I stirred several times before I really woke up.
Each time, I found myself staring at the inside of a black cloth bag, my hands tied behind me at the wrist, and my legs bound at the ankle. Three times out of four, it was to the sensation of movement along pitted roads that brought up memories of old, poorly-maintained state highways a lifetime ago. The fourth, I distantly smelled gas and felt my bile rise briefly before I passed back out. Each time, too, I could feel my elbows a...
2024-11-07 13:04:35 +0000 UTC
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Real Life is very stressful for reasons I'm not going to explain, but should probably be obvious.
So here's a piece of my stress relief.
Extra-long chapter of Mind Games.
I'll have OG Industrious out over the weekend. Until then, thank you for all your support and know that I'm incredibly thankful for both that and any feedback you can offer. Rock on, stay safe, and I hope the rest of your week is better than the first half of mine has been.
2024-11-07 13:02:26 +0000 UTC
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I leaned back and watched the battle.
As had been plainly obvious, the Prothean Empire had made a run at the Shanxi system in their ever-expanding quest for galactic domination to confront the Reapers.
Well, that and galactic domination itself.
I wouldn't deceive myself into believing that the Empire was a purely altruistic entity wholly and completely engaged in the preservation of other species. From everything I'd seen and everything I knew, ...
2024-11-04 08:17:22 +0000 UTC
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Well, in a stunning upset that was neither an upset nor stunning, Winning Peace has taken the gold once again. Industrious is a closer second than usual, though. New Ron trails a little at third, and Nexus Event follows at a much closer fourth. Where Your God Is takes up last place.
Which makes me sad, but I'll live.
More importantly, we have a WP update right now. Later than I wanted it, but I think I caught a 24 hour bug sometime Saturday and it wiped me out a little. Spent...
2024-11-04 08:15:21 +0000 UTC
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Second Verse, Same as the First!
2024-11-01 07:46:00 +0000 UTC
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Another month down, another indescribable well of gratitude I've dug out in an effort to show you my thanks. Purple prose aside, thank you again for all of your support and I hope you're going to continue enjoying my writing in the month to come!
Now, that said, this is the usual song and dance to determine what's going to receive the most attention for November. Pick the option you most like, the $5 Tier gets an extra vote, and the one with the most after I've collated tallies...
2024-11-01 07:43:29 +0000 UTC
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“Well, nothing you did was against the law, and you didn't use your quirk, so I think we're done here, kid.” The detective sighed as he looked down at his notepad, then reached up and scratched his head before turning a serious gaze back on me. “That said, try not to get yourself in any more of these situations unless and until you get your hero license at whatever school you end up, okay?”
“I understand, sir. Thank you for your understanding and leniency,” I repl...
2024-10-31 11:46:34 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 1:
“Hey dad. I'm home.”
Shinso Niko looked up from the stew he was standing over and blinked up at me. He stared at me for a moment, nodded, and turned back to the stew.
“Hitoshi.” He took a sample sip from the... whatever it was called. That small bowel a chef poured into so they wouldn't touch the ladle with their lips. That. “Welcome home.”
I sniffed the air as I sat down. “Beef?”
2024-10-31 11:44:47 +0000 UTC
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How about some on-theme necromancy to celebrate the capstone of spooky season?
For real, though, this is me throwing people a bone on the free side of things. As some of you might have noticed, my general snippets thread complained that Mind Games was effectively dead after I posted the second chapter that had gotten lost in the shuffle for the last few... years. Very lost.
Anyway, I decided to cave in to peer pressure and refurbish the story. It's been a long tim...
2024-10-31 11:41:06 +0000 UTC
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'I feel like I live in a world of cardboard.'
The thought passed through my head as I landed on a wall, my senses heightened to the point that I could feel the vibrations of the impact rebound back to me. It was a primitive and archaic form of what panzer kunst was meant to utilize. But I had no advanced cybernetic sensory suite to send and receive high-energy acoustic feedback, no compact supercomputer plugged into my brain to interpret those signals, and no com...
