Mikri was a quick, insatiable, unhappy reader. He’d been patched up as good as new within a few hours, suggesting some crazy regenerative technology; it was like nothing had happened. However, he’d kept his promise to read despite the short recovery. In the few weeks that we’d been here since the incident, he’d called Frankenstein “bunk science.” The Odyssey was su...
2025-01-21 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMikri’s examination yesterday was rather uncomfortable, being inspected by a Vascar who I wasn’t convinced had any knowledge to be a medical professional. He’d given Sofia and I a clean bill of health, and sent us to get some rest after the earth-shattering events of the day. It was wild to think we were sleeping under an alien roof, and interacting with one on a regular basis. As grating...
2025-01-18 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostA/N – Here’s an original NOP AU where Sovlin didn’t torture Marcel, but instead follows a human ship to Earth and is captured after the battle we saw in the Arxur cattle world battle (which is the referenced Sirius-9 descriptor). Just a note that “First Strike” was my placeholder name for the Federation’s planned attack on Earth circa 1980 where they would’ve wiped us out. As ...
2025-01-16 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe orbital defense network was the first thing that we noticed at Kalka; thousands of platforms that were brimming with ships and massive cannons. The Vascar had mouthwatering manufacturing capabilities, though I was certain it was much easier for them to escape their gravity well. There was no electric glow across the entire continent, on the night side of the world. Earth, by compar...
2025-01-14 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Vascar appeared to have form-fitting suits, though it was tough to tell if their heads were actually that poofy. The first thing I noticed, as one’s grip pushed the interior airlock inward, was that they appeared to have segmented claws; that is, they bent at two joints, like ours. While human fingers were like little hotdogs inside astronaut gloves, theirs were curved and tapered. Their ...
2025-01-11 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostMemory transcription subject: Zarn, Federation Infantry
Date [standardized human time]: March 4, 2137
The cla...
2025-01-09 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis universe was a strange one, where I found that I could run much faster and easier out on the asteroid—in spite of a bulky spacesuit. That was entertainment for a day or two, but we’d been stranded out here for three weeks by now. I began to see the wisdom in Sofia’s words about conserving my energy. Oxygen and water would be depleted quicker if I exerted myself. My mind was beginning...
2025-01-07 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe edge of the universe wasn’t that far from us. To be exact, it was 4.3 billion miles away from Earth.
A smidgeon past Pluto and mankind’s exploration ships—from our earliest probes onward—ran into some kind of invisible barrier. A forcefield at exactly that distance could be found in every direction we flew. That nonsensical realization sparked quite the uproar in the sci...
2025-01-04 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMemory transcription subject: Zarn, Federation Infantry
Date [standardized human time]: March 4, 2137
There w...
2025-01-02 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Adam Meier, Terran Citizen
Date [standardized human time]: September 3, 2165
Running was a tireless process to me, though I kept my body keeled toward the ground and clapped my hands together. This was what a predator species with a fully-honed chase instinct looked like. Little claws tore through the grassy y...
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2024-12-29 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Tassi, Bissem Alien Liaison
Date [standardized human time]: September 14, 2161
There was no magical solution to the lingering hostility between the three Bissem subspecies, due to the war that had engulfed our planet, but I felt that we were all moving toward cooperation for the first time. Enjoined Flippers was a supr...
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2024-12-26 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Taylor Trench, Human Colonist
Date [standardized human time]: May 30, 2161
I didn’t know what place I considered home anymore, but I wasn’t sure that such a title even belonged to a physical planet or a building where I rested my head at night. Instead, what felt most like home to me was being with the people who b...
2024-12-24 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostMemory transcription subject: Zarn, Federation Infantry
Date [standardized human time]: February 27, 2137
Daw...
2024-12-22 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Adam Meier, Advisor to the Secretary-General
Date [standardized human time]: April 29, 2161
To say there was a great deal of opposition to the idea of reviving billions of citizens from five dead species was to state the obvious. Perhaps it was surprising that I would voice such an opinion, since I neither believed mys...
2024-12-20 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostFrom the Original NOP Draft. Please see the plot explanation and list of canonical differences posted here!
