Somewhere in a kingdom shrouded in shadow, a Queen sat, awaiting the arrival of a kernel.
Seems pretty familiar, right?
And arrive it did, granting her and her subjects its powers.
More power was hers. But the spikes did something to her. Tiny pinpricks stabbed into her mind. Her minions began to look more like targets.
But she was not so far gone as to actually lash out.
She was unhinged, but not insane.
For now.
OPEN PESTERLOG
melancholyMelody began pestering nanoMechanic
MM: Iji.
MM: I had that dream again.
OPEN PESTERLOG
redMeat began pestering craftyMiner
RM: alright what happened
RM: the imps just got a whole lot more mean-looking.
RM: what did you dooooo
CM: chill man
CM: its just what happens
CM: ask your sprite shell fill you in
RM: yeah alright but!
RM: it's going to get harder every time another one of us comes in?
CM: afraid so
CM: use that alchemy stuff maybe itll help
RM: but I have no idea how it works
RM: DON'T LEAVE ME HERE
craftyMiner ceased pestering redMeat
RM: NOOOOOOOO
So now the imps were made of saws and spikes.
Wonderful.
They weren't inside yet, but Meat Boy's years of horror movie experience told him that he had, at best, five minutes before they broke a door or a window or something in their haste to get at him.
Alchemy was the key, apparently.
But what was alchemy?
Did he need a beaker? An occult spell? Where there ingredients to be found? Oh man, did Steve just set this up to show everybody what his poor, pathetic life was like!?
These thoughts and more ran through Meat Boy's head. On impulse, he picked up another of the bandages left lying around the room.
It disappeared.
He blinked. That wasn't supposed to happen.
He picked up a picture sitting on the mantlepiece, of him and Bandage Girl.
It disappeared as well.
Waaaiiiiit a second.
He was vaguely aware of Saw Girl hovering somewhere behind him expectantly.
He was also vaguely aware of a card hovering somewhere else, waiting for him to take it out. So he did.
And there was the bandage again.
But wasn't there a card...?
Boom. You've got a card with a picture of a picture of you. Choke on that, logic.
And on the other side there was a sequence of numbers and letters.
And in Meat Boy's reasonable facsimile of a brain, an idea emerged.
OPEN PESTERLOG
redMeat began pestering viridianVoyager
RM: hey
RM: Viridian
RM: is there any other equipment in that registry
VV: Uhh, let me check...
VV: Yes!
VV: The only one I can afford right now is the "punch designix," though.
RM: that sort of sounds right
RM: chuck it in here, I want to try something
It looked like a piano with a QWERTY keyboard. Oh well. Meat Boy could dig it.
Type in the code, insert card...
Now his card was destroyed, and the picture with it. D'oh.
But it looked like the card that made his crystal doll thing.
And ideas bloomed anew is Meat Boy's pseudo-mind.
OPEN PESTERLOG
neckwearAficionado began pestering neckwearAficionado
NA: I suppose you know why I'm calling.
NA: Yes.
NA: And to answer your question, yes, you have it right.
NA: Your current grasp of the plan IS the plan.
NA: Also, relax a little bit.
NA: I'm pretty sure this is the last run-through.
NA: We got everything right, then?
NA: I certainly hope so.
NA: Cheers.
@Kass- yeah, I left things disjointed on purpose, partly to emulate what a traumatized line of thought sounds like, and partly to disorient the readers. But I am glad you liked it all the same!
@MC: your responses always make me smile, man. And I'm really flattered you read the Bro/Mom fic, since it was like 10 pages ago. 8D I'm glad it tickled your fancy.
@Seraph: I blame you and your fancy writin's for my inspiration ;P
@TT: you got it! I know I was treading a pretty fine line with the weirdness of the subject and how little I was actually writing, so I'm doubly relieved and glad that it's become your favorite!
Thanks for reading and commenting, guys.
Strider brothers fics (many thanks go to egregiousBass for compiling them):
Musical Interlude- Dave tries to ironically score in the ongoing fight to one-up his brother. By joining the school chorus.
Trees and Tentacles- Bro's insomnia leads to inspired art and a little brotherly bonding time.
Undone- Dave tries to see his brother one last time.
