01.10.2024 Imagine you’re dating one of your MCs (not as author and character, but just people). How would you introduce them to your parents?
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"Mom, Dad, you know about that woman I told you?
Well turns out, we are now partners! She also is in another relationship, like me and Imzadi (how I name my main partner lovingly). And no worries you don't have to remember all our partners."
Smiling big like a child in a candy factory.

"This is Kira Knox, awesome name right?" Pulling Kira into the picture. "Yes, she is Alliance but she is stationed on the Phoenix, yes the Phoenix like the Unions Flagship."

Kira shakes the hands of my parent's a bit arkwardly.

"Mrs Saultron it's a honor to meet you. Anna told me a lot about you two.
Mr Saultron an honor too."

"Oh & that is Arkham her main partner." Winking Arkham in who looks very uncomfortable. "She is one of the pilots of the Phoenix. Arkham nods shy. "Mam, Sir."
"And even crazier

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2/2 like in crazy good." A Holographic figure pops up.
"This is Ashlei, she and Kira are merged, can you imagine an AI and a Terran?!"

"Mr. & Ms. Saultron a pleasure to make your acquaintance."

My mom smiles welcoming as my dad takes the lead.
"So my little Cyborg has found another Cyborg? That is awesome. With no disrespect Ms Knox how do you and Anna met? I guess it's rare for military and authoring persons to interact, and why I do remember your last name?

"Well basically it's a common last name but in my case you may know my grand, grant... aunt she wrote Galaxy Glyde."

"What? Really? so you are related to my daughter's favorite authoring Person so you met on a book fair?"

"No dad, she saved my tiny metal ass from some Pirates & they brought me back to our colony, which was quite a detour."

"I better don't ask why your t.m.a. was captured by pirates in the first place, right?"

"Better not, mum, thanks."

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02.10.2024 How would your family react to meeting your MC if you were dating?
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Mum takes the lead.
"So you're stationed on the Phoenix?
How is it and why you came all the way to bring her here?"

"Yes mam we currently on a stock up run, this is why the Phoenix isn't in orbit & we where attacked by the pirates. As we countered the attack & secured the hostile ship we found your daughter, she was hold up in a tiny room & had started to scratch a story into the walls, with her nails..."

Mum's eyes tighten.
"Anna I am glad your save, we thought you where still on the horizon... are they save? And I thought you didn't do such things anymore because your nails get softer."

"I don't know they captured my Hyperpod. And to my defense I was a hostage & besides giving me food they didn't seem to have any plans for me."

Kira Interrupts.
"Mam sadly we don't know what happened to the Horizon after your daughter's pod was ejected. We

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2/4 assume that they are M.I.A. The reason we brought her here is because in the three weeks since her rescue, your daughter has left a positive mark on me & my crew so we saw it as our duty to return her safely. And to be honest, the story she wrote in the time she was hostage was a cute heartwarming story, we will capture her work before we restore the ship & integrate it into the fleet."

"I assume she did if you are now partnered to each other." My father smiles friendly."

My mother shifts to a warmer behavior.
"Ms Knox... Kira?"

"You can call me Kira or Joan, it's my 2. Name."

"Kira I im Ina, I apologize if we come across as rude or inquisitive. We are thankful for saving our daughter & if your relationship will last longer we would like to invite you & your significant other...s to our family any time, but please call us in advance so we can prepare a proper sleeping arrangement. The 3... 4, or five with Ashlei,

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3/4 would surely appreciate enough room to not stack on each other while sleeping. Or maybe you prefer less to be closer together."

"Mum?!"

"What, I guess you hadn't much space on the ship, oh & Arkham?

Arkham shifts nervously.
"Mam?"

"Ina."

"Ina."

"As you are part of the extended family by now, you are also invited whenever you are in the sector."

"Thank you Ina. I am sorry, I am not used to any relationship or family business involving relationships, but thank you non the less."

My father smiles heartwarming.
"By the way I'm Paul . Well we have a bit more exposure and experience with such topics and glad if we can share it. So I have to go my shuttle home arrives soon. Kira come her, Arkham you too."

He hugs them.
"Welcome to the family of course you also Ashlei. Ina you call me because of your house plans? I will look what I can help you with. Greet Sam if he shows up."

