Monthly Poll: May 2023
PWP won over Spoon 82/77. Congratulations.
2023-04-01 14:46:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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Troll 2. Aftermath
Chapter 2: Aftermath
Rome, Italy
My eyes fluttered open, only to close immediately as the sun pierced through the gap between the curtains to jab painfully into my retinas. I groaned pitiably as the soreness washed over me like a wave. It was like the worst hangover I’d ever had paired with a full-body ache that I hadn’t felt since my ill-fated attempt at Crossfit to impress a girl in college.
Then I remembered what I’d been doing to end up like this. The repeated rounds of crucio. He...
2023-04-01 02:32:59 +0000 UTC View PostTroll 1. Worst Day Ever
Preface
Look! I made a distraction!
This is easily the darkest introduction I’ve ever written. Might be the darkest single scene I’ve ever written. You’ve been warned.
I present to you, Troll in the Dungeon!
Chapter 1: Worst Day Ever
Unknown Location
“AHHHHHH!” I screamed out in agony as I startled to consciousness. It felt like every nerve in my body was on fire and my bone marrow was being extr...
2023-03-26 23:50:27 +0000 UTC View PostLT: 7.4 Intermission
Preface
Sorry, everyone. You're on 7.4.
Intermission 7.4
Colin Wallis
2002, March 2: Brockton Bay, NH
I’d never been the type to place my faith in a higher power. I believed parahumans could be explained by scientific progress, as outrageous as some powers seemed to be at times. I believed that this universe had an explanation for everything, no matter how seemingly impossible. The universe was an orderly place ruled by logic ...
2023-03-25 13:37:41 +0000 UTC View PostPWP: 3.9.5 Chris Williams
Interlude 3.9.5: Christopher Williams
2010, November 7: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
Creed led us on a merry chase through the shopping district. His skates seemed to be able to change direction in midair just as quickly as Aegis. He made it look natural, like running on air was something humans were all born to do. I really wanted to take it apart to see what kind of gyroscope he used, but that looked more and more like a pipe dream the longer the chase went on.
It was clear he was toying with us...
2023-03-18 12:06:31 +0000 UTC View PostLT: 7.3 Intermission
Intermission 7.3
Colin Wallis
2002, February 14: Brockton Bay, NH
With Mrs. Simmons’ death, it was all but confirmed that she was in fact Doubletime, the Black Panther cape best known for using her power to secure escape routes for her fellows during raids. She wasn’t a combatant, but remained valuable to the Panthers, which was probably why she was targeted by Allfather. Without her to increase their mobility, the Panthers became exceedingly more vulnerable.
Her ...
2023-03-11 14:59:49 +0000 UTC View PostSpoon: 3.5.5 Sharon Fulan
Preface
What’s this? An interlude? For the first time ever on this fic? Yeah, it’s been a long time coming. Specific shoutout to Bapping, who lit a fire under my ass to get this done. This is not part of the normal weekly rotation. Expect 7.3 of LT tomorrow or Saturday.
This interlude gave me the chance to explore a lot of things and was a whole lot of fun to write. A lot of people have been asking about the Fulan family so I think it’s fair to have a double-length interlude from Sh...
2023-03-09 22:57:42 +0000 UTC View PostLT: 7.2 Intermission
Intermission 7.2
Colin Wallis
2002, February 12: Brockton Bay, NH
I walked into the lab on Tuesday morning and froze. There was a small crate on my workbench that hadn’t been there the night prior. Someone had been here before and was either good enough to bypass my security or was authorized to be here. No one was authorized to be here.
I put on my armor and activated my newly built sonic scanners. The pinewood crate was three by four by two and filled with jars of...
2023-03-04 14:31:48 +0000 UTC View PostPWP: 3.9 Surge
Surge 3.9
2010, November 7: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
I was pleasantly surprised; negotiations the night prior didn’t end up taking all that long. Neither Big Rig nor I were the sort to pinch pennies and it showed. Face to face, Big Rig was every bit as gruff as his construction foreman costume implied. He had a rough but not unkind demeanor to him that bashed directly to the point like a bulldozer. He was a man who knew what he wanted and didn’t tolerate fools and “snake oil salesmen” as he...
2023-03-04 14:02:50 +0000 UTC View PostMonthly Poll: April 2023
As usual, decide on what I'll focus on in April.
2023-03-01 07:19:24 +0000 UTC View PostPWP: 3.8 Surge
Surge 3.8
2010, November 6: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
I finished up my Saturday morning jog before checking on the Inorganic Net. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting in just two days, of course there wasn’t much. The equipment I’d seeded with the data sticks did scan a few exercises, but nothing I’d consider combat-viable. Still, I dutifully followed along as the capoeira instructor went through her stretches and core exercises. It was good to have a routine I could follow beyond “j...
