511. Does your antagonist / villain believe in luck or fortune? Why or why not? Where do they believe these things come from?

AI:"Luck a purely and typical Terran concept to summarize the odds and reasons for something to happen. Sadly it already spread through the galaxy because it's such an easy understandable concept.
Instead of calculating possible outcomes and line them up with certain scenarios, just call it luck. A very lazy way of describing everything that goes into a reason why something happened. You see brains are lazy, why summon up the whole eternity of action and reaction, probability and percentages, free will or the illusion of it when you simply call it luck and nobody challenges your assumption for more than some minutes?"

#PennedPossibilities 511. #StarRyde #AntagonistInfernale #Writing #SciFi #WIP

512. Are there certain limits to what your MC will or won’t do? Are there exemptions to their set principles?

Kira Knox: despite her having the right to hold a Field tribunal she rather does not, so far she hasn't, and from her POV she rather would not. At this point she also didn't use her authority, as a Shade, to force other Union military or Alliance Military under her control.

Arkham: she hasn't killed an enemy at this point, she managed to get away with the most basic training thanks to the need of good pilots.
Her battlefield time is less than 6 Month in over 5 years of training/service. So no one can say exactly how she will react if the push comes to it.

Ashlei: there are certain backups and instructions in place, in case of the ship falling into enemies hands.
She doesn't want to entertain the Idea at all but she has few choices if it happens.

#PennedPossibilities 512. #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #Writing #Scifi #WIP

513 Do you enjoy writing "descriptive" scenes?

Descriptive like detailed or "disruptive" like some persons bang each other like crazy sex scene?
Never sure if this sensitivity of some American people plays into such wording.🤔
Nevermind.😅

Both yes, but especially the combination, details for me are a way to slow down time without yelling at the reading person TIME FREEZE or something like that.
Especially in the later cases a good balance is necessary to don't slow out the reading person completely.

I tend to use less details in action scenes sometimes even less words than necessary for a sentence.

#PennedPossibilities 513 #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP

514. Has your SC ever felt as though they’ve been reborn? Have they ever desired the feeling of a fresh start, or a better understanding of themselves and / or the world around them?

A fresh start maybe some of them, reborn less likely, better understanding of themselves not sure one could call it this.
The world around them well it's an interspecies space war so I guess there isn't much to understand for the common soldier. On occasion they might think about this but generally their minds are occupied with other stuff.
I guess the real mind-blowing self aware moments are very rare in general.
I personally jumped of the reapers scythe several times and had no feeling of being reborn but more like shit I barely made it, so I maybe negative biased and despite my best efforts of understanding humanity or the universe I can't say I'm sure I even get it the slightest. So I maybe I am bad at recognizing such events.🤷🏾‍♂️

#PennedPossibilities 514 #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP #

Monthly Divider toot. Prior lays November 2024 after follows December 2024.

Links for easier navigation.

The divider toot for last month November 2024
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The collection toot of prompts I answer for December.
https://nerdculture.de/@AnnaSaultron/113575980909194210

Go back to the first toot of this mega thread(s) not timeline wise but number wise.
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#PennedPossibilities #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP #worldbuilding
#SciFiParody #GalaxyGlyde

515. Where did your SC grow up? What was their childhood like there?

Mondira Ramann.
Mondira is a child of the Rim world Altruna. It was first colonized by humans in the late 2100. Before humanity united as Terrans. The people that left where cryonauts that left Earth in the early 2100. It wasn't planned to settle this planet but the Cryopods didn't worked well and the drive broke shortly after freezing the passengers.
The crash landed on Altruna, where the original plan was to settle a new world and start as a new humanity with best intentions. Sadly that didn't work out at all and now Altruna is one of the most Cyberpunk capitalist worlds you can imagine. It's an Economic powerhouse of a poisened world, nothing left of the Altruism the first settler's wanted to take to a new paradise world. Maybe things wouldn't have taken this path if they hadn't found live prolonging alien tech and were so desperate.

#PennedPossibilities 515 #StarRyde #MondiraRamann #Writing #SciFi #WIP

516. MC POV: How do you grieve? Do you struggle with it?

Kira:"That's none of your business isn't it?"

