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Mind Games - Chapter 33

The only person in the entire agency Endeavor would tolerate rudeness from was...

Well, okay, there were technically two. His former UA classmate Kenji was one of them. The second, though, was his daughter.

Which was the primary reason he simply leaned back and gave her an unimpressed stare as she slapped down a thick folder of information on his desk.

“There are psychic elements to her quirk.”

Enji hummed as he picked up the folder and began to skim.

Mind Games - Chapter 32

The technical term is 'cartomancy.'

It's an umbrella title given to any school of magic or mysticism that uses cards as a tool for divination. Note that this isn't limited to just tarot cards and the like, but any sort of selection of cards made of any material used for such purposes. It's fairly common, in fact, to just use a basic set of playing cards to substitute for a tarot deck if you don't have a formal one.

But while you could use a deck of playing...

Industrious: Engineering Marvels - Chapter 27

“Shoot them! Shoot the intruders!”

At this point, I'd learned enough German in order to communicate with Erik that I was able to understand the simple orders being yelled out by a man in a Hydra's officer uniform. Even if I hadn't, the tone of his voice and the way he was pointing his sidearm at us and unloading the entire clip would have been a dead giveaway as to what he was trying to convey to the men around him.

At least, before he took an over-sized round to the ...

The Stupendous Adventures of Butler Boy - Chapter 4

“Open.”

I finished the motion of swallowing and dropped my jaw, parting my lips as I bared first the top of my tongue and then raised it to show the bottom.

The nurse gave me a fractional smile and nodded. “Good. Sorry, but we have to check every time, especially with our younger patients. Some of them don't enjoy swallowing the larger pills. You've been good, but I can't cut you slack. Missing doses of an anti-fungal medication will put you back at square on...

Himiko's Template - Fixed Voting Method

• YOU CAN VOTE FOR MULTIPLE OPTIONS NOW! BY REQUEST!

Next chapter will have to cement Himiko's template and I'm still fussing over the choices.

What do the readers want to see?

Mundane Support Skills will have Himiko be more active as a secretary-esque position for Hitoshi, running numbers and being close to him while handling mundane tasks (Himiko Likes This). Same level of dependence on Hitoshi, little personality shift.

Trans...

Himiko's Template (Old Vote - Invalid Results)

• I'm keeping this post up for the Q&A in the comments section.

• This is the OLD POST and the votes are closed. These will not count.

Next chapter will have to cement Himiko's template and I'm still fussing over the choices.

What do the readers want to see?

Mundane Support Skills will have Himiko be more active as a secretary-esque position for Hitoshi, running numbers and being close to him while handling ...

Mind Games - Chapter 31

Time seemed to speed up, even if each moment felt almost painfully slow.

I finally made time for Kirishima's dinner invitation, even if his mothers' ploy was painfully obvious the moment they were introduced to me. Admittedly, I had a bit of fun playing deliberately obtuse and making polite inquiries regarding their family, the house, and their occupations... even when they deliberately attempted to move the topic towards what they really wanted to know.

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The New Ron - Chapter 42

“Tara, crowd control!” Kim barked, snapping her head towards the blond girl even as I began ducking and weaving through the gaggle of rich people. “Keep the civilians out of the line of fire!”

“Oh, line of fire! Did you hear that Eleanor?”

“Oh my, yes! Terribly exciting Jerald!”

I couldn't roll my eyes while I was running, I remember Ron learning that lesson the hard way several years prior, but I wanted to. So badly. Instead, I cut through a group of...

The Stupendous Adventure of Butler Boy - Chapter 3

I hate being right.

No, scratch that.

I enjoy being right, except when I'm correct about something inconveniencing me. Then, and only then, do I hate being right.

I stared up at the hospital television with a blank expression as the cheery OP played over the classic nineties animation.

“I'm actually watching the Busy World of Richard Scarry,” I muttered to myself. “I haven't watched this since I was... what, seven? Eight?...

July Favoritism!

Alright, I think everyone knows the bit by now, but just to make sure...

You vote it, I write it.

Yeah, pretty much that simple. Or mostly, at least. The option with the most votes gets the most attention, second-most gets that level of attention, and so on. I might shove something weird or new in there every now and again, though.

