Night falls. Gerry and Nora Rose climb into bed and go to sleep. You watch this, like total perverts, but it’s pretty PG. After 20 minutes or so, Nora Rose quietly climbs out of bed, removes the case from underneath … Continue reading Werewolves 98: Return to Zone Z – Day 7
You pitch camp in the parking lot of the mine and pretend to go to sleep. Astral HOWEIRD Possum floats over his physical body, checking it for scuffs and scratches, when a figure approaches, wielding a gun. “Time to die,” … Continue reading Werewolves 98: Return to Zone Z – Day 6
Jail. The big house. The hoosegow. El slammeroonie. All these names and more are graffitied on the cinderblock walls of the Cryoliteville Police Department’s drunk tank. The Alaska State Police shove you in there, along with a visibly intoxicated moose … Continue reading Werewolves 98: Return to Zone Z – Day 5
For those of you just joining us, you have discovered that the entire party fell through some kind of crystaline time warp (where fire is blood or something) and now you’re stuck in 2015. Some of you are taking it … Continue reading Werewolves 98: Return to Zone Z – Day 4
The IdaDyne Mining & Minerals Cryoliteville Cryolite Mine, as it’s officially known by the rusting sign on the fence, has decayed significantly since you saw it last. The complex of rock crushers and storage bins is heavily overgrown, and some … Continue reading Werewolves 98: Return to Zone Z – Day 3
As you approach the Kmart, the sun sets. Abruptly. It goes from midafternoon to midnight in about 20 seconds. “Huh,” says Dr. Olivia Octavius. “Huh,” says Lazer Floyd, Hyperphysicist. They look at each other and shrug. It turns out that … Continue reading Werewolves 98: Return to Zone Z – Day 2
Fully provisioned, Clive shoos you out the door of the Northern Reach offices. There’s a plane in the parking lot. “The airport is overrun with bears,” he explains apologetically. “This is almost as good.” The pilot is standing next to … Continue reading Werewolves 98: Return to Zone Z – Day 1
You are in a large room. The far wall is made of floor-to-ceiling glass panels, and outside the sky is blood red. Silhouetted against the dusk is a man behind a desk. You can’t see him clearly. “Welcome back,” he … Continue reading Werewolves 98: Return to Zone Z – Signups
You pressure Oswald into leaving the orbit of Neptune immediately. You watch the rear-view cameras nervously as the Paternoster initiates burn, but nothing comes after you. “What happened?” asks the redshirt, when you finally feel safe-ish. “The answer is unknowable … Continue reading Werewolves 89 – Space Freighter: Day 6
You’re in high spirits as you initiate burn to leave Jupiter. Three of the would-be spacejackers have died. As you head back to your pods, however, you receive some sobering news from Oswald. “I have good news,” he says, which … Continue reading Werewolves 89 – Space Freighter: Day 5
You say your goodbyes in Vestaville, and Dad walks you back to the ship. “It’s been swell having you all here,” he says, giving each of your hands a firm, cool shake. “Come back and see us again soon.” “Now,” … Continue reading Werewolves 89 – Space Freighter: Day 4
As you prepare for cryosleep, Oswald announces a new message has been received. It’s heavily degraded by interference from MARS-AM, but still playable. “Hello, Paternoster!” says Walter Hovnatanian III through the static. He looks much the same as he did … Continue reading Werewolves 89 – Space Freighter: Day 3
Oswald ushers you all to the stasis area, which it worryingly describes as “human storage.” Each stasis pod has a long door on the side, sort of like a sideways closet. “I can sense worry,” says Oswald. “Do not be … Continue reading Werewolves 89 – Space Freighter: Day 2
It’s a beautiful sunny day at the Belgrade Spaceport here in Neo-Yugoslavia. Eaglescream CEO Walter Hovnatanian III is present to shake each of your hands, and there’s a prerecorded vidcall from U.S. President Pen Jilette wishing you all good luck. … Continue reading Werewolves 89 – Space Freighter: Day 1
The year is 2029. The Northwest Passage is ice-free five months of the year, all the cars from 2004 are now antiques, and leaving Earth has never been a more affordable mistake. A fresh wave of deregulation has given rise … Continue reading Werewolves 89 – Space Freighter: Signups
If you’re reading this, I signed up for the April 1st Night Thread, then failed to think of something to put in it. Perhaps I had an elaborate April Fools prank that proved too complex to execute in time. Perhaps … Continue reading I Signed Up for a Night Thread, Then Ran Out of Ideas: My Harrowing True Story
At last, you reach the end of the tunnel, which comes up underneath the floorboards of the German front line. “The Germans get a floor?” says Augustus Sebald. “What the fuck?” Lt. Trout shushes him, and motions for you to … Continue reading Werewolves 85: 191X – Day 11
You continue to follow the tunnel. At one point, you hear voices speaking in German directly overhead. “Are we there?” asks Augustus Sebald, nervously. Lt. Trout shakes her head. “I’m not sure where we are. Hold on.” The group of … Continue reading Werewolves 85: 191X – Day 10
Lt. Trout leads you to the tunnel she’s dug. It leads out the back of the late Clothide Renou’s dressing room dugout, forward and down under no-man’s land. “Everyone pick a buddy,” says Lt. Trout, lighting kerosene lanterns and candles. … Continue reading Werewolves 85: 191X – Day 9
Garry’s Mod is a game that allows you to take the assets of other games and reuse them in a sandbox environment. The games it pulls from are a short but solid list – Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, both … Continue reading The Night Thread of Gmod Add-ons
Morning comes, and you line up on the sandbags to see what fresh bullshit the Central Powers have cooked up. The Austrians, it turns out, have a new tank. It’s the size and approximate shape of a steamboat. There are … Continue reading Werewolves 85: 191X – Day 8
