Several weeks ago.
The morgue was cold. Not surprisingly so, but still, the chill bit through his shirt as he stepped into the room, following a reedy older gentleman who may well have been the owner. “This’a way, sirs,” the old man said.
The morgue--Deadman and Sons--was an older but well-maintained building. Clean, di...
2025-09-10 21:56:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Mingrix is working on the art! It's coming along~
The biggest issue, right out the gate, was that Fran took a liking to Jane.
Or, maybe not a liking but she didn’t seem to mind it as Jane wasted the afternoon awa...
2025-09-10 02:25:27 +0000 UTC View PostSoutherfell was as good a place as any to stick around for a day, even if I was a bit worried that the local nobility might be somewhat... not very nice, at least from the hints the nice guard captain had dropped.
We weren’t here for that, though, so I decided to not stick my ears out any more than I had to. It would be best to...
2025-09-09 20:48:44 +0000 UTC View PostGosh, I love Jane, but holy crap. The moment she's on the page, she derails the entire chapter. It's like she grabs the chapter in her little grubby hands and then takes off running with it. Every time.
I showed up at the little chain restaurant in front of Full-Auto Stranger-Danger, parked my bike on the curb, then ...
2025-09-08 22:32:32 +0000 UTC View Post***
The next couple of days passed in a blur. That had happened to be before, of course. Entire weeks slipping past without me really noticing them. Interestingly, they were usually the weeks where things were kind of alright?
I guess high-stress moments focused things a lot. It was harder to disassociate when you were one wrong mo...
2025-09-08 05:21:39 +0000 UTC View PostOh boy, this is a baaad idea!
Pacing in this section is wack. Once this portal is done, I think the Mc will skip ahead a while without too much going on, because a TON has happened this 'weekened.'
I was tired AF, so I kind of decided to spend the rest of this loop resting. I wasn’t sure if mental rest carri...
2025-09-08 00:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostI left the portal and... walked off.
What was I even supposed to do? Pick a fight with the wizard? That seemed very unwise. The moment I was out and heading over to my bike (two guys were lingering near it until I told them to fuck off. A Shadow Bolt shot past their heads encouraged them to scamper) I started it up and rode down t...
2025-09-06 21:43:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis was it, the perfect opportunity.
“Ready?” he asked.
Next to him, Pinprick nodded. She was dressed similarly to him. All-black, a turtleneck with a tactical rig over it, some essentials tucked into small velcro-covered pouches. Her shirt was tucked into cargo pants which were in turn tucked into heavy boots.
Not ...
2025-09-06 17:20:49 +0000 UTC View PostWizard!
I stepped into the portal and felt the usual strange, shifting feeling that came from moving into another dimension. It twisted at my gut a little, but I was kind of used to it at this point.
Blinking as soon as I was in, I tried to take in the opening room at a glance.
It was, unsurprisingly, a cave...
2025-09-05 21:02:10 +0000 UTC View PostSelkie <3
I rode my bike out to the centre of the city, next to where a long, narrow canal ran. It was one of the half-dozen or so channels feeding into that one natural river slipping through the city. I think it had been there prior to Fortress ENE going up, though it was obvious that some embankments had been built up and...
2025-09-05 03:18:15 +0000 UTC View Post“You sure this is a good idea, Kev?” Kneebreaker asked.
“It’s the best damned idea we’ve ever had,” Kevin said. It was mostly to reassure his... friend? Yeah, he supposed that if they were in this deep, he might as well consider Kneebreaker a friend.
They were both ankle-deep in stagnant water, gasmasks and hazm...
2025-09-04 21:09:40 +0000 UTC View PostAlmost 100 chapters! Well... I mean, there's more than that already with all of the interludes (and lewds) but I mean mainline chapters! That's neat, no? This was a tough one to write this morning, but it's done!
Now... groceries, and then I'll see about doing a chapter of SCS today!
I reached over and grabbed a towel ...
2025-09-04 15:55:29 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, he had burned several bridges before he crossed them, which is how he found himself in this strange and rather particular situation.
He stood on a long road, behind him were fields of swaying grass, and further back light forests filled with birdsong and swaying shadows. It was that particular time of day, wh...
2025-09-04 01:04:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe pirates gave up at about the same time as reinforcements started to fly our way.
The ship at the very front of the convoy, the PMS Streaker, used a strong light and some shutters to flash a signal out ahead. It wasn’t very complex. “Encountered Pirates. Require Assistance.” The message was looped over and over...
2025-09-03 20:14:21 +0000 UTC View PostYeah! Okay, so... as promised previously, when Save Scumming is to hit 5,000 followers I'mma buy a sword.
Why a sword, you ask?
Because... it's cool?
Anyway! Let's make this more fun! Below are some swords I thought were cool, with a decent range of types and sorts, and I figured it'd be cool to put it to a poll! So, here are a few options, all within a... somewhat reas...
2025-09-03 01:19:28 +0000 UTC View PostLast day!
Honestly, not the most exciting of days, though it really wasn’t bad!
