As I stepped past the main entrance and into a foyer of sorts, I paused for a moment to gather myself. There was an empty help desk to the right and a waiting lounge area to the left. Directly ahead of me was a sealed door, guarded by a uniformed security guard on the far side. As I walked further into the room, heading for the door, I was immediately stopped by the security officer. He was clearly nervous, looking me up and down while holding his hand out to stop me from continuing.
"S...
2023-08-09 15:27:38 +0000 UTC
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As much as I wanted to spend some time sitting in the lounge area of the Talos Chariot, I ended up back in the Dark Blade’s passenger bay almost immediately after showing Vaz around the ship, including the large empty room at the back of the top deck, which I definitely hadn't forgotten about. There were some backup control systems along the wall, but everything else had been cleared out while Nova and her team were fixing the ship up, so now it was mostly empty.
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2023-08-07 14:45:20 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone, welcome to August, I hope you enjoyed your July! Attached it the next five chapters of Last Resort: The Road Home. I hope you enjoy!
2023-08-01 15:59:02 +0000 UTC
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I quickly climbed the entry ramp into the shuttle, picking up speed as I did. As I stepped into the ship, the ramp started sliding up, the internal systems already working overtime to clean out the horrible poison in the air. I looked around and immediately rushed through the interior, making a beeline for the cockpit, where Tatnia and Vaz were already waiting. They were sitting in what I assumed w...
2023-07-31 13:24:59 +0000 UTC
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Ahsoka could literally feel people watching her as she made her way out of the hangar and deeper into the tunnels of Thila command. The Force sang with curiosity as she walked, the people around her wondering just who she was and why she had been given such quick access to the high-level hangar bay. She wasn't surprised, and it didn't slow her down in the slightest. She was used to being stared at. She was even used to the curl of suspicion that ran under all of that curiosity.
She made...
2023-07-28 15:03:18 +0000 UTC
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When our patrol week in Japan ended, we returned home with a generally poor mood suffusing the two teams. We had spent most of our time in and around Tokyo since that was where Mauser had ended and spent the most time during his rampage. It was disheartening, to say the least, to inspect and investigate the various places that he had targeted. By now, they were starting to be cleaned and reopened to the public, but it was impossible to not see the scars left behind.
His attacks, which s...
2023-07-26 14:44:52 +0000 UTC
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It took us about twenty minutes to cover the distance back to the dome, primarily because as we got closer, we started being extra careful about not being seen. Luckily, the edge of the dome had a deceptively large ferrocrete lip that ran around the entire circumference. It was easily three times as tall as me and, from what we had seen on the inside, had a six or seven-foot-tall wall around the interior perimeter as well. Once we crossed the rough terrain to the side of the dome, we were hid...
2023-07-24 13:29:18 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! So, my most recent public posting of Battlemage has received quite a bit of push back for the Spice arc. Some of the complaints I can understand, others not so much. I have had a few complaints on here as well, as the Spice arc has unfolded, both in comments and in PM, enough so that I believe it needs addressing.
There are two options here really. The first is that I ignore the complaints and keep posting. The Spice arc is nearly complete for board members, b...
2023-07-22 13:31:23 +0000 UTC
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The drive to the checkpoint, as well as the stop-and-start traffic before it, was nerve-wracking, tense, and aggravating. For a few a while we were even partially convinced we were going in the wrong direction, probably because we were stuck in the dark trying to guess where the driver was turning. Thankfully, a quick casting of clairvoyance, focused on the prison, showed that we were heading in the right direction when we finally stopped.
When we did eventually stop at the checkpoint, ...
2023-07-21 15:25:52 +0000 UTC
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During the time that Deacon has been away, the rest of the team has been looking for them. However, Miru has had a lot of down time. What has she been working on?
2023-07-20 02:50:27 +0000 UTC
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I quickly rushed back to the manhole we entered through, launching myself almost two-thirds up the ladder with a pillar of stone before climbing the rest and emerging into the street. I winced at the brightness, looking around, trying to spot M'gann, Fire, and Garth. A blast of green flame came up from the opposite side of the house, tall enough to be seen even from where I was standing, revealing exactly where my three teammates were.
