746
SC POV: How would you react to hearing your favorite song or piece of music?

'Chief' Trawella: "You know there is an ancient song from an artist I always forget. I think it's in early 21st century American, you know that ancient language should be like ancient English but isn't, that no one really speaks anymore? There was an artist who's name ment something with colors and she had a song about me. Na not really but it fits perfectly."
He started humming, swinging his hips and singing:"I'm Trawella! I'm Travella. I'm Travella." And very weird sounds mimicking the ancient forgotten language.*

Author_ity note:
The song he means is from P!NK - Trouble
https://youtu.be/mFu3YzRnyDU
And yes this is a case of harschly misheard lyrics but as I mentioned before Terran Standard and Union Standard would most likely not sound like any language we might recognize today.

#PennedPossibilities 746 #StarRyde #CharlstonTrawella #CharlstonTuck #GhozTarcCrew #writing #SciFi #WIP

747
Who is your cleverest character?

They all shine in different fields.

#PennedPossibilities 747 #writing

748
How does your SC view the world: as a cruel and unforgiving place, a land full of wonders, or something in-between? (Reference their experiences, life lessons, etc.)

1/2
I stroll away from the exact prompt and skip the references completely instead giving the POV of most Terrans.

Terra is a Hellhole but it's also our home. It was ruined by the people of our past humans claimed to be humane sadly they where also a bunch of coward's not living up to their potential, more content on survival than keeping their home livable, incredibly ambitious but misguided and miss used by people who called them self elites, unfair, untrustworthy, not interested in living together in peace and harmony, depicting them selfs as some sort of hyper evolution.
They where parasites, this is why the Terran Manifest was written, this is why people started bounding and fighting back, corrupt leaders where hold accountable, billionaires where...

#PennedPossibilities 748 #StarRyde #SciFi #WIP #WorldBuilding

748 2/2
dismantled and if they where found guilty of acting against Terra, Terras inhabitants, active drivers of wars and/or the mass extinction, they where put to good use, like first test "pilots" for the renewed space programs, medical/psychological research in underdeveloped empathy.
The ones that where found guilty for the global warming contribution had to work their asses of planting trees and testing genetic engineering.

Humanity didn't survive the 23. century instead Gaia Unika and Terra Unikat gave birth to us Terrans as we exist today, thanks to the Terran Manifest and decent people doing the right thing en mass.
Than the first message from our friends the Talithi, thanks to them we where able to reverse many damages done by this brain damaged back in the day.
Warning us against the Eltaryn.
We barely managed to defend us thanks to the Talithi's warnings.
Today we are defending everyone as we always should have.
#PennedPossibilities 748 #StarRyde #SciFi #WIP #WorldBuilding

749
MC POV: What is the goal you’re trying to achieve?

I skip for the day.

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750
Is your SC aware of what the MC wants out of life, and are they willing to help them acquire it?

They better are because it's one mission, one ship, one crew.

#PennedPossibilities 750 #StarRyde #SciFi #WIP

751
Check-In: Share a snippet you’ve written recently that you’re proud of. (Doesn’t matter what it’s from, or if it’s edited or not.)

Not at the moment for several reasons. I am at a all time low with my energy barely scraping on daily stuff.
I simply don't have the energy to choose something, translate it from German, find a translator (which I really would like to support but financially can't) and I hate using translation tools to offten if I can avoid it because most of them also use AI or support AI and I don't like the way they "try to improve" anything with AI.

That said my progress is also very slow so I might have nothing to share at all which I didn't already shared it or nothing I fell comfortable sharing at all for the moment.

I like the idea and hope it helps everyone but I for the foreseeable future won't participate in it by posting.
Non the less I like the idea.

