Halloween I.F – “Uncanny Valley” Author’s Notes and Q&A
[Author’s Notes and Q&A] Thank you so much to everyone who played, read, or lurked around the periphery of this Halloween event! It was a blast to do this again this year, and I hope you guys had as much fun reading as I did writing it. We made something really special this year—This story […]
Halloween I.F – “Uncanny Valley” Epilogue
[Three Months Later] Tam met up with Ash after their respective classes. Tam’s had been A History of Witchcraft Prior to Valefication, which was not exactly the most comfortable class to take when he was just starting out as a witch. But he seemed to have less to complain about than Ash did, anyway. “Ugh, […]
Halloween I.F – “Uncanny Valley” Day 30
[And Now, the Conclusion!] The laptop charger. Tam remembered it abruptly—remembered that two days before, he’d grabbed it impulsively, in some moment of prescience. It felt like a month ago, with everything that had happened since. He shoved his arm in his backpack and found it with his fingertips at once, tossing it to Ash. […]
Halloween I.F – “Uncanny Valley” Day 29
[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] Tam took a moment to just lean on Lithway, taking a few deep breaths until the world became something reasonable again. I can do this, he told himself. Lithway was waiting, patient; Tam had feared briefly that they might be annoyed with his uncertainty, but they didn’t seem […]
Halloween I.F – “Uncanny Valley” Day 28
[Please read the instructions before jumping in!] “Thank you for the offer,” Tam told Rainier. “I really do need to get back tonight to get my plan underway, but I’m likely going to be back here as early as tomorrow. And if not, very soon! I owe you some blood and gaming time, okay?” He […]