With time being critical and the streets already mo...
2023-07-19 15:26:58 +0000 UTC
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So, not to long ago you all voted for Ahsoka Tano to be the focus of the next interlude, after choosing the Rebels as the next group. I also stated that Hera Syndulla would not be a part of it. However, as I have been planning the chapter, I very quickly came to the conclusion that the best counterpart for an Ahsoka Tano interlude, at least one that did what I wanted to do with the chapter, would be General Syndulla. After a bit of consideration I decided to let you vote on it, as you guys ma...
2023-07-18 20:19:41 +0000 UTC
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We drove for a while, crossing the gap between the prison mine and the rest of the city built under the energy dome's protection. Eventually, we made our way into an industrial district surrounding the mine in a crescent moon shape. Space was clearly a premium under the dome, but the gap still took around a minute to cross. I idly wondered if that was a safety precaution to catch escapees who tried to book it on land or an attempt to prevent collapses or other mine issues from affecting the i...
2023-07-17 15:13:09 +0000 UTC
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The three of us slowly made our way down the long halls of the facility, with my armor fully charged. As we walked, I summoned a familiar, letting him run ahead whenever we came to a corner or an intersection. For the first two, nothing happened, but on the third, the "ambush" we were waiting for finally happened.
At an intersection of our hall and another, my familiar turned down the next corridor and was almost instantly destroyed, a half dozen blaster bolts passing through its space ...
2023-07-14 15:10:39 +0000 UTC
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Our day went by slowly, patrolling the area directly around the large estate, keeping an eye on anything suspicious while doing our best to remain unseen, by both the owners and anyone looking to steal the gem. We patrolled around the home, keeping our eyes peeled and occasionally switching the ground squad with the Bioship stationed reaction squad. We pulled heavily from Ghost's lessons, working hard to stay incognito.
During our first day, we had two tense moments. One when someone ap...
2023-07-12 15:22:03 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone, I just wanted to make a post and explain that I will not be posting anything in August second or fourth. I've discovered that shifting things around for vacations and trips only makes things more stressful as I have to plan, write extra and do a lot of extra work to keep up with my schedule. I don't actually travel that much, so this won't happen often. So yeah, August 2nd and 4th I will not be posting anything, here or anywhere else.
Normal schedule wil...
2023-07-11 03:00:05 +0000 UTC
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A short conversation was all it took to decide that there wasn't much reason to wait at this point. I would have given my left arm to know the guard's schedules, shift changes, or even just how many of the bastards there were in the building at once. Unfortunately, with how strict they were with moving us quickly between the mine and our quarters, there wasn't much of an opportunity to gather that sort of information.
Given enough time, we could probably figure out some of what we wante...
2023-07-10 15:27:03 +0000 UTC
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Hello! So I am going on a trip for the weekend, and rather than rely on spotty WiFi, I decided to post the Friday chapter early. Please enjoy!
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Not long after Vaz agreed to join us in trying to break out, and we reaffirmed that finding a solution to the collars was our most important task, we climbed into our bunks and slept. I could have used the respite to let us plan a bit more, but at this point, there wasn't much of a reason to. We woke up, and from there day wa...
2023-07-06 18:30:43 +0000 UTC
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You guys decided pretty decisively that you wanted the next interlude be from the perspective of a rebel, so here are your options.
I also just want to reiterate, primarily for the first option, that this is an amalgam, combined version of Legends and Disney. For some people/stories/things that means nothing, for others that means a lot is going to be different and would have been different even if Deacon never showed up, simply because the "writers" aren't being forced to writ...
2023-07-06 18:27:48 +0000 UTC
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"So Kaldur sees the barrier and immediately tries to break through it," Tula explained, clearly holding back a laugh. "Meanwhile, Garth, he tried to attack it like a riddle, working along the edges, trying to figure out a weak spot."
The five of us, Kaldur, Tula, Garth, M'gann, and I, were all sitting in a cafe a few days after our gang bust. It was Wednesday, and our double date was going well, despite the fact that our "double" outnumbered us. The date had started with a pleasant walk...
