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audioaujom · 10 months

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Day Thirteen, Zac

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Hello hello! Welcome back and welcome to when shit finally hits the fan! I hope the wait for this was worth it, as things only really go further downhill from here ;-; lol (Minor disclaimer: If any of the science stuff sounds bullshitty, it may very well be. If I’m so unbearably wrong that it’s distracting, please let me know and I’ll do my best to fix it o7) Enjoy everyone readjusting to their (awful) reality ((:

Word Count: 2383

Chapter TWs: Non-consensual drug use, human experimentation, psychological torture

On the first day he didn’t hear from Emily, Zac just assumed she was tired.

Murph and Brennan were a little more wary, but they were all distracted by the fact they had to leave Lou out of any games they played without her connecting them. It was harder to be enthusiastic when they weren’t all together.

On the second day, Zac understood Murph and Brennan’s worries a little better. It wasn't unmanageable by any means, but it still wasn't pleasant.

By day three, Zac couldn’t stand the worry anymore.

“Have either of you heard from Emily?” Zac called through the wall after ten minutes of pacing, trying to be loud enough they both could hear him without drawing too much outside attention. “Like… at all?”

“Not lately.” Murph answered first, Brennan humming in agreement. “...you don’t feel good about it either?”

“Not in the slightest.” Zac admitted, sitting down by his and Murph’s shared wall.

“You know how it is in here.” Brennan sighed, Zac hearing the way Murph nodded. “Maybe they didn’t like us chatting.”

“Yeah…” Zac trailed off, leaning his head back against the wall. “I just hope she's okay.”

None of them bothered to speak much after that, the mood pretty ruined by their collective stress. The tense silence was by no means unfamiliar, but the time they’d all spent in it wasn’t full of any sort of pleasant memories.

The silence broke the following morning after a rough night of tossing and turning from Zac, who immediately sat straight up as he heard authoritative footsteps marching down the hall past his door.

He heard a door slide open with a quiet hiss, and some brief yelling—something along the lines of “hurry up” followed by an aggressive “fuck off”—that blurred together in his exhausted state of mind. He paused and listened to the footsteps drag someone off the way they came, completely on edge.

“Murph?” Zac asked hesitantly as the noise died down, unsure which of the two was taken but inclined to think it was Brennan based on the distance.

“Yeah, I'm still here.” Murph answered after a moment, Zac slumping a little in relief. “They took Brennan.”

“Oh.” He breathed out quietly, anxiety churning in his stomach. “That's not good.”

“We’ll just have to see if he's in a state to tell us what's up when he gets back.”

It wasn’t quite silent after the conversation died down, since Murph was pacing quick lines back and forth across his room for the entire time Brennan was gone, Zac nearly ready to tell him off for all the noise before they heard the footsteps return and waited for them to disappear again so they could worriedly check on their friend.

“Brennan! Are you okay?” Murph asked, stopping his pacing.

“Yeah, I'm fine.” Brennan replied, his voice a little rough. “I found out what’s up with Emily.”

“Is she okay?” Zac asked immediately, sitting up straighter.

“Is she okay?” Murph repeated, Zac realizing his voice must not have been loud enough to carry. “She's in trouble, right?”

“Yeah, they’ve basically put her on superpowered probation.” Brennan huffed, anger twinging his normally level voice. “I don’t know any more than that, but she’s probably not very okay.”

Murph was silent for a moment before hesitantly asking, “Did they take you because of the stuff with Emily or are the old rounds resuming?”

“Neither. They were just looking for an update on my developed abilities.” Brennan said immediately, Murph’s relief audible as he sighed.

“Ah. Means I'll be next up, then.”

“Um… what are you two talking about?” Zac awkwardly cut in, confused.

“I don't understand the technical jargon too well…” Murph started awkwardly, coming up to his and Zac’s wall to take a seat. “But in trying to understand how our bodies can have these abilities or whatever they are, they’ve started trying to see if they can artificially replicate them.”

“Yeah, that's about it.” Brennan confirmed, raising his voice a little. “From what I've heard, this whole mess is genetic. Under enough of certain types of stress, we develop abilities that regular people don't have.”

“Oh.” Zac nodded, glancing down at his hands as he vaguely thought about the first time his powers appeared and shuddered. “That makes sense.”

“That's what they're trying to replicate.” Brennan continued, not really having heard Zac’s reply. “To see if we can do it again.”

“So… can we?” Zac asked, louder.

Brennan answered with a simple, “I did.”

Murph was quiet for a moment, before he too answered, “I did, kind of.”

