Five ships.
The twinkling of their engines in the distance glinted in space, it was a beautiful image for the danger it represented. They drew closer and closer, coming to kill me.
I tore my eyes away from the viewport, and towards the Tab at my side that had a map of the system, and the estimated ranges o...
2024-09-19 17:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostEventually the break came but not because I was out of things to infuse.
No, we were just running low on mana liquid, and I was told to do something else.
Which meant after morning chores I was running out of the compound full speed to meet up with the boys.
I found them already out on the strea...
2024-09-16 20:25:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Pass me that, would you?” I asked, pointing and the Crabbit chirped as it brought forth the tool I needed.
It was easy to forget that tools could drift off in the depths of space.
I was on the hull of one of the ships that had been given to me, peeling shield emitters out of the hulk.
“Targets received! received! Ten enemy ships! Oh no!”
“We’ll be okay!” I called back, as my Tab filled with the data the Octavius sent over.
Ten enemy Pirates. Mostly Civilian retrofits. Lots of weapons and things but still just Civilian ships not really designed for combat. Weak to no armor, and a power system ...
2024-09-11 17:01:06 +0000 UTC View PostMy anxiety was getting to me, my hands folded into themselves in a constant twisting as I looked at the man opposite me.
“Do be more at ease my dear I beg, you are making me anxious.” Chief Engineer of the Octavius, Eugene sat across from me gently sipping his drink. We were at the Hab deck on the station, and we were even s...
2024-09-07 17:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post“We got quite a battle today folks! A family feud! Elizabeth Ferrous, a returning contender aiming for the top this year, and her younger cousin. Victoria Ferrous, the Trainer of the first flying Gyarados, and our very own Drrrrragon Master!”
I winced a bit at the obvious focus I was getting over my competitor. 2024-09-05 19:59:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Kyle Ferrous Manager of Scrap processing station UNK-L
Kyle had seen a lot over the years. Pirate ships detonating in plasma fire. Scrappers hauling an alien Vordt ship behind them which quickly got snatched up by the Duke.
This wasn’t even the first time one of his scrappers had taken a ship and trie...
2024-09-03 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe actual broadcast of the start of the war had finally happened, and while at first everyone had gotten tense, months of nothing meant that eventually everyone relaxed.
We weren’t anywhere near the front lines, or even the sidelines, or backlines.
Benefits of being far out onto the frontier.
“Kathy! There you are!” I looked up from my Tab, food half in my mouth and blinked at the familiar figures.
I couldn’t quite say anything but I threw up a hand in hello and started chewing.
“You’ve been gone so much! I haven’t seen you for more than a second or two in forever!” Marie whined a...
2024-08-29 17:02:54 +0000 UTC View PostMiguel Hernandez
Everything was falling apart! Just because he had taken the drugs! They should have been his anyway! Who cares that Daniel that Tino fucker thought it was his. Miguel was important, not some street scop fucker!
But now, despite having flatlined the gonk for refusing to do what Miguel wa...
2024-08-28 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis was the most difficult moment of my life. Line after line was typed in, questions that I just had to get right answered one after another, and then finally it popped up a message.
“Exam done.” I said and looked at the tester. Uncle Milbert. A very exacting man that always frowned.
He nodded and in secon...
2024-08-27 17:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post“C’mon you stupid thing!” I growled, loosening connectors that had been flash fried and then left to cool in the vacuum of space for a few decades wasn’t easy. The plug wasn’t moving and I finally gave up. Crabby, give me a hand?
Yes! I’m here to help! Strong Strong Strong! It repeated as my Crabbit floa...
Welcome to Phantom Star! The first chapter of my new original series. I know everyone has questions about what is going on with GitC and how my upload schedule is going to be, and I understand that. So I wanted to try and answer some questions first. 2024-08-25 17:00:44 +0000 UTC View Post
“Draco Meteor!” I roared out in delight. Cackling madly as the energy roared up into the sky, and my opponent's face took on a colored hue as the energy sent a warm glow across the stands.
Then it exploded like a firework.
Hide from me will you!?
“A-Golem!” He cried out, but hiding under...
2024-08-22 01:28:12 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough the men went out almost every day. There were times like if it was storming, or something major was broken down and needed to be fixed before they could go out that they would stay in the compound.
Which happened a week later. In this case it was a storm. The entire compound was battened down as the winds whipped water ...
