byTogi Kayako (土宜草子) Read this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. ⓵ Zed had a few points of absolute confidence. Not like skills or trivia (though they had plenty of both rattling around in their big, dumb brain), but the death-and-taxes stuff. Sure things. The sun would rise, the sun would set, and they […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Alest scraped roughly at the final stretch of blue-green tissue clinging to the kelpie hide on his table. His hands ached and his grunts of effort echoed through the large, cold workroom. The only mercy was that the wood of the tabletop and the leather of his gloves were both enchanted […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Dace hammered in the last stake needed for their newest windbreak with a couple sharp blows of their mallet. Under their floppy straw hat, the few ragged tufts of hair they could grow were soaked with sweat, while the thicker carapace-like patches between them itched. They were coated with dust from […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) ◨◤◥◧ Party at Marna’s 6 PM – Midnight Dress code: sensible shoes and clothing you can move in No phones, no cameras, no valuables Come curious and be prepared for a wild time ◪◣◢◪ The drive couldn’t have been much more than half an hour, but Lee had already fidgeted with […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Before each job, I sleep. δ-Caeli handles shaping the space to suit whatever scenario it’s concocted with θ-Leonis. I’m terrible at designing a space when it needs to stay locked to only three dimensions, and humans are rarely comfortable when there are more. Thankfully, once I’m in an appropriate form, navigating […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Working for what the locals usually called a “supervillain” wasn’t a bad gig, mostly. As long as the boss stuck more to theft and property damage than out-and-out murder, Frank figured it was only slightly more dangerous than your average retail job. Job security was good. The boss always needed extra […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Golden evening light gave the quiet streets of Oakside a magical glow and damn near blinded Addie as she hunted desperately for a legible building number. She wasn’t even sure she was even on the right street yet. Even getting to Oakside had been a pain, with a missed exit sending […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Despite the shots they’d tossed back and the perilous heels of their thigh-high boots, Martinet managed to walk in a straight line. They were riding high on a sense of accomplishment until they hit the next major street and were suddenly faced with herds of roving trick-or-treaters. Dodging sticky-fingered kids without […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) A dozen and one things drew Thimble’s eyes as they teetered on the tips of their bare toes at the very edge of the dirt path. Their father Hearthside had said to stay on the path and make sure they didn’t go so far into the woods that they couldn’t see […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Enji’s pod door flashed green to alert him of an official summons, switching to a low, pleasant chime when the camera saw him roll over to face the wall by his cot. The chime repeated four more times before being replaced by a cheap-ass synthesized voice: “Mr. Dariagn Junior, your presence […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Clara refreshed her email, twice, double-checked her internet connection, and even made sure it was actually a Thursday. But no, there was no update from CrowJewels in her inbox. In one last attempt to restore normality, Clara checked the fic itself, but there was no change to Jewels’ current WIP at […]

by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) From a distance, the Vessel of the Goddess looked proper fancy. The afternoon sunshine turned her white robe and tall headpiece into a beacon as she wound her way through the tilled fields.. It wasn’t that glow, nor the shine of all the bits of metal and glass she was weighted […]