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Luncheon
Frank exits his bathroom, the last wisps of moisture leaving his skin. Across his body his faint scars, barely visible to his acute eyes, no longer ache. They burn. Even moreso with what he can feel is about to happen. Even in its state of deep hibernation, his other side can tell that they are on the precipice of a great war. And, without asking permission, it was starting to ready him for the battle’s arrival. Splayed across his bed is the suit he’d chosen before running t
J. Joseph
Sep 48 min read
Counciling
I have been running full tilt too long. I need a bit of time to myself. I begin my morning routine. Getting out of my room, I walk down the hall and out of my fortress-mansion. Then, it’s time to walk. Every morning, when my world doesn’t need me, I take an hour to walk the streets of town. My body wants me to run, to burn off the energy, to lean on my other half, but that’s just another remnant of my past trying to control me. It’s hard to stop a habit entirely, so when I aw
J. Joseph
Aug 78 min read
Information
The alarm sounds. The same one every time at the same time, at least according to Albert’s other half. It’s important to maintain a consistent sleep schedule while moving through space. Otherwise, it becomes difficult to keep track of passed time. Sitting up, he swipes off his alarm from the touchscreen beside his bed as he stands. Walking over to his personal treadmill in the corner, he starts the wakeup protocol and climbs on. Then, he begins to jog. As he jogs, his NPC st
J. Joseph
Jul 38 min read
Alert
Xin Zhihao scans the room instinctively, standing behind his sort of boss. After half of the scan, he stops himself. No need to be on high alert, that’s not his job anymore. Andrew looks back at him. “Budget here?” the younger man asks. “Sixty will start throwing up flags, so leave after fifty five,” Zhihao says, handing over the second chit of their Madidorum gambling budget. “So cheap?” Andrew muses. Zhihao takes a quick swig from a flask that he keeps on his belt. “Evid
J. Joseph
Jun 58 min read
Moderation
Quinn begins his thirty minute jog around the small comet where he’s living. It loops around the comet several times, but the distance isn’t as important as the time. A way to keep him moving, working to start his day. He feels the burn of his other side, trying to keep him alive without atmosphere on the comet. Or at least, significant enough atmosphere for a normal person to survive. Keeps the nPC in check as well, though in recent months something else has been frustrating
J. Joseph
May 18 min read
A Vacation to Hunt Rats
I can’t help but warble some binary laughter at Captain Hellers’ joke. That one human, Katzman, is generally useless outside of a fight. I hold him in slightly higher regard than Hellers and her relatively small singular vessel in an actual fight, but only insofar as his tactical acumen and the versatility of his small fighter fleet is quite efficient against most larger vessels. The Hellers woman is far more important prior to any engagements, knowing people and similar info
J. Joseph
Apr 38 min read
Benevolence
Captain Phillips comes to me with a smirk on his face. “Those sensors we got up in the Little Engine’s drones are detecting gravity...
J. Joseph
Apr 25, 20258 min read
Scaling
Four in the morning, Frank awoke with his alarm. He made his bed and set on top of it the suit and tie he would wear today. Then pulling...
J. Joseph
Mar 28, 20258 min read
Logistics
Xin Zhihao’s eyes open. His body believes it to be dawn. The light of the local star is streaming in through his hotel window. Too high...
J. Joseph
Feb 28, 20258 min read
Consistency
Quinn’s alarm goes off. His eyes open as it does. Consistency breeds more consistency in a self-contained cycle. Getting out of bed, he...
J. Joseph
Jan 24, 20258 min read
Pangs
Waiting for the Marauders to arrive at the ambush spot can take such a long time. Alicia sits up from her bed. Her rest is rarely...
J. Joseph
Dec 27, 20248 min read
The Freeport Defense Council Seeking Out a Conspiracy
Captain Selina Hellers looks at the other captains in the video call. Their newest member, a Captain Destro, speaks up. “There has been...
J. Joseph
Nov 22, 20248 min read
Pillow-Talk About Some Extrajudicial Killing
This place may be very securely bunkered up, but breaking into places like that is easy if one knows what they’re doing. That’s like the...
J. Joseph
Oct 25, 20248 min read
Returning after the Portus Valentium Attack
Leaning on her new cane for support, Project Manager Eliza Clark limps her way into her boss’s office. The office of the Head of External...
J. Joseph
Sep 27, 20248 min read
An Attack on the Hadrian-Astro Peace Talks
As ASF Chief Marietta Martelli steps out from the ASFS Scudo della Divisa onto the dock, she can’t help but wonder why they are here. The...
J. Joseph
Aug 23, 20249 min read
A Secret Meeting Within Hadrian Systems' External Affairs Division
“Fuck,” I mutter to myself as I make my way through the deeply unpleasant halls of External Affairs. Hadrian Systems is known for a lot...
J. Joseph
Jul 26, 20248 min read
The Portus Ortuum Incident
As his ship slid elegantly into one of the docks of the Freeport, Portus Ortuum, Provost Marshal Commodore Alexander Li watched every...
J. Joseph
Jun 28, 20249 min read
Preparing for and Assaulting a Luxanian Listening Post
Arriving in HomeBaseOne, I send out a quick scan pulse. Fila has yet to arrive, but Sbaccanona has. She is scanning a nearby belt for...
J. Joseph
May 24, 20249 min read
Reawakening an Ally in a Former Pirate Ship
It took an hour of work to get the mostly functional ship back to full functionality. It still was riddled with little holes from one of...
J. Joseph
Apr 26, 20248 min read
PPPI Sbaccanona Lends Her Aid to Ratti's Cause
I ignore some of Sbaccanona’s more questionable statements and push onwards. “I’d appreciate sharing anything you have of your final...
J. Joseph
Mar 22, 20248 min read
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