#PennedPossibilities 751 #writing

752
Tell us about something that will always make your antagonist laugh.

AJ (Ariaene) has a personal guard & assistant while not on mission.
She takes great care with them, on good days she tries her best to be an invisible supportive ghost.
She was ordered by AI to help out if necessary, but she clearly likes AJ as a person and does her best to keep them save on bad days too.
If AJ remembers her it's an instant smile and joy for them. On bad days she often manages to get through to AJ when others can't & calm them down. AJ likes her humor pretty much because ist very dry served. Otherwise it's more erratic on the battlefield if they manages to "push" big groups of opponents around like they are tiny wargame figurines.

AI (Antagonist Infernale) hasn't been seen yet and no one knows what they may find funny

#PennedPossibilities 752 #StarRyde
#AntagonistJunior #AJ #AriaeneJohnsen #AntagonistInfernale

753. Where do your SCs feel the happiest?

Most with their Families and loved ones at home or doing the job they feel "called for" this is a remaining artifact concept from the German Beruf.
Work you do or "a job" but comes from "die Berufung" which means "call to be a" _____ literally the same like in "call to be an epic mage that safes the world" "call to be the fates chosen one" etc.
Yes German work culture was and in sadly only parts is way more than the stuff you do to survive or make money to survive. But the concept was taken on by terrans and other union species.

754. SC POV: Do you have children? If not, do you want to have children someday?

Security Chief Silas Crosby: "A daughter her name is Denise she and her families are the reasons I am still a soldier despite surpassing my 50."

XO Jenkins: "No childrens are not part of my or my husband's plan."

XO Troika: "3 daughters."

#PennedPossibillities Ketchup game #StarRyde #LJenkins #SilasCrosby #WilliamTroika #SciFi #WIP

755
Does your antagonist have any unusual or advanced skills?

Ariaene has the uncanny ability to get away or infiltrate almost any environment.
They is a skilled infiltrator able to blend in also some very out of place abilities, some claim even see them shape shifting but that might be really swex and over exaggerating do to miss understood usage of technologies that are not broadly known to the public.

AI is absolutely unknown I would say that's a special skill. Pulling the strings from somewhere somehow.

#PennedPossibillities 755 Ketchup Game #StarRyde #AntahonistInfernale #AntagonistJunior #AJ #AJohnson #AriaeneJohnsen #writing #SciFi #WIP

756.
Describe your WIP in one sentence.

Star Ryde the uncanny salad of your favorite SciFi stories in a military LGBTQIA+ dressing.

#PennedPossibilities 756 Ketchup #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP

Ketchup
757. MC POV: Would you rather have a night in, or one spent in the company of friends?

Author_ity language skill fails to extract meaning.
Is it ment a night spent alone or the opposite a night spent with friends?

758. Is there any sort of “lie” at the core of your MC’s worldview or how they see things? (However you might interpret the prompt, explain your answer.)

Every explanation made up, by an entity that is restricted, to its own expirience of reality, is a lie created to keep the vast & incomprehensible nature of the universe in the compounds of its creators realm of understanding. So if you ask for any lie the answer is yes, every lie humans tell them self to understand the universe.

759. Are there any topics or plot points that you refuse to write?

NON CONSENT BDSM or SEX.
That is simply RAPE.

I try not to be to detailed with stuff like cannibalism or torture, because I can go into pretty much every detail, thats get disgusting quickly.

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Addendum per definition Non consent BDSM can't exist. BDSM is a practice build upon consent.
The parts that are in BDSM that content "acted out non consent" are part of the consent given by any participant prior to the act.
If this is not the case it's rape.
Any form of sex that is not consensual it is rape and consent is something only the parties involved can decide on, but only for their own part, if one does not give consent while the other gives it's non consensual, if any party acts out sexual deeds in a non consensual frame it is rape.

Felt I had to add this for reasons.

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760
MC POV: Describe who you are in your group of friends. Tell is if you’re the motherly/fatherly type, the funny friend, the serious one, etc.

