A Night of Spectacles: Danger and Opportunity by LutherVKane, literature
A Night of Spectacles: Danger and Opportunity
It would have brought Prince Thorne great delight to have apprehended Shannah Darkmoon, but the risk was too great. The Pegasus Guard had successfully rescued Lady Belinda from her flight, but her predicament wasn’t nearly as perilous. Shannah was enormous, her body so filled with the energy of the Voluptaas sand that she was glowing. Both the Prince and Baron Hughes were convinced that she would burst; they didn’t want the Guardsmen anywhere near her when she did.
But there was no explosion heard that night. In days following, tales of a floating orb illuminating the night skies made their way back to the castle. Each night the l
The table was clear a moment ago. When Lexi looked up from her reading and saw her nemesis, she didn’t hesitate.
“Die! Die! Die!” Lexi repeatedly brought the rolled magazine down on the dark smear that had once been a spider.
The commotion drew Tara to the living room. “Another one?”
“I think I got him.” Lexi slumped back on the couch, panting. The bubbling in her belly faded. She lifted up her tank top; she was visibly bloated but her quick reaction had limited the damage.
Tara sat down next to her and placed a hand Lexi’s exposed stomach.
“Everything alright?“
“I’m fine
Ariel laid limp in the lifeguard’s arms as he emerged from the waves and laid her down on the sand. She wasn’t moving.
“This is Chuck, reporting in,” the lifeguard said. “I’ve rescued the subject. Checking vital signs.”
Carmen looked on, rolling her eyes and shaking her head. Chuck leaned over Ariel to listen for signs of breathing, and her eyes opened. She kissed him on the cheek.
“Thanks, Chuck,” she said. “A pleasure, as always.”
“Subject is stable and healthy,” Chuck said, standing. “I’m returning to my post.” Chuck turned and jogged back to th
"Superior Lace Underwire, this is Suzie."
"Hello, I'm trying to procure some unmentionables for my wife, but I'm not even sure if it's feasible given her unusual requirements. I'm wondering if you could help."
"Custom lingerie is our specialty."
"Excellent. By the way, I've always thought the name was devilishly clever."
"To be honest, I never cared for it. Over the top if you ask me."
"Shouldn't that be under?"
"You're pretty clever yourself."
"I can't help it, it runs in the family."
"I see. Well, I'll need your wife's measurements to get a rough idea of what we're dealing with. Do you know them offhand?
"Actually I've written them on my h
The Laws of Body Inflation 1.2 by LutherVKane, literature
The Laws of Body Inflation 1.2
Law of Pneumatic Economy: Compressed gasses are so cheap as to be practically free. Various people and organizations who have no particular reason to keep tanks of compressed gas around do so just in case they're needed someday.
Law of Containment Durability: Devices which are designed to contain or convey compressed gasses (tanks, hoses, pumps, etc) are made from highly durable materials and engineered to a level suitable for high-end aerospace applications. As such, they will never fail even when under extreme stress and operating well outside of their design specifications.
Law of Excess Capacity: Because compressed gasses are free a
A Night of Spectacles: Danger and Opportunity by LutherVKane, literature
A Night of Spectacles: Danger and Opportunity
It would have brought Prince Thorne great delight to have apprehended Shannah Darkmoon, but the risk was too great. The Pegasus Guard had successfully rescued Lady Belinda from her flight, but her predicament wasn’t nearly as perilous. Shannah was enormous, her body so filled with the energy of the Voluptaas sand that she was glowing. Both the Prince and Baron Hughes were convinced that she would burst; they didn’t want the Guardsmen anywhere near her when she did.
But there was no explosion heard that night. In days following, tales of a floating orb illuminating the night skies made their way back to the castle. Each night the l
The table was clear a moment ago. When Lexi looked up from her reading and saw her nemesis, she didn’t hesitate.
“Die! Die! Die!” Lexi repeatedly brought the rolled magazine down on the dark smear that had once been a spider.
The commotion drew Tara to the living room. “Another one?”
“I think I got him.” Lexi slumped back on the couch, panting. The bubbling in her belly faded. She lifted up her tank top; she was visibly bloated but her quick reaction had limited the damage.
