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I wish the forum has a Discord or Twitter or some other kind of off-site platform. That way we're not wondering if it's the QQ Apocalypse everytime there's a 502.
I think I may be on the other end of this problem, though I can't prove it because I only have my own account to go on. But I noticed under my profile, under "postings," my last post is May 5th, even though I just posted a threadmarked update on my story earlier today. Moreover, my post today...
I'm glad you like the story. And I love Isaac Arthur's channel! The Venusian sunshade mentioned in my story I actually got the idea from his "Winter on Venus" video.
Part II: Chapter One
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(Your Phone) August 8, 2015, 12:40 PM
Roberta jabs a finger at the pale arc. "No. Uh-uh. That has got to be a contrail. Or a skinny rainbow. We're at your uncle's house, your SUV's right there, and that dirt road leads to Texas 148. We're on Earth. Not Halo."
"Why not...
Chapter Fifteen
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
(Your phone) 12:02 PM
Pocketing the Black Stilettos, you keep your shotgun on the bedroom door. "We have to retreat."
"Why?" Helen demands from the opposite sofa. "We have them pinned down! Maribel's sicced tornadoes on them. And did you hear them...
Well, actually the vote is already done. This QQ thread is basically an archive. The quest is active mainly on it's thread on SV.
Chapter Fifteen should be up in a few days.
Chapter Fourteen
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
(Your phone) 12:01 PM
"Eddie. Heartstone," you say.
Wordlessly, he hands you the red sphere, which dims in your palm. You pass it to Maribel, whose fingers envelop its glassy surface. At her touch, the stone shifts to cyan and brightens, bathing you...
Chapter Thirteen
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Your Phone: 11:55AM
"We can worry about fairies later," you say. "Right now, we need to act. Defending the stairs is a good idea, but I don't want to get cut off from the basement. So, let's build a barricade around the basement door. We use those...
Thanks for the votes. Thirteen I think is a record.
Voting Results
The TL;DR version (or, short-term actions):
You and Helen gather up furniture and build a barricade around the door to the basement.
Meanwhile, Eddie and Maribel gather up the supplies from the study.
Everyone get...
Chapter Twelve
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Your Phone: 10:45AM
You switch on your flashlight. "Let's not jump to conclusions."
"'Jump to conclusions'?" Eddie sneers. "It's morning--and the sun's setting! You see it too, right Maribel?"
Maribel presses her hands and face against the...
That phrase is parsed a little strangely. Do you mean I should describe the characters' emotion more, or I describe them too much? I think you mean the former, but I'm not sure. I believe I do tend to be sparse in emotional descriptions, but I usually go with the philosophy that a few...
Chapter Eleven
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
9:45 AM
You rub your chin. "We can do all that, but first, let's gather supplies from the tool shed. We'll leave the water for now."
"Are you and Goosie staying here?" Eddie asks.
"No," you say, "splitting up's a bad idea, and we can carry more...
Just going by the votes, I say getting the tools comes first. (8 to 2 for going to the tool shed). Concerning using the sword instead of the ax, the party still needs a trip to the tool shed anyway. Ladder, rope, sledgehammers, etc . . .
If Esha's sword works, this still involves coming in...
Chapter Ten
"Now, we go out to the trailer and bring in our supplies," you answer. "Food, water, fuel. I don't know about you, but I don't want to be sitting in the dark when night falls."
Eddie scratches at the mortar between the clumsily laid bricks. "And there's that tool shed in the...