“Oh.”

“You're saying that a lot today.” Murph commented, his attempt at a joke not really lightening the mood but also not completely failing as Zac smiled to himself.

“Well, I guess I'm just processing a lot today.”

“I'll see what I can find out when they take me.” Murph promised, before the three lapsed back into the silence that had taken back over in the previous few days.

This time it didn’t last long, footsteps thudding down the hall and this time stopping in front of Murph’s door—given both the proximity of the footsteps and the mumbled expletives from his neighbor. Zac and Brennan didn’t bother trying to communicate after Murph was gone, just waiting nervously for him to come back—hopefully in one piece, and with more information.

Murph was gone quite a bit longer than Brennan was, and he returned much more steamed. He barely waited for the scientists to head back down the hall to begin raging, surprising the other two.

“Ugh! This fucking place, man… burning it down to the ground wouldn’t be enough.” Murph was pissed, Zac jumping as he heard Murph kick hard at—presumably—his cot at the back wall, the metal reverberating loudly in the normally still air. “I hate these assholes!”

“Murph?” Zac interrupted tentatively, hearing Murph sigh and sit down on the floor.

“Sorry, I just… hurting Emily for trying to make a human connection in a hopeless situation makes them monsters.”

“What?” Zac exclaimed awkwardly, nervously running a hand back through his hair to try and calm down. “What did you find out?”

“They're checking in on us because they had success with her.” Murph spat out, the words a kind of bitter that bordered on hateful as he continued, “That means they've been testing non-stop! Not to mention they've got some limiter that goes wild if she uses too much of her powers.”

“Damn. That’s a new low.” Brennan commented, Murph not directly replying and instead mumbling various curses under his breath until the footsteps in the hall came back for a third time a while later.

He did his best not to put up a fight when the scientists came into his room, ignoring the way Murph and Brennan both tensed and offered near inaudible wishes for his safe return as the scientists escorted him out and down the slightly familiar yet indistinct hallways of the lab.

You can do this. It can't be that bad, right? He psyched himself up as they walked, repeating the phrases in his head over and over again until they reached the usual testing room.

It felt like he was suddenly in a doctor’s office since they took his temperature and blood pressure, alongside a few other vitals as he tried to steel himself for what he wanted to say.

His courage finally mustered itself all the way up as the main doctor in charge of the lab came in—a woman only referred to by the other scientists as “Dr. S”. With cold eyes and dark brown hair that loosely fell around her shoulders, there was no doubt in his mind that she knew exactly what she was doing.

The two made eye contact as Zac was laid down on the cool metal of a table that had been set up in the middle of the room, him letting out a deep breath and blurting, “The stuff with Emily. The communication.” Even with how long Zac had been practicing the words to himself over the last few days, he still had to awkwardly force them out over the hardened ice of fear the scientists gave him. “It was my idea. So whatever else you want to do to her for it… I’ll take it.”

“And you really mean that?” Dr. S asked sharply, blue eyes searching Zac’s anxious face for a moment before nodding at the sincerity she found. “Okay. Fine, then. We’ll treat you as the perpetrator.”

Zac immediately felt relieved, willing himself to take whatever it was they had to dish out in the unlikely scenario they’d leave Emily alone—even just for a moment or two. Still, it was difficult to stay calm, closing his eyes as they finished the prep he’d already grown accustomed to in just under two weeks. The straps that held him down were tightened until they were snug, Zac taking one last calming breath before he felt the pinprick of a needle poking into his neck and his grasp on his body began to wane ever-so-slightly.

Whatever they injected him with never had him fully pass out nor did it actually block any pain, it just helped to keep him still. Presumably it would help keep someone calm, but since he could feel the chill of the strange drug circulating under his skin—it only served to make him more anxious.

“Subject #7, Test log 16. No secondary abilities have developed yet, so this log will cover several stress tests to try and determine the minimum level of stress required for secondary activation.” Dr. S paced a lap around the table as Zac opened his blurry eyes, her gaze not leaving her clipboard as she ordered, “Begin Test 1.”

A new needle poked into his upper arm, an uncomfortably warm tingling starting to slowly spread out first down his arm and then out into his chest. It grew warmer by the second, whatever it was becoming hot enough he felt sweat starting to bead on his forehead as the uncomfortable tension the drug brought with it took all of his attention.

“Subject is ready, Doctor.” One of the other scientists said timidly, Dr. S nodding over to a rolling machine another one was bringing over.

“Start with 5 mA, to be sure it's working.”

