#I've got roughly 5000 more words to go

[allastoredeer]

Chaggies Totally Legitimate Dating 101 Crash Course - Chapter 3, Snippet #2

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“A good meal and a quiet night.” Alastor relaxes against the arm-chair, sighing in deep content. “Ah there’s nothing like a good, bloody steak and my dear Ella to wind down after a long day.”

“Ella?” Vaggie says, tilting her head curiously. “Ella who?”

“Oh! Is she another one of your Earth friends?” Charlie asks, wide-eyed and awe-struck, likely jumping at the idea of meeting another member of his tight-knit inner circle. Mimzy hadn’t made the best impression, but Charlie had adored Rosie.

“No, she’s a singer,” Lucifer says just as Alastor opens his mouth to answer, dragging his finger along the armrest of the couch with his cheek in his hand. His finger stops and his eyes widen as Charlie and Vaggie look at him in surprise. “I - I mean, she’s a singer, right? Alastor? She sounds like a singer. You know, Lady Ella. Lady Ella,” he spreads his hands in the air as if displaying her name in bright lights, “That’s - that’s a good stage name. Very sophisticated, if you ask me. Very sophisticated.”

Alastor grips his cane and squints at him. Shut. Up, he wants to snap. You’re making it worse.

And get Ella’s name out of your mouth, he adds as an after thought

Lucifer hasn’t brought up when he stumbled on him in the kitchen the other night, and Alastor definitely hasn’t brought it up with him either. No one in the hotel knows about his late night cooking. Not before he moved into the old hotel, not in the six months that he lived in the old hotel, and he has no intention of letting them in on it in this new hotel. Lucifer is an unexpected exception, nothing more, and Alastor would prefer to keep it that way.

“Ah, yes, so you’ve heard of her,” he says brightly, going along with Lucifer’s haphazard save. “A man of good taste. Ella Fitzgerald, the Queen of Jazz,” he throws up his hands with flourish. “First Lady of Song and everything a vocalist should strive to be.”

“Oh, you’ve got another thing in common,” Charlie beams, holding her cards close to her chest. “Where’d you hear about her dad? I don’t think I’ve ever heard you listen to jazz.”

“Oh, I, uh…I dabbled in jazz,” says Lucifer, waving it off with a short, tight laugh that cracks. “You know, I mean, gotta listen to something, right? Or you get all lost in your own thoughts, haha, bleh,” he wiggles his fingers at is head, “you know. Don’t - don’t like that. Ha ha. Voices.”

“I do play Ella’s song often,” Alastor tacks on quickly, “and anyone worth their salt would know her. I’m sure he overheard the other day while I was in the library.”

“Yep, that,” Lucifer finger-guns at him, “that is it. I overheard it. The other night. Uh, day. The other day. Yes.” He clasps his hands and leans back with a charming smile. “That’s what happened.”

“Okaaaaay,” Vaggie says, looking between them. “Well, it’s nice to see you’ve got some things in common. So, uh...next question?”

“Yep,” Lucifer turns his finger-guns on her this time. “Yep, yep, yep. Yepper depper. Let’s do it.”

“I could talk about Ella all day,” Alastor agrees, flapping his hand back and forth with a laugh, “It’s probably best that we move on before I really get going.”

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Enjoy another snippet of what's to come in chapter 3!

Alastor and Lucifer trying to cover up their meeting in "De-Lovely" like:

[theduckofindeed]

FNAF Sun and Moon Fanfic Update: 4 Chapter Drafts Are Done

Good day, folks, I've been making a lot of progress on my FNAF fanfic starring Sun and Moon, but first...Tumblr's been kind of weird for me lately.  Sometimes, it makes my web browser crash, and then logs me out.  Sometimes within seconds of trying to use it.  I don't know what the heck is going on...

Ahem, anyway, rough drafts of chapters 1-4 have been written and span roughly Sun's first month in the Daycare.  They're not quite ready, though, as I haven't done my final edits yet.  Plus, I keep needing to retcon previous chapters as I write later ones, as I keep getting new ideas or realizing that a certain detail should have been elaborated on sooner.

For the first 3 chapters, Sun won't seem quite as in-character.  As mentioned before, he's a brand new AI, so he's still developing his personality and learning how to communicate with us fleshy humans.  I had a lot of fun writing chapter 4, however, as this marks the point at which I'm more able to embrace Sun's silliness.  I also thought I knew where chapter 5 was going, then I came up with some new and better ideas that require some restructuring, but should be well worth it in the end.

So far, my chapters are rather long and span roughly 5000-6500 words each.  Sometimes, writer's block makes these chapters take a while, then a burst of inspiration comes, and I'm able to write 2000 words in one sitting!

Anyway, I'm very excited to eventually start publishing these chapters, but I really want to make sure they're ready before anyone sees them.  As mentioned earlier in this post, I keep needing to backtrack and change past details.  So once I have the earlier sections of the story more "set in stone", perhaps I can start posting the earlier chapters.

I also just wanted to mention two more things.  One, this story will be published on Archive of Our Own.  And two, Sun is gonna go through some hard times in this story, including abuse.  So just a heads up.  I've got a feeling the staff wouldn't always treat the robots very well, especially ones seen as "less important", like Sun and Moon.  (It actually fits in quite nicely with his clear disdain for staff in Help Wanted 2.  It took me a while to get used to Sun's new personality in that game, but I'm warming up to it.  Finally.)

I'm kind of struggling with chapter 5 and onward at the moment.  While I like my new ideas, I'm having a hard time actually implementing them into the story.  I'm sure I'll figure something out if I just press on....  Also, I'm very excited to finally get to the part where Moon is introduced.  (Sun and Moon can't communicate right away.)  I like my take on his character.  But it might take a while for him to show up, as I think a longer build-up will have a greater impact.  Anyway, that's all for now!

[libertarian-druid-ny-separatist]

Might have just found a slightly cheaper way to get to Texas, since the price of train tickets has gone up by $100.

Get a moped, fill it up about 21x for 75 cents a fillup at roughly 100 mpg

In other words, save $150 by paying about $15 for gas, assuming they're all charging as much as I'd be paying locally, which is actually apparently high for the rest of the country outside of SoCal, and $300 for the moped.

If I sell the van for the lowest offer I've gotten from a dealer ($5000), I should be good to go. Maybe work a couple more weeks and use minimal food, but after that I legitimately can make it there for less. It'd just take 7 days of camping.

If I sell my laptop and replace it once I'm there, then I'll offset the cost to get a cheapo tent and bear mace along with maybe 6 or 7 freeze dried meals, budget out $30 for meals and eat at gas stations and truck stops where hot food is cheap as fuck, and get some exercise out of it, why the fuck not?

Just gotta add $15 to the budget for a mace for human self defense.

As soon as that customer comes back in with verification that I've got a job at his dad's refinery, I'm basically good to go.

And I can pay my first 3 months rent right off with what's left over, plus furnish the place as far as what I'd want (bed, laptop, chair) until I get approved for a home loan. Which should take far less than 3 months if I budget properly.

I could be a homeowner, from work that I alone do, with far less complications and expense. And get one last road trip in to settle my nomadic urges.

Or I could go even cheaper and have the entire home bought in cash in 4 months.

Honestly debating on that now. Sure, there's some danger, but fuck it, no risk, no reward. Hell, might even get a chance to see Carolina and let her know I'll be wiring her the money for a train ticket if she's not trying to sleep with me on the first date. If she is, well, she's not my type at that point, so a little extra cash saved.