Author Archives: stchucky

Day 61. 27 pages, 8,516 words.   Willing her hands not to shake, Predericon ran through the data packets. She knew the other two would be more interested in the Demon and the nature of the platform’s call for help, … Continue reading →

Day 61. 25 pages, 7,524 words.   “What did you do?” Lelhmak hissed, rising to his feet and leaning over the comm console. “Nothing,” Predericon replied. “I was nowhere near establishing an actual connection.” “Hello?” the warm human voice said … Continue reading →

Day 60. 25 pages, 7,524 words.   Part of the difficulty of working with the Flesh-Eater was that it occupied that grey area between biological and artificial life-form, but not in any of the commonly understood cybernetic or biomechanical ways. … Continue reading →

Day 59. 25 pages, 7,524 words. Didn’t obviously do all that overnight – this just shows the notes I’d already collected and moved to the next part.   Day 725 (Centre / Mind standard). Reactor at 98% efficiency. Batteries at … Continue reading →

Day 58. 133 pages, 60,439 words. Part Two finished.   The researchers couldn’t decide on what to do next, and what was the best course. There didn’t, in fact, seem to be a best course. “Can we – excuse me, … Continue reading →

Day 57. 127 pages, 58,058 words.   “Okay,” Predericon said. They’d returned to the kitchen, although at this point they were all drinking water. The unspoken understanding seemed to be that if they started drinking frohu again now, they weren’t … Continue reading →

Day 56. 125 pages, 57,211 words.   Gyden fed the log data, which allowed audio-visual translation after a brief technological wrestle, onto one of the comm viewscreens. “SEGMENT FOUR,” the audio announced in a deafeningly loud but otherwise mellow single-toned … Continue reading →