I pulled at my Blue Crusade plate carrier uncomfortably. The silver sheen of the thing’s ballistic weave was hidden under my poncho, though that hardly mattered since my poncho was set to its BC ...
2025-07-28 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostRed Veil… they were a group I was already interested in even without the Scav leader pointing me toward them. They dealt in human trafficking and drugs specifically. If anyone might’ve heard so...
2025-07-25 22:04:02 +0000 UTC View PostI took a deep breath and enjoyed the cool rain against my face. It was calming, in a way. Felt entirely different then the blood I’d been soaked in as of late. If only every night could be this c...
2025-07-23 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Thanks for meeting me on such short notice.” I ran a hand through my hair, almost as if to physically push back my stress. It didn’t work. Hadn’t worked even after dozens of attempts.
<... 2025-07-21 22:04:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe building the slag pointed me toward was some kind of warehouse complex. I pulled up the schematic into my HUD while I walked through the place, easily memorizing it.
The guards blocking t...
2025-07-18 22:04:03 +0000 UTC View PostI dropped the hover bike onto its stand just outside of the FSA base’s gate. Five guards stood around, blocking the way forward alongside a barrier. I pulled up the ‘Special Investigator’ ID ...
2025-07-16 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI stood out at my overlook, leaning against my dirt bike. Behind me, the Transporter slowly but steadily punched a hole in space. It was finally time to give my hover bike a test drive. I finished ...
2025-07-14 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostI tossed the crystal up into the air, snatching before it could hit the ground. What should I do with this fragment anyway? Selling it would be a bit of a waste. They weren’t exactly easy to find...
2025-07-13 19:42:58 +0000 UTC View PostFirst up to bat? Might as well start things off with a bang. I moved in front of the explosives shelf, casually perusing the scrolls laid out. I wasn’t really expecting much. It was a level four ...
2025-07-11 22:04:02 +0000 UTC View Post”Bastion Association of Meteorology warns of Obsidian Rain later tonight. As a reminder, that’s rain mixed with shards of obsidian and ash from nearby super volcanoes, which can and
Inside of an interrogation room, Doctor Lance Brittlesmith sat cuffed to a metal table. He’d been here for hours already, and no matter how much he called, a lawyer never came. If he still had ac...
2025-07-09 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI rolled up to a stoplight. I’d managed to get a sleek sports bike without too many issues. The vendor I went to—one of Arc System’s again—looked the other way when I doubled the Nytes. Not...
2025-07-08 23:24:04 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s ready.” Saint’s voice called from my phone.
I wiped sweat from my face, leaning away from a klept motorcycle in the speakeasy. I’d gotten it all stripped down to its basic fra...
2025-07-07 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostStep two of the plan: Saint’s article. Yeah, that was it. Not only was it going to deep dive into the attempted Medtech monopolization, but also some of the other documents I klept from their fil...
2025-07-04 22:04:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt’d been a day since we met up and talked about the plan, and honestly? It was all progressing much, much quicker than I expected it to. I thought it’d be a week more of casing and scheming be...
2025-07-02 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostLucia was passed out on the couch when I got back. She still had her Glass in hand… stock prices? Maybe? She looked so very peaceful. The stress and tension across her body had lifted significant...
2025-07-01 20:42:29 +0000 UTC View PostI checked my location. Was this even right? I should be right on top of him. There shouldn’t be anything below either, at least not according to Eidetic Schematic. I paused for a moment to think ...
2025-06-30 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostA barren wasteland met me on the other side of the rift. No- even that wasn’t quite right. It was nothingness. Pure darkness stretched out i
A barren wasteland met me on the other side of t...
2025-06-29 19:42:40 +0000 UTC View Post”A-are you leaving?” The teenager rubbed at her eyes tiredly and sat up. How’d she wake up? Ugh- my stealth skills really suck.
I uncomfortably looked away from her hazy silver eyes. ...
2025-06-28 23:07:17 +0000 UTC View Post“So…” Hope stopped right in front of me. “Thought we were supposed to be on vacation.”
”So did I.” I rubbed at the back of my neck and stood up from my seat in the BG lobby. “...
2025-06-27 22:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostLucia looked around the apartment idly, a blank expression on her face. “This is… it?”
Something felt a bit off as we stepped into the apartment. I wasn’t quite sure what it was, but ...
2025-06-26 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI peered over the edge of the skylight down into the warehouse. A duo of guards passed just below me, rifles slung loosely from their shoulders. They were both silent with exhausted looks from the ...
2025-06-25 22:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe kid awoke in my arms about half way back to Ashton. At first, I didn’t notice anything was wrong. It wasn’t until she started struggling that my mind snapped out of its daze.
She sho...
2025-06-24 22:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostI left Saint behind in the food court for a moment and stalked up behind one of the gangers. At a glance? No telling what gang he belonged to. They had something to do with tie-dye though. I wasn't...
2025-06-23 22:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostI wasn’t expecting this. A downed Arc Systems HAT lay in a canyon, smoking and sputtering while its life slowly drained away. I recognized it from the list of transport options offered back at th...
2025-06-21 01:56:41 +0000 UTC View Post[Nighteye warns you might not like where Guiding Moonlight leads you.]
”…?” What do you mean? I thought it led me to what my heart desired most in the world, whatever that was? Was that...
2025-06-21 01:37:11 +0000 UTC View PostBig Mikes was as it always looked… for the most part. A couple of his windows had been smashed and boarded up, glass still clinging to their frames. Likewise, there were bullet holes along the ce...
2025-06-20 21:00:49 +0000 UTC View PostOn the way to the den, Stalwart dug deep into the physiology of rifts, things to look out for, and common plants. Ether Bloom was by far the most useful, but there were a few others he talked about...
2025-06-19 23:24:27 +0000 UTC View PostYeah, not how I saw this going. I stared at my temporary fireteam, already feeling my confidence plummet. Thankfully, it was just an F-rank rift—I wasn’t ‘experienced’ enough to sign up for...
2025-06-19 22:52:35 +0000 UTC View PostPursius's whiskers twitched erratically, his amber eyes twinkling in dissatisfaction. “Don’t just accept things.”
”Free.” I shrugged my shoulders and handed over my new Glass. He wh...
2025-06-19 02:21:12 +0000 UTC View Post