The vote's set to close Friday night. In the meantime, I'll be working on a chapter of The New Ron, so look forward to that.

Thank you ...

The Hand We're Dealt - Chapter 12

“Hmm... that should do it,” I muttered, closely examining the flask of oil as I held it up to the glare of a powerful magical light.

Fuck candles, seriously.

Well, no... first, that would be awkward and dangerous, especially if they were burning. But candles were great, and very atmospheric, but the candles of this age weren't the overpriced novelty scented candles I'd grown up with last time around. They were thick, oily things that gave off soot and smelled vaguely ...

Mind Games - Chapter 30 (NSFW)

“We need to talk,” I said around the food in my mouth, swallowing before continuing. “About that, I suppose.”

I'm the guy, why am I saying that so much?

Himiko's face blanked. “I said something wrong, didn't I?”

I shook my head, making no effort to comfort her. She didn't really understand the idea of 'comforting someone,' I'd come to realize. It was something I'd have to work on. She understood affection, at least, but ...

THE STUPENDOUS ADVENTURE OF BUTLER BOY! - Chapter 2

“Eat Shit!”

As I cried out, I pulled back hard on the bar of metal.

“STUPID FUCKING DOOR!”

There was an ominous groan as something began to slide out of place.

“GODAMMIT-OPEN!”

Whatever stray piece of metal this piece of crap had originally been finally gave way and snapped, part of it spinning off to clatter against the wall as the remainder came with me in my hand as I fell over onto the cushioning I'd set up in adva...

THE STUPENDOUS ADVENTURES OF BUTLER BOY! - Chapter 1

I made it thirteen years before I did something stupid.

But when I broke that streak?

It set new records for just how much of a dumbass any single person in any given universe can commit in a single act.

...and it all started, as most horrible incidents of idiocy do, on a perfectly normal day.

“Arden! Get up or you'll be late for school!”

I groaned and obediently rose, yawning widely and rubbing at my face. “Thank fucking god it's Friday, ugh.”

...

THE STUPENDOUS ADVENTURES OF BUTLER BOY! - Chapter 1

I'll have a chapter of Mind Games out late Sunday/early Monday.

In the meantime, here's something to tide people over.

It's the first chapter of a thing that someone decided to give me the idea for. Curse their name. Curse it!

Anyway, there will likely be at least one more chapter of this one to flesh out the starting premise. Probably not this month, though. Hopefully not. I'm busy enough, dammit!

Industrious - Chapter 66

Yakumo moaned my name.

I cut her off with a searing kiss.

The mother of my child, no matter how unconventional the birth, was not a master of prana bindu. Not in the traditional way, at least. I'd taught her a piecemeal set of lessons in the art, ultimately designed to fight the congenital condition that threatened to keep her from being a shinobi.

In some ways, her education was ongoing in the art.

But in others, she'd become skilled enough that she could hold...

Industrious - Chapter 66

I'd like one week without any drama.

Just one.

Ugh.

Long story short, one of my visiting relatives is in the hospital and they're probably going to extend their stay with us for... a while. Thankfully, it looks like they got him in before a cardiac event happened and he's due to recover in good time at this point so long as nothing else happens.

I'll be working on an update of Mind Games for this week provided nothing else in my life catches fire.

Thank you for ...

Mind Games - Chapter 29

“So, how is he...” Fuyumi paused, looking around the observation room, her eyes briefly landing on Hitoshi through the one-way mirror that took up a large portion of the wall opposite the door. A dozen scientists were taking an assortment of notes on paper, laptops, and a few reviewing footage of the room on a small television off to the side, muttering quietly amongst themselves.

“Ah, Hot Ice! Yes, come have a seat, we're just... thoroughly analyzing the data from young Shinso. I...

Mind Games - Chapter 29

And we're back!

Mostly a chapter from outside of Hitoshi's POV to properly communicate the quirk-assessment's findings. So you get a lot of Hot Ice/Fuyumi and the doctor talking.

Poor Hitoshi, that testing took a lot out of him.

But at least it's settled.

In other news, it looks like The Hand We're Dealt won the high-tier vote, so you'll see another chapter of that time month. Beyond that, I think I'll try to get a chapter of Industrious out this weekend. It'...