Supermarket Shenanigans- in an early installment of the Striders, Bro looses Dave in a store. Cue panic.
My House- Dave butts heads with a lady friend of his brother's.
Binary- Bro's life and death are simple and convoluted affairs.
Climb- a brief look at where Bro is after he rocketboards off the roof.
Key- Bro teaches Dave the key behind being an ironic roof rapping ninja.
Parenthood- What Bro had to go through to make Dave what he is.
Parental Guidance- Parent teacher conferences are never fun for anyone involved.
Of Bathrooms and Beatdowns- The Striders' early morning rituals turn into unpleasant experiences at a party bro dj's at; aka roofies are never okay.
The Two of Us Are Dying- Bro has dreamt of his death sporadically for the past 13 years. Fallout.
Rap Battle!- One of the brothers' many sylladex hashrap battles. Chaos ensues.
If Illness was This One- Bro Strider is sick. Dave is not happy. The pumpkin shows up. [what pumpkin?]
Puppets and Porn- Bro Strider runs a faux/real puppet pr0n website from his home. With a minor in it. Of course someone was going to be totally not cool about it.
Puppet Porn pt II- Child protective services get called. Shit gets real. THE APARTMENT IS CLEAN OMGOMGOMGOMG
Voyeur- Jack Noir watches as Bro dies at his feet.
Surprise!- Dave wakes up on his birthday to the usual Strider shenanigans.
When "Puppets" Go Bad- Dave watches a clip of a video on Bro's computer of what looks to be a puppet trying to kill him in his sleep. Though, that's not quite the case.
I think it might be good to remember that if you think that censoring will take away from your writing, that this forum is not the only place to post Homestuck fan-fiction.
Of course, I love seeing what people write here. I'm not saying you shouldn't post things here. I'm just saying that if your fic breaks the forum rules and you still want people to see it, that there are other options.
Yep! There are many options out there, which is really super great because the forum rules are strict, and have to be (unfortunately) due to the size and young demographic of the fan base. As I told Wigmund, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the quality of his writing--we just have to take a hardline stance on that family of rules.
Originally Posted by arcaneCalligramancer
Originally Posted by MayorSillyBiscuits
@Lexxy
What if I put a link to a fanfiction that is OUTSIDE of the forums, but breaks the rules?
Is that allowed?
As long as I put a NSFW as part of it?
If not, I will be careful with what I do, otherwise I will go with my original intent.
@Skaian
its okay
a few people have called me that.
I am not a mod but that is kind of grey-area-ing it! Personally I wouldn't see a problem so long as you clarified why it was being linked and not posted ('this is more violent than i feel comfortable posting here' might be ok, 'hot jade-on-jadesprite sexxings' definitely not ok, even to link) but I am not in charge of things!
aC has the right of it! We really can't allow links to fics or drawings that are pornographic, regardless of the age of the participants, but fics that are a little too violent, or involve crack pairings we normally wouldn't allow (but aren't explicit), or imply sex/include pregnancy among the underage characters (again, not in any explicit detail) would be perfectly fine to link with a warning in my opinion.
Originally Posted by raequiem
Also I think it's cool how well you're taking this jailing. More proof that this is the best fandom ever. Good luck with college stuff!
This is why I tell everyone the Art Forum is the BEST forum B)
(Seriously, none of the other forums are anywhere near as understanding and excellent to each other as you guys).
p.s. You are SO banned for that SBAHJ fi--oh wait, nope.
Originally Posted by Valter
i'm not sure how ironically writing underage sex is better than writing it seriously
As far as I know, those characters are adults. Sweet Bro has a beard, for goodness sake! Pretty sure they are two grown-up dudes living in an apartment together. Under forum rules, saying two adult characters do it is pretty safe, so long as it's not described in pornographic detail.
As far as I know, those characters are adults. Sweet Bro has a beard, for goodness sake! Pretty sure they are two grown-up dudes living in an apartment together. Under forum rules, saying two adult characters do it is pretty safe, so long as it's not described in pornographic detail.
They...they are actually adults?
......This. Changes. EVERYTHING!
Can I have a list of The chars in the fic? I only know a few and I have no idea who neckwear is. Or I forgot.
Thanks for saying I'm awesome.
