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Challenge #04839-M090: Waif and Stray

A human, an older teen, screamed in terror when the mix of avian and reptilian havenworlders found them. They were thin, alone on that barren rock, injured, and shaking. They very gently helped the youth learn they were safe, no longer alone, and deserved kindness. -- Anon Guest

Hal knew that they were lucky to survive. They were also rather lucky that they had had an obsession with surviving seemingly impossible accidents. How to survive on a desert island. How to survive a welding impact with an alien vessel. How to survive a marooning in hyperspace.

How to survive a crash on a hostile planet, as it turned out, was the most useful scenario that they'd ever fantasised their way through. which was a conglomeration of information. As well as absorbing the cliff notes of stone-age technological skills.

There was a lot that could be accomplished with sticks and stones, mud and string. All four, and the ability to weave. It was a lot faster when one had scrap remnants from a Cheese Grater Landing on the surface of the world.

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Tuesday, Patreon and The Sads

Adapting got its fifth rejection this morning.

Sigh.

I'm planning to send it to the Promptcast crew for inspection to see what it needs, or where it could go for a proper audience. I used to believe that this thing was the perfect intro to the Amalgam Universe. It still could be.

I just don't know any more.

So alongside my hope leaving my body, I have stuff to do today. Including locking in and writing the thing for the Promptcast, the

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Challenge #04838-M089: Mostly Harmless, You Say

They ran in and dragged the woman with the brightly striped belt from a building fast before the fire burst out of control. She saved them from falling to their death when a support strut failed causing the scaffolding to collapse. It was the start of an interesting friendship -- Anon Guest

The thing about responding to disasters is: Nobody thinks. They just act.

Whether it's fleeing the scene of threat, or acting counter to it. The threat spurs motion and the

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Monday, Round Round Run Around...

Today's PLN:

  • Get Chaos' Centrelink horseshit sorted
  • Get the shopping done
  • Get the story done for today
  • Get the story done for the Promptcast
  • Get the story done for the Archive

I am fully prepared to have only one of those accomplished.

If there's a twofer tomorrow, you'll know I just got exhausted by the first thing on my list. Or maybe the first two.

I shall try my best, regardless.

Centrelink should be open. I am packing my lappy just in

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Challenge #04837-M088: We Have What Now?

A wealthy family, though decent enough rulers. A lonely child whose parents were so busy they had little time for hir. The child started making little clothes, tiny furniture, and putting together a dollhouse, a mini mansion. When asked why, the child simply said, my friends want to visit more so I won't be lonely. -- Anon Guest

Ardinae had a nurse, a tutor, a bodyguard, and a host of dressers, chefs, and stylists to make sure they were the very picture

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Sunday, Streams and Stories

The Archive's not streaming today because presenter illness. Such fun.

Adapting is off on its last chance to gain an agent before I throw it at the Promptcast to see what it needs.

Even if it needs to be taken out behind the chemical shed.

I used to Believe in that book. Sigh. I've been sitting on it way too long and got too despondent about getting it out into the world. Past me was such a dreamer.

Fuck, I'm still a

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Challenge #04836-M087: Taking the Time

The king offered a boon, it was, respectfully, turned down. A gift, then, was offered of a new checker board, hir's was getting old and some pieces had gone missing. This was accepted, but only if he'd be willing to sit and play a game or two.

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04791-m042-unfamiliar-to-some -- Anon Guest

What fascinated Verin about her request was that the Thrice-Sworn King did not go out and purchase a new board from a shop. He gathered materials

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Saturday, Embuggerances

At least I got my hair washed. Yay. As for the downside...

Adapting got rejected. Centrelink is shut on the weekends. And Pippi got out into the front room and decided to be a snugglebug all over my freshly-washed hair. It was wound up in alligator clips, but still...

Of all the nonsense, the cat thing is the least irritating.

...just now found out I accidentally missed MeMum's proof of life emails twice. Fuck My Life.

I don't even know how that

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Challenge #04835-M086: Keep Them Hungry

They tried to control their population by keeping them weak and hungry. Then came the crash that spread all sorts of dust, powder, and tiny little floaty seeds all over the place. The soil was suddenly extremely rich, instead of polluted, the parasites and fungi that were harmful to people died out quickly, and a surprisingly large variety of small, seemingly ordinary, plants, began to spread swiftly. -- Anon Guest

The people on the northern islands actually saw the invader shot down.

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Friday, Extended Unfucking

I shall be attempting to do a very fast story today. All so I can hold Chaos' hand and try to get her into the process of getting the disability pension. Which is going to take five-freaking-ever but we WILL get there. So help me.

I'll be getting story done in between helping with the centrelink mess. So far, it's been finding the right links and getting the process done so that we can start the NEXT process.

The current process is

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Challenge #04834-M085: Making Light of the Matter

"Wraithvine, Wraithvine, where art thou?"

"I'm over here, playing the clown!"

"Wraithvine, Wraithvine, why be a fool?"

"Because laughter is another healing tool!"

A children's skipping game of how Wraithvine saved a nation, by teaching the leaders of the warring factions how to have fun together and laugh. -- Anon Guest

Evidently, Bucky had been to the library. Asking questions and finding out things. Kro could throttle the librarian's prentice/acolyte[1] for teaching him how to read.

"I learned fun stuff,

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Thursday, Gradual Unbuggering

I think I forgot to advertise the weekly blog, yesterday. I can get onto that today.

Adapting got the boot yesterday, so now I'm flinging that at another agent before I get a rattle on with other business.

Which apparently includes writing this blog entry.

Nevertheless, Adapting is away again and I am hoping for the best. One more round and I throw it at the writing group to see (a) what it needs, (b) where I could put it, and (3)

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Challenge #04833-M084: A Lesson to Last

Kormwind, Dex to his friends, is being followed around by two youngsters, a human child and hir hellkin twin. When asked why they follow, the children ask to be taught to cook, taught to make things, taught to grow things, so they won't go hungry again. And the other children in the home won't go hungry anymore, either. -- Anon Guest

[AN: This has to happen while he was off being an Adventurer and not a Prince]

Dex had been viewing his

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Wednesday, SNAFU Time

I was planning on a nice peaceful day at home, making posts and writing nonsense. Alas, my main computer [with all the important Patreon stuff on it] decided it was going to deadscreen on me and now I am in a pickle.

I had audio recordings to post on Patreon. I had the Promptcast entry for my sponsors to enjoy. I even had another chapter of A Devil's Tale ready to enthrall.

I can only access some of that via my lappy.

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Challenge #04832-M083: Last Will

The family fought bitterly over the box. It was beautiful, looking as though it were covered in gold and gems. They felt for certain whomever inherited it would find wealth within. The youngest two siblings asked only for the small wooden box that had been left out in the rain by the woodshed. The youngest two would never go hungry again. -- Fighting Fit

The jocular saying goes, "Where there's a will, there's an angry relative." It could not be more true

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