Asshole. We considered making contact, but in the end decided against it. I gestured that this was true for me also. It was rather amusing to see the scientific community collectively slap their heads when they see the simple ideas and concepts they had missed. The sounds of immigration control evaporated as a sudden fuzzy silence engulfed us. Progress is all we need if the progress is this fantastic. A human ambassador reaches out to the all powerful Alliance! I hope I am not interrupting, Lawyer Vedregnenug? I asked. Seems it already exists here, but with a less than optimal title: https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/5xfaj1/mankind/, https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/6h1tdq/text_the_veil_of_madness_torn/, https://www.reddit.com/user/kirvin-/posts/, (Still upvoting this one though. Mods, if this script seems too spammy, I can up the checking interval, lower the time limit, or remove this altogether. The Corti were smalleven smaller than this beinggrey-skinned but with large eyes and oversized brains as a result of a centuries-long eugenics program within their species which had vastly expanded their intellect. Keep it up! That's not to say I'm against what you're doing. The second Hunter snap-fired and Jenkins dropped the gun as the shot winged him. Jenkins nodded, and our implants eventually decided that he meant that a prediction had come true. Take it or leave it, as it is an extremely minor thing that has absolutely no affect on the story whatsoever. On the news, his eye had still been swollen and ugly, much of his flesh had darkened and bruised from minor haemorrhaging, and he had been wincing with pain every time he drew breath. When I told my family that I had stopped believing that the God myth was true, they accused me of being evil and severed all contact with me. Woohoo! Six of them he said. That isdeeply troubling information, Purveyor Jenkins. Vedreg said, eventually. It has been done. I was part of the security force that flew Jenkins to Capitol Station to be interviewed by a special committee. I couldnt restrain my strangled bleat of disbelief. Civilian trade station 591 Outlook on Forever, Customs and Immigration Officer Krrkktnkk aktnnzziktk interviewing immigrant pre-Contact abductee. HFY. He refused to be drawn on the subject of religion, instead preferring to compensate for the gaps in Jenkins and Charlottes knowledge regarding that region of their planet. Nuryaw pulled a goddamn Napoleon. I see this as a perfect sandbox universe for any writer to help flush out. GLad to see the VoM getting some more pagetime. Baden Woods, is the brash Terran Ambassador to the Assemblage, and friends with, Nesh, the Dreeden Ambassador to the Assemblage. As soon as what might have at the time been the largest spaceship in the galaxy appeared on top of them, the race known as the Kondar were sent to the edge of panic. Clips from it were discussed on political discussion broadcasts, most of them chosen to show the worst possible take on what Jenkins had been saying. Henhouse, henhouse, henhouse.. The following story is one of the true genre-defining classics. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHGAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. My species refer to ourselves as Human. Our homeworld is a category twelve temperate at co, I interrupted him. I had not finished gathering my thoughts when there was a sudden violent lurch that knocked me from my feet. The UTA, United Terran Alliance, controlled over 87% of mankind's colonies from its seat of power on Earth. Well it turns out, foxes weren't the reason all those eggs went missing back in the day. He rolled up the sleeves of fabric that covered his forelimbs until they were bunched around the mid-joint. Eating sentient population doesn't even make a lot of sense logistically. Those things exist in all species, but the alien concepts these things expressed, and the way in which they expressed them, broke through that barrier for me. What? The original post can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/631sm0/lablonnamedadon/ Thanks to the author /u/NoGoodIDNames for permission to read this. I really hope not. This is here. It also didn't help that our subspace communications were just advanced enough that the garbled words the poor Kondar picked up on their outdated systems sounded horribly sinister and alien even by the wide standards of the galaxy as it now was. The security footage records you being shot seven times by heavy pulse gun fire and you have fully healed in less than three-times-eight diurnals, I said. To refresh an existing archived thread, simply attempt to add it again, and it will be immediately refreshed. I didnt have time to explain. It was, as far as I could track back, originally posted as two parts, the second of which I will post tomorrow. Pretty sure Ill be leaving this station before long, too.. As far as I know the original author never wrote anything else in the universe and never even identified him/herself which is why the author is always listed as anonymous. He didnt appear to careinstead he caught one of the flailing limbs, braced one of his own feet against the Hunters flank, and heaved with a roar. David goes hunting, gets hunted himself, gets into trouble, builds some armor and goes scavenging. Apt, I said. Back then, Prey 2 was only a week old. I was linked to hfy by writingprompts though. My shot evaporated harmlessly against a protection field identical to mine. More great storytelling, thanks again for writing it! Normally, I only read one offs on here, but this one makes it so I cant wait for another. 