Woke up suuuuper sick at about 1AM, and... yeah, that wasn’t great. I think I got a bug or something. I spent the morning in bed, but I was feeling better by 6-7AM. Had breakfast, went back upstairs because I was sick some more, and then... yeah, decided to leave the hotel.
Honestly, proo...
2025-09-02 02:08:09 +0000 UTC View PostCtrl-Alt-Delts wasn’t at its busiest when I arrived. Probably because it was still pretty early, all things considered. Still, there were plenty of people around, pumping weights and working out.
I signed it at the front, then bounced on the spot a few times to limber myself up before I caught sight of a familiar face sitting by the re...
2025-09-01 17:25:54 +0000 UTC View PostBusy day! But less so than Saturday. I’m getting the vibe that Dragoncon Saturdays are the big day?
Went to a heap of panels this morning! First one with Wolfy and Matt, about LitRPG and system apocalypse stuff. Matt C and Matt D were on the panel, along with KT Hanna and James Hunter. It was a good time!
Then we wandered back to the hotel. The night before, Jeff Hayes...
2025-09-01 02:52:59 +0000 UTC View PostDAY THREE!
Okay, this day was awesome! Well, minus the foot pain. Holy moly my feet huuurt.
Anyway, looking past that... started the morning by walking over to the Westin where I happened to find Void at the tail end of the Starbucks line. He bought me something they called a ‘croissant’ but it... isn’t one? We mocked American food. In French.
More Save! Written from bed. So, uh, might be a bit more jank than usual! Can't wait to return to my normal levels of productivity, but also this con has been a ton of fun! I'mma go watch some HEMA stuff with UraniumPhoenix today, which is hella baller!
I got home, shucked off my shoes, tossed my coat onto the floor, and flopped down...
2025-08-30 12:10:52 +0000 UTC View PostDragoncon Adventures Day Two!
Okay! So, first, a recap of last night, because after I posted, we went to karaoke! There were... a lot of us, tbh. It was kind of a blur, and I... didn’t really like it too much? The car ride over was a lot of fun though! We got to talk, and I do love talking.
Anyway! Left a biiit early, and went to bed.
Woke up ...
2025-08-30 01:20:41 +0000 UTC View Post***
I figured I was pretty much done for the day.
That meant three big things checked off the list that Gomorrah had given me, one after the other. Basically, I’d girlbossed my way out of my girlproblems and it was time for a girlbreak.
I drove back home, parked my bike, then headed up the elevator. The Bastion was...
2025-08-29 11:13:20 +0000 UTC View PostHiii!
Chronicling my adventures at Dragoncon because if I don’t write something my brain will explode!
This morning, me and birbmom went to get our badges at 0930=ish, because I like waiting in lines! But unfortunately, the line moved really fast. Still, got our badges, and I...
2025-08-28 21:11:55 +0000 UTC View PostWhat even is insider trading?
Anyway! Since I'm in Atlanta and not comfy at home, don't expect very many chapters this week! I'll try to bang out a chapter of SCS next, but it might be a slow one! Have some Ojou to go with your morning!
I rode out of podunky, hoping that I’d never have to see that town again.
... 2025-08-28 08:42:35 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up with a start from a name that wasn’t very satisfying. For one, I’d slept in my full armour and with my shoes on, which wasn’t nice. And for two, there was a burning kernel of stress in my tummy that made me feel a little cramped up and icky. That didn’t lead to good sleep.
But I had slept, at least a little bit...
2025-08-26 19:11:34 +0000 UTC View PostUh... someone check that Japanese, lol! I had some help on the Discord (shout out to Misu, whose name is ironic considering the chapter), but I'm pretty sure I messed it up afterwards anyway! ;p
“Mizu,” Mercer hissed.
The woman on the chair’s eyes opened, then glowed a faint bluish purple. “Oh, you’r...
2025-08-25 12:31:01 +0000 UTC View PostEnded up splitting it in half, because it was getting long~ Plus I wanted feedback on what we have so far!
“We’re going where?” she asked. She was still feeling a little tired, and who could blame her? It was half past nine-thirty in the morning on a Saturday. She should still be in bed at this ho...
2025-08-25 06:46:07 +0000 UTC View PostHmm... picked up the pace a little. Think we're ready for the 'final' version, or should we have one more chapter of the MC bumbling around and trying to figure things out? It's hard to balance that.
In the fourth loop trying to solve the Synthcorp portal issue, I woke Jane up, but this time I brought snacks and was a little kinder. S...
2025-08-24 10:55:38 +0000 UTC View PostRebuilding that backlog... plus these arc is fun to write!
I entered the portal, then checked the area. Already, I could hear some sounds from further in, fighting, screaming, both orc and human, and the occasional shot that echoed through the stone-lined corridors.
A few dead orcs were left on the ground, heads blown off. Since ...
2025-08-24 06:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostI was back on my bike in Fortress ENE. The Reload hit me with a bit of a shock. “Alright,” I muttered as I kicked the bike on. What did I need?
I had a few thoughts on how to properly tackle the portal. But if I wanted to do it well... hmm.
Okay, new idea.
I rode out of the parking garage and turned right rather than left. I ha...
2025-08-24 01:50:53 +0000 UTC View Post