Arkham:"Aggression helps especially if you "lost" someone like my birthpod, na even "lost" is to much, sarcasm and zynic jokes is all she deserves. The only reason that I "grieve" about her loss is the fact that I made my way to a high position in the military and I can't rub it in her face. Others may have lost their parents and grieve, I grieved over my dad he was worth it. And about that person that gave birth to me... I hope she was alone in her last hours, knowing that it ends and no one cares because she was such a Swexer, may she ne reborn looking like she acted, full of shit."

Ashlei:"I am not programmed to grieve in any way however my patterns can be described as a habit, if I "get used to someone" their disappearance distorts my patterns.

#PennedPossibilities 516 #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP #KiraKnox #Ashlei #Arkham

517. Your SC is hosting a get-together at home. Who do they invite & what do they have planned for the night?

Home for William is difficult. He loves his wife and his daughters who would definitely be their. But if you ask him about home it's where his remaining family lives, the lunar city Berlyn in the sea of serenity. Berlyn was established as an early mining and space port settlement.
Today (2343) they still farm & mine Iron, Berlyn has the status of an moon metropolis. The people their struggle to adept because since most material can relatively easy be synthesized mined iron has lost value, still the Union supports their realignment as a tourist & education city.
So the party would have heavy focus on local goods like the food they farm, musicians from Berlyn etc.

Most likely he would have Kira and Anika around (if this takes place prior to the mission) and some other members of the crew.

#PennedPossibilities 517 #StarRyde #WilliamTroika #writing #SciFi #WIP #worldbuilding

518. If your MC (or you, for the MC) made a five-song playlist that suited their life, what would be on it and why?

Kira in Universe
- Samara's Tears - Kiss me Lover for the Dramatic background that the singers can't touch for long for their species incompatible biologies.

- Somwhar Ovate R'Einbo's Ancients Remixed Album opener Bob Marley Sun is Shining.
-- His own songs collection Archives last song Azure: Juwel of Sol
for relaxation and to remember her why she does this job.

- Dead Man's Warning - Executions in A minor a political motivated piece from after the corporations against states war in which the purge of society from persons is brought up if their doings clearly made things worse. Her favorite line is: "It's not th'end justify the means it's damage control.

- Visceral Triumph - Tranquility perfect for training even if it's a bit gory.

#PennedPossibilities 518. #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Music #writing #SciFi #WIP

519. Are there certain limits to what your SC(s) will or won’t do? Are there exemptions to their set principles?

Don't shot the Currier (unless he is sentenced to death for prior actions which is extremely rare and the Union only gives this sentence after 3 attempts of change already failed or in case of severe crimes against sentient beings like bringing war).

The ground rule is talk instead of act because talking is the beginning of understanding, even as soldiers they are ment to uphold peace with only the necessary force but in case of Eltaryn it's shoot on side, thanks to the fact that they sofar always attacked with the clear intend of killing other species. So if it's a giant blue gorilla or bug it's shoot in side til they start communicating peacefully.

Live at let live, unless someone clearly tries to endangers others or actively tried to hurts others.
Note correctional mention of miss behavior is part of that.

#pennedpossibilities 519 #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP

520. How does your antagonist / villain come across to others? How are they seen

1/2

AI. As a Box or a speaker. No one knows who is behind the Antagonist Infernale (I really need to come up with a name...) or what it's plans are. AI only talks through speakers, messages, calls. So he comes across as shadowy, untrustworthy, the voice doesn't even has any resemblance it's tuned to a gender neutral way, it's patterns are recognizable but most likely altered and a distortion wave lied underneath it that confuses Audio recognition devices as they try to digitize it, only garbled mess is given out.

