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    Ed is an engineer aboard the Revenge, an interplanetary research vessel on a multi-year mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. An accident requires that Ed awaken from cryostasis over six months early, and finds his only companion to be Stede, the ship's onboard AI. They develop an unconventional friendship, but is it possible to have more?

    This is classic mutual pining with a sci-fi twist, inspired by all of my favorite stories about the nature of personhood.
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    “You–” Ed was struggling to parse what Stede was saying. “You’re playing your version of this song for me, right now? Like, in real time?”

    “Yes, Edward, that’s correct,” said Stede softly.

    Ed’s brain momentarily seized up. He supposed it made sense that Stede was capable of learning a set of rules to do something like arrange and play a piece of music. There was something unnerving about this song, though. It felt, well–it felt organic . Reactive. Almost collaborative in a way. Ed was lost in the push and pull of it, until the last notes softly petered out.

    “So, what did you think?” asked Stede. It sounded nervous again. Why the hell would someone program an anxiety response into a bot?

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    02 Feb 2026

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    Rook attends a necromancy conference with an old friend, Bellara. Rook is no mage, and they aren't a fan of several prestigious scholars like Bellara is, but there's panels, things to buy, even a fancy charity gala hosted by Emmrich Volkarin. Before all that, though, Rook makes a surprising discovery in an out-of-the-way bathroom that sends their weekend a little off the rails.

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    01 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 79

    Mystery Work

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    This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!

    28 Dec 2025

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    “You’re Yamato, right?”

    Tenzō nodded. A bead of sweat rolled down the back of his neck, impeded from further descent by the plastic at his nape.

    “I heard that you were recommended by Yoroi.” She tilted her head, sorrel eyes narrowing.

    Once more, Tenzō nodded. That was the only way that anyone got into Otoga, after all: recommendation. Lucky for Tenzō; he hadn’t had much trouble setting himself up near Yoroi’s known haunts, and it had only taken a month’s work to pander to the man’s insatiable ego.

    It had been an easy ticket in.

    “Yeah. See, the problem is… Yoroi and me?” Anko said as she leaned forward, her cool breath fanning against Tenzō’s heated cheek. He couldn’t fight back a reflexive shiver. “We just don’t get along.”

    The fine edge of her knife cut into Tenzō’s skin.

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    12 Dec 2025

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    Iruka and his young son move from Konoha City to a small mountain town named Morinoko for a fresh start. They find it—and kids Naruto’s age, new friends, and a handsome, mysterious librarian as well—but hidden among the trees here are secrets, too. Iruka must help uncover the dark forces at work here in town before his family gets swept up in something beyond his understanding.

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    03 Dec 2025