I stared at the interface window for a long time as I half-consciously walked towards the original base camp of the Leper-Khans and my awaiting bike. The interface was a welcome distraction from, well, what just happened.
What all would happen during this Interface Extension? If it was a re...
2024-04-24 21:52:12 +0000 UTC View PostInsidious whispers broke out all around me, seemingly coming from nowhere and everywhere all at once. The temptation to look around, to try and catch a glimpse of whatever was happening, ate at me. Only the frozen cool of Insight kept me from doing so. Its warnings of death being all around me on...
2024-04-22 21:50:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe man wore what I would expect of a desert dweller. Baggy clothing capable of blocking out the sun and yet thin and light enough to keep cool. A mask clung to his face, a staple for this part of the world. He gripped his rifle tighter in his hands, his knuckles turning white with the pressure.<...
2024-04-19 22:34:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a bit of indecision, I decided to leave my bike behind. If whatever short-circuited the Nomad’s vehicles was still active with whoever left the camp in a mess, I didn’t want it to be fried. I would lose out on an immediate escape, but it would be even worse if I was stuck out here with ...
2024-04-17 22:04:03 +0000 UTC View PostWas- was this it? I checked my Mapp™ again and again, lining up the landmarks on the satellite imagery and comparing them to the location Athena Alexandria gave me. There’s no way, right?
Although I didn’t know much about the Nomad group, the Leper-Khans were supposed to be a prominen...
2024-04-15 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostI went ahead and stocked up on AE3 just in case, strapping two jerry cans to the sides of my bike. My destination wasn’t too far away from the city, so I should be good with just this much fuel. Sure, I could’ve used the canteen and saved the Rayn, but I didn’t want to mess wi...
2024-04-12 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI froze up halfway to my bike, shocked beyond belief as the interface popped into my view.
「Melee Weapons - 1>2」
I- I hadn’t been expecting that of all things. What was different between this time and other times I had used Skills outside of cer...
2024-04-10 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter waking up, I finished up production on the two additional Scouters. Now that I already knew what I wanted and how I wanted it, it took very little time to actually put them all together. I now had three of the cute little devices up and running, waiting for me to press their on switch. ...
2024-04-08 15:01:07 +0000 UTC View PostI left the place after a confusing trip through the arcology. I did manage to find the mechanic store, so I fixed my bike up the best I could and headed back home. The Thermoelectric semiconductor cost a hundred and thirty Rayn, setting me back to just over sixteen hundred. Barely enough to pay f...
2024-04-05 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostI've got a character coming up, and once more want to name it after a patron. If you're interested, it's on a first come first serve basis. Simply reply with an adjective. I'll then take that adjective and your profile name(or a different name if you want), and base the character around that.
... 2024-04-05 15:27:24 +0000 UTC View PostInquisitor Ligh didn't seem to hear me as he inspected a coffee table covered in loot. For a moment, I considered calling his name louder. That moment passed as I realized a golden opportunity. Sure, taking something from out here could draw the Inquisitor’s attention, but from whatever lurked ...
2024-04-04 15:24:15 +0000 UTC View PostI thought it'd be fun to have a vote for the next arc. There'll be a couple chapters before it starts, but then I'll write the one you vote for.
The rest of the arcs will play out in the order of votes, so don't worry if the one you voted for isn't first.
2024-04-03 22:17:09 +0000 UTC View PostNick Tinsley led us back through several hallways. At some point, we left the dark and dingy ones and entered more populated, well-lit halls tracing across the complex. Seriously, the building had to have been at least a mile wide to fit however many small shops and rooms on this floor.
He ...
2024-04-03 22:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostI was half expecting to have to fight to work our way across the plaza. What a purely pedestrian worry. Rather than fighting, people actively backed away from the intimidating Inquisitor. I didn’t even need Cue to see the fear blatantly obvious in most people’s faces as we walked by. Rather, ...
2024-04-01 22:24:40 +0000 UTC View PostFor a moment, I wondered how, exactly, I had gotten here. And which person should I cuss out for putting me in this position? Shinobu? Nael for keeping me alive? Or myself for stupidly trying to run from the Inquisitor. Knowing my luck, that probably drew his eye more than anything. Why was he ev...