AJ or AJohnson, AJ seems to be lost a bit or misplaced in their purpose on the Battlefield they excel and they is the best Agent of AI for a reason. No mission failure is acceptable and they act with certainty on the mission but outside without Armor, notes scribbled everywhere,

#PennedPossibilities 520 #StarRyde #writing #AntagonistInfernale #AntagonistJunior #AJohnson #writing #SciFi #WIP

2/2

Sticky notes inside the Armor, some seem carved into the inside of the armor others written on their skin, maybe even tattooed. AJ on Missions comes across as dry, dusty a feeling you watched a stranger walking into a desert town on a hot windless day at high noon. But also off as if you look onto someone that is slightly twisted in a way you can't decide on. Imagine a picture the part where AJ stands is cut, replaced with another person underneath, the person fits it's cut out like a glove but you see the edges or if you find a paper map that is folded the wrong way and you feel it as your fingers strive along the folds.

Reference pictures for AJ's Main inspirations.

#PennedPossibilities 520 #StarRyde #writing #AntagonistInfernale #AntagonistJunior #AJohnson #writing #SciFi #WIP

521. If your SC had a theme song, what would it be?

Because I tun a bit low on energy right now (recharge phase after to many social interactions I guess), om not willing to list 38+ crew member do I stick to some known ones.

Rose Draken: Motionless in White - Somebody told me, Link 1. underneath

Talisa Draken: Apocalyptica feat Sandra Nasic - Path volume 2, Link 2

Jennifer Harvey Gladstone alias J.:
Powerman 5000 - Bombshell, Link 3

William Troika: The Ink Spots -
I don't want to set the world on fire, Link 4

Learoy Jenkins: Linkin Park - Breaking the Habit, Link 5

Links
1.
https://youtu.be/RYazu20DUzc?si=cvLXK5IL1f_9Zg6o
2.
https://youtu.be/tbODwqGZNTU?si=NmNQ8ofd993k-5_D
3.
https://youtu.be/fnayvmyploE?si=glIer_jADuO0gZJC
4.
https://youtu.be/6l6vqPUM_FE?si=lc1Qwwk8ed4_czFx
5.
https://youtu.be/v2H4l9RpkwM?si=lpkROYEN6Hg-oWD4

#PennedPossibilities 521 #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP #RoseDraken #TalisaDraken #JHarveyGladstone #WilliamTroika #LJenkins

522 Are you close to finishing any WIPs?

Can I rephrase that by moving the words around?

Are you finished closing any WIPs?
Than it's YES!
All locked up on USB backups...
Honestly the amount of stopped stories in my case is outstanding.

To answer the original question no.
Even Star Ryde isn't anywhere close and instead of writing I resort my notes at the moment into a system that my future me hopefully can still understand without reading the documens.

Lot of ideas I had over the decade plus and the "actual" story I'm working rn are so contrary to each other. If I punch everything into one story I could rival Marvels, DC's and Star Treks Multiverse all together and it's not even a time travel story.
Maybe I just collect all the patches, sew them together and call it Patch Work the SciFi Quilt.

Edit: Quiltwars surely I wouldn't be sued by Guilt wars for it ...

#PennedPossibilities 522 #StarRyde #writing

523. Would your MC ever kill anyone? What conditions would have to be at play for this to take place?

1/2
Absolutely, her training made her able to decide in an instant who is a real threat that needs to be delt with & who is worthy of keeping alive to give a chance to be better.

The 1. directive is protect everyone from being harmed.
The 2. is hold up the Unions standards.
The 3. protect the Union at all necessary costs.

As a Shade she also has the right to aquire Union troops to her cause, this is part of the Martial Law Pact that all Union member worlds have to accept, if they want to join as associated members.

The same pact allows her to judge & execute the judgement on the battlefield & beyond.

Only the highest Shade for a segment is known openly, others are deployed undercover to make sure that no one miss uses this power & keep active leading Shades in line.

And in case of Eltaryn its always shoot first.

#PennedPossibilities 523 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #writing #SciFi #WIP

2/2
This means that in order to protect the greater good, the institution of the Union and every upright citizen of it, from threats like the Eltaryn, Pirates, hostile forces of all kind or occasional from the inside, like people that try to undermine the Unions regulations & laws in any way or corrupt its system, shades are allowed to end this threat.

The usual way is to hand them over to the authority, because everyone deserves at least a 2. & a 3. chance, but if the crime is severe enough & a Shade is around, this will most likely shortcut to a single person's decision.

