Chapter 16: No Longer Frank
Jack chuckled a bit as he followed after the secretary, closing the door behind him. As he caught up down the hallway, he couldn’t help himself because of the hysterical high he was on. “Well,...
2025-03-31 01:41:32 +0000 UTC View PostJack stared up at the blonde woman in incredulity, as if at a madwoman. The cigarette fell from his mouth. “Bullshit. That’s ridiculous. Impossible! Sh-she’s not… not-”
Jack nodded slowly to Boss Lady’s spiel, then silently did as instructed.
As soon as he thought about it, he located a little ‘itch’ in his head, and it expanded quickl...
2025-03-31 01:10:46 +0000 UTC View PostJack waited with a deliberately not held breath to see her reaction, whether it was to laugh, scoff, deny, or perhaps to set the contract on fire and leave. He waited an...
2025-03-31 00:46:53 +0000 UTC View PostAlice looked as if she got blindsided by a car, mouth hung open for a split moment. Her hand suddenly went to his shoulder. “Mr. Laker — Jack — listen to me. No one negotiates! I’m helping you to implore you: just sign. Y...
2025-03-20 19:08:36 +0000 UTC View PostJack did an incredulous double-take at the question. “Are you serious? Coffee? Did you really say coffee?”
The secretary smiled widely. “How would you like it?”
“Black with two sugars.” It came out like a rote, and he smile...
2025-03-20 19:00:49 +0000 UTC View PostBoyscout silently walked up to face Jack. He was tall and imposing in addition to having a masked, mirrored faceplate impossible to see through. Nonetheless, Jack glared.
Shaking his head, Boyscout spoke in exasperation. “How do you still ...
2025-03-20 18:55:44 +0000 UTC View PostJack’s uncle turned to the arriving Nons and grimaced. He gestured over to the hallway beyond fallen debris. “She’s in the guest room down the end of the hall. At least, I think it’s a she — feminine face, small frame, and I thought I no...
2025-03-20 18:51:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe kid had twisted on his back, caught between fear of getting shot again, freaking out about already being shot and blood coming away on his hand, and trying to scramble away.
“I gotcha, bud!” Jack called as he grabbed the young man un...
2025-03-20 18:48:41 +0000 UTC View Post“Memoria?” Neex asked anxiously and hopefully at once. Her head tentacles whipped around. “Okay?”
Jack snorted. “Not hardly. Some lesser system processor. AI.”
As Neex just nodded slowly, he studied her. He was indeed aware...
2025-03-20 18:37:11 +0000 UTC View PostJack barreled through the door of the humid, darkly luminous, gently thrumming bathroom, blurting out, “I agree! I’m in, haha!”
Neex was sitting down in the center of the room cross-legged, with the Heart in her hands and lap. She beam...
2025-03-20 18:32:24 +0000 UTC View PostSo, it's highly customizable, depending on you. But the naming conventions for being mentioned in credits (on RR) will go like these examples:
Agent Nonpareil Green, for excellence in the field and their nutritious recipe...
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“What?” Jack looked from the text to Neex to back again. “What?! Me?!” He struggled to process the meaning. “Neex, I-... Look, I think you’re great, but I’m not ready for something like this! Is this like marriage? I don’t even kno...
2025-03-20 17:50:14 +0000 UTC View PostStifling his panic, Jack checked Neex’s pulse, hoping her anatomy was close enough for it to make sense. It was — he felt a weak pulse. Upon inspection, she also seemed as if she was still breathing.
A coma. But she was fatalistic. S...
2025-03-20 17:46:12 +0000 UTC View PostJack, perhaps a bit dulled from his ordeals, was in mystified wonderment at her saying his name. “H-how do you know my…?”
Her pupils turned into a wavy ‘W’ briefly before going back to a bar. “Jack name. Name…d.”
“Wha...
2025-03-20 17:42:07 +0000 UTC View PostAnchored below the tree cover of the platform known as the Yairu Reservoir, under the jurisdiction of the independent Industrial Fellowship, Jack ran two hands over his face and cursed his luck. He’d really done it this time. He could smell foul...
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Jack rushed through his morning like a bat out of hell and was forced to skip breakfast. It was pure disaster, he knew — tragedy. He always&n...
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