I took a breath. “How does Arcane Fate work outside of Creation?”
Velma was silent for a long moment. “I swear to Upper Management, half the reason The Company hasn't replaced Contractors with hyper-efficient simulacra is that they will invariably push the button ...
2024-12-19 15:46:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Ugh, holiday stuff. Had to do a lot of cleaning for family that got in last night, so I've been busier than usual.
Still, here's the promised update of Mind Games. I had a bit of trouble deciding where to cut the chapter off. Part of me wanted to do the entire date in one go, but... I re...
2024-12-19 15:42:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe embers I'd worked hard to keep smoldering had been fanned into a flame that was going to consume that galaxy if it wasn't stopped.
Which, admittedly, I could do fairly easily.
The issue was doing so in a manner which wouldn't immediately lead to the collectiv...
2024-12-15 01:52:31 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, a new chapter of Winning Peace as we draw ever-closer to the end of the line.
I'll be working on the next chapter of Industrious' Marvel storyline in the coming week... along with what's probably going to be another chapter of Mind Games. Because I can't help myself.
So ...
2024-12-15 01:50:38 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this is kind of a 'Year in Review' for 2024.
First off, even though I try to say it a lot, I'll say it again: Thank You. It means a lot to me that everyone here is here in the first place, helping me support myself and augment a fairly meager income at my regular day job. Your support...
2024-12-13 02:17:27 +0000 UTC View Post“You look better,” I commented, clapping Kirishima on the back, the gesture making him miss a step and stiffen awkwardly.
“Ah... you think so?” Eijiro asked, visibly looking himself over as we walked along the park, his school clothes probably seeming the same as they ever were. “...
2024-12-10 12:49:25 +0000 UTC View Post
So... here's a 5k chapter of Mind Games.
I, uh... I made myself sad writing Himiko.
I think I need to go write about the imminent machine apocalypse now, to cheer myself up. Hope everyone's week is going okay?
2024-12-10 12:46:50 +0000 UTC View Post“I don't like this,” General Tanizaki Amuro stated firmly, his expression as firm and disapproving as a granite cliff you were about to collide head-first with.
Kikuoka refrained from initiating a shouting match with his nominal superior using what he felt was an admirable amount...
2024-12-07 10:17:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Another look past the curtain into things happening IRL with everyone's favorite overworked government functionary. Thankfully, he seems to be making some unexpected progress in his goals.
Alright, on to other news! I actually had to count votes this time instead of there being a clear wi...
2024-12-07 10:14:46 +0000 UTC View Post“And it is with great honor and gratitude, that we award Dr. Ezekiel Lopez the highest tier of Hierarchy Citizenship for his immense service to the state as a whole, the turian people, and our struggle against the New Prothean Empire!”
Edgar leaned back in his sim, watc...
2024-12-04 12:43:52 +0000 UTC View Post
...and here we go!
More seriously, we're entering the end game for Winning Peace. Not sure how many more chapters we have, but I think this one will be ending either this month or next. So enjoy!
As I've said before, there's the outside possibility of a continuation of WP a...
2024-12-04 12:42:24 +0000 UTC View PostSecond Verse, Same as the First!
2024-12-01 07:15:31 +0000 UTC View PostAlright! Here's the December Poll!
I'm going to be changing things up a little bit and swapping things out.
Nexus Event will be cut from this month's poll, but reappear next month, likely taking the place of Where Your God Is. I'm doing this in an effort to break up the streaks that...
2024-12-01 07:12:47 +0000 UTC View PostIn my defense, I'd only transmigrated to this world about a month and a half ago and had promptly buckled down and begun planning a routine to prepare myself for hero highschool, make a few credits from my corporate overlords, and generally not destroy the best chance the heroes had to fight off ...
2024-12-01 05:31:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Winning Peace will be out in a day or two. The chapter is fighting me.
In the meantime, have more Mind Games.
Thank you for your patience, polls will be up in a few hours after I get something to eat.
2024-12-01 05:26:44 +0000 UTC View Post“I don't like it,” General Philips, looking through the one-way glass at Nina Price.
