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The King of Staffs
Sometimes, things are frustrating. And by sometimes, I mean mostly when he is around. Jonny is one of the most important members of the...
J. Joseph
Apr 4, 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
Micah's Midterm Malaise
I settle into my office in the Villa’s administration building. Wednesday afternoon, which means after picking up my lunch from the...
J. Joseph
Mar 21, 20258 min read
Visiting the Temple of the Cold Fist in Hetha
Ever since the crew of the Ekzokia fought and slayed the long-dead dwarfish pirate, Sister Hilan has felt off. Ill. The last day passed...
J. Joseph
Mar 14, 20258 min read
The Knight of Seals
Strangeness. The world is really full of it. I would know, I’ve embraced that fact for many a moon. Turning on my coffeemaker, I walk out...
J. Joseph
Mar 7, 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
Therese's Meetings After Office Hours
As the clock on my office wall ticks over to five in the afternoon, I stand up out of my chair. Office hours for today are officially...
J. Joseph
Feb 21, 20258 min read
Renalt Readies to Return to Hetha
So, they were to be travelling to Hetha. Renalt absentmindedly drums his fingers on the deck as he thinks. It’s been some time since last...
J. Joseph
Feb 14, 20258 min read
Violent Shudders and a Long Fall
Sometimes it feels like time is the enemy. Alister definitely feels that now, staring blankly at the words before him. He hasn’t slept...
J. Joseph
Feb 7, 20258 min read
Bloodied on the Beach
Pain. Blood across the sand. The warmth of the beach and soft sand slamming hard into my body. But that’s getting ahead of myself. It all...
J. Joseph
Jan 31, 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
Sierra's Final Start of Spring Semester Meetings as a Magister
Morning comes. My alarm goes off earlier than it normally does. Eyes, half closed, I slam down on the snooze as I look at the time. Way...
J. Joseph
Jan 17, 20258 min read
Denlo Prepares to Visit Hetha
Denlo watches from the shore as they load the coffin onto the ship. And he watches as a cloudy, dark mirror of himself begins to row...
J. Joseph
Jan 10, 20258 min read
Recovering the Morning After
The snow falls, heavy and wet, onto the cold hard pavement outside my apartment window. It’s a friendly reminder of the time of year. Or...
J. Joseph
Jan 3, 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
Isaac Drinking Before the Holiday Season
I finish cleaning up the dining slash living area of my apartment. Keeping it clean, that will be a bit of work, but I only need to do...
J. Joseph
Dec 20, 20248 min read
The Careful Looting of an Ancient Pirate's Tomb
As Renalt finishes the Kur-si’ika, Felazo smiles and steps forwards. The massive iron doors set into an engraved frame is revealed as the...
J. Joseph
Dec 13, 20248 min read
The Martyrly Art of Awakening from Dirt Naps
I can feel the bullet ripping through my chest. Dang it. Got to stay conscious. At least until I’m safe from discovery. Clearly, I’m not...
J. Joseph
Dec 6, 20248 min read
The Soft Grey, Blank Walls
It’s blank. The wall is blank. There is a knocking once more. The wall is featureless. Painted a soft grey. The knocking happens again....
J. Joseph
Nov 29, 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
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