CA Chapter Thirty-five
“Never. Again.”
Alpha and Tess were sitting in the stream near their original campsite. They had removed their acid-eaten gear, and were only wearing the non-removable underwear all V...
2023-05-01 15:16:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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CA Chapter Thirty-four
The thing was enormous. From a distance, it was shaped something like a person, with a main ‘body’, and five protrusions that were generally arm, leg, and head-shaped. The ‘head’ even looke...
2023-04-28 16:23:19 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Thirty-three
Alpha and Tess were both grimy again, but Vexxx was so caked in putrescence that he developed a sort of crust which would crack and fall off as he moved or spoke. A fact which he constantly reminde...
2023-04-27 18:10:44 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Thirty-two
Alpha had never particularly enjoyed fighting in Veritas Online. A long time ago, in a different life, she had played a support character, helping her friends and guild mates from the back...
2023-04-26 14:32:02 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Thirty-One
“...pha! Alpha! Use [Turn Ally], or he’s going to die!” Myles’ voice drove through her consciousness, and she hazily became aware of her surroundings. First, she realized she could...
2023-04-25 14:28:29 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Thirty
Three in-game days later, there was still no sign of Uncle George. Fortunately, there was plenty to do to keep busy, and Amy was improving by leaps and bounds now that she was aware and working wit...
2023-04-24 14:34:26 +0000 UTC View PostAnyone down for a convention?
I have some stickers, and I'm hoping to have magnets and buttons as well. And, y'know, books. Though honestly, I barely sell enough physical books to break even, so cons are all about handing out f...
2023-04-21 18:42:29 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Twenty-nine
“Amy came up with the cube farm idea not long after they started development of Veritas,” Myles explained as they walked back toward the camp. “She heard someone call the cubicles on...
2023-04-21 15:58:10 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Twenty-eight
The next morning, Alpha woke to find herself alone with Toggle. She sat up, rubbing her gritty eyes, and looked at the gnome, who had rekindled the fire and was cooking some kind of eggs on top of ...
2023-04-20 14:55:04 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Twenty-seven
Three hours later, Alpha was thoroughly sick of songs about hats, barges, and absolutely anything involving horses or sunsets. Toggle attempted to teach them a tune about ‘Gnome Cooking’, and a...
2023-04-19 14:53:18 +0000 UTC View PostGrimalkin Cover Take 2
What do you think of this one? I know it's better, but in spite of the (many) hours I've spent working ...
2023-04-19 04:17:57 +0000 UTC View PostWhoops! Time for a retcon
When I came up with the idea for Veronica's favorite show, 'Babble-On', I thought noir singing baby detectives were hilarious... but I forgot Ava's supposed to have some trauma around music, and th...
2023-04-18 15:24:41 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Twenty-six
Thirty-one minutes and seventeen seconds later, Alpha stared at the wooden door that led to the final chamber. Myles, of course, had gotten to his door in less than ten minutes, which left Alpha as...
2023-04-18 15:19:29 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Twenty-five
Vexxx let out a horrible scream, and Alpha started to take a step toward him, but Myles put out his arm and stopped her. When she looked at him, there was a distinct smirk on his face. Tess, who wa...
2023-04-17 16:43:03 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Twenty-four
In spite of the feeling of hope they’d experienced when they first logged on, nothing out of the ordinary happened the first day, or the second. Alpha had to remind herself that this was the down...
2023-04-14 16:05:26 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Twenty-three
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Amythyst asked as Ava walked down the hall toward the lab. She had asked the same question a hundred times since they realized that Quinn had probably slippe...
2023-04-13 18:56:06 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Twenty-two
The rest of that day was spent throwing around what-ifs. Ava suggested ‘Uncle George’ just send in the Secret Service. Amythyst proposed that he use a spare set of keys to the UFO on top of the...
2023-04-12 14:27:29 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Twenty-one
Surprisingly, the only things waiting for Ava on the screen in her suite were two words. EAT SOMETHING. As she read them, she felt her stomach growl, and shook her head. The pod fulfilled her nutri...
2023-04-11 14:37:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty
Six days in real life was twelve in the game. Vexxx and Tess were there for up to sixteen hours out of every two game-days, and when they were on, the group explored the maze-like dungeon, encounte...
2023-04-10 13:43:51 +0000 UTC View PostQuick FYI
Clearing should now be reduced to $2.99 on Amazon, Google Play Books, and Barnes & Noble. All five of the ebooks will be available on all three platforms on April 15th. At that point, ...
2023-04-08 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Nineteen
After they ate, they chatted while they sat around, enjoying being together again in a relatively safe space. It turned out that Tessle needed to log out to get some sleep, and then had an early sh...
2023-04-07 17:54:42 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Eighteen
When Tessle heard about the encounter, and how close Alpha had come to losing, it was all Alpha could do to keep her friend from coming to find them. They were still arguing about it ten minutes af...
2023-04-06 15:16:11 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Seventeen
Summoning her longsword, Alpha swung out at the thing, which all but filled the corridor with its bulk. Her blade scraped on its rocky surface, spitting sparks into the darkness, but did no real da...
2023-04-05 14:50:26 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Sixteen
Of course, the first area they found looked like what Vexxx had described. Alpha felt her heart sink when the shapeless rock columns that peppered their path began to develop noticeable facial feat...
2023-04-04 17:31:54 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Fifteen
Vexxx and Tess both voted to turn right when they reached the mountains, while Alpha thought they should try climbing up and see if they could find a pattern to the sequence of biomes, or anything ...
2023-04-03 14:45:03 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Fourteen
“Come on, Alpha!” Vexxx wheedled for the millionth time as they forged ahead through the lush grass of the broad, verdant meadow that lay beyond the jungle.
“No,” she said, firmly, ig...
2023-03-31 15:32:15 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Thirteen
The entry room was the same as it had been the first time Alpha entered it, except that now most of the space was taken up by a tent which had been pitched squarely in the center of the open space ...
2023-03-30 16:04:02 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Twelve
The moons had vanished behind the trees and the sun was cresting the horizon by the time the last of Alpha’s debuffs vanished and she was able to stand without help. Opening her inventory, she pu...
2023-03-29 14:58:47 +0000 UTC View PostCA Chapter Eleven
“You added me to her Friend list, right?” Alpha asked, stepping forward to stare down into Amy’s face as Myles nodded. Disconcertingly, the woman’s eyes were open, and she stared straight u...
2023-03-28 16:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post