Posting all these at once, I don't have a lot to say other than let me know if something looks good or bad :)
-Plum
Juliet held her plasteel hand over the sink and poured the paint-thinner she’d purchased over the blue areas. Almost immediately, the thin blue lacquer started to peel, and with a bit of scrubbing with a wire brush,...
2023-04-05 09:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostSee my end note please.
Juliet sat in the bar area of the Mirage’s restaurant in a small, comfortable chair with her back to a wall and a clear view of the maître d'hôtel’s station. She very delicately sipped at the drink she’d ordered, something off their menu called a “crater plunge.” It was pale blue, icy, and tasted a lot like vodka in sugary selt...
2023-04-05 09:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostI hope this little intro to the main conflict isn't boring . . . Feedback is appreciated.
-Plum
“Your abdominal muscles will be sore for a week or so, but you don’t have to worry; they’re sutured well, and the stitches will dissolve shortly after the glue holding your skin together fades away.”
“Couldn’t the nanit...
2023-04-05 09:04:59 +0000 UTC View PostMaybe TMI about cybernetic arms incoming . . .
Juliet sipped at the chilled, pale wine, rather enjoying the flavor and the buzz that accompanied it. Her stomach was near empty, and it hit her pretty hard, so she was trying to sip slowly, though Doctor Ladia was on her second glass. The doctor’s desk had a high-end holoprojector built into the surface, and the i...
2023-04-05 09:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go! Things are heating up a little . . .
“What do you mean?” Juliet asked Angel, her pulse quickening as she stepped into the elevator.
“SOA operatives receive many unsolicited messages; unconfirmed addresses are pushed into a spam file and left to be scanned by a competent mail daemon or PAI to see if they are relevant for the user.”
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2023-04-05 09:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostJuliet rolled her case over to the rows of rentable lockers lined up on the right side of the cavernous hall that fed into Luna City customs—rows of scanners manned by people in comfortable-looking white and blue uniforms. The lockers were biometrically secured, and when she found a vacant one, all she had to do was have Angel pay for a weekly rental—fifty-five bits—and press her thumb ag...
2023-04-05 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1! Let me know what you think. :)
-Plum
“If you look out the port, or left-hand, windows, you’ll see the domes of Luna City glittering in the sunlight. Right now, it’s just about noon SLT or Standard Luna Time. Even though the city’s in a period of sunlight, you can rest assured—the domes will darken when it’s t...
2023-04-05 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning, dear Patrons! I was busy during my week's hiatus. Truthfully, I've been busy for months, trying to build up enough extra chapters to make my third tier of sponsorship a bit more attractive.
That said, in about an hour, some posts are going to go live here on my Patreon - Chapter 3.1 for my tier-two patrons and Chapters 3.1-3.11 for my tier-three patr...
2023-04-05 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey, all! I Just wanted to let you know that things are coming along great with Cyber Dreams book three. First chapter is coming Wednesday with some other fun updates.
Thanks for your patience and support!
-Plum
2023-04-03 21:10:08 +0000 UTC View PostHere we are! The last chapter of book 4. I hope I cleared up any lingering questions and gave you enough hints to look forward to book 5. If you missed the discussion after the last chapter, I'm going to go back through some of the book 4 chapters to indicate that, in Coloss, "high-tier" means 80+.
I said this last time, but here's a reminder: I'm goi...
2023-04-02 14:57:25 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! One more chapter in this book, and it will probably be a short one - I'll deliver it Sunday. After that, I'm taking a week off from posting Victor of Tucson chapters. I want to get a little break, do a little plotting, and start writing book 5 without deadlines. Only for a week! :)
I hope this all wasn't too predictable - some of you gue...
2023-03-30 15:06:06 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning! I made some edits to 4.43, but most importantly, I added this:
“I wasn’t sure I’d give it to you back then. Now I am. Come, put that away, and let’s go watch our friend.” Tes turned and walked out the door, and Victor followed after her after tucking the heart away with his others. They’d only walked a few yards down the hal... 2023-03-28 13:47:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I think I cleaned up the loose ends, but let me know if you're left wondering about something important.
This is, obviously, the last chapter of book 2. I'll start posting book 3 chapters on Wednesday the 5th. I hope you enjoyed book 2 - I'm having a really fun time working on book 3, and I think it's going to be a good one.
Hope you enjoy it. See my note at the end, so I don't spoiler up here :)
-Plum
Victor sat on the couch in the parlor where Blue’s staff had directed him, and he watched Tes quietly as she helped Valla prepare for the duel that was due to start in the next few minutes. Valla stood, back straight, eyes closed, Midnight held before ...
2023-03-26 13:37:34 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! After this chapter, you'll have one more in book two - the Epilogue. I'll deliver that one on Monday, as scheduled. I've mentioned this on Discord, but I know a lot of you don't read Discord, so I'm announcing now: After I deliver the Epilogue on Monday, I'm going to take a one-week break to do some extra plotting and get a bit of a jump start on book three. I'll giv...