2024-10-28 10:09:36 +0000 UTC
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Okay, I'm a little late on this one, yes. However, you get extra length for your troubles. The chapter just needed to be longer, so that ate up some time. Also, my sister unexpectedly asked me to assemble some furniture for her. At any rate, I'm only a few hours later for my 'weekend' deadline and I hope you can forgive me on that.
This chapter closes out the Vampire Castle Arc and the next will tie up loose ends. Short time skip back to Britain to refuel and, likely, a Red ...
2024-10-28 10:07:37 +0000 UTC
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“So, wait.” Hermione stopped the previous discussion, holding up her hands and shaking her head. “New Camelot, the kingdom which your parents rule, never signed the Statute of Secrecy?”
“Never,” Sara replied in my stead, wearing a smug grin. “Along with a lot of other kingdoms, city-states, and national governments of more modern political entities.”
The nerdy girl's eyebrows furrowed deeply. “So then how is the stat...
2024-10-24 11:34:35 +0000 UTC
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As promised, the second update of the night. Which is a real rarity, but these two just finished at about the same time.
So, anyway... this is the first in a two-part set that will give a historical overview regarding the world of Harry Potter as it will be envisioned for Nexus Event. I think I do an adequate job explaining everything within the conversational narrative here, but if there's a demand for it I'll come back and add a bunch of wiki-links for stuff.
Rock On, Stay Awe...
2024-10-24 11:32:37 +0000 UTC
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“I feel a bit as though we have made a proverbial spirit's bargain,” Declus Olymlinus, Primarch of Palaven sighed as he looked over Archangel Arterius' reports.
His many reports. Far too many, normally, to be attributed to a single incident no matter how many 'VIPs,' as the humans put it, were involved. There were a half-dozen analyses on the various security failures alone which the upper-echelons of the Diplomatic Office were jointly me...
2024-10-24 09:19:01 +0000 UTC
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Here's a reaction chapter to the bomb that went off last in the previous chapter of Winning Peace. Specifically, the fact that Zeke let Saren listen in on the conversation he was having. Of course, that meant he told his superiors. Now they need a plan.
Also, the Geth. Because of course the Geth.
I'll likely also have something else out in a few hours. It'll be a Part One of a two-part Lore Dump for Nexus Event. It won't really be a 'chapter' so much as an Interlude d...
2024-10-24 09:15:50 +0000 UTC
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“Okay, kids! We're almost there!” Ann Possible, Kim's mother, called from the front seat of the family minivan.
“Thanks Mrs. Dr. P!”/”Thanks Mom!”/”Thank you, ma'am!”
The expressed gratitude came from myself, Kim, and Tara respectively.
“Okay, last minute review!” Kim stated, turning to look at myself and Tara. “Tara, this is your first villain...ish mission.”
“Ish. Very ish,” I nodde...
2024-10-20 05:04:05 +0000 UTC
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Here we go, this chapter mostly brings the adventure of Adrena Lynn to a close. Next chapter will feature some clean up regarding the fallout of what happens here.
This time around, Ron gets a big chance to be a badass while Kim confronts the villain. The day is saved, but Bonnie's dignity bore the brunt of the cost.
Also, Adrenna Lynn is a bit less stable than anyone remembers.
Otherwise, I hope everyone's having a good weekend and enjoying the leadup to Halloween!
2024-10-20 05:02:22 +0000 UTC
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“The shots curved away from you,” Saren stated unambiguously.
Tali and Rael blinked, turning towards me as I paused on my way towards my ship. Turning back, I could see the impressively-clad turian soldier staring at me. Vaguely, I remembered a cybernetic eye glaring out from an old war-wound and, for a moment, a phantom image overlaid itself in my vision. The next blink, though, saw it vanish as I regarded the elite soldier with both my physical eyes and the a...
2024-10-16 06:07:55 +0000 UTC
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Extra Long Chapter! Woo!
Ezekiel has gotten to the point where his valley of fucks is dry and barren and he will bring no more to market this season.
In the meantime, I'll be working on the next chapter of The New Ron. So look forward to that in a few days!
