Joseph Orlando

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Chapter 51 - I, Robot 2004

A refresher of the movie.

Chapter 51 - The Chicago Skyline in our World

IF you're thinking, Joe, you take your research too far. I might have to agree.

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Walking out of the downtown area park that I had been originally placed by Q, I recognized the ...

Chapter 51 - Chicago, 2035

AAG - Chapter 51!

I have visions of HK-47 dancing through my head with this chapter. A powerful, utterly loyal, and obedient little bodyguard and killer for Gothic, ready to do his bidding no matter what it is. 2024-06-06 00:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 51 - Teaser!

That now rather familiar feeling of forced unconsciousness followed by intense disorientation after I jumped dimensions was back and in full force. And of course, my armor’s systems were deactiva...

Chapter 50 - Robert Kirkman, Author or Creator God of the Walking Dead universe?

Where do you guys stand on this debate?

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“Who wrote the comic book series?” Dale asked intently. “Could he be our creator? Or our universe’s God?”

My eyes widened ...

Chapter 50 - Mixed Governments

T’Maz stood up, then gestured widely from her omnitool transferring her report to us. As was her nature, she was direct and to the point, with little in the way of preamble.

“I have deter...

Chapter 50 - The Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes

Hobbes is who we often think about when we imagine a post apocalyptic world.

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“Before it was probably all so clear. This world was over and there was little hope for anything to ...

Chapter 50 - Who are the Tholians?

I watched in disbelief as Deep Space 9 became hardcore gay midget porn with a clown and circus theme, and not just gay midget porn with humans, no, but hardcore gay midget porn with l...

Chapter 50 - Trafalgar Square and a Dubious Tour Guide

I watched a bunch of videos like this to get a feel for the place.

Chapter 50 - Facts about Trafalgar Square

Chapter 50 - Trafalgar Square from the Air

This aerial drone shot of Trafalgar Square was very useful in writing the scene.

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Eventually I reached my destination in London, the famous Trafalgar Square, a public square in t...

Chapter 50 - 1987's Masters of the Universe

I was inspired by this scene. An image of Gothic appearing 30 feet tall was probably nicely ego stroking and the beginning of people's worship of him. He's larger than life, after all.

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AAG - Chapter 50!

It's amazing just how much time, effort, and thought goes into a chapter and when you read it after its done, it flies by so quickly. Goes to show you just how much we take for granted in our live...

Chapter 50 - Teaser!

I had no idea coming up with a plan to rebuild a post-apocalyptic world would be so hard! I have a feeling this chapter will divide some folks, some liking the idea of it, others wishing for more ...

Chapter 49 - What is Vulcan Love Slave?

Besides another name for T'Maz, of course, lol. :-P

Chapter 49 - Replicator Food Patterns

Gothic's trip through the multiverse has been good for many things, but one probably underrated area is in expanding his database of great food from his home time period. But it makes you wonder, ...

Chapter 49 - What is a vibroweapon?

I grinned a bloodthirsty grin, one that would have made even a Klingon backstep in instinctual fear. My rifle disappeared back into my armor’s buffered inventory and my sword and combat knife wer...

Chapter 49 - How do vibroweapons work?

And what is their battle utility for someone like Gothic?

Chapter 49 - Kirk and the Chameloid

I always get a kick out of watching the Star Trek movies with the original cast. Undiscovered Country is my favorite.

"It's cold!" - Might be my favorite line in that clip.

Chapter 49 - What is a Chameloid?

Chapter 49 - Clearing a Misconception: Life does not adapt!

Neil set me straight here and helped me better explain what value the Walking Dead universe has provided Gothic.

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“The changes in your DNA are very minor, but so are the gen...

Chapter 49 - What is an allasomorph?

Something that people don't always remember: the Federation had met many so called shapeshifters before they ever encountered the Founders.

Chapter 49 - The Drone Chase

The drone chase in the movies is showcasing kind of what I envision for the drones in the future of the story. The issue is that using weapons like these will be a serious escalation in warfare an...

Chapter 49 - The Making of the Drone

The one major change I made to the drone design was the lack of those protruding thrusters. Let's assume that Star Trek tech does not need such an obvious engine thruster like we see in ships in S...

Chapter 49 - Gothic's Choice in Drone Weapon Design

I had considered many drone designs that existed in both the Star Trek universe and those that I had seen in real life or in fiction, before I had made my decision. It had been a hard one, but one ...

The Chapter Collections are Complete!

It's taken me the last several months, but the Chapter Collections are complete!! :-)

During the last update for the platform, Creators can now organize all of our posts by Collection. That...

Chapter 49 - Gothic's Drone Weapon

What did you guys think of the final choice in drone?

If you could have chosen any drone design that wouldn't have been utterly story-breaking, what would YOU have chosen?

AAG - Chapter 49!

Thank you guys for being so patient given my family's recent loss. A few scenes will be moved to the next chapter, but I think it comes together well. :-) As always, let's discuss in the chat!