67,622 talking about this. The character writing and the world-building are fantastic, the plot and battle descriptions maybe even more so. He seemed embarrassed by the fact. Great work! AND like 10 more Spellgun chapters since I last checked?! My arm, meanwhile, had needed amputating, and I was still adjusting to the plastic and carbon fibre prosthetic that had replaced it. Here? I asked of nobody as I struggled to my feet and trotted to the weapons locker. Vedreg and I exchanged a glance that bypassed the social implants.There are going to be a lot of nervous species out there when your kind develop quantum communication, Vedreg opined. A new HFY thread, almost no copy paste, a few new stories, and an interesting Veil of Madness continuation. Most of all, I am glad to be able to finally upvote a post. Not just because of a confirmed Rashan POV chapter but because it sounds like we still have plenty of chapters to go :D. You have a wonderful ability to write and I am glad you are doing so. It was when I started to explore without his guiding hand that I started to find the positives. I stared at their twin heavy pulse guns, too afraid even to close my eyes before the end. Looking back, it's actually worked out in our favour. Los Angeles Classic Car Restoration. I wasnt permitted to witness the interview, but every being that entered that chamber exited displaying the signs of worry and stress. Time for humans to bring out their super dreadnaughts or other superweapons lol (knowing humanity Im sure something like that has been built), The day has come! You have an extraordinary talent for writing and crafting brilliant engaging characters! Jenkins received no such luxury from the chairs, but seemed comfortable enough anyway. Now, on the edge of League space, a new foe threatens the centuries-long status quo, and it's up to two outsider species - the Dreeden and their allies, the Terrans- to try and save the League before this new threat consumes it. I actually gasped out loud. Fuck yeah". It was met at the edge of their solar system by a vigilante fleet that had apparently been preparing to divert a comet in-system to hit Earth. You will find documentary verification of that fact on this data storage.. This is going to make waiting for the fourth even harder. Just finished up reading. Some previously un-archived screencaps, a bit of OC, discussion. Was 9 days late to the party. As we soon discovered, nearly 3% of the galaxy was part of what was known as the "Veil of Madness". This bot is open source. So excited to see this. Without a challenge, I think they very swiftly get depressed. It was along the lines of humanity gets exterminated but sends a bunch of dudes in power armor on intercept courses with alien planets. The incident prompted the council to do two things: first they passed an amendment to the Treaty that allowed for a species to be declared sentient if it had developed calculus, rather than interplanetary FTL, though the Contact Prohibition would remain in effect until the species went interplanetary. We appear to have crashed the web page! but your patreon needs some touching to accommodate better different types of donors, different ranks for them with some rewards for those putting more money, the goal for how much a month is too high start way lower, with gradual promised/rewards as more often chapters, free to split them and make them more shorter but more often and etc.. just look at some others patreon to have different inspirations as to what fits you more.., but the patreon really needs a little changed in goals/steps :). We listened, and I privately felt a sense of alarm mounting within me. Hfy Books Showing 1-50 of 299 Transcripts (Kindle Edition) by Michelle kathleen Hodgson (shelved 4 times as hfy) avg rating 4.50 48 ratings published Want to Read Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Armageddon? They were barely beyond the Stone Age, farming and agriculture still in its early days. The human gave a worried smile. Heightened sensitivity? In any other race this bizarre affliction can and did drive them to extinction. Literally just found this sub today and spent and read all of the first two and was so sad that I couldn't find out what happens next, and