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(CiP)[Hereafter] Interlude A (EB): A Better Class of Villain

Did you think he was going to go unmentioned and unseen for the rest of the Singularity? Not a chance. Give Chekov his gun.

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Upcoming Changes (October, 2025)

So with the economy bouncing around more than a toddler on a sugar high, I think I need to revisit the prices again, less than six months later. If things keep going like this, I might need to revisit them again at some point in the relatively near future. Because so many things are fuck...

[Hereafter] Chapter CCXII: Cross Country Road Trip

Crawler ga...!

Ahem. A couple of things that might have been a bit overdue, this chapter, like Taylor being confronted by... Well, I'm sure a lot of people would say "the obvious," here, but the audience does have some information that she doesn't, don't you?

And a certain someone may...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCXIII: Unexpected Assistance

Not married to this title, but considering who's going to show up in this chapter...

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[Hereafter] Chapter CCXI: Dance Partners

There are so many Servants at play here that it's getting hard to keep track of all of them, much less give them all something to say and do.

Victoria...does not come off as very likeable in these last few chapters, does she? Well. Some of that has to do with the fact that she is very much ...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCXII: Cross Country Road Trip

The end (of the American Singularity) looms in the not too distant future.

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[Hereafter] Chapter CCX: Airing Secrets

It was almost destined to happen once Taylor started encountering more people from Earth Bet who knew her, especially when they were people who actually went through and survived Gold Morning and even more so when they were people who Khepri controlled and forced to fight. A confrontation was ine...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCXI: Dance Partners

That's a metaphor.

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[Hereafter] Chapter CCIX: Reuniting with Ritsuka

I looked at the map of the PRT bases on the wiki, and the dot in Indiana looked close enough to be Indianapolis, so I stationed it there. I needed some place for the team to stop and rest, and that was as good a place as any.

Also, if a certain director in that city happened to be named as ...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCX: Airing Secrets

It was inevitable once more capes who knew Taylor started showing up.

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(CiP)[Cunning and Ambition] Chapter 2: Certainty and Second Thoughts

On another Haphne binge, and the absolutely criminal lack of good fics for them (that I have not already read at least once) has convinced me to pick this story back up. We'll see how far it goes.

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[Hereafter] Chapter CCVIII: Oathsworn Hound

Ah, Cu is back, and his dynamic is just as much fun to play with as it was back in Fuyuki. Don't worry, Taylor, I'm sure you weren't the only one to feel the way you do about his "return," such as it was.

This is one of my favorite things to do with Taylor, but it's also one of the most fru...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCIX: Reuniting with Ritsuka

How long have the twins technically been out of the main narrative now? Too long, methinks.

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[Hereafter] Chapter CCVII: Rampaging Hound

"Wow, Cúchulainn is strong!" should be one of the takeaways from this chapter. Seriously. "Irish Heracles," indeed.

Ever since I decided upon having Berserker Cúchulainn here - his normal Berserker version, not Cu Alter - I had it in my head to have a chapter like this with a scene that w...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCVIII: Oathsworn Hound

Can you really trust your enemy's attack dog?

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[Hereafter] CCVI: The Battle of Rock Island

Like with last chapter, I was disappointed with how little I could focus on individual battles and give them the proper weight they needed, but things being what they were, it was unavoidable.

I tried to do justice to everyone here even so, but I'm not incredibly confident in how well I cap...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCVII: Rampaging Hound

You'll never guess what this chapter is going to have in it.

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[Hereafter] Chapter CCV: Crossing the Mississippi

Into the action we go!

I've gotta say, one of the things I was disappointed about most with this chapter and next chapter is how little I got to focus on the individual fights. Because Taylor is paying attention to each and I have to cover them as much in sequence and their simultaneity as ...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCVI: The Battle of Rock Island

As it turns out, this chapter got to be called that instead, so I guess the last one gets to remain "Crossing the Mississippi."

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[Hereafter] Chapter CCIV: On the Verge of the Assault

This chapter is largely transitional in nature. We're building up to the action that will be the next couple chapters, so there aren't really many exciting moments in this chapter. That doesn't mean there aren't any or that nothing important happens, just that it's a pretty calm one.

Check ...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCV: Crossing the Mississippi

Master effects are scary...

I also thought "The Battle of Rock Island" might work as a title. What do you guys think?

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[Hereafter] Chapter CCIII: Campsite Web Weaving

This title goes here, this time, because this time, it's actually appropriate for what happens in the chapter.

This isn't an action-packed chapter, much like most of the recent chapters, because we're still setting up the big conflict to come. By the time things kick off, I imagine everyone...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCIV: On the Verge of the Assault

We're about to transition into Act 3, but for now, we need just a little more buildup and preparation before things really kick off.

Thinking about maybe doing a few sidestories to cover some bits and pieces of what the twins have been up to in the meantime, but not sure just yet. We'll see...

[Hereafter] Chapter CCII: Lines of Communication

Aisha's power really is scary, Nightingale really is insane, and the mystery of who exactly is trying to kill Aisha continues. And as a side

Aisha's power really is scary, Nightingale really is insane, and the mystery of who exactly is trying to kill Aisha continues.

And as a side not...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCIII: Campsite Web Weaving

This time, this chapter title is more appropriate to the content. And this is also the correct chapter number this time, too.

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[Hereafter] Chapter CCI: Inside Woman

I never said we were done with the surprises, did I? This chapter covered a lot of important details, including some things that a lot of yo

I never said we were done with the surprises, did I?

This chapter covered a lot of important details, including some things that a lot of you mi...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCII: Lines of Communication

This one will be a bit slower, but we're getting closer to the end of Act 2 and the start of Act 3.

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Upcoming Changes (July, 2025)

Let me start off by assuring everyone: if you are already subscribed and a paying patron, nothing should change for you. You will continue at your current membership level and price. These upcoming changes will affect only new members and those who change membership tiers.

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[Hereafter] Interlude AL I: Ghost Stories

We sure are getting a lot more interludes in this Singularity than we usually do, but there's just so much stuff that simply can't be covere

We sure are getting a lot more interludes in this Singularity than we usually do, but there's just so much stuff that simply can't be covered entirely...

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter CCI: Inside Woman

Couple of things I didn't get to in the interlude that will show up here instead.

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