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My friend Eliana drew some fan art of Jenny and Quinn from Reprocessed. Check it out, she did some great work! And read the story while you’re at it if you haven’t 🙂 Jenny fixes Quinn Quinn Jenny
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Chapter Eleven Here, At Last The rest of the day went quickly. Adelaide returned to her assigned chambers and had dinner with Plum and Willam. The food was surprisingly delicious—a rich beef stew and hunks of dark, hearty bread. The three ate their fill, and Willam prepared to head to his room next door. “It…
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“Unit CWN-721 seems to be defective, ma’am.” The machinist stood over me, wielding a long, clawed tool that she used to turn me over and around. Her dark blue coveralls were oil-stained and heavily patched, and she clicked her tongue as she let my leg drop to the ground. “What’s wrong with it, Acevedo?” the…
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Chapter Ten Little Mercies Laszlo smiled at Brandon. “Please, sit,” he invited. “All of you,” he added, glancing at Plum, Willam, and Obella. “There shall be time for introductions after.” Brandon pulled a chair out and sat at the ring-shaped table. Alonzo sat, alone, in the central gap in the table. The dark wood made…
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Chapter Nine The Fifth Law The first thing Brandon had noticed about the city was the sheer amount of people. The second thing he noticed was the noise. As he, Plum, and Willam approached the city gates of Algaran, the sound of the crowds grew and grew until Brandon could hardly hear himself think. Brandon…
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Interlude Two The World Outside When Adelaide woke, she felt, for the first time in longer than she could remember, hopeful. Last night, she and Plum had fled the Vermillion Keep. Algaran, and the Fifth Law, promised a better life for both of them, and the chance to make a difference in the world. If…
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How many pilots have I had? I have been in service for nearly two centuries. Through that time I have had dozens of pilots. After that many, they tend to blend together. So, when this one comes on board and I can feel the difference in seconds, I am bound to pay a bit more…
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cw: self-harm, gore there is a beautiful ugly thing growing inside of you you don’t remember when you first noticed it: it got its claws in you early, you suspect, considering you don’t even really remember what life was like before it, and that it’s so mixed in with the pain and the joy of …
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Chapter Eight Interlude 1 Plumeria Plum, for her part, had never had an easier time making a decision. Fleeing to Algaran had been an obvious choice. It wasn’t safe for Addie at the Keep anymore, and even though Plum didn’t trust Laszlo’s motivations, Addie trusted him. That was enough for her, so it would be…
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Chapter Seven The Beginning at the End Adelaide slept soundly for most of the night. At some point, she was dimly conscious of Plum returning and climbing into bed next to her, but she couldn’t rouse herself enough to respond or react to it. She drifted back away into a mostly dreamless slumber, only distantly…