It's an imperfect solution to a otherwise very hard to beat problem.

Yes Kira has shot Terrans in order to protect other species. She has ended lives of Union & not Union citizens that broke the laws severe enough for a 3. time & she stand trial afterwards. She has taken many Eltaryn lives in the Act of defense. Herself, the Union & others.

#PennedPossibilities 523 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #writing #SciFi #WIP

524. When it comes to your characters, who do they turn to for advice?

Each other, the Ghoz'Tarc is a little village, a vehicle, a home, the crew are comrades, fellow soldiers, friends and even family.
On occasion to others outside of this group, their superiors, their biological families outside, people in the same position elsewhere.
Yo people that came before.

Talisa has a special place onboard, despite her just being a specialist for long range support, orbital strikes via the Longinilance systemand the most skilled Slip/Slyde operator she has an incredible understanding for her fellow crewmates, almost knowing everything about everyone, thanks to her empathy and compassion. She has a dang good memory for the Stories that surround her.

Of course Kira, William and Jenkins as the leading officers. Ashlei on occasion for a different view upon a topic or whoever might have some different views and may offer insight.

#PennedPossibilities 524 #StarRyde #GhozTarcCrew #SciFi #WIP

525. What is the number one thing your MC wants in life?

As @floofpaldi put it
Peace.
That's what most of the Union's core and associated member species wish for, to thrive in peace.
To be left alone from creatures and persons that try to use others for a selfish & unnecessary advantage that only exist in their world view. To be left alone from the attacks that aren't seem to have a purpose other than eradication of others...

Kira would love to make peace with the Eltaryn, however they haven't communicated in any other way than fight, brutal & without mercy...
Attacking worlds of the Union, the Rim worlds & who knows where else, nobody knows what happens in the area called the Ghost Stars.

This is why the Alliance exists as it does the Unions own military.
Imagine the last as a sort of UN blue helmet troups and the former as an NATO like organization. They share resources, troups etc but are two separate entities.

#PennedPossibilities 525 #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP #KiraKnox

527 Does your MC have any habits when they’re under extreme stress?

Kira Not only under stress, she vibes all the time, that means she is constantly activating and relaxing all her muscles while not talking or actively relaxing. It has increased since her last near death experience.
The amount of EQuil (the unrefined Enzyme Printer Liquid or simply put a food synthesizer) she drinks also tends to jump up in stress situation if she can't train properly. That she is also able to move quite silently through the ship makes it sometimes even stressful for others. Imagine Our are just chatting about your fear that the XO now Captain is not fit for duty and than you hear a slurping sound behind you... She seems to sneak more if she gets stressed more. Still she appreciates the concerns and understands them still it doesn't stresses her less but she tries to lead by example instead of "punishing" the concerned crew members.

#PennedPossibilities 527 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #writing #SciFi #WIP

528. Do you remember the first thing you ever wrote creatively?

No, it was something in my earliest writing trials learning what letters look like and what they sound like.

I remember my first He-man/She-ra fanfiction it was lived reenactment climbing into the wall mounted bookshelves fighting baddies with my cheap Ash light up plastic sword from a Jahrmarkt (Year market a group of traveling merchants setting up their business for 5 days to 2 weeks in a town closest thing Americans have are amusement parks the lower cheaper variants).

I remember my first big data loss whicht costed me 160 pages of a story, Die Nacht des Mares (- the night of the mares), a story how a cloned child could aquire a soul after dying, I remember another Story I started as a teen which was kinda postapolyptic superhero choosen one twin pair fights back against alien intruders with the help of demons, angels. I think I called it Fox & Raven because that where their persona basics.

#PennedPossibilities 528

529 What language(s) does your MC speak?
1/2
Oh boy...
Kira: Terran Standard, Union Standard, Terran High, Union High this are her mother languages that are required on earth and basically High is more a dialect used for ceremonies of the Union or sort of Political neutral speech. Standard is complied from the shortest words for a concept so it doesn't sounds like anything we know today.
She had historical language lessons in German, English, Spanish, Chinese and Danish but she was not able to do much with it. She speaks Talil Standard fluent (Talithi Language), Roa' Standard as far as Terrans can reproduce Somwhar tones. Bare bone basics in Aszal/Trewal Standard. Bethos Standard with its melodic variations is out of her reach. Thanks to Ash she can understand binary, tertiary and up to decimal code however speaking in 0-9 numbers is crazy difficult and without Ash it's basically nonsense to her.

