The ball wound down without further incident, and Heather joined them for dinner, seemingly having to tear herself away from her fans.
How she’d made fans among the Manitians in a matter of minutes was up for speculation.
Mr. Demetre laid out the terms of their wager:
Since it...
2022-12-07 16:48:39 +0000 UTC View Post“HOW DARE YOU!” Neverre shouted at the top of her lung as she used a magical silk handkerchief to wipe off her front.
Perry could tell it was magical by the faint opalescent shimmer and the way the lotion faded from the cloth in a matter of seconds.
The girl was basically cleaning...
2022-12-03 16:06:16 +0000 UTC View Post***Victor Remington***
“If you dumbasses ever get confused about who you’re supposed to be shooting, there’s a helpful graphic on the top of your guns.”
Victor tapped the picture of a young woman with fairy wings on top of his gun.
“Your glasses will allow you to see a...
2022-11-30 14:39:17 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, so I'm not particularly good at drama or climaxes, (or at least i don't feel like it)
So The entire ballroom is a powder keg, just waiting to explode.
Can you guys think of what might be the climax of the ball might be? Perferably something that isn't Perry's fault, and doesn'...
***George Frepon***
“Five minutes?” Ellanore asked as they walked away. “Did a sliver of pity pierce your heart, or did Paradox notice the little spell you’d woven on him?”
“Neither. The bastard, in a magical sense, is like a bag of lead sand, it was about the same amount ...
2022-11-25 16:06:23 +0000 UTC View PostHeather was eating a pre-ball snack to tide her over, while Perry explained some of his security system.
“So I went and install a dart launcher in the ceiling of the venue. If you or I make finger guns at someone, the machine will see that and dart them.”
“Dart them with what, t...
2022-11-23 16:10:11 +0000 UTC View PostI was sitting here about to get started on writing, waiting for my sister to come dig a hole in her backyard for a crabapple that won't pollinate her apple tree, when I realized that the end of the year is going to be bumpy, and I should probably tell you my plans and give you a heads up ab...
2022-11-21 14:14:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Okay, the spell is locked in the vault and all mention of it is wiped from the record…now.” Perry said, pressing the ‘confirm’ button.
Paradox’s Elysian Enchantment was far too dangerous for the likes of mere mortal…teens.
“Ugh, my eyes are all bloodshot now,” Heath...
2022-11-18 15:23:29 +0000 UTC View Post***Chemestro***
“You wanted to see me?” Chemestro asked.
“Take a seat,” Solaris said, motioning to the seat across from his desk. Chemestro gave an inward shrug and sat across from the ruler of Franklin City.
“I’ve been waiting for the right time to do this. Every si...
2022-11-14 15:11:50 +0000 UTC View PostPerry examined the ingredients, unloading the van one box at a time and checking each one to make sure every part of Dave’s delivery had been correct
Trust, but verify.
As usual, Dave’s customer service went above and beyond, despite being a creep.
Dave had packed...
2022-11-12 16:57:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Talked to Steve Campbell yesterday, he's the voice actor doing narration on Wake of the Ravager
He mentioned that he does it live in a discord hangout, so people can get a glimpse of the unedited footage.
I think he starts chapter one in about...ten minutes.
If you're inter...
***8 hours earlier***
“Alright, everyone’s here, good,” Perry said, scanning his crew.
Hardcase, Wraith, Breaker, Plagius, Titan, and…dad.
“Yo, I heard you got your legs all busted up. You look fine,” Plagius said, scanning Perry up and down.
“Nothing a balan...
2022-11-09 16:22:34 +0000 UTC View PostPerry asked his Grandmother for magical information about who/what/why so that he could respond to the attack with incredible speed and accuracy.
He now owes her a favor, and she is going to collect.
Here's what we're not gonna do: We're not going to add a love interest based on ...
***Mass Driver***
“Looks like a used-car lot,” Lord Of Annihilation sneered.
The kid’s name was terrible, but respect for another’s Super name was part of the culture, so Mass Driver refrained from taunting him. The kid would figure it out as soon as his nuts finished dropping...
2022-11-07 16:48:39 +0000 UTC View Post***Natalie AKA Hardcase***
Nat was having a weird dream.
