So... this will almost certianally be the epilogue. I just haven't decided if there's anything else I want to add to the book. If not, we'll be jumping six months into the future, and into book four. You all know what's coming, just need to figure out how to start that book.
I was sitting at the kitchen table, reviewing my updated production schedule when Issi came runnin...
2025-02-25 23:10:34 +0000 UTC View PostWe spent most of the afternoon wandering between the different displays, staring in awe at the different holographic fish, and cuddling.
Although the Aquatic Gardens were busier than usual, we still only saw about half a dozen people during our time there. I guess the new holographic displays weren’t that exciting compared to heavily curated mass media slop that was availab...
2025-02-25 19:02:09 +0000 UTC View PostSo... this took me over twice as long as usual. Why? No idea, I just couldn't get it to flow, and I still think it's a little rough. Won't be a TH today because of it.
Trying to tie everything up for the end of the book, which'll have an epilogue of Teddy talking to the team as they leave on the ships. Might be tomorrow... Gotta think about it tomorrow. 2025-02-24 23:28:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Missed last week, but it's back again!
2025-02-21 20:51:15 +0000 UTC View PostLittle shorter, but I kind of like it.
“Reina, you’re a menace! This is why I don’t let you drive!” Skyler hissed as I dove between the mega buildings, and through the traffic layer, heading towards our destination.
“Relax, I just wanted to push my baby a bit, since it’s been quite awhile since I last got to drive,” I replied calmly.
“It ...
2025-02-21 20:47:31 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a good thing my truck had an auto pilot, because there’s no way I would have been able to fly back on my own. My mind was so preoccupied by what I learned in the meeting that I probably would have crashed into something if I had to fly it back myself.
When I got back to the garage I just sat in my truck, thinking, until I saw Sharron get back in her RV. As soon as I ...
2025-02-21 17:22:53 +0000 UTC View PostI sat up groggily, shielding my eyes from the sunlight streaming through the windows, as I reached for the clock next to my bed. Ten-thirty.
I didn’t remember making my way back to bed after our excursion, but I apparently managed it; I even got a couple more hours of sleep. Normally I didn’t have any problem getting up, but the last few days had really done a number on m...
2025-02-20 22:01:48 +0000 UTC View PostI hadn’t been to the Family’s Calgary headquarters in nearly six months, but it was hard to forget. The windowless metal monolith occupied a prominent position in the city, sitting only a few blocks away from the city council building, and as close to the center of the upper city as you could get. The area around the building was usually fairly quiet, there was a no-fly zone around i...
2025-02-20 17:42:50 +0000 UTC View PostIssi watched me intently as I placed the air fryer onto the kitchen counter. “That thing makes deliciousness?” she asked, suspiciously.
“It makes vegetable chips, if that’s what you’re asking,” I replied, plugging th...
2025-02-18 21:24:36 +0000 UTC View PostMight need some polishing, make the signs of exhastion more consistant over the rest of the chapter. Also note: This is setup for something that'll happen in Fata, so there's reasons why they're having problems tracking the fugitives down!
“A sub pen.” I repeated dumbly. “Are you sure?”
{Arty: Based upon the dimensions of the building, and proximity to the h...
2025-02-18 17:48:57 +0000 UTC View PostSo... Right now wicked witch of the wild west isn't doing that good. On RR it's struggling to get more than two hundred views a chapter. I feel like that's a combination of lack of interest in the Wild West setting, and the fact that it's taking me quite awhile to build the setting.
Considering it's taking me more than eight hours a day, on average, to get three chapters written, I'm pr...
Within minutes of Skyler submitting the paperwork, Skyler had full access to the investigation. Athyna reviewed, and summarized the information in seconds, then passed it out to the rest of our small group.
“Is the government usually this accommodating?” Agnes asked, surprised, as she combed through the file.
“Absolutely not. Getting information on an ongoing Casc...
2025-02-17 23:10:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Nyx, open this door right now!” I growled as I twisted the handle to the garage door as hard as I could. It didn’t budge.
“Working hours are between eight AM and six PM,” my AI replied. “You’ve already spent a full day inspecting the cleanup crews by the settling pool, you don’t need to check hydroponics.”
“But what if there’s a problem with the plants?”&nbs...
2025-02-17 18:42:31 +0000 UTC View PostAs many of you have probably noticed, this week has not been a productive one for me. Constant interuptions dealing with house repairs, and writers block, have made it hard. Gonna recharge this weekend and go hard next week.
Despite finding a solution very quickly, Bernard and I spent hours discussing the logistics, examining the matter disassemblers, and doing the math t...
2025-02-14 20:04:59 +0000 UTC View PostI was jolted awake by someone knocking frantically on the bedroom door. I flicked my augs on just long enough to check the time. 5:0...
