Chapter 189: The Source of Division
First Day 08:17, Carriage Four, Lounge
Something strange was afoot on this train.
Theora couldn’t quite shake off that feeling. A lot of little things just didn’t add up…...
2025-01-04 14:45:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 188: The Campanella
New arc!! I'm really excited for this, I won't lie. I've been working on this for quite a while and I'm looking forward to sharing it ><
I really would like tell you all the...
2024-12-27 16:38:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 187: Interlude: Old Soil, Old Plants
CN: Mention of Injury
We live in a world of magic where many things are possible. For example, it is possible that one day your friends decide to chop...
2024-12-06 17:38:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 186: Chopping Time
Hi!
Updates have been a little slow lately — partly due to irl factors (e.g. I'm moving soon, hopefully, and apart from that I find myself swamped in paperwork due to some recen...
2024-11-29 17:10:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 185: News
“What’s up?” Dema asked as she approached, then came to a halt when she saw what lay before Theora’s crossed legs. “What the— Is that…” She swallowed. “A Fragment of Time...
2024-11-23 16:42:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 184: Evaporated
CN: Loss of Home, Passage of Time
Theora woke up to Bell’s outer dome shield breaking, and let go of what she’d been hugging. She was already on h...
2024-11-11 17:06:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 183: Raised in Reality
Theora realised she was dreaming when Dema’s tail twitched in her arms.
Dema didn’t have a tail. Much less one so thick Theora could use it as a body pillow while the rest o...
2024-10-25 15:54:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 182: System Logs
It turned out that the devices really did create a breathable atmosphere. Bell was still hesitant to let go of hers, but after Dema went back to patch up the hole they’d made to get down here, an...
2024-10-22 13:37:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 181: Technology
Hi! Going to post 2 chapters today! Have fun reading C:
“Turns out, the Protans were busy, huh!” Dema exclaimed, joining their side.
“It was them?...
2024-10-22 13:37:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 180: Beneath the Surface
“Bad news, Bell!” Isobel’s voice rang out in the dome.
Almost half a day had passed since Theora had woken up. She stopped doing laundry for a moment to throw a glance inside the cabin ...
2024-10-07 15:10:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 179: Lost Cause
All of Bell’s Skills, as well as her Levels and stats, had been reduced to nothing upon polyping. But Skills were inherent to people. Thus, she expected to relearn many as she got older and remem...
2024-09-27 15:01:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 178: All I Have
The next time Theora was awoken, she found herself surrounded by the lush mosses of the ‘greenhouse’.
It wasn’t a house, but it was green. A dome-like barrier encased a ro...
2024-09-23 09:28:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 177: Happy Meal
CN: Body Horror
Theora took a glance up at Dema, who sat on a ledge overseeing the cavern, a safe distance away, letting her thin legs dangle down the edge. Dema gave her an e...
2024-09-20 14:01:13 +0000 UTC View PostIn Case You Have Thoughts (General Notes)
Hi y'all! Thank you for being here I appreciate it a lot! 💕
I'm working on the beginning chapters of book 3 right now, hopefully I'll get a chapter out by tomorrow.
For today I want...
2024-09-19 05:34:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 176: One Last Thing [End of Book 2]
Dema had fixed things.
Brought everything back to its former state; or rather, to what she remembered of the former state, which, truth be told, was not a lot, but she had done ...
2024-09-18 09:51:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 175: Parallel Universes
Shap, snap. Iron chafed over slate.
Snap, snap. Isobel smiled at the small group assembled on the yard in front of her.
Dema had made good on her promise to make the a...
2024-09-17 14:12:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 174: Let’s Not [Obliterate]
CN: Self-Harm
“Alright!” Isobel said, with a wide smile. “So—”
She pretended to take a look around, leaning forward with a hand held above her eyes. They were ...
2024-09-14 11:05:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 173: Blood and Ashes
CN: Description of Injury, Blood
Surges of dense black smoke billowed into the sky as hot blazing tongues of fire licked up, fanned by the warm spring breeze. The flames l...
2024-09-13 12:35:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 172: The One Who Told Her to Come Home
CN: Death
A little cut in the world remained behind Theora as she emerged back from the Miasma.
She was fairly certain she’d returned not too far away from Dema’s house, but ...
2024-09-12 18:36:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 171: Last Chance
CN: Discussion of Bodily Autonomy
Theora stood in front of Amanda Dupont’s grave. It was a cloudy day with a soft breeze and the occasional sunrays making it through to the ...
2024-09-10 15:20:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 170: Some Things Never End
Hey – before we get into today's chapter, I wanted to share something with you. The thing is; I've been trying to write an accompanying piece of music for this chapter. There are stil...
2024-09-09 16:12:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 169: Interlude — No Copies
I woke up at the hospital two days later. Invent One was already there, sitting next to my bed, staring at the wall again.
It had placed a phone next to my pillow, playing quiet music. There ...
2024-09-06 16:24:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 168: Interlude — The Storms Are Getting Stronger
CN: Death, Loss of a Loved One, Hypothermia, Fire
The day Dema died, she barely managed to hold herself upright at the grand piano.
“We can stop if you want to. Contin...
2024-09-05 13:04:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 167: Things We Couldn’t Do Before
Sixteen days left. Serim had managed to get them an opening slot for a band she met at the festival, and it aligned perfectly with the last Friday before the end of the self-imposed deadline. Obvio...
2024-09-04 14:46:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 166: The Confines of Reality
CN: Discussion of Death
After returning from the festival full of fresh ideas for how to finetune their program, Dema spent a lot of time brooding over new songs. Meanwhile, T...
2024-09-04 14:45:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 165: Procrastinating the Apocalypse
“Are you sure we should be here…?” Theora asked, looking around all worried to make sure they wouldn’t bother anyone. Meanwhile, Dema was advancing stealthily through backstage to get a pee...
2024-09-03 16:25:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 164: The Scroll of Binding
CN: Discussion of Death, Abuse, Jealousy
That evening, they left the dancing area still hot and breathing hard, with Theora carrying Dema halfway over her shoulder to give sup...
2024-09-01 07:45:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 163: Dystopia II
CN: Discussion of State Violence and Criminal Activity
“Okay, well. I can’t guarantee that spots will open up at the last minute, but if you want to play at ...
2024-08-29 14:29:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 162: Faulty Schedules
CN: Chronic Illness, Blood, Hospital Stay, Discussion of Death
When Theora arrived at the hospital, Dema was asleep.
She lay in a bed by the window, in a two-person ...
2024-08-29 14:28:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 161: Invent More
CN: Discussion of Death of a Loved One
Invent One tried, for the fifteenth time, to play the melody of Dema’s volcano song, but finally stopped with a disgruntled but held-back...