2023-02-25 14:49:41 +0000 UTC View PostLT: 7.1 Intermission
Preface
I just really wanted to have at least one main-canon chapter of LT up so it can join the rotation officially. As the name implies, this arc is going to be a whole lot of everyone else and zero Andy. There will be a lot of POV shifts because I plan for this arc to be a compilation of "What's happening in the world?" starting with, of course, Brockton Bay.
As for Andy himself, I've settled on directly after Bonesaw. The latest omake convinced me that she's too much fun not to have i...
2023-02-18 15:55:07 +0000 UTC View PostSpoon: 3.5 Soup
Early chapter? Early chapter.
Soup 3.5
Artoria
Petalburg Woods, Hoenn Region
A fourth mankey went down to my swing. They’d mostly recovered from Jeanne’s Flash by now and were watching each other as best they could, but any form of teamwork beyond basic swarm tactics was far from their strong suit. I had little trouble teleporting behind the one farthest back, striking before any of them could give vocal warning. Even so, I was forced to take a li...
2023-02-16 00:43:39 +0000 UTC View PostPWP: 3.7 Surge
Preface
Yeah, you’re getting this a few days early. I have a wedding to get to on Friday so I’ll be flying out to CA for the weekend. I obviously won’t be updating then and didn’t want to do you dirty so here it is.
Surge 3.7
2010, November 4: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
I arrived at the usual lunch table to find only Stephanie and Chelsea there before me. The two were already lost in a conversation about a new movie premier, the latest in the Maggi...
2023-02-08 14:58:48 +0000 UTC View PostPWP: 3.6 Surge
Preface
Welp, PWP won the monthly poll, so that means I’m going to make the honest effort to dedicate at least half my writing time to this story. Here is the first of a few chapters I have planned for it this month.
Surge 3.6
2010, November 3: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
It hurt. Not physically, I had minimal trouble adjusting to my sprint. Mentally. Emotionally. Kazu, as a fucking novice, was able to use the Flame Road with a basic set of ATs. He was ab...
2023-02-04 15:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostMonthly Poll: March 2023
So, fairly clear that you all want more PWP. As promised, this guarantees at least 2 more chapters (half my monthly quota) to that story.
2023-02-02 05:09:27 +0000 UTC View PostLT Omake: Inspired Inventor 5: The Call
Preface
New one, and the reason I reposted all four Inspired Inventor omake chapters. Might start a second series, felt this was a nice way to wrap up while leaving myself some plot threads to follow.
Inspired Inventor 5: The Call
Andy Yusung Kim
2006, April 1: Boston, MA, USA
Much had changed in the past four years since I acquired Simmie. Oddly enough, the biggest shift was also the one I felt the least. Fortuna and I came to ...
2023-01-29 01:38:19 +0000 UTC View PostLT Omake: Inspired Inventor 4: The Chalicar
Inspired Inventor 4: The Chalicar
2004, April 1: Phoenix, AZ, USA
A lot had happened since I got myself a new assistant. Crowning the Simurgh had some unintended side effects, usually good. I knew from Aurelion Sol’s continued rebellion that The Crown would not crush her personality, though the Simurgh didn’t quite have “willpower” in the traditional sense. It was why the first thing I did after leaving Shanghai was to get out a long list of commands I’d made to bind her.
It prove...
2023-01-29 01:36:02 +0000 UTC View PostLT Omake: Inspired Inventor 3: The Crown
Inspired Inventor 3: The Crown
Andy Yusung Kim
2002, April 23: Shanghai, China
Shanghai was a beautiful city. It was a bastion of culture, tradition, and history, filled with ancient relics that spoke of both the highs and lows of Chinese civilization. It was also a city filled with skyscrapers and bustling crowds, a city where old and new jockeyed for place.
It was also currently in a massive riot.
The Simurgh, third of the endbringers, was scheduled to descend...
2023-01-29 01:35:20 +0000 UTC View PostLT Omake: Inspired Inventor 2: The Golden Spatula
Inspired Inventor 2: The Golden Spatula
Yasmine de la Rosa
2001, April 1: Phoenix, AZ, USA
We were all seated around the coffee table in the Wards’ common room. Stingray, Ranchero, and Wildshot of Team Three had all moved on into the Protectorate. Stingray was still with us, she worked under Oathkeeper now, but Ranchero and Wildshot had been transferred out in some director-level draft pick that was way above my paygrade, Ranchero to Albuquerque and Wildshot to San Antoni...
2023-01-29 01:34:38 +0000 UTC View PostLT Omake: Inspired Inventor 1: The Fork
Preface
Just moving my omakes here. Not much changed about this up to #4.
Inspired Inventor 1: The Fork
Penelope Myers
2000, April 1: Phoenix, AZ, USA
We were all seated around the coffee table at headquarters. It wasn’t often that everyone on Wards Team One got to hang out like this so I treasured these moments. I leaned into my boyfriend’s side and enjoyed the way his breath tickled my hair. Across from us, Raquel and Yasm...
