So... this will almost certianally be the epilogue. I just haven't decided if there's anything else I want to add to the book. If not, we'll be jumping six months into the future, and into book four. You all know what's coming, just need to figure out how to start that book.
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2025-02-25 23:10:34 +0000 UTC
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We spent most of the afternoon wandering between the different displays, staring in awe at the different holographic fish, and cuddling.
Although the Aquatic Gardens were busier than usual, we still only saw about half a dozen people during our time there. I guess the new holog...
2025-02-25 19:02:09 +0000 UTC
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So... this took me over twice as long as usual. Why? No idea, I just couldn't get it to flow, and I still think it's a little rough. Won't be a TH today because of it.
Trying to tie everything up for the end of the book, which'll have an epilogue of Teddy talk...
2025-02-24 23:28:03 +0000 UTC
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Missed last week, but it's back again!
2025-02-21 20:51:15 +0000 UTC
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Little shorter, but I kind of like it.
“Reina, you’re a menace! This is why I don’t let you drive!” Skyler hissed as I dove between the mega buildings, and through the traffic layer, heading towards our destination.
“Relax, I just wanted to push my bab...
2025-02-21 20:47:31 +0000 UTC
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It was a good thing my truck had an auto pilot, because there’s no way I would have been able to fly back on my own. My mind was so preoccupied by what I learned in the meeting that I probably would have crashed into something if I had to fly it back myself.
When I got back to the ...
2025-02-21 17:22:53 +0000 UTC
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I sat up groggily, shielding my eyes from the sunlight streaming through the windows, as I reached for the clock next to my bed. Ten-thirty.
I didn’t remember making my way back to bed after our excursion, but I apparently managed it; I even got a couple more hours of sleep. ...
2025-02-20 22:01:48 +0000 UTC
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I hadn’t been to the Family’s Calgary headquarters in nearly six months, but it was hard to forget. The windowless metal monolith occupied a prominent position in the city, sitting only a few blocks away from the city council building, and as close to the center of the upper city as yo...
2025-02-20 17:42:50 +0000 UTC
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There was a minor change to 49 (it might have been listed as 48, sorry) so Jane and Alan are a lot more understanding. Not much, but I wanted you to know!
Issi watched me intently as I placed the air fryer onto the kitchen counter. “That thing makes deliciousness?” she asked, suspicio...
2025-02-18 21:24:36 +0000 UTC
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Might need some polishing, make the signs of exhastion more consistant over the rest of the chapter. Also note: This is setup for something that'll happen in Fata, so there's reasons why they're having problems tracking the fugitives down!
“A sub pen.” I repeated dumbly...
2025-02-18 17:48:57 +0000 UTC
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So... Right now wicked witch of the wild west isn't doing that good. On RR it's struggling to get more than two hundred views a chapter. I feel like that's a combination of lack of interest in the Wild West setting, and the fact that it's taking me quite awhile to build the setting.
Consi...
2025-02-17 23:34:37 +0000 UTC
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Within minutes of Skyler submitting the paperwork, Skyler had full access to the investigation. Athyna reviewed, and summarized the information in seconds, then passed it out to the rest of our small group.
“Is the government usually this accommodating?” Agnes asked, surprised, a...
2025-02-17 23:10:00 +0000 UTC
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“Nyx, open this door right now!” I growled as I twisted the handle to the garage door as hard as I could. It didn’t budge.
“Working hours are between eight AM and six PM,” my AI replied. “You’ve already spent a full day inspecting the cleanup crews by the settling pool, you do...
2025-02-17 18:42:31 +0000 UTC
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As many of you have probably noticed, this week has not been a productive one for me. Constant interuptions dealing with house repairs, and writers block, have made it hard. Gonna recharge this weekend and go hard next week.
Despite finding a solution very quickly, Bernard ...
2025-02-14 20:04:59 +0000 UTC
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So, I need to do some research, so I can make what Skyler requests more plausible. You'll know what I mean when you read it. If you have any suggestions for what she can request in a near fascist system (where the requester is favored), please let me know.
I was jolted awake by someone kn...
2025-02-14 00:56:28 +0000 UTC
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As the Kodiak approached the heart of the undercity I pulled my armor out of the locker. I didn’t think I’d be getting into a fight, but I’d absolutely need the environmental protection. The massive settling pool, where all the canals deposited their wastewater was a toxic wastelan...
