USD: 38 Days after arrival at Fort Glisson
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Orbital Elevator Nexus MIL-1A
Alex and Lieutenant Harmon headed toward MIL-1A’s main tramline, although she was still confused about him waiting for her.
“I didn’t expect to see you waiting for me.” Alex said.
Harmon glanced at her, then smiled. “Recruits aren’t...
2023-01-19 05:42:39 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 38 Days after arrival at Fort Glisson
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Fort Glisson, Company S, 1st Cadre
Alex followed Second Lieutenant Richardson out of the admin building and to a waiting jeep. The driver waved at them, and Alex noted that while it had a frame most of the top had been replaced with lightly shimmering I-fields. Richardson hopped in fir...
2023-01-18 03:04:40 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 37 Days after arrival at Fort Glisson
Location: Nu Crateris, A3123Y Platform, CIC
Amy sat in her chair inside the new, smaller, heavily reinforced CIC in the center of the spire. Abbey and Wyles and a dozen MilTech technicians whom she had slowly began to trust were also seated at various consoles. Wyles had taken the role of tactical officer, and while the techs were almost re...
2023-01-16 18:12:07 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 36 Days after arrival at Fort Glisson
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Fort Glisson, Company S, 1st Cadre
Alex spent most of the evening doing research and waiting for replies to her emails. For the millionth time, she wished she had Nameless awake to help go through the millions of entries. The worst thing about searching the net was the amount of information that ...
2023-01-15 06:57:14 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 35 Days after arrival at Fort Glisson
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Fort Glisson, Company S, 1st Cadre
Red group had scored well all week, and it had gotten them several more days as the first to eat in the mess hall. What it had not got them was Mail Call. At least, not until after a week of having it dangled over their heads like an enticing carrot. ...
2023-01-13 17:40:24 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 35 Days after arrival at Fort Glisson
Location: 92 Pegasi / Nu Crateris Jump Space, A3123Y
Amy sat in the top lounge of A3123Y’s central spiral looking up at the shimmering dome on the other side of the glass ceiling. The space was built entirely for casual observation and relaxation. Underneath the floor was over a meter thick of the most advanced alloy and cerami...
2023-01-12 18:34:20 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
I've had some back and forth about how to do the naming in the polls. So far up until now we have had chapter names in the chapter headers.
Some people asked to have them removed!
But sometimes the chapter names can be a bit spoilery. So I decided to start removing them. Some people asked to have them back, though.
I realize some people like it this wa...
2023-01-12 10:17:23 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 28 Days after arrival at Fort Glisson
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Fort Glisson, Company S, 1st Cadre
Week four rolled in quicker than Alex had ever expected. There was a trill of anticipation in all the recruits as they thought they knew what was scheduled. They were going to receive their rifles.
When the entire cadre was called to attention a...
2023-01-12 02:36:31 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 16 Days after arrival at Fort Glisson
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Fort Glisson, Company S, 1st Cadre
The hot water poured out of the showerhead in a steamy rush. Alex let the water flow generously on the back of her neck, embracing the heat that was oh so welcome after a morning full of stacking ice blocks from the nearby pond. Her ShipCore hung from...
2023-01-12 02:33:57 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 8 Days after arrival at Fort Glisson
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Fort Glisson, Company S, 1st Cadre
The hectic pace had run everyone to the point where there was not much thinking other than following the instructor’s orders. Alex had lost track of the litany of lessons, physical training, and new ideas she’d been subjected to over the last week....
2023-01-12 02:32:08 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 5 Days after arrival at Fort Glisson
Location: 92 Pegasi, Outer System, SR01 Destroyer 001
Alpha Yalof scanned his orders once again to confirm it was correctly carrying out those orders. For the ten thousandth time, he determined he was. The destroyer silently prowled through the space between Ackman and the jump points, passive sensors cast wide open in an attempt ...
2023-01-12 02:29:06 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 1 Day after arrival to Fort Glisson
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Fort Glisson, Company S, 1st Cadre
A klaxon blared, the loud piercing shriek punching through Alex’s exhausted mind and forcing her to roll out of her bunk. As she gained her feet, she accidentally punched a mental request to Nameless to inquire about what emergency was happening on the ship befo...
2023-01-12 02:27:46 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 11 Days after the Arrival to MIL-1A
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Fort Glisson Recruit Receiving Area
Alex was one of the first onto the bus, but seeing no DI she decided to risk things. Instead of going to the back she sat down near the...
2023-01-12 02:25:11 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 11 Days after the Arrival to MIL-1A
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Brisbane Elevator, Descending
Alex stretched and yawned in her seat inside the space elevator’s passenger compartment. The elevator itself was massive, over 100 meters tall, a...
2023-01-12 02:20:00 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 10 Days after the Arrival to MIL-1A
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A, Central Hub, Habitation Arc 26
The speed of how fast things moved after her request surprised Alex. After Thraker and her had talked to Admiral Darren, he ha...
2023-01-12 02:18:45 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 8 Days after the Arrival to MIL-1A
Location: 92 Pegasi, Ackman Orbit, A3123Y Orbital
Amy hummed to herself lightly as she sipped her morning coffee. The wall display was showing a sunrise scene taken from Ackman’s surface, adding a brisk chill feeling to t...
