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Shuffle – Playlist 2 – 2 – It Ain’t My Fault (Brothers Osborne)
Many hundreds of millions of years ago, a being was born. It was born from something that was slightly different that meant to make an exact replica of itself, but even though biological processes are dependable enough to propagate a species, they can be unpredictable. Maybe a protein codes wrong and this relatively small error…
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The Deft Hands of Zacchaeus – 5 – The Thrill Is Gone
Zacchaeus can’t believe his eyes. He hasn’t moved from the door, his back is still pressed against it like he hopes he will pass through it. He can’t move, he can only watch the unbelievable and listen to the conversation. “Monster,” the spider says in the voice of a human man, “that is an interesting…
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The Deft Hands of Zacchaeus – 4 – Help Me Some
Zacchaeus (1) vs the Odd Man (0) in Tunk (*Zacchaeus rules), best of 3 Game 2 continued: “I understand if you don’t trust me,” the strange man says. “I would say anything to avoid losing, which from your perspective is me having to risk my job by granting you access to Sublime technology, but I’ve…
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The Deft Hands of Zacchaeus – 3 – I Wonder What Have I Done Wrong
Zacchaeus (1) vs the Odd Man (0) in Tunk (*Zacchaeus rules), best of 3 Game 2: A two and seven of spades, ten and Queen of diamonds, and Jack of Hearts. Zacchaeus draws a seven of hearts. “Aren’t you curious about your grandmother’s secret? Why she even has a game at her table where a…
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The Deft Hands of Zacchaeus – 2 – I Be Troubled
“Grab that for me, baby,” Mavis Turner said, pointing at the large soup pot that sat on top of the refrigerator. It was too large to fit inside any cabinet. Zacchaeus grabbed it and spun it on one finger; the edge of the circular bottom rested on his finger tip as the large pot rotated…
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The Deft Hands of Zacchaeus – 1 – Canned Heat Blues
Zacchaeus vs the Odd Man in Tunk (*Zacchaeus rules), best of 3 *Zacchaeus rules tunk There are many variations of the game of tunk, but the rules are simple. Players start with five cards and to win, they attempt to reach fifty points with all face cards; or they can spread all of their cards…
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The True Start of the Dark Parallel (3)
Sampling of Arcane Distinctions of the Universe (listed by rank of arcane mastery, highest to lowest, and grouped by planet of origin listed alphabetically) with no known planetary origin: The Master of Universal Arcana Repulsor The Alia Wazad the Wonderful with origins on Druont: Razew Supreme Lead Scientist Beta God with origins on Earth: The…
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The True Start of the Dark Parallel (2) – The Origins of Universal Magic
The cruelty of AEther‘s half sibling, Past, perisis to the relative present, but unbeknownst to it, AEther has a twin that was born from the same magical embers at the first wound in Space. This sibling is known as the Quintessence and followed alongside AEther through all of its existence like a dark, unseeable shadow.…
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The Master in: The Ill Nights – Issue 3 – Help From My Friends
Issac was in a universe where much of the Earth’s landmasses were covered by gigantic trees and humanity made their lives in the high canopy of the trees. Some lived on the forest floor where clearings existed, but most had elaborate homes and businesses built into the tree trunks high over the ground. In the…
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The Master in: The Ill Nights – Issue 2 – Nemesis
Anesu Chimutengwende is a witch. She is from a family of very powerful magic users and since she was a little girl and saw her mother use her mind to move things around their house, she became obsessed with the words her mother used to control her surroundings. Anesu was a perfect student in her…