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So Gabbro’s always gotten a giggle or two out of a twisted situation. So Shale’s getting more morbid by the hour. So they’re both more than a little sick in the head by now.
All this to say—you can’t really blame them for making the joke, can you?
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A story about loneliness, and laughing not to cry, and whether Time Buddies can just be buddies too.
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29 Aug 2026
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Canna’s statements aren’t anything you didn’t already know. Clem had the Vessel meet hers in the Gloaming Galaxy weeks ago. You can see it through the main view screen off in the distance, the binary Blackrock suns burning just out of sight to the left.
Fluvia, the lead astronomer, had promised they were as stable as could be hoped for, that they should last at least another few years, as if that was a solace. As if there was a plan of action to survive once they burn out like all the other stars are starting to.
You’re broken from your cycle of self-pity by a ringing, discordant tone behind you. A distress signal?
Campfire Fest day three, prompt: Warp
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27 Aug 2026
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The Hatchling did it. They've explored the solar system, reached the Eye, and completed the legacy of the Nomai. They said goodbye and hello simultaneously. They let go. So why do they wake up staring at Giant's Deep? And why is the Orbital Probe Cannon still intact? Perhaps by exploring the solar system again they can find out exactly what happened when they entered the Eye of the Universe.
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- Part 1 of And the universe breathes.
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27 Aug 2026
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You are alone. You have been alone for a very long time.
Until you are not.---
The hatchling can't escape the loop, and discovers the one other being who knows what it's like to be trapped forever.
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26 Aug 2026
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“Come on, get up. We’re going together.”
Riebeck’s fingers falter on their instrument. A note bends in the melody. “Uh, sorry? I don’t, you want me to…?”
You lift your gaze up. The bridge is practically framing their spherical helmet, almost mockingly close. Nothing shaken loose yet.
“The Hanging City,” you say. “You always wanted to see it, right? So we’re going. Right now.”
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26 Aug 2026