posted yesterday.
Thankfully, I'm already working on the next chapter of Winning Peace and should have that out Sunday or Monday, at the latest. Looking to have two chapter of WP out this week as well.
Other than that? Stay awesome and rock on. Hope everyone has a good ...
2024-04-13 13:21:31 +0000 UTC
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I moved like lightning.
Every centimeter of the way, the flash of red followed at my heels.
“C'mon, boyo! I know you've got some fighting in you!”
Under other circumstances, I would have groaned or cursed at the jeer. In the current situation I found myself, that was just counterproductive. The breath in my lungs was better-used to run as fast as I could. And, believe me, I was fast. Synergistic factors in multiple skill sets I'd develope...
2024-04-10 04:26:07 +0000 UTC
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Here's a new chapter of the OG Industrious! As promised, it's ALL COMBAT! A significant portion of the next chapter will likely be fighting as well, covering Naruko's fight with two of the hunter ninja, Yakumo's face off against a familiar young face, and Obito throwing down with the Demon of the Mist.
Look forward to that!
In the meantime, I've got another Winning Peace and Nexus Event coming up. One before the weekend and the other during it.
Thank you again for all the...
2024-04-10 04:22:59 +0000 UTC
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There are a lot of questions newly-interstellar societies need to face.
Some of them are profound and regard the meaning of life and the complexity of your species' development once you leave the embrace of your homeworld. Some are scientific, revolving around the actual issues a group faces in covering the distance between one star and the next regarding your own biological limitations. Others are moral and ethical, when a people must confront underdeveloped ecosystems and prim...
2024-04-07 03:52:31 +0000 UTC
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Had to trash some of this. It just wasn't working for me and I needed to rewrite a good page or so of stuff. I think this is better and flows more smoothly. Next chapter of Winning Peace will be a third-party view of the discovery of the Charon relay and the Mars Archive.
I'll have the next chapter out next week, though I'm probably going to dip and do either a chapter of Industrious first or Nexus Event. Likely the former.
At any rate, rock on and stay awesome! Thanks again ...
2024-04-07 03:50:35 +0000 UTC
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I made it a personal goal to not advertise my personal life as much as possible.
If I were to explain that I was dating three girls simultaneously, I'd imagine most people who heard about it would imagine constant orgies every night for hours without end. The truth was... rather far from that idealized image. Relationships are seldom about simply physical intercourse, after all, and those that do reduce down to that level are seldom healthy or lasting. A sur...
2024-04-04 09:40:05 +0000 UTC
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Time for more adventures from everyone's favorite VRMMO junkie!
Also, it's an extra-long chapter!
Also-also, it's got NSFW content!
And fluff!
Little bit of everything!
...and, on a more serious note, it looks as though Industrious' time at the top of the pile has come to an end. Will this be the start of a new trend or just a flash in the pan? Who knows!
General announcement to make as well. I've decided to cut the $1.00 tier. Some people were e...
2024-04-04 09:38:11 +0000 UTC
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Second Verse, Same as the First.
2024-04-01 06:09:11 +0000 UTC
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Here's the new monthly poll, as promised.
Same game as usual, folks. Pick your favorite, 5$ Tier gets an extra vote, I focus on the one that gets the most in the final total. Second-most votes gets second-most attention, etc...
Other than that, not much in the way of earth-shattering revelations. I am thinking of adding a 10$ Tier, but I'm still considering appropriate rewards for that level. If it comes closer to fruition, I'll let you know.
I'll have a mystery box upda...
2024-04-01 06:07:19 +0000 UTC
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...and sneaking in just under the bar is the update for Semper.
I'll have the Poll Votes up in a few hours after I take a short break.
Rock on and stay awesome everybody!
2024-04-01 04:34:00 +0000 UTC
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“I don't have time for this!” I bemoaned overdramatically, dropping my head back to smack against the hard metal of the bank of lockers behind me.
“Tell me again how the school paper's tapping you for content if you're... not on the school paper?” Kim asked, frowning as she shuffled through the cramped space of her own school locker. “Ugh, stupid printer!”
“Here, let me,” I offered, giving her a hip-nudge out of the way before reac...
2024-03-30 08:14:54 +0000 UTC
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Alright! This is the last story chapter of the month. Nice bonus-length New Ron chapter doing some normal stuff at normal school, which isn't something we've had for a while. This will probably be a relatively short three-episode arc for one episode that usually gets forgotten. I'm looking forward to Sink or Swim next, though.
In other news, expect a Semper ad Meliora quest update (Code Geass Quest on SV) in the next day or two. I'll sneak that in and probably do the poll for next ...
2024-03-30 08:13:04 +0000 UTC
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