As for the characters,
redMeat is Meat Boy, viridianVoyager is Viridian from VVVVVV, neckwearAficionado is Tim from Braid, videomaticPrecognitive is Commander Video from BIT.TRIP, craftyMiner is Steve, the Minecraft guy, newGuy is The Kid from IWBTG, mischievousRobot is Quote from Cave Story, and dwarvenSniper is Benli, a Dorf from Dorf Fortress.
Their tormentors are brainChomper and nanoMechanic, the latter of whom was communicated with rather significantly in the latest chapter. Also present is melancholyMelody, who is Naija from Aquaria.
If you ever get lost, just reread the whole thing. Everyone I want identified so far has been at this point.
aC has the right of it! We really can't allow links to fics or drawings that are pornographic, regardless of the age of the participants, but fics that are a little too violent, or involve crack pairings we normally wouldn't allow (but aren't explicit), or imply sex/include pregnancy among the underage characters (again, not in any explicit detail) would be perfectly fine to link with a warning in my opinion.
Wait wait wait. Does that mean I could post Bro/Vriska linked externally here so long as there was no sex implied in any way, shape, or form (ie, platonic hate?)
Ahahahahaha Wigmund, please continue to be awesome forever.
Also Graven, Indystuck is all kinds of super awesome, I love how Steve? does all his computing with redstone. This is shaping up to be some pretty serious kind of awesome.
Also I wrote more of the GC/HS/GG crossover. GODDAM YOU ROMAN NUMERALS
Homekrigg Geniusstuck: Part II.5
chosenMedium [CM] generated transmission to gentlemanAdventurer [GA]
CM: |Hey there, crazy science man!|
CM: |Smitty giving you a hard time?|
GA: BEGONE, repugnant SPECTRE! I have NO NEED of your assistance!
CM: |Well, thats not very nice.|
CM: |It's not like I wanted to be a magic game ghost!|
CM: |It was all stupid Carver and her dumb last-minute plan!|
GA: What do you WANT with me, mysterious INSCRIPTION?
GA: I am doing FINE with this MYSTERIOUS device!
GA: Its MYSTERY shall be UNCOVERED by my BRILLIANT DEDUCTIVE POWERS!
GA: Is there anything you seem to THINK you NEED me to DO?
CM: |Well, you could start by turning off the overacting!|
CM: |Somewhere up in your head is a gauge labeled "hammy drama" and its in the freaking red.|
GA: My manner is ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE for a GENTLEMAN of my STATURE!
CM: |See, we kind of diverge on that point.|
CM: |What I think is that yer acting like a loudmouthed nut who wont shut up!!!|
CM: |Which oops!|Surprise!|Is exactly what you are!|
GA: I will not BROOK these INSULTS!
CM: |Man, what does that even mean?|Brook an insult?|Like maybe you go to drown an insult in a babbling stream?|
GA: Don't try to distract me with ETYMOLOGY!
CM: |Ugh, fine, cool it on the exclamation points and shouting and stuff.|
CM: |My little Smittens wants me to fix you up with all yer pre-entry rigamarole, so let's go.|
GA: Your who?
CM: |Ahahahahahaaa!|
CM: |Never mind!|
CM: |Anyway, yer stuff is different from ours. Whats all that on the table?|
Arrayed on the table sits a wooden panel with seven icons. Is this some sort of control device? Also deposited from the device, a standard picture frame glows with a light projecting the image of... is that the Baron's son? Moving- this is a strange artifact indeed. You wonder what nefarious spark concocted this pernicious spying device.
A stack of yellow cards lies next to the frame. Krosp nervously scratches at the image of the young Wulfenbach, muttering about some betrayal or another. The cat's political shenanigans are growing dangerous.
What else. The cards, yes. You reach for the stack, but it vanishes. Maddening! The ethereal screen bleeps angrily at you, but it isn't important right now. You become aware of a connection to what seems to be an extradimensional space. You will figure out how to deal with this later.
"To examine the unexaminable is the first sign of that dread and regrettable madness, the heinous Spark." -Egregious Heterodyne
Yes, you are certain it was Egregious Heterodyne who said that. One hundred percent positive.
It looks like this otherworldy lunatic is getting pretty agitated about something over there. What is she up to?