Zac’s vision was entirely unfocused, the first shock delivered to his chest surprising—but not immediately painful. He tried not to hyperventilate as one of the scientists upped the current on the machine, trying to will himself out of his head to make however painful this would become more bearable. Each tap was harder to handle than the last, everything made worse by the intense tension he couldn't get rid of from the heat spread throughout his body.

The last number he clearly heard from Dr. S was around 85, his brain shutting off as he tried his hardest not to scream. The warm pressure in his veins heated uncontrollably with the electricity and left his entire body numb and reeling, not quite blacking out but close enough his eyes slid closed as he barely twitched—except when he was shocked. They stopped eventually, Dr. S murmuring about how this test was also a failure and leaving in disappointment.

Truthfully, Zac barely remembered anything of the whole ordeal, coming back to himself as a few of the scientists were walking him back through the hallways to his room. He took the small amount of time during their walk back to steady himself, almost feeling like himself again—the lingering pain was just a part of living here—before one of the scientists stopped him in front of the door.

“We made some… adjustments to your accommodations as a punishment for acting out.”

“What?”

They didn’t pay his question any mind, sliding the door open and pushing him inside. He ignored the sounds of them leaving as he stared at the uneven foam covering every surface of the room, his head pounding with the sudden intense rush of his own blood as the door closed behind him. Proper silence was… unfamiliar.

“Oh.”

His voice thundered in his own ears around the ringing of nothingness, him reaching up to grab at his head with both hands as he could hear his own heart rate slowly increasing. Blood was pumping faster, his heartbeat suddenly so loud he lost his balance, toppling to the not-very cushioned floor in what sounded like all of his bones shattering on impact.

He strained his ears for anything, even the footsteps in the hall that always foretold terrible things, longing for anything to break the strange cotton that stuffed itself so far into his ears his brain began to pulse and ache.

Then, as abruptly as it began, it was over.

Zac’s head shot up as something started to quietly crackle from in the walls, a low hum that reverberated in his body and—

Oh. Oh shit.

The static wasn’t loud, but it was constant. He laid down on the floor, the coolness that normally chilled him a refreshing sensation to the ache of his brain exploding out from his skull, staring up at the ceiling in an attempt to distract himself even a little.

He lasted approximately three minutes.

It felt like an hour had gone by when he finally started screaming, hoping to cover up the constant thrum in his ears, wishing desperately his body would just shut down so it would stop hurting so damn bad. He covered his ears; he paced in circles; he tore at the soundproofing on the walls. He knew what they wanted to accomplish, but it was hard to see himself not inevitably giving in if this lasted even a minute longer. It ached in his head, in his chest, in his hands. He pounded on the door, but he knew that if he couldn’t hear anything from outside there was no way they would be able to hear him from within. He checked every few seconds to make sure his ears weren’t bleeding. A part of him hoped they would.

Eventually he laid back down, closing his eyes and covering his ears even though it barely muffled the static still pulsing in the walls and in tune with his heart.

I just hope Emily’s okay now…

#collegehumor #fanfiction #cross posted on ao3 #fanfic #writing #whump #angst #zac oyama #brennan lee mulligan #brian murphy #emily axford #lou wilson #powers au #dropout tv #dimension 20

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ralexsol · 1 month

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my brother, my sister, and i played the squid game board game earlier today, and we each had two different teams to play as. we like to have fun with putting our favorite characters into life-threatening situations (survivor and hunger games simulator, anyone?). naturally, i made one of my teams the beatles. the way the game works is you start with 7 characters on a single team, and then with each proceeding round (which there are 5 of, not including the 1st round), you add another. so my starting group was john, paul, george h, ringo, maureen, yoko, and linda. the other characters were pattie, george m, brian, mal, and eric. (i wouldve chosen olivia or cynthia instead of eric, but for some reason, the yellow team had more male tokens than female ones vs. my blue team which had a 8:4 female to male ratio, which i chose mlp for lol)

the 1st game is red light green light. paul goes out onto the field first boldly, being the confident prettyboy that he is. john follows close behind because he cannot let paul take all the glory. he is accompanied by yoko and ringo. unfortunately both paul AND john get taken out IMMEDIATELY, leaving the timid duo of ringo and yoko to move out on their own. the next duo is george h and maureen. and SUCCESS! ringo, yoko, george h, and maureen all make it through. unfortunately, as the last straggler, linda is also killed in the first round.