then boom it's there on my front page. They are tortured geniuses. Despite its lack of height, it had strapped a pack to its torso that looked larger and heavier than I could have comfortably carried. Your visa will be denied if you continue to mock the immigration system., Its facial feature twisted up into an expression of amusement. Click here to subscribe to /u/paradigmblue and receive a message every time they post. You can find their music here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCliumcKpyD4wSPGsfSCd0Jwhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC19SB4ExQCZLAlKa65vmoVgThis video comes instead of my 1000 sub video, which I want to take a bit more time on the edit. Most other species suspected that their sense of empathy had atrophied as a side-effect of the campaign to make themselves smarter. Jenkins interrupted, his implant radiating waning patience and mounting embarrassment. It shrieked and flailed, swatting the human with its hindlimbs. Interview begins, interstellar convenient standard date/time 1196-5-24.4. I've read a few stories based on this universe, most have been pretty damn good. By how easily they broke. I AM SO EXCITED HOLY SHIT. What was it about? Whatever else it was, Earth was a rich source of artistic exports. If you encounter any issues, please contact Lord Licorice on IRC/Discord or email 4chan [at] thisisnotatrueending.com. Best HFY Reddit Stories: The Old Guard Falls NetNarrator 43.4K subscribers Subscribe 1 3 views 1 minute ago #hfy #Greentext #awesome One last dance! The Wiki. Holy fuck. Haven't come across it yet, but when I find it I'll certainly post it. This is the only thing Ive seen over the course of this series, and only pulled the suspension of disbelief for me as it would for a firefighter watching/reading a fiction about firefighting and seeing something off. I will need to interview you in private. I told it. They are not only willing to die in the name of a fiction, they will do so gladly and eagerly. Clank partakes in a tournament and the crew meets the red and blue sisters. Read the FAQ, read the Subreddit Rules, and check out our Wiki. As far as I can tell, it was originally posted by an anonymous author on 4chan's /tg/ board on 23-02-10. David and Cylia deal with a worm while Clank flexes on some aliens. A few rogue factions cropped up, piracy and smuggling saw a rebirth in this new space age, and mankind went on as it always had. Tell medid either of your species ever have something called Religion?, We gave it a moments thought. But if that's what it takes then I guess that's whats it takes. It was also a fountain of thought-provoking philosophy, novel ideas and unique pastimes. This story is so poignant to me so I really wanted to narrate it.Originally by /u/AssHatVik, i got the post from here:https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/blh6k1/text_no_graves_for_the_forgotten/. I had trouble understanding how somebody could hear the music written by Khachaturian, Tchaikovsky, Bach and Rutter and consider them dull, but other members of the crew reported that they preferred Jenkins taste in music. You are AMAZING!!!! It was farther out than we had ever travelled before, but not by much. Of course we should. David meets back up with Clank, takes down some mercs, makes a deal with a gun runner and meets with the owner of a whorehouse. He and I were good acquaintances, but his species are sticklers for observing some formalities upon greeting one another. Its only a matter of time before your colleagues in security prosecute me for vagrancy, he said. Frankly, you deserve all the gold and virgins for continuing this story 2 years down the line! Their skin was a grotesque matte ceramic-white, and their seven eyes, each blinking independently, provided them with exceptional depth perception. Legit gasped when I got the notification, I have been excited for this for a long time. At first I thought it had received some pleasant comments and then sank without a trace. Should modern humanity should try to rescue Prometheus from his eagle torture? I think this is fantastic because it makes a lot of the classics much more easily searchable. But theyd work. This is the most fun I've had reading fiction in a very, very long time. You can see why the administration on station 442 kicked me out. he said. I ripped the data from the storage and attached it to the recording. Tough bastards. he said, and spat bright red blood onto the Hunter corpse next to him. ? he demanded. My arm dangled useless by my side and every slight movement was agony, but I had to know if he was alive. Fascinating biology, Vedred agreed with me, and I indicated embarrassmentclearly I had been displaying my fascination openly enough for my social implant to broadcast it. Better a duplicate than missing something this good! What we found was an outpost of a space-faring race, its people still alive and well. The Hunters were turning to fire