Oh yeah, this is kind of a war, isn’t it? Not all takedowns are easy.
No words of wisdom, kind of in a rush to post this because I timed it rather poorly. So. Enjoy! And stuff. And… yeah.
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Oh yeah, this is kind of a war, isn’t it? Not all takedowns are easy.
No words of wisdom, kind of in a rush to post this because I timed it rather poorly. So. Enjoy! And stuff. And… yeah.
Halfway through the list of targeted Arcologies. Today, it’s zombie-infested Brazil, with main characters taking the fight right to the enemy.
As of this posting I have all the Arcology takedowns written. The grand finale going up on Christmas Eve isn’t written yet, but I’ve got time. Assuming my Old Republic preorder doesn’t kick in soon. (It probably won’t, I preordered like two weeks ago. They don’t like tardiness.) But, our course is set… nothing left to do but step on the gas.
Feedback, as always, is welcome.
So, how do you take over a city floating over the middle of open water?
That’s how.
Second in the series of daily updates. Rapid fire! Quick turnaround! Synergy! Vertical integration! It’s outta sight. Comments and feedback welcome, as always.
Oh, right. I was supposed to post this last night at midnight. My bad.
Here begins a series of updates, lasting all week. You can find the update schedule here. So tune in each day to see what happens next, all around the world of anachronauts… with the grand finale rolling in as your christmas present. You’ve been a good little boy and/or girl lately, haven’t you?
Today, Cairo. The easiest of the lot to take down, but it’s all uphill from here…
SEALED FILE 008aa71
PROPERTY OF THE HOUSE OF GEARS
AUTHORIZATION L0TF REQUIRED
PROPERTY LOSS NOTIFICATION:
* File #0120: Shift signature speculations RE: seasonal energies
* File #0203: NanoSeattle data encryption and compression protocols
* Sample #23: Biological plasma and dried leaves, taken from subject [REDACTED]
AUTHORIZED ACTIONS:
Deploy Hounds to track offenders across multiple shifts. High priority allocation of resources due to potential heavy yield return on investment.
Subject: Eli Moonthistle / Termination Authorized / Antimagic protocols recommended.
Subject: Wendy Bonnechance / Termination Authorized / Anticelestial protocols recommended.
Subject: Jen Cooke / Acquisition Imperative, Termination NOT authorized / Antinanotechnology protocols recommended.
TRACKER ANALYSIS:
These little bastards made off with critical resources, and must be stopped. Based on what they stole from our tertiary stronghold, we have strong reason to suspect they are seeking the Faerie Crowns.
While obtaining of those resources remains a high priority, if these lost scions are successful, it would be a considerable threat to the House of Gears. They must not under any circumstances make contact. Intercept, terminate, terminate, and acquire respectively.
Digitally signed, Jacob Gearhaus IV.
ATTACHMENT: Related Resources
SEALED FILE 00a256c
PROPERTY OF THE HOUSE OF GEARS
AUTHORIZATION L0TF REQUIRED
DESCRIPTOR:
Assorted data fragments related to the events surrounding the start of the Second Age of Earthkind. Exact dating unknown; dateline tag “Stars Fall.”
Event reconstruction surrounding testimonials and Ascendancy accounts. All events transpired simultaneously. Time zone adjustment included.
8AM Cairo (f001) DATALOCK RELEASE: 12AM DEC 12 2011
3AM Atlantis (f002) DATALOCK RELEASE: 12AM DEC 13 2011
4AM São Paolo (f003) DATALOCK RELEASE: 12AM DEC 14 2011
1AM Atlanta (f004) DATALOCK RELEASE: 12AM DEC 15 2011
6AM London (f005) DATALOCK RELEASE: 12AM DEC 16 2011
12AM New Orleans (f006) DATALOCK RELEASE: 12AM DEC 19 2011
12:01AM–ERROR FILE C11!@#!$%UPTION
PROCESSING… FILE RESTORATION RELEASE 12AM DEC 25 2011
Oh, and did I mention this is the PENULTIMATE UPDATE?
That means the next update will finish sf05. Since it consists of “All the battles and the aftermath” it’s gonna be a long one, and take me some time… but it feels like the kind of thing I really shouldn’t release piecemeal. So, cool your heels, enjoy these scenes, and get ready for the Big Finale.
After that, a short break, then I’ll be working with Lawrence Chu to finalize Stars Fall edits and writing the bonus chapter. That book’ll come out, then I’ll be re-releasing the other books, with additional typo fixes. Kindle owners will be able to re-download them at no cost, I believe.
And then… well, a vacation for me. But I have other writing planned, believe you me.
So, we’re done preparing for war. Is everybody ready? Are you sitting comfortably?
First person to make a Team Fortress 2 joke loses.
I wanted more than three scenes, but the next one’s going to take some time to get just right, and I don’t have time tonight. I am very Game Distract’d. All the more reason to wrap the series up this month, as by the end of the month, I’ll have TWO MMORPGs to play, two sandbox games, and one more MMORPG next year. I have a vacation from writing well due to me, but first, I want to wrap things with anachronauts.
After that… I don’t want to leak too much, but right now, my ideas are leaning towards a slight return to darker form. Sadly, “Familiar Haunts” was already taken as a book title on Amazon, and although I could legally use it, I don’t wanna.
Oh, and sf05 scenes. The start of two the major threads leading up to the finale — How London Will Fight Back, and How Atlanta Will Fight Back. Hope you wanted more Astro Gal.
There’s not a lot of room for the scientific method when it comes to exorcisms.
Sorry for the delay on this one. I’ve had most of it done for awhile, but the last scene was only half done, and… lots of RL things. Games to play, family events, problems to deal with, day job work to do, general malaise to work through, and so on.
We’re entering into December, which is usually a comfortably melancholic month for me. I rather like that, really. And it should set a good, fertile ground for me to write in, to finish up the entire anachronauts saga. The free parts, at least. Keep an eye out; once the Thanksgiving holiday corridor of madness fades away, I’m hoping to write more.
Also, check out Desert Bus for Hope. It’s a yearly charity rally, where the more people donate, the longer LoadingReadyRun has to play the worst video game ever made. Proceeds go to Child’s Play, a charity near and dear to my heart. They only have another two or three days, so hop on over after reading. I can wait. Then leave your feedback to the new scenes here. I welcome your thoughts.
Remind me which way the horsey piece moves again.
Welcome to the beginning of the end. The last chapter. …okay, technically not, since the bonus story in the print version of Stars Fall will be the last chapter. But you know. The last chapter. I’ve completely ruined my dramatic intro. Let me start again.
Welcome to the beginning of the end. The last chapter. The entire cast is together now, on the same page, fighting for the same cause. We’ll see everybody in the Loads and Loads of Characters taking part in some way, big or small, and by the end sacrifices will be made. No betting pools, please, but your feedback is, as always, welcome.
It’s worth noting I’ve also started sketching out ideas for my next story series after anachronauts. I really, REALLY should force myself to take a vacation so I doubt it’ll start until next year, but… keep an eye on the blog, yo. This is where it goes down.