The noise of another chair squeaking as its occupant rose was obscured by the sounds of hurried footsteps, and murmurs from amongst the crowd as their attentions were briefly split between the figure standing on the stage in front of them, and the one being chaperoned out. “Avery Bennet. MSNBC.” His...

Hello all. I will be returning properly for V9 after only having a brief cameo in V8, and bringing in a cast of 2 characters - at this time named [static noises] and Woodrow Ritter. Part of what I want to do in this version is try some different modes of interfacing with the game, or to be precise, ...

Thank you both for your comments, I'm glad you enjoyed the read! What goes through your mind when walking for so long? Do you think about the destination? The process? Do you look for obstacles or do you go in a walking-trance like 'I am walking but I am kinda floating above myself'? All of the abov...

On Walking First, a little disclaimer, you should feel no obligation to use any of this information. Realism does not equate to quality, and you should ask yourself “Does this meaningfully add to the story or themes I’m trying to tell” before incorporating any of the details explored here. Backgrou...

Hello all, now that I have successfully bullied staff into changing site rules for me so I can post this, please select which locations are convenient for you to travel to - you can select more than one, intent here is to find the city with the biggest overlap of 'travel easiness' amongst people who...

For just a moment Lara felt wooden boards underneath her limp limbs. Recalled how dry her mouth had been - and was again. She could almost hear the wind whistling through a broken window again. It all seemed so simple in retrospect, agonizing over word choices that had never mattered. A shallow pair...

The blur moved slowly, then quickly, then slowly again. Lara grimaced as she forced her eyes to focus whilst the other girl made a noise she failed to parse, hiding underneath the ringing of her ears as it was. The expression cut into Evie's made the answer to the question obvious. It took her a mom...

██████████ Light. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ Sound. ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Heat. ░░░░░░░░░░ Pain. Every sense that returned to Lara screamed for attention, before disappearing into the chorus that tore at every thought she tried to formulate. Grey and white. Her head hurt. Cold was pressed against her back. She could hear the ...

There was a clang of iron as Lara Bullock entered from another thread.

"You made me walk for six fucking hour-"

((Lara Bullock continued from Elsewhere )) The tracks had disappeared into the slush hours ago, but Lara felt it was a safe bet Evie would stop somewhere in town to rest, and she was going to find her. That would be the best time to reach her after all, with bread in her hands not steel. She had her...

Was here for a good time not a long time folks, if you wish to hero please go for someone else. I have some ideas in mind but I am decidedly open for pitches. Major themes I'm looking to play on are Lara's issues with emotion (perceiving herself as emotionless depsite not being so), and her risk ave...

((Lara Bullock continued from Boundries )) "How DARE you just leave me like that, without saying anything?! You fucking-" No, that didn't sound right. Lara's face pulled to one side as she pressed her molars together in frustration. Maybe it would sound better when she yelled it, rather th...

Somewhere along the past week, the version of Lara that wouldn't have stirred an inch at the subtle sounds of rubber catching on wooden splinters, or the dim pink-purple rays of the bruised arctic sky at sunrise falling across her face had worn away. She snatched at sleep now, her body jerking just ...

Thump-thump And then everything fell apart. Her face at least had the good grace to contort into something close to shame as she twisted herself away from Evie. Every stammering apology offered only added to the weight of her limbs. It felt like the strings that connected them to her mind were slac...