Christopher Brown
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-Jaus Avandaer on the construction of the Flayed Ladder 16-7 Choice of Skins (III) The first difference between an ansible and an Auto-Seance was a matter of groundedness. An ansible did not work beyond the bounds of reality but within it. There was a reactivity to its effect–a counter-push from gravity and data. An info-tunnel across the reach of space dipped and formed, the curvature of bending gravity caused Avo’s thoughtstuff to spike far outward, turning needle-thin as Denton’s did all those…-
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-Wen Pale-Crane ( 16-6 A Choice of Skins (II) Fifteen different guns, twenty-four variations of high-yield explosives, two assault-grade mechs, some kind of auto-doc support kit containing various cutting-edge medical implements, a high-power microfabricator consisting of three slats of hovering steel made to interface with one’s Neurodeck and manipulated via utility fog, a fifty-feet long and forty-feet wide Non-newtonian stealth ship with no visible means of boarding, and finally, seven sets of…
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16-5 A Choice of Skins (I) Crimson exploded as Dice tore her way through the Syndicate enforcers within the megablock. From fires creeping along blood-made fissures, Avo watched the progress of his chosen Ensouled, and likewise did Draus–the glass shimmering with her presence. Desperate screams mingled with gunfire as the former FATELESS surged forward, a tidal wave of slashing gore, shredding through all in her path. Syndicate golems should have been en route to assist. But Draus ensured their…
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-Watch the Watchers, Anti-Voidwatch Conspiracy Thoughtcast 16-4 Meldskin Enlightenment left tastes of sweet and sour upon Avo’s tongue. As time slipped from the group after they began sampling the gifts of Voidwatch, Avo felt a familiar ache returning with each item he tested. Where once the Bone Demon and his Echoheads left him pleased with the belief of his superiority to most, indulging in the use of instruments leftover from even the furthest days of Voidwatch’s bygone past made him feel all…
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-Transcript recovered of failed assassination op on Jelene Draus, former Guard-Captain of the Regulars [ 16-3 Inventory (II) “‘M back,” Draus sniffed, limping past Avo and Denton as another piece of her bio-rig’s carapace broke free from her body. A map of shrapnel jutted out like studded piercings along the right hemisphere of her face. The remnants of her helmet protected the remainder of her skull from severe damage, but her flesh was worn thin enough that Avo could see the gleaming alloy…
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16-2 Inventory (I) A laugh of disbelief escaped from Calvino as the download completed and the copied template of the EGI came mind-to-mind with its non-coldtech alternates. It took the artificial intellect less than a second to trawl through Avo’s mindscape and upon completion, disbelief filled every bit of data it possessed. Moments after Denton disconnected from Threshold, new menus and features began to sprout through Avo’s mind. Chief among these was his new personal neuro-assistant which was…
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- 16-1 The Path Ahead The simulation congealed as the simulation thickened in a blurred haze, and the obfuscation settled around them. Ghoul and machine both were once again on the boat. This time, the grand castle was banished from sight, and they floated forth on placid waves toward an horizon unclear. The island and the aqueduct were no more, but the weight of the revelations lingered still. “Ignore the neuro-modification request,” Calvino said while more text strings played across Avo’s…
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-Veylis Avandaer, 15-20 Bad History (II) Glittering embers seared through the fabric of shadows that blanketed them, and slowly Avo found himself standing amidst an ocean of traveling stars. There were countless Dyson-Carriers now, the weaponized suns forming the hearts of fleets. Both monster and machine stared off into the silence where the instrument of dawn smote the lands below, smoldering like an orb lit by the tip of a cigar. Though distorted, the immensity of the Dyson-Carrier remained a…
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- Ying Yang Wei, “Stormsparrow,” Fallwalker and Grand Champion of the Summit Series Combat Circuits 15-19 Bad History (I) The facade crumbled. What once stood as a bedroom bedecked with Highflame merchandise began to chip and flake apart. Pools of blood bound husband and wife in a final post-fatal union as the ground began to fissure and the simulation began to change. None of this impressed Avo, though he was fascinated by the sudden show of force. Voidwatch possessed the means to deposit him…
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-Cas eld'Canduir, 15-18 Justify There was a particular wretchedness that afflicted a person consumed by grief. Both father and mother froze upon beholding the towering monster standing just beyond the doorway, eyes unfocused and misted with yet-tumbling tears. Though they were bare of obvious augmentations, their flawless skin and undoubtedly grafter-carved bone structures re-emphasized the place they occupied in society. Beholding the ghoul that suddenly manifested in their family home while…
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