2023-01-29 01:32:50 +0000 UTC View PostSpoon: 3.4 Soup
Soup 3.4
Aaron Fulan
Petalburg Woods, Hoenn Region
For once in a long while, I was right and testing Murphy didn’t in fact get me a swift kick to the nads. We weren’t even fifteen minutes away from the tied up mightyena pack when a kirlia dove down from the trees in front of us. Female, if the slight curvature of her ruby crests was any indication. I felt unreasonably proud for being able to distinguish a kirlia’s gender.
‘That is indeed another female mem...
2023-01-28 17:01:56 +0000 UTC View PostSpoon: 3.3 Soup
Preface
Yup. New Year's bonus. Have a second update.
Soup 3.3
Aaron Fulan
Petalburg Woods, Hoenn Region
The forest stretched all around us like an emerald sea. No matter where I looked, all I could find were browns and broad-leafed greens. It was honestly a little intimidating, being so far in the wilds with nothing but me, my friends, and my supplies. I had of course downloaded a map on my PokéNav as well as purchased a paper ...
2023-01-21 15:08:17 +0000 UTC View PostSpoon: 3.2 Soup
Preface
Happy New Year! You know, that one that actually matters for us Asians. All hail the bunny!
Soup 3.2
Aaron Fulan
Petalburg Woods, Hoenn Region
I leaned against a tree, panting and hacking my lungs out. On the upside, we weren’t being chased by ornery taillow anymore. Most wild pokémon didn’t pick fights with trainers in “horde” formats like this because they understood that most trainers had more pokémon on hand than what they cou...
2023-01-21 15:00:33 +0000 UTC View PostSpoon: 3.1 Soup
Soup 3.1
Aaron Fulan
Petalburg Woods, Hoenn Region
We remained in that grove for several days longer. In a nutshell, why would we leave? It was as good a place as any to train, with a bubbling creek only half a mile away I could fish in, several bushes of berries and wild vegetables dotting the grove, and the occasional wandering pokémon who didn’t mind throwing down with my girls for a bit. Between physical conditioning, sparring, and repetitive practice to master their new moves, we felt ...
2023-01-14 17:49:23 +0000 UTC View PostPWP: 3.5 Surge
Surge 3.5
2010, November 2: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
Being the first PE class of November, Coach Miller had us playing flag football. We wore belts over our shirts with little flags that could be snatched off easily. Because football teams were rather large, Coach Miller didn’t see the point in dividing us by gender and just had us play two games. It was the perfect chance to test my new genetic enhancements.
From the outside, there were no noticeable changes in my actions, particularly sinc...
2023-01-05 15:49:43 +0000 UTC View PostPWP: 3.4 Surge
Surge 3.4
2010, October 31: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
I spent the rest of Sunday in my room, drawing up tinkertech blueprints for the Pledge Regalia. It was a large, cross-shaped piece of machinery that resembled a headstone at first glance. The cross itself was disjointed, with slanted lines intersecting its body to mark the points where it could be disassembled. It was not one cross, but eight thinner crosses stacked atop one another. When fully deployed, the crosses could separate and float around...
2022-12-28 21:00:45 +0000 UTC View PostPWP: 3.3 Surge
Surge 3.3
2010, October 30: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
I appeared in the Palanquin’s upstairs lounge, startling several of the patrons.
The upstairs lounge, reserved for VIPs, was likewise decorated with festive spirit. Rather than spider webs, the walls had been covered in a scale pattern starting from one corner that faded smoothly into fractals and mazes. Looking closer, I could see pictures of jack-o-lanterns and bats embossed in a tasteful gold that tied the orange scales and green mazes ...
2022-12-28 20:59:47 +0000 UTC View PostPWP: 3.2 Surge
Surge 3.2
2010, October 26: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
Tuesday afternoon found me at the workshop, trying to work out a way to handle all that generated power in a safe, consistent manner. As it was, any transformer I stuck to it to try and change the voltage wouldn’t last long. Power stations produced electricity at roughly fourteen thousand volts. The average transformer found in the home handled electricity in the hundreds of volts range, certainly not the millions.
“Trial log: Hybrid sod...
2022-12-28 20:58:04 +0000 UTC View PostPWP: 3.1 Surge
Surge 3.1
2010, October 23: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
I hopped first to the workshop beneath Harvey’s to collect the last of my seastone and wapometal ingots. I’d need more raw materials to make more. Every time I looked at the little refinery I had under Harvey’s I told myself I’d build a DSS port there. I’d finally managed it a few days ago during a materials run so all I needed to do was digitize the materials and pick them up at the Gullrest. After depositing the ingots in the ...
2022-12-28 20:57:13 +0000 UTC View Post