Kira sat in the messhall with a decorative glass of colorful liquid on the table: "You know the funny tragedy with some soldiers? Especially Spacers? We tend to make friends for a mission but rarely do we see them again. If possible we stick to mail as long as we can send them," her right middle finger ran around the glass edges, gently,
"than you go on a mission like this." Her eyes went smaller: "I thought this might be the best mission ever, because Tal is here, Rose, J. and Anika as our captain. I thought it will be like at the academy, but grown up." Her finger stopped. "Now I am the Captain. I thought I can pretend it's friends on a trip & nothing else. Everyone thinks she is dead." She paused, her eyes narrowed. "I guess, in our friends circle I'm the stupid, hopeful fool."

#PennedPossibilities 760 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #SciFi #WIP

760 2 of 3

Arkham sat in the pilot chair of the Ghoz'Tarc watching the screens, observing space through the pilot window. She read the question to Ash before taking a moment to think. Starring out into the distant stars. "I think I can't tell. I haven't made friends before or heck a romance... This is weird. I always been focused on work. I met Captain Johanson once before the mission & she was kinda different from my other Captains. She didn't asked why I wasn't wearing standard issued uniform that day. She asked if I need something. And it felt genuine. I guess she was curious why I was dressed in cut down uniform but she didn't burst, instead she simply asked if I need something and smiled. Some month later I was requested for this mission, than we went on this mission. And she still was genuinely interested in me and my well being. Now I have Kira, you," she gently broucher Ash's node, "the others, but who am I in this circle?"

#PennedPossibilities 760 #Arkham #StarRyde #WIP

760 3 of 3

Ashlei's node blinked: "Interesting, I haven't considered this before. Am 'I'", she used the I like an exclamation mark, "part of the social circles on board of the ship?" Her node blinked. It was more of a gesture for the biological entities around. It felt appropriate to her to do so. "I am," she paused, "a caregiver. I am," pause, "a servant. I am," shorter pause, "an integral part of the ship and it's functionality."
The node blinked faster before starting to pulse more slowly.
"There is no evidence that the crew depends on me in emotional ways."
The node pulsed more slowly before the light almost faded completely.
"Correction," a long pause, the node went bright, "Captain Knox showed me memories that are important to her," the node blinked quicker, "Arkham," another pause, "Arkham told me that I am her friend. Lt Commander Draken, Rose, told me that she respects my advice. Conclusion, for some I am a friend."

#PennedPossibilities 760 #Ashlei #StarRyde #WIP

760
breaking bad jokes extra answer

MC POV: Describe who you are in your group of friends. Tell is if you’re the motherly/fatherly type, the funny friend, the serious one, etc.

Kira smirking: "I'm the one who KNOX!"

#PennedPossibilities 760 breaking bad jokes extra answer #KiraKnox #StarRyde #WIP #BadJokes

760.001
Stand-in Question: Who within a group of friends, work associates, the brigade, class, etc., thinks they're a good friend but isn't. How do they fail?

I don't think it's a character but more a trait everyone could demonstrate at certain points. So I don't have a character to point at yet.

#PennedPossibilities 760.001

761
Tell us about your funniest character.

Funny like "haha" or funny like "ha?"

As with yesterday's prompt I don't think I have that one funny character. Some like J. are more easily cracking jokes but she isn't doing it for laughs alone. She doesn't take herself very serious if she can make other feel relax and she also likes to play a bit dumb sometimes. She prefers to be underestimated rather than sticking out as the sharp knife, it's hard enough with 198 cm as and a back that easily count's for two people.

#PennedPossibilities 761 #StarRyde #JHarveyGladstone #SciFi #WIP

762
How much does your MC value communication in their relationships and/or friendships? Are they prone to being misunderstood?

Kira values them highly, after all she is the XO/Captain and has to be understood correctly. She sometimes can be almost brutally blunt, upfront and open. While in her private communication she isn't that unsimilar for some parts she prefers a more closed off and interpretable language. She loves flirting with J. and J. With her but both know that this is not romantic but simply to make the other feel valued and appropriated, and J. is almost certainly not interested in anything more than close emotional bonds or not sexual body contact.

