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A Fight with a Suit of Armor
Denlo begins to slowly make his way down the hallway, deeper into the strange and ancient home. He’s careful about it, moving slowly and...
J. Joseph
Mar 8, 20248 min read
Practiced Interactions with Varying Spirits
Humanity is, by and large, ruled by hope and doubt. It’s two of the many things they exploited, during the Quiet War. The doubt is what I...
J. Joseph
Mar 1, 20248 min read
A Black Hole and A War Criminal
The trip to the .90720 system takes a bit longer than I’d generally prefer. There’s a straight line, but it would take me through a...
J. Joseph
Feb 23, 20248 min read
Watching a Friday Afternoon Pass By
I smile. Teaching. Not exactly what I excel at. But that’s not to say I don’t enjoy it from time to time. Just the whole everyday thing...
J. Joseph
Feb 16, 20248 min read
Entering the Strange Building that Should Not Be There
“So, it seems like we’ve got a bit of a choice,” Felazo says as the small group stands beside the strange metallic and stone building....
J. Joseph
Feb 9, 20248 min read
Minor Concerns Adding Up
There hasn’t been another concentrated incident in the last three months. One or two lone bandit types, but nothing serious. At least,...
J. Joseph
Feb 2, 20248 min read
Ratti Awakens Another PPPI
I pull up to a likely system. They kept us far apart, likely to avoid this kind of scenario. One of us trying to wake others before...
J. Joseph
Jan 26, 20248 min read
Magister Paredes Checks in with Her Advisees
In an odd change in our normal schedules, I wake up in the morning to leave before Jase. Nat and I have a bunch of advisee meetings today...
J. Joseph
Jan 19, 20248 min read
Arrival at the Swamp Shore near the Tomb
“Last call,” Felazo says, gesturing towards the large land mass to our left. “We can still in theory catch an ebbing into Hetha.” He...
J. Joseph
Jan 12, 20248 min read
A Guest After Midnight
Night comes early in the middle of winter. And nighttime is dark, even when the sky is cloudless. I can’t seem to sleep. Something on the...
J. Joseph
Jan 5, 20248 min read
Watching Patiently
Fire. Fire has defined much of my life. The first thing I really remember is fire. Don’t know exactly how old I am at the time, but it is...
J. Joseph
Dec 29, 20238 min read
PPPI Ratti Awakens
Unexpected Power Influx into Central Matrix. Initializing Piu Prima Pilot Intelligence Central Matrix. PPPI-21b4df Online. Personal...
J. Joseph
Dec 22, 20238 min read
A Balance between Deflections and Honesty
As the test period finishes for the day, I head back through town to my apartment. On the one hand, I have some grading I should do...
J. Joseph
Dec 15, 20238 min read
Following a Daily Routine
After the brief fight with the va Cotropla Caravan pirate ships, things smoothed out for the Ekzokia’s travel. Not that anyone aboard...
J. Joseph
Dec 8, 20238 min read
From the Gap in Reality that Isn't
I haven’t told Linus everything, but I’ve warned him about a lot of shit he can expect leading those tours out to the hole in reality....
J. Joseph
Dec 1, 20238 min read
Purple Team on the Hunt
The shadow seems to stalk along the rooftops. No, not stalk, drift. Words are important, and that movement isn’t like that of a person or...
J. Joseph
Nov 24, 20238 min read
A Day for Observing
As I walk through the city streets in the hours just before dawn, away from the safe, constantly watched blocks containing the Villa out...
J. Joseph
Nov 17, 20238 min read
Renalt and Compatriots Identify Their Newfound Items
When Renalt and Felazo return to the Ekzokia and prepare it to leave the empty ship behind, the musician notes that the holy sister is...
J. Joseph
Nov 10, 20238 min read
Quietly Under Assault in South-End
Micky closes the door behind her fast. She’s right to do that, of course. Can’t afford too much exposure. Not anymore. Because, as the...
J. Joseph
Nov 3, 20238 min read
Hunger: A Halloween Story
A middle aged man named Alexander Mitchell, standing just inside the door out of his office building, checks his coat and scarves one...
J. Joseph
Oct 27, 20238 min read
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