"I do Paul."

My father waves as he leaves.

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4/4 "Hun I will leave soon too, Kira, Arkham, Ashlei I hope we find more time for our next family meeting."

"I hope too Mum, love ya."

"Love ya too Hun."

We hug all together as she leaves.

Kira Looks at me.
"Why didn't you tell me your parents aren't married anymore?"

"Well does it matter? They are happily divorced since I was twelve."

"I guess not. When do we tell them the full story?"

"When we have more time."

"Can I interrupt for a question? Why are they considering me part of the family now?"

"Well Kira & I are partners, you are Kira's partner so it's in our interest that you are well as well."

"How many partners next to Kira do you have again?"

"Right now only one. I wouldn't rule you out as a potential partner but this is up to you & how well we get along in the future."

"Thanks, I guess, but this may be a bit much right now. What about Ash?"

"We'll see."

The 3 of us & a tiny hologram look at the sunset.

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03.10.2024 Happy German Unification Day. 🇩🇪🥳
Feels weird if Germans celebrate their nationality with pride aren't it?
Maybe that's why I just don't do it, so see this above more as a historical remark for non Germans.

Before I answer the next prompt I have to say this AU turns out way to much fun atm and it flows like water, unlike my planed Story, maybe i should look for another Pen name and just run with that scenario? Basically all my answers are more like 0.1 drafts or World Building but this AU seems to already living somewhere back in my mind...

So thanks a lot to
@BranwenOShea & @AlinaLeonova for this silly escapist scenario.

But now let me go one with
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03.10.2024 MC POV: Would you date the author if they were just another person in your world?

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Kira:"Well I think it's quite seriously & obviously that I do right?"

Arkham:"Sorry Anna but I still have the feeling you are hiding something from us?"

Ashlei:"Arkham may be right, I can't read Anna's bio signals like I can with any other Terran or non Terran do to her augmentations, which seem quite... Mystic to me, there is no indication how they even work."

Kira:"So are you hiding something?"

Me being slightly nervous being reminded to the other meeting some days ago under a completely different premise...:"Of course I hiding stuff, im writing stories, I have a constant flow of thoughts on how to tell my storyline, which elements I could use from my experience."

Kira:"I can see an evasive maneuver if it is that blunt. Do you lied to us?"

Me:"Aren't all creatives that portrait their view on things liar's? Isn't it a lie

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2/5 a tool Terrans use for milenia to shape their world? Terry Pratchett showed me this. The moment we make something to explain something or tell something we are unable to portrait the reality how she really is, instead we focus on stuff that our persona perceives as important, simplifying reality. And if I use a story that never happened isn't that a lie too? So yes I lie to everyone... But did I lied in the way you mean, no I don't believe I did. And if I did than only unknowingly."

Kira looks at me with a serious face:"I see that your a quite versatile in using words that say a lot without stating much and vice versa. Let me make this clear, I am not sure that I should trust you right now after this answer but I will give you the benefit of a doubt. If I find out that, at any point, your actions have a negative impact on me, the crew or for what we fight for, I put an end to it immediately, do you understand?"

"Yes
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3/5 Captain Knox I understand. It is your right and your duty to keep harm away from the ones that are important to you, people or ideals and with all respect I will not avoid your judgement but if it is to my personal disadvantage or the people/ideas that I understand as loved ones or true I will not stay down. At this point we will be Antagonists to each other as much as it may hurt myself."

We look into each others eyes, cold, progressing what was said.

Kira speaks:"Let us hope or pray, better work actively against it so that this day may never come."

I grab her hands:"I promise to honor your wish Kira and I will do my best to avoid it. After all in this Story we are together and we are lovers for now, right?"
My eyes are pleading as Kira's stare into my soul looking for something that I don't want to show her right now.

Arkham shivers of the mood swing this conversation had before she breaks the silence that ...

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4/5 hangs in the air, thick as ice.
"So you two really just said that? I don't wanted you to become arch enemies... Shit I'm sorry, you both should talk without me a lot I guess, Kira im sorry I don't want to push something between you..."

I take up the word, not blinking still staring in to the eyes of the taler woman that moment's before was a completely different person to me.
"No Arkham don't apologize, if you need to stand to your feelings it is okay."