Arkham learns to communicate more openly.ejole on board even if she would prefer not communicating at all but even that is a sort of communication so being open is the lesser evil.

Ash: as the ships AI prefers clear cut and open communication.
#PennedPossibilities 762 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #SciFi #WIP #writing

763
What is your antagonist’s greatest fear? Explain.

Skip

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764
Do you have any SCs who later become MCs in your WIP?

Not planned yet but I hope to give everyone at the crew enough space and time to shine.

It something that I really miss with current Star Trek other than SNW.
Discovery especially didn't do much outside a scene here and there which is incredibly wasted potential.

I'm writing a crew of around forty people which will be a challenge and next to SC's as secondary characters I will also have TC's tertiary characters and back round ones. Yes it's overly ambitious, I know. 😅

I want the characters to feel as real as possible we will see how I manage this one day in the hopefully not so far future.

#PennedPossibilities 764 #StarRyde #SciFi #WIP

765
Are there any words that you’re actively trying to use less often (or replace) in your writing?

A lot I try to not use ableist, sexiest or racist words. I try to not use insults based on looks or workfields, I try to not use our universe names for worlds that doesn't share our history... As a very easy example almost everyone understands what a Molotov Cocktail means or Guerilla Attacks. This are historical grown and fueled terms. In as an example Ferun the world of DND (at the moment) there never whas a man called Mololtov thus no one ever would understand the meaning of a Molotov Cocktail.
For swearing and insults I try to come up with my own terms.
That said I am very much limited to my own knowledge, upbringing and capabilities to unlearn things and recontextualize such concepts and words. The German insult that translates into son of a b**** is ment as an insult to female sex workers as a parent thus I almost eradicated its usage from my own words.

#PennedPossibilities 765

766
Has your MC ever had a guilty conscience?

Kira [insert green checkmark]
Arkham [insert 100% sign]
Ashlei: "Please evaluate your meaning of conscience."

Side note from a non native speaker

English makes no freaking sense.
Conscience... The science shown on a con? Or is it like betrayal covered as science? No it's your mental construction that regulates your morals.
Yes in German it's similar but in German it's knowledge all along Gewissen (conscience) Wissen (knowledge) Wissenschaft (science) okay and know I get angry because Wissenschaft is written with on f in German where I always understood it as a coming from schaffen (to create something) I guess Schaft is some sort of tonal shift movement (unlike searching for an explanation online which is total shit, thank you AI's)

#PennedPossibilities 766 #StarRyde

767
Tell us about your antagonist’s fashion. How do they dress?

1/2
AI no one knows how this "aloof" entity dresses if speaker or wall panels hiding speakers count I would say wall panel just for the gag.

Antagonist Junior (AJ or Ariaene Johnsen), has a very mission focused repertoire.
Usually it's the older Alliance Standard but Modified Protect Life Mark 4 series of armors patched up with some not so standard issued pieces and repairs not in a fallout style repair but indeed with different technologies crafted carefully into the armor. As an example they uses an energy shield that goes beyond the average Armor shielding of every Alliance Soldier and deploys from their left wrist. The standard issued helmet is replaced with a glass dome that unfolds from their left shoulders blade breaker. Ariaene is also good in infiltration missions with setting appropriate attire that hides a lot of tech and equipment. In unusual ➡️

#PennedPossibilities 767 #StarRyde #AriaeneJohnsen #SciFi #WIP

767 2/2

⬅️looking stuff greatly depicted in this piece by @art_of_goulwenr
https://mastodon.art/
We spun a complex set of events that led to the meeting of his characters with AJ and infiltration of a burlesque show for [redacted] clearly needs something extravagant.

So AJ went with Golden Latex or Vinyl looks. Lucky for them the tech of the 24. Century can provide all sort of looks without having to use the real material.

https://mastodon.art/@art_of_goulwenr/115071014806021350

#PennedPossibilities 767 #StarRyde #AriaeneJohnsen #SciFi #WIP

768
How do you balance writing with personal life?

Badly xD

Seriously I write whenever I think should write something or the inspiration hits the hardest.