CM: |So what is that stuff?|
CM: |Hello?|
CM: |Hey, you!|Over here!|
CM: |I'm trying to talk to you, here!|
CM: |HEY!!!!|
CM: |Oh, god, not the captchalogue system.|
CM: |Hey, over here!|
CM: |Pay attention!|
CM: |AAAAAAAAAA|
CM: |AAAAAAAA|
CM: |Stop messing around!|
CM: |Kind of an apocalypse here!|
CM: |HEEEEEEEEY|
CM: |OVER HERE!|
CM: |God damn it!|
CM: |blah|
CM: |blah|
CM: |blaaaaaah!|
CM: |Oh, finally!|
GA: Why do you not cease this incessant BLEEPING?
CM: |Because it's incessant, dummy!|
CM: |Dummy man!|
CM: |Im gonna call you Dummymanny or something, I wont be assed to remember yer crazy German name.|
CM: |Manny, Ill call you Manny.|
GA: That is NOT my name!
GA: My name is OTHAR TRYGGVASSEN, GENTLEMAN ADVENTURER!
CM: |Whatever!|
CM: |Go look out the window, Manny.|
GA: I-- WHAT?
CM: |Crazy, isnt it?|
CM: |Maybe kind of a big deal?|
GA: The castle- the whole CASTLE- it's VANISHED!
CM: |Yeah!|Thats the idea!|See that meteor?|
GA: Great gravitrons! How large is--
CM: |Large enough to obliterate the castle, probably.|Looks like Miss Heterodyne finally sorted things out with her cruxite item!|Just in time.|
GA: What is the MEANING of this?
GA: Why has castle HETERODYNE vanished?
CM: |Probably not the whole thing- shes got some of the other players in outlying wings according to Smittens.|
CM: |Anyway, Donlan says she has her setting up her server connection.|
A thud shakes the coffeehouse. A huge pedestal, on top of which is a strange valve, crushes a small table. A crash, and a lathe pushes itself against the wall. Krosp hisses in alarm and hides beneath a booth, warily eyeing you. A dull boom signifies that a yet larger machine has appeared in the back.
Finally, a card perforated with holes drifts down from the ceiling, bearing a strange image.
CM: |Okay, listen.|HRs playing your server, but Donlans still working on getting her an actual computer.|So Ill get you through this crap real quick.|
GA: What are these INFERNAL MACHINES? Why are you SENDING me this NONSENSE?
CM: |Will you stop shouting!!!!|Its hurting my ghostly incorporeal ears!|
GA: Explain!
CM: |Jesus!|
CM: |Just... listen, alright?|First, you need to break open that big cruxtruder thing there. Find something heavy to smash it WHAT ARE YOU DOING|
You cut to the chase and GENTLEMAN'S PILEDRIVE the machine, knocking it on its side. How did you even do that? That thing was so bottom-heavy... oh, never mind. Some little gold flashy thing has shot out of the now downward-angled tube, and a gold cylinder is trying to push its way through the floor.
You lift the device with your tremendously unrealistic strength and let it fall back to where it was with a crash. Looks like you really dinged it up! Weird cylinders are everywhere!
Oh, it's this thing again. What does it want?
CM: |AAAAA!|Watch it!|You could have accidentally prototyped something stupid, throwing the cruxtruder around like that!|
CM: |Put the dowel down and listen!|
GA: What?
GA: Are you SUGGESTING that I RUINED your DEVICE?
GA: This is a happy day, for I have DESTROYED a nefarious engine of your master's PLOT!
CM: |Ooohhhhh my god, this is so dumb.|
CM: |Okay, forget it.|The next thing to do in order to not die and save the world is to prototype your kernelsprite.|
GA: Are you MAD, woman? Are we not in a great HURRY?
GA: There is no time to DESIGN some new abomination to ESCAPE this perdicament!
CM: |No, not like that, auuugh!|Yer hopeless, Manny!|It means you have to feed something into that flashy seizure kernel.|
GA: Feed?
CM: |uh|
You take the only logical course of action and feed the seizure kernel a hot mug of Agatha's famous coffee, swiped straight from Krosp's table. He throws an angry little fit from underneath.
CM: |ooooooh my god this is so stupid|
An unqualified success floats ominously above you, spreading its wondrous aroma through the room.
