Mind & Machine C.39
Chapter — 39
As it turned out, the Samurai System had nothing to say, which was somewhat strange. It hadn't even recognized her new cyberware yet, but Rei had ...
2024-07-08 19:27:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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Mind & Machine C.38
Chapter — 38
It was the day after her call with River, also known as the first of July, meaning she'd just gotten her monthly UBI. It was another 500 credits i...
2024-06-26 06:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostTired
EDIT: The delay has extended even further because I've been rewriting chapters in my backlog that I've not been especially pleased with after the fact.
I've been absolutely exhausted the past...
2024-06-23 19:17:46 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.37
Chapter — 37
Before Rei called Ichiro, there was one last thing she had to check. It was something she'd done before, but long ago when her [Ego] and [Mind] we...
2024-06-20 17:55:20 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.36
Author note:
I've been taking a short break to consider the future arc, and I think I have it all figured out. There will be another note at the end of the chapter.
2024-06-17 21:58:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Mind & Machine C.35
Chapter — 35
Falling through the gravel-like substance felt strange to Rei. She picked up speed as she dropped, never coming into contact with the material ben...
2024-06-14 19:07:27 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.34
Chapter — 34
Rei walked out into the arena through the less-than-lukewarm cheering from the stands, where one hundred or so people of all ages sat, shielded by...
2024-06-13 02:35:17 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.33
Chapter — 33
Bullet after bullet flew down the range at holographic targets as Rei and others opened up fire with various weapons.
Rei reloaded her Garla...
2024-06-12 16:02:53 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.32
Chapter — 32
The three siblings talked and laughed as the drinks were being delivered by drone, and they continued to order. They also had snacks -- some sort ...
2024-06-11 00:52:54 +0000 UTC View PostShort delay
No matter what my frequent posting might suggest, I don't have a fixed update schedule. That isn't what this post is about, though.
Someone at Royal Road made a comment about it not making mu...
2024-06-09 02:12:44 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.31
Chapter — 31
Rei took a circuitous route on her way back to Miyo and Ichiro, stopping at every vending machine not surrounded by too large crowds and out of vi...
2024-06-08 22:22:24 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.30
Chapter — 30
Even though she was injured, Rei decided against using her single medical nanite injector or whatever mystery spray she'd nabbed from Ben.
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2024-06-08 01:01:31 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.29
Chapter — 29
Rei vaulted level after level of the fire escape placed in an alley on her way down from the roof of one of the shorter buildings around. It was e...
2024-06-06 17:51:13 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.28
Chapter — 28
Midnight was approaching when Rei finally knocked on Miyo's apartment door, waiting to be let in. It barely took a few seconds before she was, and...
2024-06-06 08:04:48 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.27
Author note:
I don't know if it's an error or something, but I can't attach a PDF. Patreon says it's an invalid format and only image files seem to be accepted. EDIT: It's worki...
Mind & Machine C.26
Author note:
I changed the perk name to [Merciless] in this chapter, and it looks fine to me. What do you guys think? EDIT: I've updated it for C.7, C.8, C.10, C.14, C.16, C.19,...
'Deliberately' cruel?
I've asked around a bit for alternatives to [Cold-Blooded] as a perk name and Lazerus56 gave a suggestion that seems more accurate: [Merciless]
When I compared the definitions of the words, t...
2024-06-05 01:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.25
Chapter — 25
"I don't know if I should be asking for more of those details you offered to share," Derek said apprehensively as he looked at Rei's new weapons a...
2024-06-04 14:34:46 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.24
Chapter — 24
Well, Miyo isn't wrong to say that Sally is essential. I don't know if Miyo realized that our old apartment might be out of reach forever. The...
2024-06-03 16:44:08 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.23
Chapter — 23
"Excessive biological fluids detected in the cabin. The cost of sanitation will be billed to your SolBank cVault. Should the passenger perish, yet...
2024-06-02 14:38:38 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.22
Chapter — 22
Kiernan stood sweating in front of a desk that used to be his. With his repeated failures, the possibility of reversing his current situation seem...
2024-06-01 17:07:46 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.21
Chapter — 21
Three people were rushing her in her direction with speed that she couldn't hope to outmatch. They were one man and two women, all of them having in...
2024-05-31 21:50:26 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.20
Chapter — 20
Rei kept running for her life, as she had no doubt getting caught would put her life in jeopardy. She didn't know who she was running from or why,...
2024-05-31 15:50:47 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.19
Chapter — 19
Having finished her guided tour with Wilma, Rei chose an orange-coded job from the board and walked toward the portal arch, the only way to move s...
2024-05-30 18:36:56 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.18
Chapter — 18
WolfMosh let his mind glance briefly at the camera feeds that monitored the dive room as he walked toward the elevator going up from his undergrou...
2024-05-29 21:50:48 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.17
Chapter — 17
Eight months into her confinement, Rei had shown enough competency to be given some real work on analyzing data and decrypting stuff. Her programm...
2024-05-29 04:50:46 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.16
Chapter — 16
Rei had wondered how long it would take before WolfMosh thought her good enough to be given some actual work. The answer?
Several months. 2024-05-28 17:45:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Mind & Machine C.15
Chapter — 15
Well, that answers the question of whether I'm being monitored or not.
WolfMosh stood in the doorway to her sleeping quarters that had...
2024-05-28 00:39:48 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.14
Chapter — 14
The target of her glare seemed utterly unimpressed. He just stared blankly back at her, his eyes chilly.
The look in those eyes made Rei's o...
2024-05-25 22:06:54 +0000 UTC View PostMind & Machine C.13
Chapter — 13
At Rei's eager nod, he extended his hand once more, but this time, instead of manifesting a virtual weapon of mass destruction, a simple cube of g...
2024-05-23 21:17:12 +0000 UTC View Post