#PennedPossibilities 529 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #writing #SciFi #WIP #Languages

2/2 as a trained and active Shade she also knows the Ciffer that is used as a language in a language to communicate necessary informations to other shades and something called brass knuckles which is the same concept in case of an hostile takeover of an enemy force.

Arkham knows Terran and Union Standard/High, English fluent, Talil Standard, Roa' Standard (better than Kira) and basic parts of Aszal/Trewal, Arkham has interest in old Terran and non Terran languages but it's all only for some words. Her Japanese studies failed and she had some Bethos lessons. But not really noteworthy, funnily enough she can recognize the Bethos melodic patterns with ease but can't reproduce any words in it, she also understands Brass Knuckles.

Ashlei: Ash as the ships AI can speak and understand all common, uncommon & rare Languages in the broader Union, she is also programmed as an universal translator.

#PennedPossibilities 529 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #writing #SciFi #WIP #Languages

530. Pick one of your SCs and tell us how they strengthen and enrich your story?

Mondira's perspective is that of an citizen of the Rim. Her homeworld is much closer to ours, yes they have aliens but it was settled by Humans that left Terra before it was called that, before the Eltaryn attack and everything. They left in hope to build a better home for them self but where struck by bad luck and all their beautiful ambitions fell apart as they had to settle a planet void of most resources. Thanks to some alien tech left behind they managed and thrived, yet they couldn't rid themselves of the problems earth had in their time. So Mondira's next to being a slightly comic relief I hope offers a connection to our society which is pretty much like our world today but some generations ahead. It's the most truest cyberpunk dystopia in universe.
Irony that the world the founders left became what they looked for.

#PennedPossibilities 530. #StarRyde #MondiraRamann #Writing #SciFi #WIP

Great question TLDR we will see

Ashlei: does an AI have the same psychological concepts as biological persons?

Arkham: if you don't push the wrong buttons Abbishek Pakthi is a delightful dark humored and sarcastic person but nice and carrying, if You push the said buttons Arkham is a hell fire portal of human rage, hurt and psychological Horror, her Nickname isn't Arkham for no reason. We will see what will be her fate/decision -> consequences in my WIP.

Kira Knox: Kira suffers from the fear of loosing people. Her parents, her sisters, her second dad, Tanya who simply left without any words, her first own led unit and now Anika.
She suffers from depression periodically but otherwise manages to keep herself a float. She swore to herself NOT A SINGLE ONE MORE!

Author-ity note: I don't hate them. I'm just cruel as it seems.

#PennedPossibilities 531 #StarTrek #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #writing #SciFi #WIP

532. Choose a character of yours and tell us what their main purpose in the story is.

I skip that one today.

#PennedPossibilities 532. #Writing

533. Is your MC a heavy sleeper, light sleeper, or do they struggle to rest or doze at night? Explain.

As explained before, if I remember right, as a soldier of the Union's Alliance you learn how to sleep.

If you don't sleep in a Hyper pod, it's a tonal shift from b to p that happened here, from Hiber, like in hibernation, to Hyper (nobody bets an eye because the y), which are capsules, that enclose the sleeping person, you have to make do, however lucid sleeping is a way of forcefully and willingly being able to fall asleep and dream or to wakeup at any moment you want. This of course isn't a science but more an art. Kira has the ability to access Ashlei's sensors thus even in her deep sleep phases she is in theory able to know what happens around her as long as Ash has a sensor reading. Problem is subconsciousness works different so if she is asleep she will most likely dream something weird until she understands what's up.

#PennedPossibilities 533 #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP

534. Does your SC have any “unusual” habits, interests, and / or talents? Do they hide it, or are they proud of it?

Kira doesn't hide most of her unusual abilities. Like having a dead eye/blind aim for throwing toast from every ankled position into her "Demon"toaster or her skill to keep her balance, her proprioception is next level, which gives her some uncanny abilities, she isn't shy about that. The stuff about her possible control over the Ghoz'Tarc & her increasing access to Ash's systems she keeps secret ftm.