2024-08-21 17:00:34 +0000 UTC View Post“What were you four even thinking!? Honestly!” Aunt Betty was a pretty woman, in her twenties if I wasn’t mistaken. She was also a really good cook, even better than Mama, and Erik often teased us that his mother was the best.
Of course she was also incredibly fearsome because Betty was a butcher. Right now the five foot n...
2024-08-17 17:00:43 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a long drive out of the city and back home.
The whole time I had the pamphlet open and was reading through it.
I did actually know how to read… Mostly. The writing wasn’t English, so it had taken some work over the years, but between what I had picked up before my memories kicked in and what I remembe...
2024-08-13 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post“And the overwhelming might of Victoria Ferrous is still on display!” The announcer called out, as I watched my opponent recall their Nidoking.
It had been a good try, but my opponent’s Nidoking wasn’t anywhere near the old man from Pallets King.
“Will Victoria Ferrous recall her Arcanine after t...
2024-08-11 23:34:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe festivities seemed to explode after the discovery, but Papa being the wise man, noticed I was not happy at the moment, and picked me up and carried me into our home in the compound. I was huffing irritably into his neck as I rested my cheek on his shoulder so he could feel how unhappy I was.
“C’mon Monster. There isn’t...
2024-08-09 17:00:44 +0000 UTC View PostA/N So I mentioned I was going to post a bit of another original series I've been working on for a long time in exchange for my normal GitC schedule for a bit. This is a Original Series, Fantasy novel, and I'm very fond of it. Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 1
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“Got one!” Erik happily shouted out spitting mud out from hi...
2024-08-05 17:14:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Electabuzz! Thundershock!” My opponent screamed, but it was too late for that. Gyarados had been sweeping the girls team, and now her last Pokemon was desperately sending out blasts of electricity into the clouds.
The lightning hit the clouds above, and just splattered into them. To my delight, rain clouds were pretty good ...
2024-08-03 03:03:04 +0000 UTC View PostThanks again for watching over me. I called out as I slipped down into the Netrunner Combat Zone through the bar-like entrance.
Hey no problem. You bought food. So I’m just hanging around. Besides, it’s still interesting. Malcolm confirmed and I nodded.
I had come to earn so...
2024-08-01 17:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Don’t slow down now!” I called out and Malcolm grunted as he continued jogging, although I could tell he was flagging.
Eventually he gave up and walked over to lean against a SCSM to gasp for air.
“Don’t stop moving. Keep walking around a little.” I warned him, and after a glare he did so.
...
An hour later Kang Tao headed off having retrieved the data and everything was settled.
Just another night in Night City where the corps felt that killing anyone that had even touched their data was the better course than just trusting some mercs to have not read it.
I didn’t, but I was tempted to after they s...
2024-07-24 17:00:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun was rising. I stood out on the porch of the little bunk house they had given me staring out over the quiet morning.
Ivy and Kiba were still inside sleeping, but the sun had woken me right up.
Today was the day.
Today was the first day of the Indigo Conference. My first public battl...
2024-07-22 08:08:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe intel was good. An old ripperdoc shop, long abandoned by the owner, had been taken over. The group had klepped a shipment from Kang Tao. Some proprietary data or whatever, and they wanted it back, but hadn’t managed to track down who stole it, so some middle manager had hired Regina who hired Hiromi.
Honestly I was pretty ...
2024-07-20 17:01:38 +0000 UTC View PostI considered going out and using it right away, but I needed to test it first, and I had perfectly good guinea pigs.
I mean friends!
Ichi and Malcolm were summoned!
The little food place I had called them too was nice enough, but I wasn’t inside. Instead I was on a roof across the way wa...
2024-07-16 17:17:11 +0000 UTC View PostWalking through the crowds of people made me incredibly nervous. I was getting looks, but nothing that made me think everyone knew who I was.
But here we were. Pokemon League Village. The Gathering place for all the trainers to rest during the League. I could even have a little bungalow house if I wanted to stay here during the ...
2024-07-14 05:34:49 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up the next morning feeling well rested and ready to take on the world. A full eight hours and I was ready to hammer life.
I hit the gym first. That final level for Body would mean I never have to stop at a gym again in my life. Which was a temptation that was too strong to put off.
The weights let me pus...
2024-07-12 17:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostHayato wanted to meet up for the completion of the gig. So rather than party, or split up we all headed across Japantown back to the expensive highrise where the TC bosses had their meeting.
Taking the elevator up with the entire crew was interesting. I could feel the tension ratcheting up from Hiromi and Ichi, while Malcolm was...
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