2nd round is the cookie game. the core four are joined by pattie. yoko chooses umbrella because she's quirky like that, while ringo chooses star because Hello. pattie and maureen team up on triangle while george h is like hm i think i will go with Circle because um Easy. and while pattie's unfortunately cracked, SOMEHOW. THE CORE FOUR ONCE AGAIN ALL MAKE IT TO THE NEXT ROUND, ALL IN THE SAME TURN.

3RD GAME! it's tug of war. the core four receive the new teammate of george m. this game i was really worried about george h because he got stuck on a team by himself, but all was successful. maureen and yoko stuck together while ringo joined up with my brother's Main Character (chase devinoux from carmen sandiego). YET AGAIN, the core four survive while george m fell into the abyss. look, i was just trying my best to keep them alive til the end at this point, even if it meant sabotaging any new characters.

next up is marbles. brian steps up to the plate. now, it's round 4, and this game involves a lot of chance rather than strategy. unfortunately, yoko loses a game of marbles to jordie, kaz's brother from soc (one of my sister's teams). but everyone else survives, including brian, so good for him! yoko was a real one. o7

now, the 5th game is FUCKING EPIC. ringo and maureen end up being 3RD AND 4TH IN FUCKING LINE. and guess who gets shoved up to the front? maureen. MAUREEN LEADS THE WAY AND SUCCESSFULLY GUESSES WHICH GLASS PLATE TO JUMP ON 3 TIMES. she only fails on the FUCKING 2ND TO LAST PLATE. i was so sad to see her go, she shouldve FUCKING ONE THE WHOLE GAME. IDEC ABOUT RINGO I NEEDED MAUREEN TO WIN. now the core two, ringo and george h both make it across, followed by brian again. mal joins in this round, but he doesnt even matter, im too focused on the others to bring him further than the first square, and he runs out of time.

the final game. tied for the 2nd largest team, the beatles are now a squad consisting of ringo, george h, brian, and eric fucking clapton. this is squid game. eric steps out first and is IMMEDIATELY stabbed to death. ringo decides to brave it. also gets shanked. brian makes a run for it and manages to get into the triangle zone, but is also killed by paperstar, another carmen sandiego character. finally, george h stands alone. he makes it to the triangle. he faces off with paperstar. and my stupid fucking ass accidentally pulls out the wrong card, playing a push instead of a shield. and i lose the whole game to the carmen sandiego team.

SO. beatles squid game au <3

#the beatles #whatsupray?#HOPE THIS IS A FUN POST TEEHEE

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beardedhandstoadshark · 2 months

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Started playing Fe6 after finishing 7 after only playing Fates and FeH before

Ch1

I‘m sorry why is Roy still a baby. I thought FeH was just weird about its art for him like it with Rebecca but no that is a child. A baby boy

OLD MAN

OLD MAN WITH A BEARD

"Even Eliwood can’t beat an illness“ ah crap they’re both gonna die. Dammit old man you were supposed to survive for Hector ;-;

Is that the fucking Merchant guy of all people

Is that a baby Wil. Wil Jr. They even have the same hair style

OLD MAN WITH GREY HAIR

and the continues to be a power house, heck yea! …Oh crap what if this game doesn’t have a Hector-like too. I‘m gonna be screwed

There is something profoundly sad about the fact that even though this game came first, you can just tell Roy is less experienced than his dad was by how they wield their blades. Man ;-;

"I’m still alive, see?“ OLD MAN I SWEAR-

Ch2

Huh. The weird sign behind the chapter name looks different this time round. Wonder if that’s got significance

Merlinus: "Roy we can’t meddle with Bern stuff“ (your dad‘s weird ass tactician kept using me as canon fodder last time we fought them, I can’t do this again ;-;)

Ok ik FE‘s characters are more like roles in a theater than anything, esp. with these 2 being pre/sequel, but was EVERY character in 7 someone’s parent all along :O

Oh Hi Guinivere. How was the childhood with your bro. Mhm. Great. Yea. Really. COOL.

Or Narshen is ABSOLUTELY related to that crazy Wyvern Rider lady. If the look didn’t say it then the hair color speaks for itself.

Ch3

ALREADY!?