“Out of curiosity, General, is it her you don't like or the fact that a woman can bench-press more than Captain Rogers?” Peggy asked dryly as she flipped through the file th...
2024-11-29 08:25:09 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, a Marvel Industrious update!
Still working on the next one, I should have it out either Saturday or early Sunday with the new December Poll.
Hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving! And be careful if you're going out Black Friday!
2024-11-29 08:22:38 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn't my fault.
I just... want that on record before I go any further.
What happened over the past six months was most assuredly not my fault.
“That Jackson's coming down on the Seminoles hard, I hear! He'll have them whipped and the ...
2024-11-26 11:27:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Little bit later than I thought this would be out, but it has some nice length to it and some good content. Little Henry rapidly comes to realize that he may have set off something of a bomb in the timeline as the repercussions mount and things go rapidly off-course.
We're in for some wild...
2024-11-26 11:25:40 +0000 UTC View PostI blinked, sitting up groggily as my hand groped for whatever was making the noise that had disturbed my sleep. Eventually, I grabbed the Kimmunicator, my Kimmunicator, and tapped it. Taking a breath, I cleared my throat and crushed the automatic annoyance response at the c...
2024-11-24 01:26:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Full credit for being able to post this chapter goes to my friend's internet. For some reason (cough - Comcast - cough), my internet's been pretty goddamn glitchy lately.
At any rate, I hope everyone enjoys the new chapter. I'm working on having something out tomorrow, but I'm not sure wh...
2024-11-24 01:23:53 +0000 UTC View Post“And we're runnin'-runnin' and runnin'-runnin-” I chanted under my breath, an errant thought putting my chanting to the beat of a two-century-old song by a specific vegetable-named group of musical artists. “In this context, there's no disrespect, so when I bust my rhymes-”
No self control. I blame the people who encouraged me.
Now... The New Ron over the weekend.
That said, I hope everyone enjoys this chapter. In an effort to build up a buffer and more chapters for Patreon, this one won't trigger a roll-over. So, enjoy having private access to it for...
2024-11-21 11:37:43 +0000 UTC View Post“So, what do you think?” I asked, sitting down on the sofa next to Sasha as she held Casey's sleeping form. My voice was low in volume and soft in tone, a measured response to the napping child's presence that ensured he wouldn't wake.
“She's cute,” Sasha replied, automatica...
2024-11-18 12:06:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, here's the next WP, as promised! It's a little bit shorter than what I've been putting out lately, but not by much. Sometimes that's just how the words fall and the scenes break.
Next up is... probably either the Marvel side of Industrious or The New Ron.
NGL, I want to pop...
2024-11-18 12:04:16 +0000 UTC View PostLet's talk a little about the Ship of Theseus.
For the uninitiated, Theseus was the famed Athenian King... who varies between myth and reality depending on your specific world. According to his legend, though, he is credited with saving the children of Athens from King Minos after s...
2024-11-14 01:42:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's more Mind Games.
Since I didn't comment on the end of the poll when I posted Industrious a few days ago, it is a bit surprising how closely all three are supported. It does tell me that, no matter what, one of these moving up to take a spot on the monthly polls would be well-receive...
2024-11-14 01:36:44 +0000 UTC View PostSome people would think that bringing an eldritch pseudo-chakra beast into the physical world through the use of artificial infusion of arcane life force into a beyond bleeding edge piece of functional magitek would involve a lot of chanting, ritual, an elaborate laboratory setup... and probably ...
2024-11-11 10:34:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Me: "The appointed time has come! The stars have aligned! The age changes! It is finally time to write the chapter I've been planning for months and-"
Brain: "No."
Me: "What? Wait, but I've had this planned for months. I have! I know what I need to do!"
Brain: "Yeah, but y...
2024-11-11 10:31:25 +0000 UTC View PostI think I said something about this?
Anyway, here's a non-binding poll to gauge the popularity of the three potential stories that might enter the monthly poll coming up in December. Winning Peace SHOULD, in theory, come to an end soon. There's the possibility that I could extend i...
2024-11-09 08:56:24 +0000 UTC View Post