at him as I popped up from cover. Interestingly, these two first stories spawned a series of stories written on this very subreddit, to which I'll link at the end of the last part. We had apparently been sitting in the galactic equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle, and had finally breached its edge. He dropped the bags and they landed with a solid, dense noise that told me they were exactly as heavy as they looked. It was only when I encountered the idea of the tortured poet that things started to fall into place. Let me tell you why you need to try, Jenkins said, quietly. Glad you liked it! David and SHODAN raid their own ships and do a little hacking. It has arrived!!! Kirk Krrkktnkk Aktnnzziktk, Memoirs. I had been retired from the customs and immigration desk on the docking ring while my injuries were repaired, and instead had spent much of the last three groups of eight standard diurnals dealing with the paperwork and investigative work that had followed the Hunter attack. A civilian fleet set out to make contact with Earth in the hopes of peacefully talking them down from this religion. He fired upon the Supremacy, which in a placating gesture had lowered its shields. And he used his power to save the world and protect the weakWell, except he wasnt really a human, he was an alien who looked exactly like a human whose parents sent him to Earth because their own planet was about to be destroyed he paused. I had seen him only twice sinceonce when I saw him on the news feed as galactic media briefly turned their attention to our station and its unusual story, and the second time was when I took his statement for the official incident report. OP with his merry band of ragtag rank 2 IG takes on Deathwatch 'Crons and wins like a baus. (I never thought threads would last over two days but 1614919 proved me very wrong.) It was only after Reddit user "Guidosbestfriend" set his own story "Humans Don't Make Good Pets" in the same universe and I confessed to having created the setting that I learned that "The Kevin Jenkins Experience" was considered a HFY classic. It was suicide. No friggin way. It was absolutely fantastic and exceeded my expectations in every way! Also, brief writefaggotry featuring telepathic Churchill vs. psychic Hitler. Were in trouble I whined. It do be crazy sometimes. This is my very simple attempt to come up with an archival program. There was the sound of pulse-gun fire and a squealing being galloped into the customs area before being caught from behind by a kinetic pulse that hurled it to the ground, broken and dying. One of the longer videos I've ever made :)#HumansAreSpaceOrks #Reddit #Narration The most successful troll in /tg/ history skews the OP's topic into a debate on whether Humans are the worst fantasy race. to the breakdown of the Roman empire in Late . This act somehow convinced this God thing to forgive them and be nice to humanity so long as they devoted considerable time and effort to telling it how great it was. My social implant tentatively suggested that Jenkins body language communicated tired endurance. Constructed with our most advanced technology, to the point where systems were updated during construction, and having a length of nearly seven miles, it was the mightiest ship we had ever created. Him. Maybe theres even a POW camp where all the races are together? I get the impression that station 442 is not the only place where you. Jenkins, if anything, seemed grateful for the silence. I was interrupted by an alarm. A setting where the PCs are fantasy B.J. I found the human Kevin Jenkins in conversation with one of the stations senior lawyers on the public promenade deck. Thank you so much for giving us more man. Motherfucking PREY 3. There was a grim tearing noise, and the Hunters leg came away. How strong are you, Purveyor Jenkins?, Jenkins shrugged. Welcome to the /tg/ archive! Patricia Davies is the Admiral of the Associated Republics of Terra's 13th Expeditionary Fleet, assisted by, Jim Wexler, Admiral Davie's Flag Lieutenant. You have to understandI come from one of the more civilized parts of my planet., Vedreg and I sat in silence for several minutes, absorbing this news. I did not at first bother to look up from the desktop in front of me where the standard security systems were scanning the being in front of me for weapons, pathogens, parasites and other such contraband. It implies that your entire species is insane., And youre strong, fast, impervious to pulse fire. I don't make anything from, nor do I have any control over the ads that Royal Road runs. The pulse gun configured itself for my species as I picked it up and connected its power cable to my harness. My name is indeed a reference; Index Librorum Prohibitorum, the list of forbidden books kept by the Vatican. Here you go: https://imgur.com/gallery/2Q59t. He picked up a second bag, and strolledstrolled! 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