2025-02-13 17:08:59 +0000 UTC
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“I can’t believe the nerve of that woman. At least I’ve solved the issue before it spiralled out of hand,” I announced as the squad and I waltzed back towards the shelter.
“I wouldn’t exactly say ‘solved’. You don’t have the deeds in your hands yet, and you still ne...
2025-02-11 17:27:14 +0000 UTC
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It took me a minute to climb up the ladder and collapse onto the deck of the Starchaser. I wasn’t wearing heavy oxygen tanks, or waterlogged clothing, it was just that my muscles were exhausted and I didn’t notice until I had to haul myself out of the water.
When I collapsed on t...
2025-02-10 23:57:02 +0000 UTC
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Bob met me just outside the shelter, and with the rest of my squad at our backs we wandered towards the building that Nyx had indicated. I wasn’t in any rush, if the Corpos saw me waiting they’d probably hightail it back topside before we could ‘talk’, so I took the time to check...
2025-02-10 18:06:14 +0000 UTC
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Here's the index.
Have some stuff to do Monday, so depending on how long that takes might not be any posts. If so, I'll be writing Wednesday (Edit day) instead.
2025-02-07 21:06:18 +0000 UTC
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No TBoB today, since there were two yesterday.
I'll also be away Monday morning, dealing with my ongoing house repairs. Since I have no idea how long it'll take I'll either only get one (two if I'm lucky) in the afternoon. If I can't, I'll sacrifice my Wednesday ed...
2025-02-07 21:03:01 +0000 UTC
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The coven had extremely powerful wards, with impressive coverage, around the perimeter but within the perimeter the defenses were sorely lacking. That wasn’t a huge surprise, the coven came here for privacy and the wards were meant to keep predators and wanderers out, not defend agains...
2025-02-07 16:42:42 +0000 UTC
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Had two ready!
“Teddy Teddy Teddy Teddy Teddy” the hyperactive seven year old blur yelled as it rocketed down the hallway.
“Issi!” I replied, holding out my arms to catch the seven year old as she launched herself at me.
“You weren’t here when school was out,” th...
2025-02-06 17:08:25 +0000 UTC
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So, some of you might recognize this - I wrote a large part of this chapter earlier, when I was panicking over the dirrection Book 3 was going, as a distraction. It was originally going to be book 4, but I like the idea of pivoting into the undercity revival arc for the last 20ish chapters, then...
2025-02-06 17:07:37 +0000 UTC
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Once the seismic sensors were in place it became easy to deal with the oversized isopods. Skyler and I took turns positioning ourselves in their path and dealing with the burrowing behemoths before they could release their living payloads. As long as they died before they fully emerged t...
2025-02-06 16:42:17 +0000 UTC
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So - Jumping ahead a little because otherwise there'd be a lot more political chappies, and I doubt everyone wants that. Most of the issues are solved, Denver may become an issue later, but for right now? Done. Going into the undercity review arc next, which reviews Teddy's projects, so w...
2025-02-04 16:53:09 +0000 UTC
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Since the wall was holding I went back to darting the mass of antithesis on the far side. The monowire was as effective underwater as it was on land, so I didn’t see any point in changing things up now.
The mass of smaller models showed no sign of letting up, but the comple...
2025-02-03 22:23:59 +0000 UTC
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Don't know if I'm going to leave this here or not... it's a good break episode, but considering the next arc will be kind of a downtime / neighborhood building it might not be the time. I needed an extra day to figure out what to do next in the storyline, so this is what we got for today....
2025-02-03 19:57:09 +0000 UTC
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When we stepped back outside it seemed that things had calmed down a little. There were plenty of people standing in small groups, gossiping, but there wasn’t a huge crowd gathered around the eastern gate anymore.
“So, where to?” I asked as I followed Clara through town.
“We...
2025-02-03 16:52:55 +0000 UTC
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Slightly shorter chappy, because I couldn't figure out how to extend it without just adding filler.
If you're slightly confused about the Hel thing, the chapter where Teddy comes back from meeting with Mirage will be getting a rewrite tomorrow. A lot of people pointed out that Teddy would...
2025-01-31 21:03:36 +0000 UTC
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