in the sky outside, raining with all the signs (part XXXVI)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XXXV.)The days had fallen into an odd routine. Rise, dress, check reports, oversee the spring plantings. Check readouts from the Gray Area. Spend some time with the...
View Articleyou have a voice that can shed the light (part XXXVII)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XXXVI.)Were anyone in the library, they might notice two additional pieces of parchment poking out of a certain book on a shelf. Were there anyone to notice, they...
View Articleshined so bright this star's gonna burn out (part I)
DJ Verdant, he of the incomparably fun Wandering Star, sent out a notice that he'd be playing a set for the spring equinox. And fae were requested! Fauns specifically, but fae of any order, or whomever...
View ArticleScenes from a Chat: Contraceptive Shop edition
It started out so innocently (and I have to say, yes, anonymized, but again from the Contraption group, because elsewise the misspeaking makes no sense)...[21:47] Mxxxxx Yxxx: can anyone point me in...
View Articleso, where is the Duke, exactly? (part XXXVIII)
(Roleplay entry. Written by Miss Justine! Continued from part XXXVII.)JUST PICK A REALITY AND STICK WITH ITRusty and Justine were cuddling on the loveseat in her parlour while he decompressed from his...
View Articleso, where is the Duke, exactly? (part XXXVIX)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XXXVIII.)"With every mistake we must surely be learning."~The Psalms of St. Harrison, Codex Magisterium MetaverseHiro activated the Cryo chamber. He knew the Beta...
View Articleso, where is the Duke, anyway? (part XXXIX)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XXXVIX.)Thaumaturgy is the purported capability of a magician to work magic or other paranormal events or a saint to perform miracles. It is sometimes translated...
View Articlecome join the party in the dust and the sand
Oh, this one's going to be...fun...Dear Ms. [name],Oh, hi--am I not off your mailing list yet? I've told you twice, thanksbutno, take me off. Seems...not to have taken?I want to have your name and...
View ArticleLady Luck is on my side as I swim against the tide (part XL)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XXXIX.)As she was pulled into the distortion field, she lost her grip on Athena's tail and panicked. It was hard to remember to breathe, then it was hard to...
View ArticleI saw a siren singing, shifting through the shots-a ringing (part XLI)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XL. Written by Rosedrop Rust.)The next day, the poet took a port into GearHaven. It had been a long day...and he soon discovered he was under attack!"What the hell?...
View ArticleScenes from a Chat: Rates Are Going Up Again edition
There was a thing that came up in ISC chat earlier...Leaving names in because there are no guilty to protect, per se. So.[08:44] Kara2016: Did hear that LL is going too increase the linden exchange...
View Articleso, where is the Duke, anyway? (part XLII)
(Roleplay entry, but also mostly dialogue over description. Continued from part XLI.)The last thing Emilly wanted to do was attract the attention of the clown-faced imp on the shore, and really didn't...
View Articleso, where is the Duke, anyway? (part XLIII)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XLII.)Finally, she found Athena again!...which lasted all of a minute, before gravity--what little there was--flipped, making her dizzy. She ended up clinging to...
View Articleso, where is the Duke, exactly? (part XLIV)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XLIII.)"No, this isn't the right version," Athena murmured."What was that, sweetness?"Reality slid...sideways, her vision blurring unpleasantly.Well, the ruins were...
View Articlebottled love is suicide, speak, speak, speak (part XLII)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XLI.)Finally, she found Athena again!...which lasted all of a minute, before gravity--what little there was--flipped, making her dizzy. She ended up clinging to one...
View Articleboy, your face has been falling, girl, your heart has been calling (part XLIII)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XLII.)"No, this isn't the right version," Athena murmured."What was that, sweetness?"Reality slid...sideways, her vision blurring unpleasantly.Well, the ruins were...
View ArticleI really hate you, stop getting in my way (part XLIV)
(Roleplay entry. Continued from part XLIII.)They arrived...somewhere else. It was fall. Evening. Scent of cypress in the air. She held Athena tight to her, creeping through mostly silent streets,...
View ArticleScenes from a Chat: KittyCat Mutation edtion
So, this made my afternoon surreal.[16:48] Emilly Shatner-Orr (emilly.orr): I have a weird question![16:49] Emilly Shatner-Orr (emilly.orr): The first time my kittens got sick, I bought Get Well...
View Articleso, where is the Duke, anyway? (part XLV)
(Continued from part XLIV.)Oh, this would not do, this would not do...She stood, fretting. Little Athena had nearly instantly fallen asleep next to her brother. She noticed she'd broken several claws,...
View Articleso, where is the Duke, anyway? (part XLVI)
(Continued from part XLV.)A yell over the comm as she was in transit."Gearhaven is under attack!" Justine said. "The second floor of Steam Towers is infested with tentacle monsters and face-hugger...
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