2023-03-24 11:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostGetting near the climax of book 4! Hope you enjoy this,
-Plum
Victor walked with Tes and Valla through the evening streets of Coloss until they’d meandered down toward the western wall of the city, far from the warlord’s citadel and his center of power. When Tes led them into a single-story, tan stone building, its d...
2023-03-23 17:20:39 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go! Let me know what you think :)
-Plum
Juliet stepped out of the cab in Murphy’s parking garage and stood there, leaning against the polished black rear door, looking up and down the empty parking stalls. She could see the front end of the doctor’s truck poking out around the corner, near the spot where Juliet had firs...
2023-03-22 15:03:31 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the slight delay! Here's your delivery :)
Enjoy,
Plum
Victor sat on the stone railing of the balcony adjoining his and Valla’s suite, staring at the strange, beautiful yellow, green, and red striations streaking through the sunset sky. Coloss and the wasteland around it were ha...
2023-03-21 20:41:26 +0000 UTC View PostI have questions I want to ask, but I don't want to spoil anything, so just let me know what you think, please! :)
Thanks,
Plum
“Why are you tapping your head?” Vance genuinely looked confused, bewildered even. He glanced at Gordon’s slack-jawed face, jerked his gaze back toward Juli...
2023-03-20 14:35:09 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter! Have a relaxing day :)
-Plum
After that first day of practice with Yabbo and Karnice, Victor’s day-to-day life fell into a kind of uneasy, watchful routine. At the start of each day, he’d go to the warlord’s cultivation chamber, where he’d work on his Core, slowly pushing it closer and closer t...
2023-03-19 14:49:36 +0000 UTC View PostI find that everything I want to say is some kind of spoiler, so I'll just be quiet and let you all read. Let me know what you think :)
-Plum
Juliet stepped out of the AutoCab Plus she’d ordered in Angela Chaudhry’s name into the cool shadows of Grave Tower’s parking structure. Angel had confirmed that Chaudhry fre...
2023-03-17 15:43:28 +0000 UTC View PostI don't think anything revealed in this chapter is too surprising, but do let me know if you think there are flaws with the way some things are explained :)
Thanks!
Plum
Victor smashed into Karnice’s spear over and over, batting the length of dense, heavy metal aside with Lifedrinker or his fist an...
2023-03-16 17:08:05 +0000 UTC View PostThings are ramping up! Let me know what you think :)
-Plum
Juliet stepped out of her cab in the massive parking structure attached to Chroma Tower. Juliet had seen the tower before, marveling at the color-shifting mirrored panels that stretched from the ground into the clouds near its top; she just hadn’t known what it...
2023-03-15 15:14:26 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy! Let me know if anything's bad or good, hehe.
-Plum
Victor opened his eyes and grinned hugely—his Core had just advanced to improved six, and he’d only spent a few hours in the warlord’s cultivation chamber. He pulled his little, magical pocket watch out of his storage container and looked at it, noting the time was 11:...
2023-03-14 18:18:23 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for reading and for all the support and feedback! :)
-Plum
Juliet slept well that night in the Palo Verde. She’d worried that she’d be plagued by thoughts of Houston or Delma, thoughts of Gordon and Vance, and the nightmares they’d inflicted on her and her friends. She’d worried that the thoughts of ...
2023-03-13 14:46:04 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter! Love to hear your feedback :)
-Plum
Victor watched as the ghostly white flames consumed his offering to his ancestors. He’d unloaded all his monster trophies from the hunt, piling them on two big tarps in the garden for Tes and the broker to comb through. While they worked on that, and Valla watched,...
2023-03-12 15:52:05 +0000 UTC View PostWell, we're nearing the climax of book 2. Hope you're still enjoying things. Looking forward to your feedback :)
-Plum
Juliet could smell the dead infiltrators before she could see them, and she paused to pull a bandanna out of her belt pouch, tying it around her nose and mouth. She’d started packing one after the “bug hunt” ...
2023-03-10 15:39:56 +0000 UTC View PostHere's your delivery, hot off the presses!
Thanks!
-Plum
When Victor and Valla stood before the huge bronze-colored door to the warlord’s cultivation chamber, she paused and looked at him with a raised eyebrow, “You think this will open for us? I hadn’t thought about if we’d need a...
2023-03-09 18:00:55 +0000 UTC View PostSome action, some slight twists . . . let me know what you think :)
-Plum
“They’re scattering, and I’ve lost two from the drone feed; I’m not sure how,” Angel said, her voice calm and clinical.
“Lost two, Sarge,” Juliet said, “Tracking the remaining four.”
“Paint the one in the front there...
2023-03-08 14:46:35 +0000 UTC View PostHope you enjoy the chapter! Small announcement for those of you who might have a friend or family member that doesn't read web serials and is waiting for the book version: Victor of Tucson #2 is available for preorder.