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If you haven't read it already, The TARDIS is Now Diamonds. I received it Sunday morning in my inbox and let me just say, it is a thing I love.
Also, I really like The Chicago Code, only I watch it as a fantasy show and pretend it's in an imaginary world. Which, considering I live here and recognize a lot of the neighborhoods? It's a little weird. But, like, the politics are interesting and yet totally fantasy-ish. It's like how in cliched fantasy the heroes don't have any plans for what's going to happen in the ensuing power vacuum after they vanquish the evil overlord. As if corrupt aldermen just exist in a vacuum. Because Chicago politics isn't full of opportunists, I guess. So, basically, it's heroic fantasy.
On the other hand, the way the CPD is depicted in it make the Aurae Aurelii in my Foundersverse look super professional. I am sure the local cops are just thrilled about that.
Speaking of which, been working on that again. Started the week off at 120,292 words, wrote 1,005 last night. Posting a small excerpt; there are thus vague spoilers behind the cut:
"It'll be so good to get home," she said, looking towards the shore again.
"I know!" said Rowena. "I mean, solid ground. And... real beds. And not having to worry about when Godric's going to faint again."
"Oh, be nice to him, he's saved our arses a lot lately," said Helga. "...And then fainted, but still. I don't really think he has the constitution for heroism, but it's the thought that counts. Although neither of you'd last a minute in a real crisis," she said.
"Oh, really, what do you call what we just got out of, then?" Rowena asked.
"An unscheduled interruption, followed by a rather spectacular exit," said Helga. "But Basil and I used to deal with much worse things before we got married and when he was still human. Freeing lands from evil necromancers, breaking curses. Long as we got paid, it was fun," she said. "What I did back there was Contingency Plan Three, with a few small alterations."
"Really," said Rowena, skeptically.
"Well, all right, a lot of alterations," admitted Helga. "Like, there weren't Aurae in it initially. Or evergreens. Or the whole... treehouse bit. ...Also, I never actually tried it."
"So let me get this straight," said Rowena, having difficulty keeping a straight face. "Contingency Plan Three was the whole treehouse bit, minus the treehouse."
"Well, yes," said Helga. "I mean, there was a walker, only it was deciduous, and didn't need an outside source and well look, the point is, I've got out of worse," she said. "Not a big deal."
Also, I really like The Chicago Code, only I watch it as a fantasy show and pretend it's in an imaginary world. Which, considering I live here and recognize a lot of the neighborhoods? It's a little weird. But, like, the politics are interesting and yet totally fantasy-ish. It's like how in cliched fantasy the heroes don't have any plans for what's going to happen in the ensuing power vacuum after they vanquish the evil overlord. As if corrupt aldermen just exist in a vacuum. Because Chicago politics isn't full of opportunists, I guess. So, basically, it's heroic fantasy.
On the other hand, the way the CPD is depicted in it make the Aurae Aurelii in my Foundersverse look super professional. I am sure the local cops are just thrilled about that.
Speaking of which, been working on that again. Started the week off at 120,292 words, wrote 1,005 last night. Posting a small excerpt; there are thus vague spoilers behind the cut:
"It'll be so good to get home," she said, looking towards the shore again.
"I know!" said Rowena. "I mean, solid ground. And... real beds. And not having to worry about when Godric's going to faint again."
"Oh, be nice to him, he's saved our arses a lot lately," said Helga. "...And then fainted, but still. I don't really think he has the constitution for heroism, but it's the thought that counts. Although neither of you'd last a minute in a real crisis," she said.
"Oh, really, what do you call what we just got out of, then?" Rowena asked.
"An unscheduled interruption, followed by a rather spectacular exit," said Helga. "But Basil and I used to deal with much worse things before we got married and when he was still human. Freeing lands from evil necromancers, breaking curses. Long as we got paid, it was fun," she said. "What I did back there was Contingency Plan Three, with a few small alterations."
"Really," said Rowena, skeptically.
"Well, all right, a lot of alterations," admitted Helga. "Like, there weren't Aurae in it initially. Or evergreens. Or the whole... treehouse bit. ...Also, I never actually tried it."
"So let me get this straight," said Rowena, having difficulty keeping a straight face. "Contingency Plan Three was the whole treehouse bit, minus the treehouse."
"Well, yes," said Helga. "I mean, there was a walker, only it was deciduous, and didn't need an outside source and well look, the point is, I've got out of worse," she said. "Not a big deal."