Nexus Event - Chapter 17

The Society of Judas.

Even in a wholly mundane world, the Catholic Church has more than its fair share of secret societies, hidden branches, and forgotten organizations. It's not even uncommon for them to be all three at the same time. Between the surviving Nazis, the groups that cover up the rampant sexual assaults committed by priests and nuns, the heretical sects within the church itself, and all manner of lunatics high on the power that was bestowed on them by the Earthly re...

Nexus Event - Chapter 17

Here we go!

A nice long chapter with the events of the quick negotiation between Solomon and the Society of Judas as well as Harriet's birthday party. I've got a bit more about the party in the next chapter, I think, especially considering Sirius made his choice, so I need to do at least a little introduction between him and Harriet.

Other than that... I think this is a good jump back into things.

I'll be working on a chapter of Where Your God Is later this month. More Min...

The Hand We're Dealt - Chapter 11

“Seal.”

The intricate design of earth, stone, salt, wood, and a dozen other things flared with energy coaxed and stored in an array of small quartz crystals dotting the knotwork of power I'd constructed over the small hill.

Marteen van Beek watched impassively from a large rocky outcropping nearby, likely some kind of glacial deposit formed thousands of years prior.

As the energy coalesced and followed the complicated design I'd described into the soil, I reflected on wh...

The Hand We're Dealt - Chapter 11

Ugh! I swear this chapter tried to kill me.

Anyway, here it is. By the time you're reading this, I'm probably already working on the next update. I'm pretty sure it's going to be either Where Your God Is or Nexus Event. I haven't been back to either of those in a while and need a change of pace.

Thanks again for your patience, I hope you've enjoyed the chapter.

June Favoritism! - Advanced Tiers

Second Verse, Same as the First!

June Favoritism!

Okay, still working on THWD, but I'm going to go ahead and get the June poll rolling in the meantime.

If you're new here, the way this works is that you pick out the project that you want to have the most updates and I attempt to focus on it for the month if it gets the most votes.

Second-most votes gets second-most attention. Or, at least, I try.

May was, admittedly, a fustercluck. Between me going out of the country and family coming over these last few days as well as m...

Mind Games - Chapter 28

“So... I didn't ask last night, but...” My father began, a pair of chopsticks pausing over his curry and rice. “What exactly...”

He trailed off, not entirely willing to finish the question he'd begun, but the concern in his expression was enough for me to intuit where he was going with it.

“Nothing too strenuous,” I replied, waving my own wooden utensils. “I needed to drop by a store and buy something, that's it.”

Shinso Niko blinked, staring ...

Mind Games - Chapter 28

I do not suggest contracting a sinus infection while suffering from jetlag.

That knocked me on my ass for a good 24 hours.

In happier news, the update for Mind Games is finished and I should have the big chapter for The Hand We're Dealt out for Saturday. Thank you for your patience, I'm going to get the public post on QQ done now and go lie back down.

You're all amazing for your support, don't forget that. I really appreciate it.

Paldean Knights - Chapter 4

Back at the palace, at least, I was able to retreat away from all of the hubbub.

After the King and Queen got their greetings in.

The summation of everything was that all of the adults thought I was very brave for doing as I had, but that it was most decidedly not my job to do so despite being the elder sibling, and that I should leave future situations to those trained to deal with them.

Oh, and they were allowing me early enrollment in Uva Academy as a reward.

Which ...

Paldean Knights - Chapter 4

I hate flying so much.

Wanted to have this out earlier (story of my life), but flying for eighteen hours in a single day just wiped me the fuck out. Finally got home and slept for a solid twelve hours.

Anyway, I've got part of a Mind Games chapter written, look for that either tonight or tomorrow.

Hope everyone likes this and I'm really looking forward to not going anywhere out of the country for a long time.

I might put together a best-hits compilation of some of the...

Mind Games - Chapter 27

“What's the timetable?”

Those were the first words out of my mouth.

I'd read, of course, about the 'Instant Villain' incidents that had occurred a few years ago and with a smattering ever since. They were the opening shots in the new Japanese drug war against the societal menace known more formally as 'Idol Trigger.' One of the reasons I'd decided to make my first planned moves as a vigilante against this group was, in fact, because of the threat trigger represented not just t...