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Chapter

Dead Language 01

by Tower Curator — Raven Defensive Systems Incorporated The hands ticked around the clock, filling the air with a rhythmic noise that reminded everyone how late this meeting was starting. The core crew had assembled, but the boss still hadn’t shown up. She was many things, but late wasn’t one of them. Ten minutes late? Perhaps it was time to send someone to find her. A pencil rolled down the table, slowed to a crawl, and came back to the edge. It fell off the side, landed in a hand, placed on the edge of the table,…
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Chapter

Analyst 02

by Tower Curator — Nikolai trudged through the old freight hauler. He moved on memory alone, only registering his surroundings as an afterthought. The hauler was familiar enough to him that he didn't need to pay much attention. Some people stopped and stared as he walked through the narrow corridors. A few said things to him, but Nikolai didn't respond. He couldn't imagine what he looked like. Or smelled like, for that matter. Five days of hiding out in the old sewer system had taken its toll. As had dodging robotic…
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Alchemy and Dead Bodies

by Tower Curator — Chapter I: Departure at Platform Thirteen The train platform bustled with life, the air alive with the chatter of departing passengers, the clang of baggage carts, and the occasional sharp hiss of steam from the waiting engine. Lydia Carrington stood near the edge, her valise at her feet and her gloves clutched tightly in her hands. She was doing her best to keep her nerves at bay, though the energy of the platform wasn’t helping. Professor Alcott stood beside her, a stout man with a wiry beard…
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The Cults of Voynich City

by Tower Curator — Chapter I: The Cult of Lost Souls HUMAN RESOURCES Stewart Cinn rolled the stamp on the pad of red ink, lifted it into the air, and slammed it down on the request form with a heavy thud. “Denied.” “Denied?” The old man, face covered in symbolic tattoos, looked up in shock. “How? I filled everything out perfectly.” “I apologize, Minister, but it is the view of Human Resources that your need for sacrifices at this time is superfluous at best.” “Superfluous? You can’t…
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Duality 06

by Tower Curator — High Wind “Welcome to Super Burger, home of the Super Burger, can I take your order?” Four thousand three hundred thirty-eight dollars was a lot. A few months worth of pay. It helped ease the pressure of a week without pay, revitalized our emergency money, and got Thoth a few goodies. After I got off work today, I was going to take a trip down to the mall to find some goodies for the rest of the family. However, it was not enough money to quit my job over, unfortunately. Even if it had an…
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Duality 05

by Tower Curator — The Basement Staying out all night was irritating. Even though I had one whole body that was asleep, my other body yearned for rest and relaxation. While I did take a few breathers at various locations around the city—a bench in Central Park, an open-late diner, and a few bus stops—I never slept and I never let the bag out of my sight. I tried to act normal, like I wasn’t worried about a scary shadow lady following me around. Unfortunately, walking around the city for a full night wasn’t…
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Duality 04

by Tower Curator — Treasure Hunt I couldn’t find anything at the first location. Same with the second and third. The fourth location was the most likely place to find a bag of money, according to Thoth. Still, I couldn’t help but feel like I was on some treasure hunt for the lost goods of an ancient pirate. Ares enjoyed pirate movies, so I had plenty of examples to go by. In the movies, the protagonist always wound up with the treasure. The treasure was never a simple myth and if someone else had already gotten to…
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Duality 03

by Tower Curator — Can't Do the Sum Work was out for the week. The Snow Queen had actually caused a fair bit of damage to more than just the coffee maker. A few pipes had burst in both the kitchen and the toilets. The freezer had turned into one large block of ice, ruining a decent amount of the food inside. It would be a couple of days before everything got fixed or replaced. Insurance was paying for all of it, apparently. I would like to say that I was enjoying my vacation, but I wasn’t. I just couldn’t get my…
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Duality 02

by Tower Curator — Super Burger “Welcome to Super Burger, home of the Super Burger, can I take your order?” “Uh. Yes. One Amazing Burger. No cheese. No bacon. To go. That’s it.” With half lidded eyes, I punched her order into the computer. It was, truly, a mind numbing profession. There was an older man, a Dennis, who had been working between the front counter and the kitchens for over twenty years. I could not fathom how he came into work every day with a smile on his face. Six months of this job and I…
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Dead Language 07

by Tower Curator — Joining the Crew “Hi mom, dad. I… um… I don’t exactly know where to start. You probably have a lot of questions after my last video. I’m not sure I was all that articulate. Hah, a linguist not being articulate with her words.” Dorothy smiled, but it didn’t stick around for long. “Alice says that we’ll be in a location soon where I can make a live call to you, but until then, I wanted you to know that I’m alright and to not worry about me, so you get this video! Which will probably…
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