Arkham high sensitivity is a two bladed sword, it allows her to be a faster reacting pilot than most but outside her "save space" inside the ship she has to take meds to suppress the negative effects that otherwise would overwhelm her.

J. could easily break other Terran's limbs maybe that's the reason she is so gentle & soft.

Tal & Rose always find solutions... ALWAYS...

#PennedPossibilities 534. #KiraKnox #Arkham #JHarveyGladstone #RoseDraken #TalisaDraken

535. What strengths do you have in your writing?

Can't say, lately I rarely receive any Feedback at all or specific.
Most people want to read what I'm doin but the comments are rarely anything that comments on my story telling or character development. And if they comment it's most times from a cis white monogamous persons that ALWAYS come up with why is it a lesbian romance? It isn't! It's poly but focused on two female identifieng persons.
The AI doesn't make sense AI's don't feel or focus on a relationship between two persons, everything else is cheating... 🤦🏽

Even my DND rounds started to loose giving feedbacks and I strongly dislike that however questioning and getting answers like "oh I would say if I don't like it" aren't very helpful so I stopped asking them for feedback, my guess is dedication to make an extra effort for worldbuilding and trying to give characters depth, I will see how this works out but I know who isn't beta reading...
#PennedPossibilities 535 #writing

536. After the story is all done, how does or should the SC come across to the reader?

Different if needed or planed for.
It depends on the Story and what it dies to the SC's in question for Star Ryde my plan is that the crew SCs as much as the MC's grew different. Some closer some more apart and as with my general MCs , SCs, ACs & even BCs their lives have moved on & for some it will have become better, for some worse and I hope that I bring that convincingly into my story. Overall the rule is nobody is save from time, time changes things. And I'm not the nicest person if it comes to sending characters to hell and back, sometimes they are lucky and I only send them hell in German... 😈

#PennedPossibilities 536. #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP

537. What perspectives or beliefs have you challenged with this WIP?

Not sure I do any other than my own.

Maybe I am good enough for people to rethink families and human behavior. Maybe I'm just repeating all the tropes.

Let me answer this when it's finished...

Christmastime is the worst time for me to answer such questions especially this year seems even more different in a not good way.

#PennedPossibilities 537. #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP

538. What language(s) does your SC speak?

All ~ 38 ish SC's speak Terran Standard/Terran High & Union Standard/Union High. For the same reasons the MC's do. Some extra languages exist.

See Penned Possibilities 529 or here linked directly, for the MCs.
https://nerdculture.de/@AnnaSaultron/113658096747093044

#PennedPossibilities 538. #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP
#GhozTarc #GhozTarcCrew

539. Christmas Eve Edition: You’re the Secret Santa for one of your SCs. What do you give them? (As a fellow character, not the author.)

So this HAS to happen in the Star Ryde Self Insert Romance Alternate Universe I briefly touched on and created in my head only to justify my personal interactions with my characters and thanks to the prompts here.

A collection of SciFi books from the Afterlife/Purgatory.
Simply so she can see the vast works that are done in this field and widen her view on things.

#PennedPossibilities 539. #StarRyde #SRSIRAU #writing #SelfInsert #romance #SciFi #WIP #MondiraRamann #Afterlife #Purgatory #StarRydeSelfInsertRomanceAlternateUniverse

540. Holiday Edition: Who would your MC kiss under the mistletoe?

No Misteltoe's survived into the 24. Century. That said kissing is a mostly Terran habit of strengthening individual immune systems, thus is recommended to kiss A LOT.
Do to the fact that a plenty of, for us, new species could be hazardous to others and us, and kissing for Terran's and Terra living Xeni is something special,* a special filtration mask was invented, it's basically a sort of mouth condom.
It needs to be fit for every species specially but allows incredible kisses without any risk or benefit like immunity boosting.

