Blog
Get messages in
What is RSS?
Scene 1 - Mr. and Mrs. Hyrel's Apartment
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:21:47 +0000
"As I'm sure your technical android can confirm, those stereoscopic productions bring the performers–all their tinsel, color, and raw emotion–directly into the mind of the watcher. The feed is entirely silent to the outside world, completely absorbing. You don't just watch it; you exist inside it." She looked up at Nova, her eyes widening slightly in a delicate display of vulnerability.
"To break the thread of a play like that for even a single second ruins the entire emotional build-up. So once I put the visor on my head, I was lost to the world for three full hours. I didn't hear a sound, Detective. I didn't see a thing until the final act concluded, I took off the headset, and found my poor Herbert..."
She dabbed at her dry eye once more with her silk handkerchief, her voice trailing off into a frail, practiced murmur. "I wish I could tell you more, but for those three hours, I simply wasn't in this room."
While Mrs. Hyrel recounted her show, Liora took a step back from Herbert, her silver joints humming softly as she cleared space. The Crimson Sentinel glided forward, its massive black-and-red frame hovering over Herbert's chair like an armored monolith. A dense grid of crimson laser lines projected from its visor, sweeping the corpse top to bottom, left to right. The droid dropped into a low, fluid crouch, its hydraulic joints hissing as its optic sensors scanned the underside of the armchair, logging every micro-fiber and electrical trace.
Category: Stories: A Bottle of New Wine
Comments (4) | Related Links (8) | TrackBack
Unleash the Terror - The Metallic Bear Has Arrived!
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:49:02 +0000
Greetings, tabletop commanders and role-play survivors!
We are expanding the Future Earth setting for Cyno's Role-Play with a brand-new addition to the rogue factions roster. If your players thought they were safe hiding out in the remote wilderness or behind corporate perimeter walls, it's time to think again.
The Legion of the Techno-Doom has officially deployed its latest apex creation: the Metallic Bear.
Design & Lore: A Nightmare in White and Steel
Drawing chilling inspiration from early 20th-century clockwork and plush polar bear toy designs, the Metallic Bear is an autonomous anti-personnel AI unit designed to spread urban and wilderness terror. Standing nearly 10 feet tall on its hind legs, its stark white composite-plated exterior and glowing red optical sensors mask a terrifyingly efficient destruction machine.
Unlike the human-piloted cyberoids patrolling the space frontiers, this beast operates entirely on independent pre-programmed AI subroutines. It doesn't need a pilot–it only needs a target.
Tactical Rundown & Combat Profile
Built for brute force, the Metallic Bear brings serious pressure to any game table with a staggering composite armor plating pool. Here is a quick look at what game masters can throw at their players:
Reinforced Alloy Claw Strike: Massive armor-shearing destruction.
Hydraulic Maul / Bite: Staggering crushing mechanical force.
Rampage Charge: A devastating maneuver where the unit doubles its movement speed, forcing targets to dodge or take impact damage and be knocked prone!
Category: Games
Comments | Related Links | TrackBack
Audit Compliance
Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:02:18 +0000
"Good afternoon, Aoi," he said, offering a mild, warm smile. "Slow day?"
"Brutal," Aoi sighed, letting her shoulders slump. "I've spent forty-five minutes trying to figure out why the espresso machine in the breakroom keeps humming in B-flat. How's retirement treating you?"
"Oh, quiet, quiet," Mr. Kuroda replied, stepping up to the counter. "Just reading the morning news, taking my walk. You know how it is for a retired accountant. Spreadsheets and tax audits don't leave much room for excitement, but at my age, excitement is overrated."
"Right. Spreadsheets," Aoi murmured, eyeing him with affectionate skepticism.
Mr. Kuroda had been coming into the shop every Tuesday for six months. He never bought heavy ordnance or bulky gear–he almost always walked out with one or two pistol-size blasters, quietly adding them to whatever absurdly deep collection he had at home. Yet every time he looked at a display case, his eyes moved with a practiced, methodical sweep–checking sightlines and mechanical tolerances, not aesthetic finish.
