• A Thing Shaped Unlike Itself

    Alice stared at her ceiling. It was weird. She felt nude now, even under her bed sheets.She  had tried to “shop” – if it could be really called that, with no money  to exchange, no credit cards to swipe – for a water bottle. But nobody  seemed to quite get the concept – or though… Continue reading

  • Expert Advice

    “It’s… It smells right,” Alice brought her face close to the  foot-sized lump, still warm from being fired, inspecting it for  imperfections, cracks, burns – “Is this… your first try?” “Hardly.  This version 8. We have worked on it for year – two year … Asteroid  have not have nearly the ordering planetary sediment does.”… Continue reading

  • Doubling Down on Power Creep

    “Wouldn’t it be lovely,” Jasprosesprite^2 purred from the darkness, “If we had one of those time-whatevers, so I could hope to talk some sense into you. But.” A flash of toothy grin shined for a fraction of a second in the darkness. A Dirk was already there, his Katana slashing through … nothing. “We know… Continue reading

  • Goo Alien Design Guidelines

    Originally: https://toyhou.se/~literature/27937.a-study-of-hummus-goo-alien-design-guidelinesCurrent designs: https://toyhou.se/Sudrien/characters/tagged:Goo%20Alien/folder:745652 Goo aliens are obligate shapeshifters. Unconcious, they would basically have the properties of a non-neutonian fluid – rheopectic. They have limited psychic powers, which filter into both direct communications (i.e. their native language) and some control of separated mass. Those sent on the “First Hummus Expedition” – designated as such because their… Continue reading

  • Did Anyone Ask Where “There” Was

    HEY. SORRY. I DON”T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A GAMEBOOK IN WORDPRESS YET. The original may be a better read._______Chapter 1: Did Anyone ask Where “There” Was? Chapter Text Your name is Roxy Lalonde. And while your singing voice was never that great, at least you have air capacity. Which is why you can still… Continue reading

  • Alarmingly Frequent Incedents

    ♪It’s eight – oh -three and the clock did not go off,♪ Jasprosesprite^2 did not need to let another line of the ditty pound through her head to decide it was horrible, infantile – but it was the voices that declared it that made her pause before thinking to examine anything else. There were a… Continue reading

  • A Study of Hummus – The Boring Stuff

    Some Basics The [goo aliens] currently have three homeworlds – too developed to be colonies – in a single solar system. Calcaei, a rocky planet with a moon that once so bright it competed with the system’s star frequently. Weltra, a rocky planet with a stunningly complex set of rings, and Iu’husid, a thick-atmosphered ringed planet… Continue reading

  • Putting on a Mask

    She was trained to be a Mongolian contortionist by the best – and far too early in her career, had suffered injury that kept her from performing. She then coached for a few years, trying to find new students in an adopted country, and in the free time trying to help rebuild the missing historical… Continue reading

  • Ultimate Yoga

    Originally posted at https://www.deviantart.com/anonymous-69/art/Ultimate-Yoga-Self-Insert-751510432 You come home from your quick shopping trip from the mall getting a nice new set of workout clothes from the sporting goods store; some breathable fabric shorts and a simple white tanktop. You set down your bags and walk right into the living room, excited to finally start your journey… Continue reading

  • Ruminations Whilst in the Black

    Space, you might imagine, is big. Oh, Paradox Space is bigger in concept, a universe can’t conceptually compare to something containing universes, but the whole bit about the chaotic flow of time makes it feel crowded. You sail through it in your spaceship, one not constructed around the concept of paradox, dodging distortions, seeing new… Continue reading

setting.sudrien.net
setting.sudrien.net
@posts@setting.sudrien.net

writing stuff

190 posts
0 followers

Fediverse Followers