Katalepsis, Eusebeia Epoche - placid islands; black infinity - 2-1.4

Chapter clings to the sea-greased hull, tipping and tapping with hidden claws, peering in the portholes when nobody's looking.

https://katalepsis.net/2025/04/11/placid-island-black-infinity-2-1-4/

This week's password is: windlass

An epub version of the chapter is also attached below!

And ... here we go! More Book Two! More Eusebeia Epoche. More Maisie (which is the really important part, right?) The opening arc continues onward, deeper into this tangled mess of Outside. Behind the scenes, things are both surprisingly stable and wildly out of control, even though that might sound like a paradox. On the structural level, the arc is still planned to be a long one, and Maisie is holding onto the POV position with a grip I could not pry off even if I cared to try; on the narrative front, though ... well, Maisie is rapidly destroying my plans and rewriting them out from under me. So!

We're all on Maisie's wild ride now. Keep your arms and legs inside. And I do hope you enjoy the one, dear readers!

Also! I have fanart from the discord, to share with you all!

First up we have this wonderful pixel art rendition of Heather and Maisie, complete with Maisie in her very questionable outfit, by skaiandestiny. This is pretty damn close to official art of Maisie, I have to say! Then we have a simple series of two images (by tirrene) in which Maisie questions her sexuality and, uh, 'answers' the question. Then we have something which I'm actually having trouble figuring out how to link, since it's an entire series of images with accompanying text (by emmavoid); here's the first image. For those who understand, yes, yes this is exactly what it looks like. If you want to see the whole thing, click through to the fanart page and scroll down to "Everything beneath this link is a single extended fanart joke!"

And ... yeah, wow! I'm amazed and flattered and delighted that the opening has already inspired fanart! Thank you all so much!