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  1. Public Bookmark 2

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    In the time between that red light going on and his receiving the signal to continue, he had been assessed. His crime had been considered, weighed, and ultimately allowed to pass unpunished. Whoever lay on the other side of that wall had a far more merciful temperament than he.

    With the clear eyes afforded to him by release, he understood that he’d not only breached protocol, but breached it in a way that could have been disastrous.

    There are always options for someone who worries about the complications their authority might bring to intimacy. Unfortunately, anonymity comes with its own set of complicating factors.

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    15 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    Luck and likeability are both valuable traits in a superior officer. A likeable superior is easy to follow; a lucky one won’t get you killed.

    “And, uh... Tristan, if you want to... ‘visit a friend’ too, that’s fine? I’m not your boss.”

    More important, however, is the ability to take charge and make hard decisions.

    “I wouldn’t be so quick to denounce your authority, Commander. If you do, Arbiter Rao may feel he has a responsibility to no longer tolerate the continued presence of traitors and malefactors on this vessel- and I would prefer to avoid removing a familiar variable from the Equation unless absolutely necessary.”

    Unfortunately for Commander Lane Perry, a surplus of the former is not an adequate substitute for an absence of the latter.

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    15 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 2

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    Virgil was wrong. He had excellent restraint.

    Commander Jean-Pardieu Beauchamp of the Earth Directorate remained unharmed, despite everything.

    (He wanted to break every single one of those maledict fingers.)

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    She tried to scoff. It turned into a sigh. “Not everything is worth gambling on, Pardy. This wouldn’t be a problem if you’d just stop.”

    The winning smile turned coy. “See, that right there? That’s the difference between us,” he said, lifting his index finger and gesturing conspiratorially with it. “With A.C. folks, Order folks, Protectorate folks, even Aza’s little cult: you all think the whole Universe can be broken down into tidy little production quotas, a list of product values- sums and totals and summary executions. A Universal Equation, a Paradigm, a Grand Architect waiting on the other side of a rift... or a long black number on a bottom line.” He leaned towards her conspiratorially. “Everything in this life is a gamble, Inez. All that really matters is how you’re betting.”

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    04 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 3

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    “Commander… I believe your current state of dress is… detrimental… to what must logically follow.”

    A harsh laugh escaped Smith. “Yeah? You’re a fucking genius, aren’t you?” But his hands were already moving, clumsy and rushed, tearing at his own buckles and fastenings. Fabric gave way under their combined, impatient efforts—a chaotic, graceless symphony of rustling cloth, hissed curses, and the sharp snick of a strap breaking.

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    Commander Smith and Arbiter Tristan Rao have nothing in common: one is a pragmatic opportunist, the other a pillar of doctrine. Forced together after a contamination due to red spores, they find a brutal, chemical solution to a shared problem. The aftermath, however, is infinitely more awkward than the act.

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    02 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark *

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    Reader is wandering through the backrooms and gets attacked by a Tentacle monster, Smilers, death moths, and meets a mysterious figure

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    27 Jan 2026