2023-01-12 02:16:59 +0000 UTC View PostThank you for being a ShipCore Patron! As a small update, I have finally met the goal for the 10$ tier and have released it. You can get up to 20 chapters ahead of public on it, and I plan to increase both tiers over the rest of the month as well!
Next Main Goal: 15/30 for 5/10 tiers.
The 20 tier is just for extra support for those few (SUPER GENEROUS) patrons that really want to su...
2023-01-12 02:14:50 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 4 Days after the Arrival to MIL-1A
Location: Nu Crateris, Dedia IV, The Great Nest
Heeler was sore, despite his nanites repairing his body rapidly. The Queen had ridden him roughly. Yet he was not displeased. Although he was unsure how she would make use of his genetic material, he was sure that she would surprise him with her future creations of star children.
Heeler mad...
2023-01-09 19:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 2 Days after the arrival to MIL-1A
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A, Central Hub, Habitation Arc 26
Alex stood at the residential assignment desk, waiting as the clerk behind the counter checked her card a second time.
“Sorry, miss. As a refugee, your status doesn’t grant you the right to rent an apartment on the station. It’s reserved to current ...
2023-01-07 18:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: The Morning After Arrival to MIL-1A
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A, Navy Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Center, Resident Annex A5, Room F
The nurse asked if there was anything she needed. Alex shook her head no.
Someone had been to check on Elis every thirty minutes and Alex was grateful for the care they were giving her sister. The doctor had schedul...
2023-01-05 18:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: Seven hours after arrival to MIL-1A
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A, Navy Administration Offices and Bureau of Personnel
Alex walked beside Captain-Major Thraker through the higher-security checkpoint, their escort explaining that the Admiral had ordered them expedited through to see him. That seemed a major failing of security i...
2023-01-03 15:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: Four hours after arrival to MIL-1A
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, MIL-1A, Navy Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Center, Resident Annex A5, Room F
Alex watched as the floor nurse pushed a sedated, sleeping Elis out of the room. A nurse had already been by to take blood work and greet her. Now the doctors had worked up a series of tests th...
2022-12-31 16:15:18 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 80 days after the battle of Dedia IV, 30 minutes after arrival at MIL-1A
Location: Van Biesbroeck’s star, Meltisar, Orbital Elevator Nexus MIL-1A
Elis woke up when the airlocks cycled open to the station’s gangways. Alex squeezed her sister’s hand supportively. A weak grunt came from the bed before Elis started to flex and move randomly in agitation.
“Elis, it’s...
2022-12-30 11:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 78 days after the battle of Dedia IV
Location: 92 Pegasi, Ackman Orbit, A3123Y Orbital
Repairs on the station had rapidly restored most sections to acceptable integrity. Despite the number of perforations and explosions, the automated army of repair drones had made quick work of them. The only serious damage had been done to the main mooring bay where two rebel miner...
2022-12-28 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 65 days after the battle of Dedia IV
Location: 92 Pegasi, Ackman Orbit, A3123Y Orbital
Whitely and the security group strapped themselves into their seats inside the APC.
Amy stood behind Wyles who was behind the driver's seat, trying to see why they were being jostled all over the place. The reason became obvious as soon as she could see the screen over the man’s shoul...
2022-12-26 06:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 65 days after the battle of Dedia IV
Location: 92 Pegasi, Ackman Orbit, A3123Y Orbital
Several armed MilTech guards stood around idly on the Mooring arm as Amy watched the shuttle carrying Port Master Whitely come in for docking. They had been in contact and finally had a reasonable plan for integration of the older Ackman station.
One of the major decisions Amy had made ...
2022-12-24 03:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 63 days after the battle of Dedia IV
Location: 63 Hydrae, Orbital Customs Battle Station Thea
Thea hummed to herself as she closed her eyes and watched a camera view of the customs ring inside her head. She’d ordered the incoming convoy to place the IND Iron Horse last, and the last civilian freighter was in the terminus.
The customs ring was of decent size, facilitatin...
2022-12-22 13:00:39 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 62 days after the battle of Dedia IV
Location: Jump space, IND Iron Horse, en route to 63 Hydrae
Alex watched the glow of the ShipCore illuminate Elis’ face and the inside of the privacy curtain. The extraction of the core had been easier and somewhat more difficult than she had believed. At first, she had worried that it wouldn’t be possible at all as she carefu...
2022-12-21 06:52:34 +0000 UTC View PostUSD: 57 days after the battle of Dedia IV
Location: Gamma Virginis, IND Iron Horse, nearing 63 Hydrae jump point
Despite having given several of the senior staff on the ship broken ribs, thoughts of punishment over the ‘cleaning’ had been quickly forgotten because of Sinclair’s actions. She’d been left to her own devices in the medbay over the last several days, h...
2022-12-20 06:04:38 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the results from the RR AMA. Answers are in bold.
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SirBricardo23
Wow! Another volume completed and no sign of slowing down, congrats!
This question isn't meant for any single character, any of them can answer it:
What are your goals in life, what motivates you to push forward besides just survival?
Abbey: *waves* Hiiii!~ My biggest goal is to keep ...
2022-12-19 11:22:32 +0000 UTC View Post