2024-10-16 06:05:42 +0000 UTC
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“You are correct in your assertion that quartz crystals are the other common means of purification by mineralogy,” the Professor stated with a nod, still looking about his home with a discerning eye as he ran a finger along various surfaces and inspected it for the slightest trace of dust afterward. “Diamond is, of course, far better for these purposes. But in addition to being more expensive, crystals of sufficient size are much more difficult to source. Thus, even with an increased ca...
2024-10-12 22:39:46 +0000 UTC
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As promised, new chapter of one of the things that flows easier. Had a lot of shit on my plate this past week, but I'm hoping things get back to normal now that my parents are coming back from their vacation.
Might have something out tonight/tomorrow as well, as a bonus.
But I'll start working on the next chapter of Winning Peace and The New Ron for the next week as well.
In the interim... Rock On, Stay Awesome, and Thank You Again for all the support!
2024-10-12 22:37:47 +0000 UTC
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“Lopez!”
The voice that spoke up was full of grunting and growling tones to the point where it obviously came from an inhuman mouth. Still, my name was more than understandable enough even on an alien's tongue that, when I heard it, I turned to meet the head of the procession coming my way.
The imposing figure of a krogan in full combat armor complete with authentic battle damage, a ceremonial cape and sash, and a bladed staff-like weapon approached. The ...
2024-10-08 19:22:19 +0000 UTC
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So, this was meant to be out over a day ago, but Monday was a dumpster fire that collapsed into a black hole from which no light or hope could possibly escape from. Thankfully, the plumbing issue is fixed, but for some reason the internet is cutting off at about 9PM every night and stays out until 9AM, so I have a call to make to yell at people now.
Please enjoy, this was written under adverse conditions and if anyone says significant changes need to be made...
2024-10-08 19:20:21 +0000 UTC
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“-and what is most important, when cleaning, is to use a mixture of salt in the water. I do not care if you use magic to remove stains or lingering filth as some masters do. They have said it builds character in their apprentices to do it all by hand. I say it wastes time,” my Master huffed and waved a hand about dismissively. “The true issue at hand is that one must rinse any and all surfaces upon which you have used any sort of cleansing magic with salt and water, two of the ...
2024-10-05 13:01:30 +0000 UTC
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Surprise! Here's something I've been working on since the poll hadn't finished yet. More of Henry Bell's adventures in the 1800's Highschool DxD AU, since a lot of people thought that was interesting. More details on magic and introducing a few side characters as well as setting the tone for the period. Also, a bit more of Henry bitching and moaning about not having modern technology, which is always fun.
Anyway! Poll results!
Winning Peace scrapes out a surprisingly close vi...
2024-10-05 12:59:46 +0000 UTC
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As promised, the third chapter of the epilogue for my Code Geass quest.
Entering the Final Battle here.
2024-10-01 10:52:08 +0000 UTC
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Second Verse, Same as the First!
2024-10-01 06:40:43 +0000 UTC
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Spooky Season is here! I hope everyone's ready for foreign-made plastic ghosts to populate their neighbors yard in a rampant display of late-stage capitalism! Surely nothing could be scarier!
Ahem! Anyway, I'm still working on the Code Geass Epilogue chapter, which I think I'll have up in a few hours. In the meantime, though...
Vote for the project you most want to see more of and the one that gets the most votes will get the most attention in the coming month. ...
2024-10-01 06:34:22 +0000 UTC
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The quarian took a step forward, offering me his hand. “Rael'Zorah, owner and... I believe the human term is 'Chief Executive Officer' of Yul'katani Industries, and Co-Chair of the Quarian Federation's Conclave. It's a pleasure to meet you, Dr. Lopez.”
I smiled back, judging my counterpart to be about half a foot shorter than myself, or nearly. The suit made an exact measurement difficult. Still, he was tall enough to pass for a short human, at least. “It's a pleasure t...
2024-09-29 07:08:57 +0000 UTC
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And, as people have obviously been looking forward to... Tali'Zorah! Next chapter will feature the beginnings of the promised apprenticeship as well as some touring of the turians.
Next update will be a chapter of the Code Geass Quest epilogue out sometime Monday (hopefully) to close out the month. After that, I'll be posting the October poll and we'll be looking at whatever wins for a new chapter.
Rock On, Stay Awesome, and Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
2024-09-29 07:07:11 +0000 UTC
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