Jeb eyed the window, a bit of cold sweat forming on the back of his neck. He could try to make a run for it, but he was fairly sure this lady would take that as an admission of guilt. Not ...
2020-12-27 19:52:24 +0000 UTC View PostI often find myself intensely curious about this kind of thing. Partly because it's related to my job, and partly because I enjoy interpreting data.
So, where did you come from?
Jeb scanned the room.
As far as ambushes went, it was a pretty decent one. Jeb was curious how Garland had brought an imperial enforcer into the office, but the how didn’t matter a...
2020-12-25 16:38:45 +0000 UTC View PostPeople in the streets of Kalfath moved out of the way as a one-legged man limped down the street, caked in dried blood. Over his shoulder was a rope lashed to a sled chock full of weapons and overs...
2020-12-20 20:23:49 +0000 UTC View PostJeb opened his mouth to speak.
“Before you say anything,” Svek said, motioning to his rather large gold earring, “I have ways of knowing if you’re telling the truth. If you lie to me,...
2020-12-20 19:50:05 +0000 UTC View Post“He’s the sheriff,” Jeb blurted, pointing at Zlesk.
Boney Pete glanced over at the skinny keegan while reaching for the bones in his hair.
Jeb took the opportunity to slip under t...
2020-12-20 19:48:07 +0000 UTC View PostAn in-law is in the hospital for a heart attack this morning and it doesn’t look good. Unlikely to get any work done today.
I have been working the last three days, putting words...
2020-12-17 16:56:15 +0000 UTC View Post“You wanna run that by me again?” Zlesk asked, twiddling his battered pen between his fingers.
“I said, do you have any dangerous jobs that you outsource to civilian contractors? This i...
2020-12-13 16:50:09 +0000 UTC View Post***Calvin***
The situation of Ming’nai was much the same as it had been the last time they’d visited. Two armies surrounded the agricultural heart of Boles, while a third lined the massiv...
2020-12-13 16:48:36 +0000 UTC View Post***Elaine Trudeau***
Elaine sat in a chair worth more than her entire home, terrified that a wrong shift might cause the gold-inlayed wood to snap, and she would be executed for treason.
<... 2020-12-11 11:39:52 +0000 UTC View Post“What in the Abyss have you done!” Tzen demanded, finding his voice as the last wisps of smoke rose above the former Hapain clan leader’s body.
“Huh?” Calvin glanced at the Bolesian...
2020-12-08 16:07:25 +0000 UTC View PostHoly fuck! I made a thing! It's a...booky thing.
Whew, let me catch my breath here...
Chris Acker whistled as his machete popped in his hand, transferring that exact sensation of cutting through a vertebra through his wrist and into his arm. 2020-12-06 20:47:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Is it strange I carry a bit of the substance that could end my life on my person? Calvin wondered as he squished the bit of beeswax onto the end of the metal pokey stick, wearing watertigh...
2020-12-04 11:44:17 +0000 UTC View PostCalvin’s internal clock warned him that his Avatar would be expiring soon, in the next half hour or so.
Let’s see where our little buddy is,Calvin thought, closing his eyes.
<... 2020-11-30 02:46:09 +0000 UTC View Post***Calvin***
The sun was going down again when Calvin finally caught up with Tzen. Calvin’s mutant palanquin carriers almost got a faceful of sage totems for their troubles until Calvin stu...
2020-11-28 01:59:12 +0000 UTC View PostElaine Trudeau tugged on Tommy’s wrist, dragging him away from the weeping boys.
Okay, so Tommy is possessed by a demon, no big deal. We’ll just get him a ride to the big city and fin...
2020-11-25 00:11:29 +0000 UTC View PostCalvin was resting in the palanquin, doing math problems from Elliot as they hurtled through the dark of night. Everyone else was sleeping while Calvin pondering how screwed he was, on a scale from...
2020-11-22 00:48:34 +0000 UTC View PostLearner’s notes: [Redacted to protect silly human privacy]
[Redacted] feels amazing. I thought I understood the parasympathe...
2020-11-20 00:39:18 +0000 UTC View PostIn front of Calvin, there was a glass figurine of Ella, skin smooth against his fingertips. Her muscular body exquisitely detailed in full detail, without any clothes to conceal her perfection.
... 2020-11-18 00:48:33 +0000 UTC View PostSo I'm sitting here trying to brainstorm how Calvin's race can change during the Break in new and interesting ways, if at all possible. I find myself lacking in creativity sufficient to snatch the ...
2020-11-16 23:23:21 +0000 UTC View PostCalvin’s awareness was spread across the field of battle, aware of every little detail, barely able to keep up with the speed of the Stalkers as they raced across the field, turning One’s troop...
2020-11-14 23:23:38 +0000 UTC View PostSome people need those numbers to feel whole. The question I'm asking is, whether the MC should get the system back, and if so, how?
I'm thinking the external device can be some kind of livi...
“Oof!” Jeb was dashed against cold, hard ground, rolling over a couple times before coming to a halt. The floor was smooth under his skin. Matte, non-reflective black.
St...
2020-11-08 21:27:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe long and short of it: Earth’s landmass got quilted onto another planet. It had been torn into bite size chunks, and placed wherever the ‘gods’ deemed appropriate.
Meaning...
2020-11-08 21:24:51 +0000 UTC View PostI wrote 1800 on GSA yesterday, and picked it up again this morning.
I don't have any intention of setting aside WOTR, despite the recent slowdown.
I'm actually just trying to put a ...
Calvin leapt over the side of the wall, and noticed the entire army of One flicker. Like a single twitching organism, every sprinting giant reoriented themselves on Calvin. Causing the entire mass ...
2020-11-03 00:20:10 +0000 UTC View PostTzen leapt over a fallen log, crushing a footprint in the side of the wood as he drove himself forward, putting on every ounce of speed he could possibly manage.
One simple trick to winning e...
2020-10-30 19:17:25 +0000 UTC View Post“What can I do?” Ella asked, looking over the charging monsters, her fingers touching the handle of her weapon.
“For now, relax. You’ll be up when they start climbing the wall. When t...
2020-10-27 23:53:17 +0000 UTC View PostA leader is a dealer in hope.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
The sun was going down, Brett and Amanda had come back, but Jess and th...
2020-10-25 20:17:24 +0000 UTC View Post