Tara sat down next to her and placed a hand Lexi’s exposed stomach.
“Everything alright?“
“I’m fine
Ariel laid limp in the lifeguard’s arms as he emerged from the waves and laid her down on the sand. She wasn’t moving.
“This is Chuck, reporting in,” the lifeguard said. “I’ve rescued the subject. Checking vital signs.”
Carmen looked on, rolling her eyes and shaking her head. Chuck leaned over Ariel to listen for signs of breathing, and her eyes opened. She kissed him on the cheek.
“Thanks, Chuck,” she said. “A pleasure, as always.”
“Subject is stable and healthy,” Chuck said, standing. “I’m returning to my post.” Chuck turned and jogged back to th
"Superior Lace Underwire, this is Suzie."
"Hello, I'm trying to procure some unmentionables for my wife, but I'm not even sure if it's feasible given her unusual requirements. I'm wondering if you could help."
"Custom lingerie is our specialty."
"Excellent. By the way, I've always thought the name was devilishly clever."
"To be honest, I never cared for it. Over the top if you ask me."
"Shouldn't that be under?"
"You're pretty clever yourself."
"I can't help it, it runs in the family."
"I see. Well, I'll need your wife's measurements to get a rough idea of what we're dealing with. Do you know them offhand?
"Actually I've written them on my h
The Laws of Body Inflation 1.2 by LutherVKane, literature
The Laws of Body Inflation 1.2
Law of Pneumatic Economy: Compressed gasses are so cheap as to be practically free. Various people and organizations who have no particular reason to keep tanks of compressed gas around do so just in case they're needed someday.
Law of Containment Durability: Devices which are designed to contain or convey compressed gasses (tanks, hoses, pumps, etc) are made from highly durable materials and engineered to a level suitable for high-end aerospace applications. As such, they will never fail even when under extreme stress and operating well outside of their design specifications.
Law of Excess Capacity: Because compressed gasses are free a
Hi everyone! This isn't a story, it's more of a guide on how to write effectively and powerfully. Keep your readers' attentions and enjoy the craft at the same time! It's obvious that I make typos, and I sometimes fail at catching them. Sometimes I publish a story with a sentence that makes NO sense. However, we all suffer these mistakes. I've only been writing for a year (next week is my Deviantart anniversary!) Watch your descriptions: Save the fawning accolades for your hero. Side characters you include should help move the story forward for your hero. However, we don't need to know what they wear, unless their attire has some sort of motivation. In other words, a character with two lines of dialogue should NEVER get a page-long description. That belongs to your hero. Choose a voice: As a short story writer, you are asking the reader to commit 20 to 30 minutes to your fiction. Who is the hero? Do they know just enough to push the story forward? Take a recent
How to use ic (inflate-club-in-progress) by lopni, literature
How to use ic (inflate-club-in-progress)
IC lets you play separate inflation matches, Inflate Club style.
It runs with default settings.txt, or with one parameter - a file of those settings.
For example:
ic
Here's the contents of settings file :
Left Back Helga 900 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 3 1
Right Back Silvallie 900 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 3 1
First line describes player character - the one you control
Second line describes non-player character - the one controlled by your computer
All words are not case-sensitive, and can be separated with any number of spaces
Here's what words mean:
* Left - where character stands. Here's the full list: Left Right Center Centre
* Back - view on charac
Short version: The server I ordered was supposed to ship from within the U.S., but various complications resulted in it being sent from China and delayed at multiple steps along the way. I just got confirmation that it's been released by U.S. Customs and should arrive at the end of this week. Thank you all for the concern and offers of assistance. At the point, the best thing you can do is wish for good weather and good luck.
There are days when the phrase "Catastrophic Hardware Failure" seems woefully inadequate. Today is one of those days. Seems to be a running theme in 2020. It's a setback, but not an unrecoverable one. I expect the site to be down for a while, though.
I'm not productive enough to take requests (who knows how many years til I write my next story?) but I'm always open to suggestions. What did you have in mind?
It's an honour! I wish someone more skillful than myself convert IC into an online game. I'm not exactly a front-end guy myself, that's why current version is single player only