She, Perry, Heather, and her mom were all fighting each other on top of a moving spaceship, however logically inconsistent that was. Mom was wearing all black leather, weird spikeys and wielding a shiny techno-sword. 2022-11-04 17:24:40 +0000 UTC View Post
***Tafford B. Beans***
“Greg,” Taff said, his voice muffled through the mask. “Greg.”
Greg, his cubicle buddy across the way didn’t respond, his imposing featureless minion mask seemed to be blocking his ability to hear.
“Goddamnit – GREG!” Taff said, slipping hi...
2022-11-02 17:41:28 +0000 UTC View Post“Rise and shine!” dad crowed, marching through Perry’s room, clattering together a pot and wooden spoon.
“Again!?” Perry groaned, sitting up in bed. “Seriously?”
“Yeah, again.” Dad said. “Grampa’s heading out early, and so we are seeing him off early.”
...
2022-10-31 15:16:29 +0000 UTC View PostGot offered this a while ago and thought I'd flip the switch turn of the month sometime.
Basically it charges you on the day you signed up for it, rather than the turn of the month, so you don't have any of those issues where you sign up on the last day of the month and get charged twic...
****Claudette Zauberer***
“So,” Darryl said, sitting on the edge of the bed, a contemplative frown on his face. Claudette knew that look. That was the look he got when he was scheming the best way to ruin an adversary.
“So?” Claudette asked.
“The kids are watching Ghos...
2022-10-28 04:32:59 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Natalie rolled a strike by throwing a wildly off-course ball with a squeak, dad seemed to catch on to Perry modifying the lane.
He yawned and turned his head to the side, throwing his arm around mom’s shoulders before glancing back at Perry after Heather’s turn.
“Challenge...
2022-10-26 17:22:27 +0000 UTC View Postjust what I wrote. Patreon seems to have changed the way they do something and applied blanket age restriction to all of my stuff. Let me know if this affects you or not.
2022-10-24 21:58:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Rise and shine!” dad crowed, marching through Perry’s room, clattering together a pot and wooden spoon.
“Remind me why I still live here, again?” Perry asked, sitting up in bed and rubbing his throbbing temples. “I’m literally a millionaire.”
“Because you love us! A...
2022-10-24 21:07:20 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a few days of manic designing deep in his Tinker Twitch, but while his team were taking clean up operations and safety lessons, Perry was inventing a chemical mixture that could dissolve and reset cement, targeting the water that was bonded to it.
Perry called it concrete flux. Or ju...
2022-10-21 21:14:51 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, end of the month is approaching. Bills are coming due. We’ve gotten sixteen cars, twelve refrigerators, a hundred broken TVs, various plastic children’s toys, a metric ton of expired batteries, and a bunch of other random garbage.
So the real-world example is this: On...
2022-10-19 15:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostCertain sectors were hit harder than others because of Gerome’s ‘game’.
The service industry was fine, because most people without a superpower didn’t have any recollection of the month and a half long blip in their memory. They all still had their jobs, there hadn’t been any rent...
2022-10-17 17:37:42 +0000 UTC View PostWhere would you guys like to see this go next?
My vague ideas are:
a) a Newbie villain creates problems for everyone (new supers are coming out of the woodwork)
b) soul magic progress
c) Perry's businesses begin turning a profit.
Suggestions welcome.
the time has come to suggest new spells, and I'll see if any of them sound like fun.
Format:
Name: (Difficulty)
Ingredients,
ritual.
Effect.
***Reginald, A.K.A. Barrel of Monkeys***
“Boss, ummm…” Brett sidled up beside Reggie, looking supremely confused. “What in the nine hells is going on? This has been the most confusing three days of my life.
Reggie cocked a brow at Brett. He didn’t recognize the kid, unlike J...
2022-10-14 16:32:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind was whipping by Perry as he cruised above the forest. He spotted a glint of light out of the corner of his eye, and when he focused on it, he saw a skeleton holding a sword.
There! Perry angled himself and his trajectory towards the creature, cutting through the air at dea...
2022-10-12 17:41:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe lich’s gem-studded gaze landed on Perry.
He froze.
The whispering darkness in his fist flickered and changed shade to something a bit more tame.
Perry noticed.
“You damned kids have destroyed my castle! A man’s castle is like…his castle! You can’t just walk i...
2022-10-10 14:45:45 +0000 UTC View Post