"You understand that I will be on Kiras side in that case?"

"As it is your duty as her pilot & her significant other. Ashlei I count on the fact that you will also?"

"Yes MS Saultron."

"Kira? Are we still lovers or do you want me to leave right now?"

Her two colored eyes still focused on me. "For now we are lovers... Because I don't want to loose that feeling right now, I don't want to loose what we had & I hope still have, right now. I don't want to loose you right

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5/5 now."

I smile with a mix of pain and relief.
Tears streaming down my eyes.

"Thank you." I sob.
"Can we agree that this fight is over?"

"Let us call it an argument, that, for now, is settled. Maybe it is even good that we talked about this so early... Now we know what is important to us & where we stand. Our lines & limits."

She pulls me into a hug. I don't resist. We stay there for what feels longer as an eternity. My tears dripping onto her uniform.

I extend a hand out to Arkham who seemingly froze. "Come her and stay with us for now." She takes my hand and I pull her in. "I promise to do my best to not hurt you two, Ashlei or anyone on board nor to betray your oath to the alliance."

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Okay if you made it til here please let me know what you think? Should I build up on this AU scenario? Should I burn my phone? Was it worth your time?

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So I guess this Au is a time travel story because from what I wrote "myself" thinks this seems to happen earlier in "my" timeline while I don't think it could have happened to Kira already. Maybe it is another AU? Plot bunnies everywhere and it's not even Easter time...

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05.10.2024 Is there anything you admire about the antagonist?

Ketchupgame

Absolutely, AJ, in contrast to AI, forms in my head more and more. I adore how they becomes more and more of a person, how I discover what motivates them, I plan to keep the initials alive and thanks to the prompt games of the last and a 1/3 year I at least learned that Antagonist Junior's last name is Johnson. They is mostly driven by guilt and Revenge but believes that what they is doing is for the greater good. Today I found a reason why they looks a lot like Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7 in the real world. I made them so i can understand non binary people more in my life and familiarize my self with the concept. I even started to understand it.

For me at the moment AJ transitions from my nemesis of understanding to a more realistic person, they still challenges me to think empathetic about something I struggled to understand before.

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You can find my penned possibilities answer about AJ from today here, with that prompt AJ added a lot more lore and Worldbuilding to my work.

Also Authors note and a bit of self exposure. If you sat me next to a tall androgynous Person with long silvery or grey hair I at least would highly appreciated their style. But Pst I never said this.😬

Which is basically true because I wrote it ...

Link to former mentioned answer.
https://nerdculture.de/@AnnaSaultron/113260102579139455

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06.10.3024 Who is your weirdest character?

Ketchupgame

Weird everyone because I made them all up...

I wouldn't say any of them is especially weird. Some may feel out of place but I think that's more like a feeling of themselves.

Some weird traits are in most if my characters. Arkhams dislike of clothing covering most of her skin.

Kira drinking the food printer liquid and being merged with an artificial intelligence.

Dr. Kaidan and his pride about being of Korean descendants (which doesn't necessarily mean anything to anyone else he just loves to points it out from time to time).

AJ and this aura of dry air surrounding them or the feeling/smell of old paper that sometimes is around with them.

AI doing the puppeteer thing.

William despite being a loving and carrying father/husband going onto longtime missions.

I try to give all of them something "weird" because we all have something "weird" about us.

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07.10.2024 How would you define the genre you write for a lay reader?

Accidentally good SciFi space opera minus singing.

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08.10.2024 What is the bravest thing your MC does?

Saving the lives of others on a regular basis, fighting against the Eltaryn and what else comes up on occasion.

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09.10.2024 What is the most cowardly thing your MCs do?

No answer today because I highly struggle with the question/answer for different reasons today.

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10.10.2024 SC POV: What is the last thing you celebrated?