2024-03-29 21:51:31 +0000 UTC View PostAs I posted the other day, I want to add some more interaction with Patreon. This is the first attempt at that and to see how it goes.
I've got a character coming up, and I think it would be cool to have something every now and then based on or from a member. If you're interested, it's on a...
2024-03-28 02:08:29 +0000 UTC View PostI gulped down an orange-flavored smoothie from Crow’s Canteen of Chaos as I rubbed at my head. Studying for two days straight wasn’t fun in the slightest, especially considering the pure density of the topics the interface put me through this time around. I didn’t have any fun practical stu...
2024-03-27 22:05:55 +0000 UTC View PostI’m interested in doing something a bit more exclusive for Patreon. I tried to think up something, but it’s best to ask you directly instead of trying to figure out what you would want. So, would you be interested in Patreon exclusive content? And if so, what?
Some ideas I came up with:...
2024-03-26 23:23:31 +0000 UTC View PostMr. Keratás’s legs walked over to the desk, lightly dragging against the ground as if he didn’t have enough energy even to lift them. Ever so slowly, as if to mock my pitiful attempts to hide underneath the desk, he sat down at the chair. It squeaked as his weight bore down on it, the wheels...
2024-03-25 22:05:09 +0000 UTC View PostClarence led me into the mansion as soon as I arrived. I had called ahead and he stood patiently waiting at their massive parking lot of a driveway. From there, he led me through the garden’s loop and into the home.
“Hey Clarence, how did the letters arrive here?” I asked as he held t...
2024-03-23 23:52:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, early in the morning, I stood outside of Absolom Clinic ready for my replacement chrome. I shrugged under the weight of my backpack, shifting it on my shoulder as I pushed open Nael’s door.
The clinic was… in shambles. There was no nice way of putting it. Eight young...
2024-03-22 22:01:25 +0000 UTC View PostI expected the terminal to be locked, but Mr. Keratás had just left it on sleep mode. It booted right up to the desktop. The symbol of ASCorp, a pristine Aetherium shield, rotated in the background.
My eyes tracked the room excitedly, making sure the door sat closed and there were no camer...
2024-03-20 21:48:03 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I realized earlier that you probably wouldn't have seen this, so here's what I posted on RR about an update on my writing schedule. Sorry about that, I still have some growing pains in running a Patreon.
TL;DR: Continued uploads of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday....
2024-03-18 22:09:36 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a bit of indecision, I decided to return home for the night. Sure, I could just bust into the place and confiscate the camera feeds using my Blue Crusade identity, but that would also probably shorten my lifespan to a few hours if I was lucky. An alternate method was required.
I slept...
2024-03-15 23:18:33 +0000 UTC View PostChristopher Strun stepped into the office, spotting a rather short girl sitting in his boss’s seat. According to his boss, she was from corporate, but she didn’t really seem like the corporate type. Maybe because of the lack of professional attire? And yet, she had a clean, sweet face that an...
2024-03-14 12:12:06 +0000 UTC View PostGrayhill Depository sat on the highest floor of a building on the fringes between Bricktown and Little Yukoto. The building was the modernized version of a graveyard. Instead of bodies being tossed into wooden boxes and thrown into the ground like the past, they’re typically burned and then the...
2024-03-13 22:24:24 +0000 UTC View PostI don’t know what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn’t this. Mr. Abernathy didn’t just own a house in Elysium, he owned a freakin’ mansion. I had to double-check the address several times before I finally realized- yes, this is the right place.
His house sat at three floors tal...
2024-03-13 02:21:37 +0000 UTC View PostI messed around with my 3d printer for several hours, taking the time to relax and just create something. My Doctor Absolom figures were becoming more detailed as I improved my skills, and soon they would look mighty impressive. I had only used about half a roll of plastic filament to print too, ...
2024-03-12 21:10:46 +0000 UTC View PostI shifted, causing a muted string of pain to course through my spine. It wasn’t pain as in hurt, but more of incredibly sore. Hesitantly, as if scared of what I would see, I eased my eyes open- rather, eye open. The Advent Ghost didn’t seem to work, leaving me with just half my vision.
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2024-03-11 20:27:35 +0000 UTC View Post