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A Girl and Her AI part 3

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Oops I might have written an outline for Andromeda 2 and 3 in here? It just kind of happened?

I may expand parts of this, it’s still technically a first draft. I feel a lot of it is too general and doesn’t show how SAM’s evolved since the beginning.

For all the people looking for SAM’s conversation about Death and the self, here it is:

“The self is forged by experiences. Death is the only experiences that ends the self before it’s understood. So, is death completion? Or an expression cut short before it reaches its full solution, giving a different answer? I can see why it fascinates you.”

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It had been three years since their arrival in Heleus and the Initiative was going strong. Harumi had seen wonderful things, done unbelievable things. Continue reading →

A Girl and Her AI part 2

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The final fight is very long and full of nonsense. I know because I played through it again to grab dialogue. : P

Harumi’s fight song!! I particularly love the first verse. I haven’t played any Persona (though I probably should? I hear great things about it) but this cover makes me cheer viscerally for the protagonist (especially when that protagonist is Harumi :3 )

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“Hey SAM, wanna watch a movie?” She pushed her rolly chair away from her terminal, turned to the little hologram projection. “I’ve been a good Pathfinder. I’m done my emails, got some time before bed.” Which he already knew. Continue reading →

A Girl and Her AI part 1

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I just keep writing more and more SAM stuff. I need to replay this game.

The snow can stop, already.

The first time she met SAM, he was only a little more than a hyper-competent VI. “Hey, Dad? Dad? You in here?” She was back on her first leave; she’d already seen Mom upstairs in the kitchen, fiddling with the new coffee-maker. Continue reading →

FFXIV: When Stars Go Out

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I’m back into FFXIV to such an extent that I have time to work on Achiyo, who’s my fanfic alt – I only play her when I’m working on the fanfic! Tam’s DRK is up to level 64, which is getting pretty high!  I’m going to need to make one for the seasonal event going on right now, though. Little Ladies Day is basically for White Day, isn’t it? Continue reading →

FFXIV: Primal Dreams

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I’ve written more than enough for a Chapter 2, so here you are.

I’ve been taking an extended break from this game because it is pretty much literally drugs to me, but I’m getting back into it cautiously, mostly with a project to record MSQ for my friend who can’t currently play the game but who I know would love it. I’m playing through as a Xaela she designed, over on Coeurl. It’s pretty quiet, there don’t seem to be any gold-sellers! : ) Continue reading →

Devil’s Due: Part 2: First Step

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Couldn’t sleep, took a look at this chapter, discovered it was nearly complete, completed it.

Part 1: The Old Machinations

 

Part 2: First Step

He stood alone in the darkness, trembling, waiting for the nightmare to find him. It was out there, he knew, somehow he knew, looking for him. And it knew exactly where he was. Continue reading →

Queen of Kuat: Chapter 9 – The Queen

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The pacing of this chapter doesn’t fit, but I’m not sure how to make it fit. And the politics in this chapter were also hard to write! This is why I stick to fight scenes and fluff. DX EDIT: I rewrote part of it to eliminate the throw-away characters. When in doubt with Akuliina, violence.

Soundtrack for the new fight scene! Soundtrack for the second fight scene!

Okay, back to the other 20 fics I want to write, with priority on the Star Wars prequels and Devil’s Due. And SMDS (new long-term project). And playing through the Doom series.

Chapter 8: Firestorm

Chapter 9: The Queen

He stood near the throne, with Akuliina’s other close companions, waiting for the woman of the hour to arrive. Jaesa had nearly arrived late, and was catching her breath over by Pierce. The other members of the Kuati court were scattered throughout the hall, and lit from below in red as they were, he couldn’t help but imagine them all as wicked demons. A ridiculous notion, but secretly he was looking forward to seeing how Akuliina looked. Continue reading →

Queen of Kuat: Chapter 8 – Firestorm

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Ooooh soundtracks! Charging into battle with tanks; charging into battle with soldiers; charging into battle against the final boss. And then more battle after that! How much fighting is there in this story? Sheesh.

This chapter has another disturbing violence/gore moment. Also some winkwinknudgenudge.

Chapter 7: Outnumbered

 

Chapter 8: Firestorm

When she woke, she was lying on a pile of rubble and the sun was rising over the horizon. She’d run this way and that as the orbital bombardment had struck the area around the factory, zig-zagging away from the conflict zone in a futile effort to find a spot that wouldn’t mean instant death, until a blastwave behind her had picked her up and thrown her away. Her entire body was tender and aching, but she couldn’t feel any broken bones, even though there was a big chunk of duracrete lying across her legs. The Force had shielded her well, perhaps the only reason she was still alive without a helmet or heavy armour. That, and pure luck – otherwise known as the Force’s will – that she hadn’t been obliterated like her father. Continue reading →