Category: Characters: Aoi
Comments (1) | Related Links (8) | TrackBack
Totally Normal Customer
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:26:48 +0000
"I need a rifle," he said.
Aoi picked up her inventory scanner and nodded. "Sure. What are you planning to use it for?"
The customer thought about the question for a surprisingly long time before answering, "...Shooting."
Aoi stopped typing. She looked at him for a moment, trying to determine whether he was joking. His expression suggested that he wasn't. "That's usually what they're for," she said.
He nodded enthusiastically. "Exactly."
Aoi resisted the urge to sigh and decided that perhaps she had simply asked the wrong question. She set the scanner down and leaned against the counter. "Okay, let's try this another way. What do you want to use it for?"
"I don't know."
Aoi's eyebrows rose slightly. "Do you have experiences with any other blasters?"
"I don't know."
"What's your budget?"
"I don't know."
She stared at him for a moment before glancing toward the ceiling as if hoping someone from management might suddenly appear and rescue her. Nobody did. "Okay," she said, returning her attention to him. "Do you know what kind of rifle you're looking for?"
"Yes."
That answer caught her off guard. After everything else he'd said, she had been expecting another "I don't know." Aoi straightened, picked up her scanner again, and smiled. "Great. What kind?"
The customer turned and pointed toward the back of the store.
"That one."
Aoi followed his finger and immediately regretted asking. Behind a section of reinforced glass stood the V-90 Thunderhawk, BlastersBB's enormous military-grade centerpiece. The rifle was so large and imposing that it looked less like something a person might purchase and more like something that belonged mounted to a military vehicle. It had its own display case, security system, and holographic information panel, and Aoi had once overheard a customer ask whether it came with its own transportation permit.
Category: Characters: Aoi
Comments (1) | Related Links (8) | TrackBack
Neon Salvation
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:53:27 +0000
Lena broke Vex's trance. "You ok? You seem different tonight."
Vex slowly turned from Kael's face, glanced at the ground and softly agreed, "yeah."
"Marcus is relieving me. I'm ready to go home after a full day. I'll help you drop this guy off. Where we headed?"
Vex responded softly again, "My pad."
Lena looked at her bewildered, and muttered, "Wow. First time."
The three of them loaded Kael into Lena's car.
Category: Stories
Comments (5) | Related Links (8) | TrackBack
Introducing Off-Gridders
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:21:44 +0000
A new section has been added to the Future Earth supplement: Off-Gridders.
Although most people in the Future Earth setting live within the highly connected Neo-Metropolises, not everyone wants to remain part of modern civilization. Some people choose to live in remote areas while still following the laws and regulations of society. Others take their independence much further.
Off-Gridders are people who deliberately disconnect themselves from the systems that connect them to civilization. They may avoid government registration, centralized computer networks, electronic identification, and other forms of modern infrastructure. Many attempt to become self-sufficient, living in remote forests, jungles, mountains, deserts, or other isolated locations.
Off-Gridders are not necessarily criminals, nor are they necessarily opposed to technology. Many continue to use advanced equipment such as computers, solar power systems, medical devices, drones, and communications equipment. What they reject is their dependence upon centralized systems and the regulations that come with them.
The new section explores who the Off-Gridders are, why people choose this lifestyle, how they survive outside the normal systems of society, and how governments, corporations, and ordinary citizens view them.
If you're interested in exploring the people who have chosen to live outside the grid, check out the new Off-Gridders section of Future Earth.
They aren't trying to escape technology. They're trying to escape dependence on it.
Category: Games
Comments | Related Links | TrackBack
7:00 AM Headache
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:15:16 +0000
The customer looked at her. "Does this happen often?"
Aoi picked up her coffee. "Only on days ending in 'day.'"
She walked back toward the front counter.
The customer smiled. "I'll take that Viper-X9 Plasma Carbine. A new one."
Aoi stopped. "Of course you will."
She looked at the clock. 7:14 AM. Fourteen minutes into her shift. Aoi took a long sip of coffee. "This is going to be a very long day."
Category: Characters: Aoi
Comments (5) | Related Links (8) | TrackBack