GA: Step two, COMPLETE!
GA: What's next, ALIEN FIEND?
CM: |aaaaaaaaa|
CM: |Yer such a god damn moron!|
CM: |Just... NEVER MIND!|Next you have to stick one of those dowels onto the lathe.|
GA: Like this?
CM: |Yeah.|Im glad everything doesnt have to be a federal freaking issue with you.|
CM: |Now stick the card into the slot thing.|
GA: Done! My extreme competence knows NO bounds!
CM: |Ahahahahahaaaa, no.|
CM: |Ok, so now you have funny shape, head to where the alchemiter got dumped.|
You wrench open the door to the coffee storeroom, ignoring Krosp as he fruitlessly leaps after his newly ethereal cup of coffee. An imposing machine lies in the center of the room.
Are people screaming outside?
CM: |Aaaaaa, nooo!|Hurry the heck up, Manny!|Stick the dowel on the pedestal, press the button, and lets go before this god damn meteor hits!|
You slam the edgy carved dowel onto the pedestal and generate a golden card, which lies on the floor of the odd platform.
CM: |Now break it!|Hurry hurry hurry!|
An ominous rumbling proceeds from the sky as you snap the gilded Ace of Spades in half, and the world goes white.
A/N
So I should probably clarify some stuff. Agatha is the first to enter- the Frog Ruins is underneath Castle Heterodyne, which she takes into the Medium after dealing with the someone who is her server player. She immediately turns to play server to Othar, who is being guided against his intention by Smit and Parleysprite, who along with the rest of the GC cast are somehow contacting the GG cast after the victory of their session. Gil is aboard Castle Wulfenbach, and the rest of Agatha's crew are preparing to connect in various leftover wings of the castle after it is uprooted. This all takes place during some hypothetical period after the current story, in which Agatha rules and is exploring the castle, Gil returns to his father to report these happenings, and Othar has been loosed on Mechanicsburg.
Also thanks for the correction, Deadd- I'll update the list.
ethericMechanic Kat (blinkerstone/robotsprite, robotThirteen)
Witch of Light
despondentPheonix Antimony (doll/renardsprite, vengefulAffection)
Heir of Time
unfortunateGuardsman Eglamore (diegobot/jonessprite, wanderingOcularis)
Knight of Life
superawesomeBloodcurdler Zimmy (cityface/gammasprite, lojalnaOslona)
Seer of Blood
perfectionsRepresentative Ysengrin (coyote/coyotesprite, heeheeHahaha)
Beast of Doom
rightWay Smit (rubikscube/parleysprite, chosenMedium)
Rogue of Space
heterodyneRestoration Agatha (clank/locketsprite, nonverbal clickClank)
Heir of Blood
conqueringSavant Gilgamesh (slaverwasp/klaussprite, klausWulfenbach)
Prince of Void
ihavetheBesthat Ognian (dimo/maximsprite, noidodontlistentohimNoidohyustupidmoron)
King of Time
independentHero Moloch von Zinzer (zeethasword/snaugsprite, compromisedObedience)
Knight of Light
dancingAmazon Zeetha (battleclank/higgssprite, airmanFirstclass)
Sylph of Life
gentlemanAdventurer Othar Tryggvassen (perfectcoffee/krospsprite, royalHyperdrive)
Seer of Breath
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Originally Posted by XFactorInfinity
I really, really hate the way you type. That's an impossibly mean thing to be honest about, but it's true, and I wanted you to know it. It's nothing against you, and I'm sure you're a pretty okay person, I think?
But the way you string sentences together sounds like a mad libs from a buffy factory took all of the worst parts of the nineties and internet culture and condensed it into an impossibly unpleasant grammatical structure. It's like what an intern at Game Bro Magazine writes like, probably. Before editing. It has so much bullshit, why I gotta read -Benedict try to form a coherent sentence dude
Can I have a list of The chars in the fic? I only know a few and I have no idea who neckwear is. Or I forgot.
Thanks for saying I'm awesome.
As for the characters,
redMeat is Meat Boy, viridianVoyager is Viridian from VVVVVV, neckwearAficionado is Tim from Braid, videomaticPrecognitive is Commander Video from BIT.TRIP, craftyMiner is Steve, the Minecraft guy, newGuy is The Kid from IWBTG, mischievousRobot is Quote from Cave Story, and dwarvenSniper is Benli, a Dorf from Dorf Fortress.
