The Geography of Main Street: Centrifugal Force
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bloodyrosemccoyIndex and prologue!
Previous chapter!
It feels a little weird to add a ✨Paypal link, ✨ but hey, writing is hard, so if you want to tip me, I wouldn't say no!
Here we are! The end of the eternal spinning! I'd like to thank the Academy, and especially the MPA, for historical nonsense that gave me so much material to work with! WTF, guys. I'd also like to thank Joel Hodgson and everyone who worked on Mystery Science Theater 3000 for shaping my sense of humor so thoroughly. And thanks go to my buddies Josh and Liz for circulating the tapes.
Also, I should probably thank my dad, who if he ever reads this is going to be very confused. Sorry, Dad. You're confusing.
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"Hi," I said to Giro, stepping into his cell.
He hauled himself upright. His brain may have been sluggish lately because of the busted implant, but he was still observant enough to put together what had happened.
"So you're using your powers for good," he surmised. He would have found this delightful if he weren't on mute right now, I thought. I had to get him somewhere he could recuperate.
"Well, technically," I said, standing in the doorway and gesturing him through, "I'm pretty sure Admin's gonna say I'm using it for delinquency. What with the crimes."
"Yeah, well, your timing isn't great," he said. "You couldn't have waited for me to recharge my batteries a little, could you?"
"I figured you'd enjoy recharging better on a feral cruise than climbing around in the mines."
I expected him to say something like, "No cannibals? I'm disappointed," but all he did was nod tiredly and look around. "Which way?"
( I considered. )
Previous chapter!
It feels a little weird to add a ✨Paypal link, ✨ but hey, writing is hard, so if you want to tip me, I wouldn't say no!
Here we are! The end of the eternal spinning! I'd like to thank the Academy, and especially the MPA, for historical nonsense that gave me so much material to work with! WTF, guys. I'd also like to thank Joel Hodgson and everyone who worked on Mystery Science Theater 3000 for shaping my sense of humor so thoroughly. And thanks go to my buddies Josh and Liz for circulating the tapes.
Also, I should probably thank my dad, who if he ever reads this is going to be very confused. Sorry, Dad. You're confusing.
- The Feral Cannibal franchise is experiencing diminishing returns from its sequels, which are by and large said to be pale imitations with none of the thematic, uh, meat of the first one. However, the fourth installment, Feral Cannibal Botanical Garden, directed by an arhod, was hailed as a return to form and a fascinating deconstruction of the feralsploitation subgenre.
- I'm thinking I should put this together in epub form For Your Edification, but this is good for now.
- The roll call of the Deus crew right at the end is not going to be on the test. They're basically cameos. But if I ever publish Blood and Stardust, you'll have a few characters to work with!
- I'm inordinately proud that the safety videos paid off. It's a bit of a comfort to me to know that if disaster ever strikes, I'll at least know the Official Things To Do.
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"Hi," I said to Giro, stepping into his cell.
He hauled himself upright. His brain may have been sluggish lately because of the busted implant, but he was still observant enough to put together what had happened.
"So you're using your powers for good," he surmised. He would have found this delightful if he weren't on mute right now, I thought. I had to get him somewhere he could recuperate.
"Well, technically," I said, standing in the doorway and gesturing him through, "I'm pretty sure Admin's gonna say I'm using it for delinquency. What with the crimes."
"Yeah, well, your timing isn't great," he said. "You couldn't have waited for me to recharge my batteries a little, could you?"
"I figured you'd enjoy recharging better on a feral cruise than climbing around in the mines."
I expected him to say something like, "No cannibals? I'm disappointed," but all he did was nod tiredly and look around. "Which way?"
( I considered. )