Sadly this is often at 3-5 am in the morning.

So the joke isn't so much of a joke but the joke is that the joke is more true than a joke should.

Please insert woodchuck here...

#PennedPossibilities 768 #writing

769
What inspired the story of your (latest) WIP?

The main thing is still Star Ryde (low energy levels and maintaining a half way normal live be damned) so its still Star Trek and Mass Effect mainly. Followed by influences from a lot of other stuff and the discarded attempt of creating reality based SciFi.

For my other Brainchild which is called Cyboarpunk (and I can't decide how to write it) it's Super Mario meets Cyberpunk, but it also is probably absorbing my Superhero universe and be folded into some connection to Star Ryde...

Star Rude, Star Ryder, Star Tyde are all misspellings of Star Ryde thanks to my phone that sparked enough ideas for plot bunnies.
Thanks to the prompts the StarRydeSelfInsertRomanceAlternateUniverse...

DragOn a story of a travesty artist realizing they are indeed transgender and a magical girl/boy/+
Mostly based on Sailor Moon and a word pun.

And if I ever do a Van Hellsing story I don't know. Like in white van...

#PennedPossibilities 769

769 2 of 1 because I can count...

I almost forgot Galaxy Glyde the farmo(i)st adventure out there.

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770
What is your MC’s greatest weakness, and do other characters know what it is?

We had this question several times over the span of several years & Prompts & I always said it depends.
All my characters share some weaknesses.
This is something I realized lately but I don't think it's a cliche or a flaw in my writing.
It's kinda repeating pattern to be honest.
To quote a not nearer specified fictional figure: "it is quite elementary my dear companion."
It's not unlike a constant, so to say that is very, pretty much (yes I know you don't use this two words together to describe something, let's say it's artistic freedom) physical.

Cold, heat, time & despite its being possibly only a side effect of 3 Dimensional space time and not a constant as we imagine, gravity. Let's be honest we all fall for it.

And Remember
Electricity is quite dangerous see this video for more exploration on this.
https://youtu.be/R-FxmoVM7X4

#PennedPossibilities 770 #writing #truth #BadJokes #Pun #Cliche? #Trope?

Hm I just saw something
770
Since double 0 is licensed I guess double 7 agents would work so I present you an agent of the Irish secret service.
It's name is Dnob Semaj (father Irish Flemish mother Indian and African).
Dnob is the peoples person, championing the worker class and just introduces them self as Dnob with a short nodding. They never wears fancy clothes and finishes every job with a trusted rusty spade. They is also asexual, aromantic and hates bad Spy movies especially this parody ones they call Bond, he doesn't even have strings attached or a robe how could he be bond to anything?

#PennedPossibilities 770 #UtterNonSense

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771
Can you share a snippet of your antagonist’s backstory with us?

Since AJ aka Antagonist Junior or Ariaene Johnson has plenty of development history let us shad some light onto the "Antagonist Infernale" or short AI.

AI is an unknown actor in the Universe. No one knows exactly who is behind a galaxy wide reaching network of spies, soldiers, puppeted officials, tendrils in the military and only communicating through electronic devices, messages or their personal currier & Groundhog AJ.
AJ always gets resources allocated to support their mission, this includes at least one fleet of dozens of ships, soldiers & even for the highly advanced species in Star Ryde advanced, alien tech.
No one has managed to pinpoint AI because it's always ends with AJ, an escape of AJ or dead ends.
Only one thing seems clear where AI is involved its most likely not a good thing. So far it only seems to be to stop the Eltaryn invasions but who knows.

#PennedPossibilities 771 #StarRyde #AntagonistInfernale

772
Write about a recent decision that your SC has made.

Well not very recent basically in the past on this network and in the future of the story.