Their tormentors are brainChomper and nanoMechanic, the latter of whom was communicated with rather significantly in the latest chapter. Also present is melancholyMelody, who is Naija from Aquaria.
If you ever get lost, just reread the whole thing. Everyone I want identified so far has been at this point.
So their tormentors are indie game characters as well? Because I saw brainChomper and my first thought was Cortex Command.
I mean it probably isn't Cortex Command (the "brain" makes sense, but Chomper would require elaboration) but hey, speculation.
The great thing about crossovers like this is that everyone's familiar with the characters. Like, I had an idea for a TF2 session fic, and anyone who's familiar with TF2 would know every character's personality and a bit of what to expect from them. Same with how The Kid can't NOT have a kernelspike.
Nice touch with the several-acre-wide computer made of dirt and redstone, though. Especially considering the way that people actually make stuff like that in Minecraft.
(side note: aaaagh I really want to write that tf2 session fic now, ideas just launched themselves into my head like crazy)
Oh man, I don't think it's possible to write Othar better than that. Awesome!
Oh man just looked at the roles again dear lord Oggie is going to get them all killed. Or somehow pull an Eggs and Biscuits. Either way :3
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Some of them trolled on as if nothing had happened.
As if they had forgotten.
The end of the countdown had gotten their attention, and their time-line began to run linear to the kids'.
But some of them would never forget.
Feferi and Kanaya were gone, their bodies already lifted up and stored someplace cold.
Terezi and Karkat had stayed behind to investigate Kanaya's deathplace within Vriska's room.
Nepeta tagged along.
Nepeta.
The thought could not stay within Sollux's mind for long.
While Vriska had stopped her outward mourning quickly, Sollux would never be able to shake his thoughts.
Of Aradia exploding.
Of Feferi's glistening blood dripping to the clean floor.
shiit...
Sollux silently excused himself to join the investigators.
"D-->That is an e%plicit lack of manners... But feel I must a100w it..."
"You dum8ass... You'll neeeeeeeever understand..."
"SERIOUSLY, SHUT THE FUCK UP VRISKA, OR A FUCKING RAGE-SNAKE THE SIZE OF MY TORSO WILL COME FLYING OUT MY ASS!
Karkat had returned.
To Vriska, he always seemed to return right when he could rage at somebody.
Suddenly, Gamzee jumped up out of his seat, started to fall over, then righted himself.
"I hAvE tO sLaM a MoThErFuCkInG fAyGo, GuYs. SeE yA."
Gamzee stumbled away from the computer room.
The trolls continued to troll the kids, with occasional shouts of rage and laughter littering the silence.
His frequent insults toward her had really made her smile...
She was a bit envious of Terezi for this.
Nepeta wanted to be Karkat's matesprit. She really did.
But at least she was still safe. Sollux had arrived.
Earlier, Karkat had demanded that they stay in groups of 3 if they went anywhere, to make sure that nobody else died.
Naturally, nobody listened to him, but at least Nepeta was in a group of three...
"what'th goiing on, Nepeta?"
:33"*ac bounces happily at the new arrival*"
"you know, ii can thee you. you don't have to announthe everythiing that you do."
":33 oh, right. i knew that! it's a purrfect rule that i can follow!"
Sollux chuckled. Nepeta was such a nice troll...
":33 thanks!"
oh, what the fuck?!
I've got to stop thinking out loud...
Nepeta giggled, as Terezi stood up from her examination.
"SH3 GOT KN1F3D. 1 C4N'T F1GUR3 OUT 4NYMOR3 TH4N..."
Something in the air chilled.
A loud
"AaAaAaAaAaAaAeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeUuUuUgH!"
GAMZEE!
The three trolls hurried towards the scream, hoping that it wasn't too late.
A/N, or something...
Inspirations to my general liking of fan-fic include:
Graven_Image, Katrika, KarneWarrior, and Wigmund.
Especially the last one.
(Puppy Play is just too awesome for words to describe...)
Also, I wanted to write more, but these damn school-nights...
Edit: I don't quite understand the concept of "jailed"...
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