Memory transcription subject: Zarn, Federation Infantry
Date [standardized human time]: February 26, 2137
Federation forces h...
2024-12-19 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello! Since the AU was quite enjoyed, I thought about releasing some chapters from original NOP, which never saw the light of day and was very different! The first iteration of NOP was more of a traditional HFY story, before I decided no—I wanted there to be despair, humans to be underdogs, and a gritty yet over-the-top tone that even threw shade at a few of the detrimental tropes that I rea...
2024-12-18 20:40:51 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Adam Meier, Advisor to the Secretary-General
Date [standardized human time]: April 29, 2161
Without the backing and raw manufacturing power of the Listeners, and with the KC drone reinforcement taken off the grid with the UN assuming remote control, the Fed remnants didn’t have the capacity to withstand the Sapient C...
2024-12-17 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe icebox on the floor reminded me how meager the rations were, which sent my hungry eyes to the viewport. It was a monotonous job, guiding the stealth cruiser through the edge of Venlil space. The hope was always that the prey would wander off alone, and plop themselves into our jaws. Fresh meat would beat frozen, aged food any day.
There was never much traffic in this region, which was...
2024-12-15 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Taylor Trench, Human Colonist
Date [standardized human time]: March 18, 2161
Agh, my head. I felt disoriented, though of course, I’d heard concussions could do that. Everything had a dreamlike hue, down to my fingers feeling like they were a mile away from me. The explosions kept crackling off around me, as sheer rag...
2024-12-13 12:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Taylor Trench, Human Colonist
Date [standardized human time]: March 18, 2161
It was eerie to swoop past the ruined crater that was once Tonvos, the capital city of Avor. I remembered the first trip here with Gress, marveling at a pyramid that was taller than many skyscrapers stacked atop each other; the megastructure w...
2024-12-10 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe party followed Mavai to the edge of the hallway, catching a glimpse of the Trombil-built metal guardians. It was like looking at an armor stand, which m...
2024-12-08 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Taylor Trench, Human Colonist
Date [standardized human time]: March 18, 2161
Gress and I had transcripts in the Krev Consortium’s database. Were there versions of ourselves among the robot army, living in a glossy, falsified reality or trapped as puppets on a string? My life had been miserable enough without reckonin...
2024-12-06 12:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a musty smell in the air, with the dust that had gathered on old braziers kicked up when Mavai illuminated the chamber. Lighting was a necessary e...
2024-12-05 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Adam Meier, Advisor to the Secretary-General
Date [standardized human time]: March 18, 2161
Battles often boiled down to a single snapshot that would be remembered by history. Grenelka was the hardest-fought battle, showing the reasons why the adversarial Yulpa had been a Federation ally we hit the hardest in our cyber...
2024-12-03 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostCrawlers and Firefossils Cast List: Species and Class
Notes prior to the Session log to any humans new to the game: All classes generally fall within or between the five specialization schools, Magician, Orator, Outlaw, Naturalist, or Warrior. Some classes are only playable by certain races, with their unique stats, abilities, buffs, and debuffs. Notable examples...
2024-12-01 12:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostA/N - Happy Thanksgiving! When I opened up about my fatigue, people encouraged me to take the holiday off and to pace myself as needed, and I appreciate the support. I've decided not to post today or tomorrow for Thanksgiving at everyone's urging; phew, that's quite frankly a relief! The home stretch of a marathon is always where the legs want to give out, isn't it? I guess writing 12K wor...
2024-11-28 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Taylor Trench, Human Colonist
Date [standardized human time]: March 18, 2161
The past month and few odd days had been a whirlwind, one that left me unable to stay on Earth with Gress. The United Nations relented to permit us to join assault forces on Avor, when Captain Sovlin was pointed to as a precedent. We had to go...
2024-11-26 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostMemory Transcription Subject: Quana, Jaslip Soldier
Date [standardized human time]: February 16, 2161
It all felt a bit too easy how we’d been able to gather Jaslips from the first three enclaves: the Trombil, Ulchid, and Resket worlds. There hadn’t been much resistance mounted by the locals, allowing for quick stops and collecting Jaslips on t...
2024-11-22 12:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post