*Some age old first stories of Terrans was how they defended their foes via eating their mouthes and stealing their souls.
It was later translated into Terran Standard as Kiss me a spacer which sounds way more pleasant if miss leading...

#PennedPossibilities 540 #StarRyde #SciFi #WIP #Writing #Worldbuilding #KissMeASpacer #MouthEater

541. SC POV: What is the worst emotion a being can feel?

Silas Crosby, Security Chief:

"Loneliness, despair, knowing that no one will remember your story, for long.
Even your child's and their child's will forget you sooner rather than later, two lifetimes and mostly all of us are gone forever, relegated to an ass old pic someone randomly finds on a weird day. All our stories will end untold, everything we feel, who we are, what makes our lives des matter, will fade, everything we learned, what we are.

That is why I made it my call to protect others. So their stories live longer, so their lives last longer, so they can fill it with more people that will remember them before the universe finally deletes their story. And by upholding peace and fighting for them I can be a footnote in history for maybe a generation longer... maybe my story can inspire someone."

#PennedPossibilities 541. #StarRyde #SilasCrosby #writing #SciFi #WIP

542. Is the reader supposed to root for the MC, have no feelings towards them, or want them to meet their demise by the end of your WIP? MCs aren't always the "good guys," of course.

As much as I want them to be liked I am not in control of this.
I have a certain ideal picture of them that is not that of a perfect person, but if I a) can portray it as it is in my mind is one thing and b) how people perceive her is another.
I try my best to show them not as Mary Sue or Gary Stu* and keep them consistent enough that (other than in cases that they aren't if their limit is reached) people know at least in general what to expect.

How exactly this will end up in the view of the reading Person is different for almost everyone.

*Is there a gender neutral or enby trope Name? 'Ary Suu?😅
#PennedPossibilities 542. #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #writing #SciFi #WIP

543. MC POV: What is one of your happiest memories?

Kira, pulled Arkham on to her lap, pressing her belly against the others women's back, her nose and mouthe next to Arkham's shoulder and neck.
And her eyes beamed with light as she smiled.
"You know if you had told me, that I find myself in a relationship with a crew member that doesn't even feel romantic interest in others... Well I would have been surprised."

Arkham smiled while folding her fingers between Kira's over her belly.
"Ask me what I would have thought and I would have laughed. Yet here I am rooting for you like a lovesick teen not believing that I feel this and grateful for having that opportunity."

"Oh I'm m a opportunity? Does this make you an opportunist?" She playfully bit Arkham's neck, a shiver ran through Arkham, she moaned softly, Kira's lips formed a ...

#PennedPossibilities 543 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #writing #SciFi #WIP #relationships

a smile on Arkham's goosebumbed skin.

Arkham leaned forward to escape this pleasure trap her Commander definitely only set up to make her blush. "Hnghf... noo, you are a treasure." Arkham slipped her hands away & in a swift motion stood up, turned around & sat down on Kiras lap again, her arms slung around the taller woman's neck now having to look up to Arkham, gently pressing her forehead against Kira's. "You are my treasure." Arkhams eyes piercing intensity flooded Kiras body with joy. "And I'm lucky that I found you." Arkham's hands slid to Kira's cheeks & gently grabbed on to her lovers face. "Permission request to kiss my Captain?" She whispered softly.

Kira felt her breath tingling over her own lips closing her eyes she whispered: "Granted."

Kira opened her eyes. The room was sterile, almost cold & the cuffs where tight.

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544. Decide on a favorite character of yours and tell us this: What is something that makes them stand out among your other characters, and why do you love them so much?

How cruel only one...😅🤪

Mondira Ramann, a) she only exists in her current form, as she is, thanks to the prompts here. b) I have her set up to be from a Cyberpunk Dystopia Rim World, that is pretty close to ours. She understands the values of working in Union with the Union & believes that it is the key for the Rimworlds to survive this war even if the mercenary forces do quite well against the Eltaryn. She only joined the Unions Alliance because of this & despite of her proud Rim Mother. The trust in the Union isn't there but she believes in the Alliance & uses her position to support her family.

She brings a diverse POV & for me makes it easy to relate to her, since she pretty much comes from today, a time traveler in a way without being one.
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