2025-02-14 00:56:28 +0000 UTC View PostAs the Kodiak approached the heart of the undercity I pulled my armor out of the locker. I didn’t think I’d be getting into a fight, but I’d absolutely need the environmental protection. The massive settling pool, where all the canals deposited their wastewater was a toxic wasteland.
The settling pool was large, a full sector in size, and it sat right in the middle of...
2025-02-13 17:08:59 +0000 UTC View Post“I can’t believe the nerve of that woman. At least I’ve solved the issue before it spiralled out of hand,” I announced as the squad and I waltzed back towards the shelter.
“I wouldn’t exactly say ‘solved’. You don’t have the deeds in your hands yet, and you still need to inform everyone that received eviction notices that they don’t have to move,” Nyx replied,...
2025-02-11 17:27:14 +0000 UTC View PostIt took me a minute to climb up the ladder and collapse onto the deck of the Starchaser. I wasn’t wearing heavy oxygen tanks, or waterlogged clothing, it was just that my muscles were exhausted and I didn’t notice until I had to haul myself out of the water.
When I collapsed on the deck Skyler slipped up the ladder and stood over my prone form. “It’s been quite awhile since...
2025-02-10 23:57:02 +0000 UTC View PostBob met me just outside the shelter, and with the rest of my squad at our backs we wandered towards the building that Nyx had indicated. I wasn’t in any rush, if the Corpos saw me waiting they’d probably hightail it back topside before we could ‘talk’, so I took the time to check out the area.
Once the beavers had completed my tower, they’d slowly spiralled outwards con...
2025-02-10 18:06:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the index.
Have some stuff to do Monday, so depending on how long that takes might not be any posts. If so, I'll be writing Wednesday (Edit day) instead.
No TBoB today, since there were two yesterday.
I'll also be away Monday morning, dealing with my ongoing house repairs. Since I have no idea how long it'll take I'll either only get one (two if I'm lucky) in the afternoon. If I can't, I'll sacrifice my Wednesday editing day to get the chapters out.
Expect Weekly Index to be out soon. 2025-02-07 21:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The coven had extremely powerful wards, with impressive coverage, around the perimeter but within the perimeter the defenses were sorely lacking. That wasn’t a huge surprise, the coven came here for privacy and the wards were meant to keep predators and wanderers out, not defend against an attack. There was no need for inner defenses.
At least, there wasn’t before yesterday.<...
2025-02-07 16:42:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Teddy Teddy Teddy Teddy Teddy” the hyperactive seven year old blur yelled as it rocketed down the hallway.
“Issi!” I replied, holding out my arms to catch the seven year old as she launched herself at me.
“You weren’t here when school was out,” the girl pouted. “I was going to tell you what I learned in school today.”
Sharron chuckled,...
2025-02-06 17:08:25 +0000 UTC View PostOnce the seismic sensors were in place it became easy to deal with the oversized isopods. Skyler and I took turns positioning ourselves in their path and dealing with the burrowing behemoths before they could release their living payloads. As long as they died before they fully emerged their passengers just couldn’t escape, they were trapped in the shell until we collapsed the tunnel...
2025-02-06 16:42:17 +0000 UTC View PostSo - Jumping ahead a little because otherwise there'd be a lot more political chappies, and I doubt everyone wants that. Most of the issues are solved, Denver may become an issue later, but for right now? Done. Going into the undercity review arc next, which reviews Teddy's projects, so we in position for Global at book 3. May reuse the first chapter of book four (previously posted) som...
2025-02-04 16:53:09 +0000 UTC View PostSince the wall was holding I went back to darting the mass of antithesis on the far side. The monowire was as effective underwater as it was on land, so I didn’t see any point in changing things up now.
The mass of smaller models showed no sign of letting up, but the complete lack of larger models was starting to worry me. After the handful of larger models early on, and ...
2025-02-03 22:23:59 +0000 UTC View PostDon't know if I'm going to leave this here or not... it's a good break episode, but considering the next arc will be kind of a downtime / neighborhood building it might not be the time. I needed an extra day to figure out what to do next in the storyline, so this is what we got for today.
As I lay on my couch, doing my best to fall asleep after another frustratingly...
2025-02-03 19:57:09 +0000 UTC View PostWhen we stepped back outside it seemed that things had calmed down a little. There were plenty of people standing in small groups, gossiping, but there wasn’t a huge crowd gathered around the eastern gate anymore.
“So, where to?” I asked as I followed Clara through town.
“We’re heading to Harmony’s place. That’s where all active guardians and practicing witches are sup...
2025-02-03 16:52:55 +0000 UTC View Post