Drich's Demesne

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.11

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I turned around, opening the door before passing through. I took a moment to retrieve the nanomachines, but after that, I went through the stairwell, moving do...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.10

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My alarm woke me at three thirty in the morning, and I sighed as I got up from bed.

It was a terrible time to be awake, after all.

Still, needs mus...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.9

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The day continued to pass. Lunch came and went. The catgirl keeping an eye on my building moved only to stay out of the sun as it passed overhead, sticking to ...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.8

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The rest of the afternoon passed quietly, with nothing much of interest really happening. The only thing worth commenting on was someone who came into the Bodeg...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.7

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It started when an urgent alarm went off, tones sharp and quick. I changed the screens that I was looking at, and the message displayed alongside the cameras. 2025-12-11 13:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.6

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The next day began what would soon become my new routine.

I woke up at six in the morning, fully rested and fully recovered from my magical exertions last...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.5

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What was magic?

A myth, according to most younger species. A charlatan’s tricks. A liar’s words. A science not yet understood.

The Enlightened e...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.4

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My reading was interrupted half an hour after I started. An alert dinged through the air, and I glanced through my system to see that the NCPD had arri...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.3

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“I can barely even tell the difference!” Buck wondered, going through a series of stretches that I had instructed him to do.

“That’s the idea, yes...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.2

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I stepped out the tarp right as the trucks carrying the construction workers rolled into the side road next to the building, shutting it behind me.

It was...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 2.1

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The days vanished in what felt like the blink of an eye, and all too soon I found myself having reached the end of my time limit.

It was now the tenth of ...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.26

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I got back to base just as the sun began to set. The smell, by then, had only just started to fade, the ocean breeze providing some minor relief, and so I wast...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.25

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“Drich?” The man asked, seeking my attention, and I noted how quickly they’d already gotten word around. Unlike Theresa, there was not even the slightest...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.24

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I opened another holoscreen, accessing the Net. Quickly, I opened Night Corp’s main link, and then started going through the subdirectories.

I owned pr...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.23

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My wings flap one last time, and I finish my descent to the ground gently, my covered feet sinking slightly into the mud and the dirt.

I breathe in, stil...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.22

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I went through a series of stretches, shifting my entire body one group of muscles at a time. Dull, unreflective grey moved with me, the suit covering my entir...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.21

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The shower felt... weird.

For the parts of my body that were covered in feathers, it didn’t really feel like anything. My down feathers provided a laye...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.20

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My eyes open.

For a moment, I simply stared at the ceiling above me. The dream that I’d had runs through my mind, and I need absolutely nothing to know...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.ai

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The sky is lovely today. The rainbow hues of the clouds stretch from horizon to horizon, swirling and twirling upon themselves. The sight is as beautiful now a...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.19

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Time had managed to sneak up on me. It felt like I’d blinked and it was now nearly six in the afternoon. Indeed, the only reason that it didn’t pass me by ...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.18

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The Nanofactories got to work quickly. The first thing they did was start processing the feedstock that I’d tossed them on to.

A lot of it was scrap me...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.17

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The scent of spices hit my nose almost as soon as I opened the door, and it only grew stronger as I stepped inside and closed it behind me. Cumin, paprika, chi...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.16

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As I swept through the front door of the building, the only thought going through my mind was that if I never have to meet another Corpo again, it will be too ...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.i-2

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Her name was Theresa Valentino, and she was not enjoying the game that she now found herself playing.

She leaned back in the seat of her car, sitting as...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.15

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Santo Domingo’s City Manager was named Theresa Valentino. According to her public profile, she was an Italian woman whose grandparents had immigrated to Amer...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.14

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I was approaching my fortieth hour awake, and I still wasn’t tired, yet. My arrival in this world had, as near as I could tell, occurred so close to...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.13

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By the time that I had something that I was satisfied with, it was well into the night.

I barely knew it. Hours passed in what seemed the blink of an eye...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.12

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From my first examination, it was easy to see that most of the equipment here was well-used.

It was a rather eclectic array of parts and products, source...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.11

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A few moments passed. All three of the Scavs stared at my spherical form. Unknown to them, I was staring back, but I didn’t have eyes and so I would win any ...

Birds Of A Feather, Chapter 1.10

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Stopping that car in the manner that I did was simply showing off.

I had other options. I could have just moved out of the way, jumping over it or even j...