2023-07-05 14:37:26 +0000 UTC
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Tatnia and I spent a few minutes asking Vaz questions, which she answered as best she could. She was patient with us for a while but eventually had enough, climbing onto the bunk above Tatnia and almost instantly falling asleep.
During our talk, our first and probably most important questions revolved around how closely we were being watched. According to Vaz, while the guards were constantly on the lookout while we were "on the clock," the four cameras along the ceiling of the prison w...
2023-07-03 15:11:23 +0000 UTC
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So gonna try something a little different, you have three factions to choose from, once you guys settle on one I will make a new poll letting you pick specifics from that faction. Oh, and the interlude will most likely take place around or during the spice mine arc, but be "published" after.
Keep in mind that the Empire options will not be the Emperor or Darth Vader, or anyone even remotely close to their level.
2023-07-01 19:17:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone, welcome to July! I hope everyone is doing well, and I hope everyone had a good June! As usual, here are the next five chapter of Last Resort: The Road Home. Just as before, please understand that these chapters are very early drafts and completely unedited. Please enjoy!
2023-07-01 18:54:21 +0000 UTC
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The process of mining out the spice veins was simple but grueling. According to Azyter, the Togruta working on the same platform was the process's first step. We would mine into the stone, following the lines of mediari until they ran out. When a layer is clear, they come in with large machines and carve forward, pushing deeper into the spice vein. We would have to load up the crushed rock, as well as any carving...
2023-06-30 15:16:01 +0000 UTC
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A lot had changed in the last few months, and quite a few of those changes started with everyone returning from the mentorship and vacation week.
Kaldur arrived back from his trip earlier than we had expected, accompanied by both of his friends, Garth and Tula. He introduced them as his boyfriend and girlfriend and asked if they might be allowed to join the team, vouching for their skill and experience. At that point, I was alone in the cave. It took me a long moment to recover from the...
2023-06-28 15:25:08 +0000 UTC
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When I next woke up, it was to the unfortunate sensation of someone kicking me in the side. The deep, full-body ache that I felt from being initially stunned in that old woman's house wasn't present, which I idly noted in the back of my mind probably meant that what our jailer used to knock us out again had been something different.
"Looks like I timed it better this time," The familiar, cruel voice of the taunting human said from above me. "Get up, we are here."
As I started to s...
2023-06-26 14:24:42 +0000 UTC
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Hello! We have completed the design for our new crew member! The final form is a Female Shistavanen, trained by a mandalorian with a focus in heavy weaponry. The personality trait poll worked way better than I had hoped, and the result is that our new crew member is calm, professional and focused, but tends to have a positive outlook.
Originally I wanted to also let you guys vote on their starting equipment, but how I'm working them into the story, that doesn't make any sense. That said...
2023-06-23 15:13:46 +0000 UTC
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"What?" I asked, looking around with a confused expression. "Are you sure they are coming for us?"
"Yes! They have rough images of you two and your descriptions!" Miru said, nearly shouting now. "You need to get out of there!"
Tatnia, who had leaned in to listen when I had started looking around, now looked back at me with wide eyes.
"We need to move!" She said, grabbing my arm and getting me going, both of us running out of the planetside shipyard.
The shipbroker shou...
2023-06-23 14:52:30 +0000 UTC
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So, just to keep it clear, this is a time skip, its only a handful of months, and the next chapter is a much more in-depth dive into what has been going on. Hope you enjoy!
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"Say again, Ranger?" I asked, tapping my earpiece with my finger. "I missed last."
"Squad one and two successfully took down their targets," Ranger, also known as Jim Harper, repeated clearly. "Warden says Aqualad reported no casualties and confirms they had time to call out."
"Copy, ou...
2023-06-21 14:48:47 +0000 UTC
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With our first proper mercenary mission completed, we left Itander behind a few hours after Rabben stopped by to say goodbye. Once in space, Miru deployed the raindrop fighters out of the hangar bay, directing them up and under the ship, where the mag-lock and cargo clamps locked them against the hull. When they attached, a muffled thud reverberated through the ship.
"Oookay, the raindrops are properly attached," Miru said with a smile. "We are good to go!"
"Great," Julus said, ha...
2023-06-19 15:04:23 +0000 UTC
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