Dr. Waberi and Dr. Kaiden and the third unexplored doctor, decided to save Kira's live with an frowned upon practice. Setting a new untested and self modified Neural Interface Network Snail into a damaged Brain to connect her to the ships Artificial Intelligence, before removing the old one and giving the damaged parts the recovery needed according to medical procedures. That said the situation would have been dire. The Ghoz'Tarc only has minor medical facilities, since it's usually a ship that would not operate so far outside of Union territory or for more than 3 weeks. Loosing the Captain and it's XO1/First officer would have dealt a bad blow to their secret mission and the morals of the crew. It's already bad enough even if command said they will face trial afterwards, as Kira will have.

#PennedPossibilities 772 #StarRyde #SciFi #WIP

773
SC POV: Describe your first kiss.

1/3
Mondira talking to Arkham after Arkham talked a bit about her and Kira's relationship.

Mon: "And you haven't kissed each other yet?"

Ark: "No I simply haven't used to being so close to another person that I think of putting my food supply and taste buds on and into another person."

"If you phrase it like this it's sounds horrible. Aren't you burning for that incredible sensation."

"No I never have kissed someone because I wanted too, most times they kissed me and I don't like the feeling."

"Your first kiss must have been horrible," Mondira looked pityful.

"Before you give me that look what about your kissing expirience, what was your first kiss like."

"Very mechanical and educational."

Arkham looked very puzzled about the answer: "How so and why do you call it incredible if it was like that?"

"Well on Eodin some people get introduced to sexuality in a very

#PennedPossibilities 773 #StarRyde #MondiraRamann #Arkham #writing #SciFi #WIP

773 2/3
...very different way. You see my parents are supporting the unbound education, that means we mostly learn practices and theoretics at the same time."

"What does that have to do with sexuality and romance?"

"We get introduced to sexuality by an educated Person to prevent us from having bad experiences. They teach us to respect consent and stand for our consequences. They offer courses and only few educational Persons are even allowed to give such courses."

"So on the world of unbound capitalism people care enough to give their children sexual/romantic education? And they 'train' you? Honestly, I don't think I like the sound of that... It sounds like grooming to me."

"It may appear to you like this but 1. every act is consensual. 2. Their is no expectation forced upon trainees.
3. Psychological Personal is available at all time in unbound educational facilities. And we openly talk about our pers-

#PennedPossibilities 773 #StarRyde #MondiraRamann #Arkham #writing #SciFi #WIP

773 3/3

...nal interests & things we would like to expirience.
4. The trainees can stop a lesson at every moment if they feel uncomfortable.
I kissed for the first time with a very gentle & careful older female. My first sexual lesson was with carrying same age male. Both took great care of my wishes & my feelings.
The kiss felt welcoming & she was gentle, we talked about it & tried different styles afterwards.
I was 14 & fully educated on all things sex & romance at this point. She even asked if I wanted some specific taste & so my first kiss really tasted like roses & strawberries. Not the Epi generated but she organized real ones. I was lucky enough that I could expirience a stress free & safe situation to test around, it was pleasant & I used the skills I learned successfully in my first relationship with 16. Why would I have it any other way?"

"Eodin really is weird."

"So is the Union to me."

#PennedPossibilities 773 #StarRyde #MondiraRamann #Arkham #writing #SciFi #WIP

Disclaimer same age in the Star Ryde universe means something else since people get a good bit older, live longer and have longer time to be not adults that said the trainer at "the same age" would be probably around 17-25 so more a similar age than the exactly same age. Blame it to the translation from Union Standard to our current English.

Which fits a bit to today answered Word Weavers about constructed languages from the 31.08.2025.

#PennedPossibilities 773 #StarRyde #MondiraRamann #Arkham #WorldBuilding #PlanetEodin #Eodim #writing #SciFi #WIP

774
Would you say your WIP is primarily character-driven or plot-driven, or is there an effective combination of the two?

Character driven but at times plot driven.

#PennedPossibilities 774 #writing