J. (Jennifer Harvey Gladstone).
"Don't know what the others celebrated but remember the day Arkham asked us to help her dress sexy for the Cap? I thought she looked awesome I mean most of us are used to her back, her legs, arms and her belly because you know the stuff with her uniform she insists on, not gonna lie over time you get used to it and I for my appreciate it, wouldn't ever touch her, she isn't poly and especially not interested in me, which's kinda good. But seeing her in that outfit, her steps towards her lover, seeing the reaction on Kira's face, that was worth it and from what I could gather both had a pleasant night."
"..."
"What? You asked I answered. I'm a wing for all of my crewmates. If I can assist in making their lives easier I'm glad.
Oh you mean celebrating like celebrate with music and dancing? Na that would be weird wouldn't it?"

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11.10.2024 What sounds could help your MC feel better?

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Kira: she loves music especially from Samara's Tears or Dead Man's Warning but also old historical stuff like Nichelle Nichols version of Beyond Antares, Brent Spiners Blue Sky. Music helps her focus while training for combat, climbing or dancing. As a spacer (someone who spent most of her time in space on ships/stations) she also appreciates the silent hum every machine has. For most others it's just a light background noise but some spacers feel how the engines work, when the gravity field shifts a bit. Since her and Ash's merge she enjoys the rhythm of the Ghoz'Tarc, it can relaxing, pushing and even arousing to flow with its vibe, as long everything goes smoothly.
Since Arkham and she share more than the work Arkham's breathing, voice, her heartbeat and the sound she sometimes makes when she is frustrated make Kira feel relaxed/at ease.

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Arkham is in her flow zone when she is in the pilot seat. The ships tiny hints on what's it's going on the hum of the engine, the tingling on her skin from the signal's. After this and relatively new music and Kiras body sounds. Heck even Kira's "slurping" if she makes herself known to the rest of the crew (she envies her a bit for this silent walking she does because it would help herself to disappear more easily). Kira often falls into a "trance" in which she contracts all muscles & releases the tension, on this occasions her breathing is slightly more acustic. Arkham loves this sounds so much that she sometimes thinks she could go insane over it.

Ash constantly records all sounds on board she hears the breathing or every one, their steps, the difference in their steps, their pulses but she also "listens" to her own Body the Ghoz'Tarc and "loves" them at least as much. Like the hum of her engine.

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Ketchup Game...
12.10.2024 What is your antagonist scared of?

AI. Being Exposed I would say, otherwise I can't imagine why they do this whole Charlie's Angels Cosplay drama hiding somewhere only being heard off/while talking.
A lot of effort is necessary to staying so anonymous so exposure seems to be the worst.

AJ loosing more of their memories.

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13.10.2024 Antagonist PoV: What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done?

AI:"I don't remember doing stuff that would embarrass me."

AJ:"I don't remember much anymore..."

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ketchup game...
14.10.2024 If your MC, SC and antagonist had to go out together, could they agree on a place to visit?

Not if the SC would be Mondira.
She would complain if Ash or Antagonist Infernale had anything to say about the location because Ash is an artificial intelligence without a humanoid body and AI could be one too with all this talking from a speaker. In here words:"Why do we even listen to that person for all we know it's an Box and we don't even know if it's a stupid or an intelligent box."

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15.10.2024 Do you make any effort to make or avoid alliteration?

By accident my Captains Name became Kira Knox fo to the combination of a Character I created for Mass Effect and the online persona of a close friend using it as her "last name" otherwise I don't work in either ways. I take more time and sophistication from creating Apronyms like S.H.A.D.E. or A.S.H.L.E.I., R.Y.D.E. or blend (is that the correct term?) words into new ones.
Like Swexer from Sex Work[er] EXploitER

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16.10.2024 Line day: share a description of a place in your WIP.

London the center of Terra Unica the biggest driving force behind the Unification of earth.
The birthplace of Sigourney Webster, the first United Terra president and the president that established peaceful communications between the Terran people and the Talithi.
Later first Union president after the Unification of Terra and Morakhan.*

London in 23XX is known for;
-the Dry Land initiative, which tries to reclaim Big Ben & other historical locations from the sea
- it's beautiful palm trees, long sandy beaches and a hot tropical climate
- the stickiest hot fog you can imagine. 38° C. water vapor every so often stops everything.

*Author-ity note I planed that Morakhar/Morakhan would be formerly known as Gliese 667Ce but since I stoped thinking about Hard SciFi because I don't believe I can pull it off it's just a nice little detail i think, to put out.

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