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Title: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Starcat5 on September 05, 2025, 05:21:29 AM
53-01 - Behind enemy lines

The best part of waking up is NOT having your Clan Leader inches away from your face.

Edit: Oh, and can we get a permanent link to Pax Draconica? If not on the front page, then at least on the Links page.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Tapewolf on September 05, 2025, 09:51:50 AM
Quote from: Starcat5 on September 05, 2025, 05:21:29 AMEdit: Oh, and can we get a permanent link to Pax Draconica? If not on the front page, then at least on the Links page.

I'll have to go through the links page at some point as it's way out of date.  For now, I've added a link in a new section under the "Finished backstories" list, but if there's a better place for it I'm open to suggestions.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: ProfesseurRenard on September 05, 2025, 09:15:12 PM
Looks like Dr Harding was thorough with the patching. Anja won't be as easy to defeat as Yvonne and her siblings.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Starcat5 on September 06, 2025, 10:55:11 AM
Quote from: ProfesseurRenard on September 05, 2025, 09:15:12 PMLooks like Dr Harding was thorough with the patching. Anja won't be as easy to defeat as Yvonne and her siblings.

Nah. There was too much personality behind that reply. My bits are on her being piloted by a soul. Meaning she is harder to trick, at the cost of reaction time and having a survival instinct that can override orders.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: ProfesseurRenard on September 06, 2025, 07:22:30 PM
Quote from: Starcat5 on September 06, 2025, 10:55:11 AM
Quote from: ProfesseurRenard on September 05, 2025, 09:15:12 PMLooks like Dr Harding was thorough with the patching. Anja won't be as easy to defeat as Yvonne and her siblings.

Nah. There was too much personality behind that reply. My bits are on her being piloted by a soul. Meaning she is harder to trick, at the cost of reaction time and having a survival instinct that can override orders.

Somehow, that's even more chilling.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Amai_Crimson on September 08, 2025, 04:57:11 PM
If I woke up with Dariyl staring at me I'd be happy before reality setting in of something not right
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Tapewolf on September 11, 2025, 08:16:18 AM
That mystery should now be solved.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Starcat5 on September 11, 2025, 05:39:02 PM
53-02 - Daryil makes friends with Anja

...for certain values of "friends".
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Amai_Crimson on September 11, 2025, 07:50:30 PM
Uh oh what Dariyl do to bill?
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Tapewolf on September 12, 2025, 05:22:44 AM
Quote from: Amai_Crimson on September 11, 2025, 07:50:30 PMUh oh what Dariyl do to bill?

See chapters 26-30, which admittedly was 6 years ago.

(Also that's D-a-r-y-i-l)
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Farry on September 12, 2025, 06:57:24 AM
I've found it on page 30-03 (http://project-future.xepher.net/epsilon.php?strip=30-03).
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Amai_Crimson on September 12, 2025, 12:00:05 PM
Oh right them, also my phone auto corrects Daryil I need to fix that
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: ProfesseurRenard on September 12, 2025, 09:24:52 PM
Quote from: Starcat5 on September 11, 2025, 05:39:02 PM53-02 - Daryil makes friends with Anja

...for certain values of "friends".

Guess Anja is still a bit salty about being made to call Daryil and getting the Professor's wing tentacle through her heart for her trouble.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Starcat5 on September 12, 2025, 11:18:14 PM
Quote from: ProfesseurRenard on September 12, 2025, 09:24:52 PM
Quote from: Starcat5 on September 11, 2025, 05:39:02 PM53-02 - Daryil makes friends with Anja

...for certain values of "friends".

Guess Anja is still a bit salty about being made to call Daryil and getting the Professor's wing tentacle through her heart for her trouble.

Yeah, can't really blame her for that one.  :<
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: WhyNot? on September 18, 2025, 09:38:39 AM
53-03 - I don't think she does


TBF Daryil, under the same circumstances, it was only word choice giving the mind-controller the opportunity to reveal it glibly that stopped the guy next to you in the middle of doling out the same fate to Ash, so that might be a little stones in glass houses when it comes to the Prof.

That Anja bought it on herself is 100% true though.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Tapewolf on September 18, 2025, 09:47:10 AM
Quote from: WhyNot? on September 18, 2025, 09:38:39 AMTBF Daryil, under the same circumstances, it was only word choice giving the mind-controller the opportunity to reveal it glibly that stopped the guy next to you in the middle of doling out the same fate to Ash, so that might be a little stones in glass houses when it comes to the Prof.

If you mean Chapter 26 of Project Future, that was actually Jakob who went ballistic, and he was hurting Ashley rather than killing him outright.  Daryil would likely have stopped him if he had tried, though it would have broken his cover.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: ProfesseurRenard on October 03, 2025, 01:26:41 PM
53-05 - Journey to Jyraneth

Confessions of an ex-fanatic.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Tapewolf on October 05, 2025, 04:13:50 AM
Quote from: ProfesseurRenard on October 03, 2025, 01:26:41 PM53-05 - Journey to Jyraneth

Confessions of an ex-fanatic.

Under Jyratheth you tended to be either a fanatic or a corpse, and they had an inquisition to determine which.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: ProfesseurRenard on October 11, 2025, 03:19:32 AM
53-06 - Dark Temptations

The lure of eternal youth, eh?
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: Raskahn on October 16, 2025, 05:15:53 PM
53-07 - One of them is wrong here

- Alternative title: Jak sucks at poker.
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: ProfesseurRenard on October 18, 2025, 04:52:08 PM
Quote from: Raskahn on October 16, 2025, 05:15:53 PM53-07 - One of them is wrong here

- Alternative title: Jak sucks at poker.

Have I mentioned that I really miss the 'applaud' feature?
Title: Re: [Epsilon Chapter 53]
Post by: ProfesseurRenard on October 24, 2025, 01:48:04 PM
53-08 - "Huh... you're not laughing, chaps..."

I look forward to hearing more of the Professor's insane rationale for Niall being sired directly by Daryil somehow.