DONT DO THIS TO ME GAME

I JUST GOT TO SEE DADTOR YOU CANT TAKE HIM FROM ME SO EARLY

Damn he fought 2 of them huh. That‘s my max level promoted mvp for ya…

If Idunn looks like Fergal or his Morphs I will delete my save file

Baby Mathew…? And Baby Nino that kid is absolutely a Nino Jr. Welcome to the team! They look even younger than Roy why is half this army made up of literal children

NO NO SHUT UP HECTOR CMON MAN ;-;

Rip King o7 Ngl they are actually so evil. I‘m looking at this and it’s very clear he was just supposed to be fridged angst fuel for Lilina, and then they drop fe7 and give this man a personality and friends and bonds and his A Support with Eliwood is them promising to survive, that they won’t die, not here, not at the hands of Bern, all while knowing that he was always going to

Honestly A+ to Fe7 for taking what 6 gave them and working so well with it

Ch4

Oh hey I know this map!

Aaaand half the party is useless here again too rip

Edgelord guy: keeps killing everyone.

Me: make it so he’s forced to target Marcus and I can finally recruit him. It works

Marcus: fucking obliterates him

Like damn old man chill out a bit

#toast plays #fe6 #rip Dadtor #o7 king #he was a fridge character all along wth #wth prequel rather because how dare they

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parasold · 9 months

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OOUURYRUURGGH I FINALLY FUCKING BEAT IT. NO MERCY PARALLEL REALMS COMPLETE. STRATEGIC L’S THEN STAND OUT + HARLEQUIN SWEEP LETS GOOOO!!! EVERYONE SAY THANK YOU BLUE SCREEN FOR HER SERVICE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF KILLS O7

#scarf.txt #skullgirls mobile #sgm

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shonenmilfshowdown · 1 year

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SHONEN MILF SHOWDOWN - BRACKET #4 (HONORARY MILFs) ROUND 3 (SEMI FINALS)

Mereoleona Vermillion (Black Clover) vs Tsunade Senju (Naruto)

Nico Robin (One Piece) vs Donquixote Rocinante "Corazón" (One Piece)

RIP Utahime, gone but not forgotten, and thank you to everyone who voted for Mereoleona o7 you guys are the realest

#might do a losers round later idk #bracket 4 #will post the polls tonight but not sure when

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fwacchi · 1 year

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watching the marikart tournament is actually so stressful because hurray my favs are all in but then I look at the main tournament raffle and League A... O-O

Putting Sasaki (Last Year Winner), Fuwa (Past two years' top 3), Kuzuha (Seeded Player), Ange (Seeded Player), Ibrahim (Semi-Finalist), Ars (Semi-Finalist), Honma (Semi-Finalist), Air (Semi-Finalist), AND Furen (Semi-Finalist) in ONE LEAGUE. This is only a Quarter Finals 😭 and the wheel said RIP and threw in a bunch of notable strong players together.

Too bad the top 6 can only qualify, so I'm nervous, but I hope everyone does their best.

And then League B said debut mates vs by putting ALL of the qualifying VTA members and both Nagao and Kaida together yikes. I'm happy my main oshi, Akina got into league D so he doesn't have to deal with the hell that is League A at least www. Good luck to all, may your fav win o7

-🍡

listen, LISTENNN

I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN IBRAHIM GOT THE FIRST PLACE IN THE FIRST ROUND KAJDKS (I'm sorry I'm a big fan ibrahim I'm his number one supporter💪🏼)

But now when I'm seeing him with many other strong players I'm like "wow, omg, calm down eve, ibrahim will win" I'M DOUBTING BUT I HOPE HE WINS?? But seriously, it was fun to watch! Especially the players waiting screen 💀 I just couldn't with Leos's like what in the world is that??

#asks for fwacchi #— from 🍡 anon

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beeindaclouds · 2 years

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So:

Imagine reader is also a streamer, they struggle telling their left from their rights without using their hands, they are streaming in the other room when they run in and shout while both of them are streaming “ HOLY SHIT I DID IT! I TOLD MY LEFT FROM MY RIGHT “ and everyone just goes buck fucking wild. Screaming about how reader finally did it. (Wilbur, Karl, Quackity, Dream, anyone else you wanna include)

(Please tag this blog: @themonsterinyourpantery . They are my friend and they told me the idea on a call, I wanna give em credit)

Hallo, thank you for requesting!

Also thanks @themonsterinyourpantery for the idea! I think it's very adorable and I want to write it, even if it might be short

Hope you enjoy <3

Some of the DSMP reacting to Reader learning their left and right

Includes: Dream, Georgenotfound, Sapnap, Quackity, Karl Jacobs, Wilbur Soot, Punz

Click here before requesting, please <3

[I added Sapnap and Punz just so I could make this exact scenario lol]

So, you were playing Valorant with Punznap

The rest of the Crew Boys + Wilbur randomly joined the call while they were all doing stuff on the SMP

You three decied to play one last round before joining the rest

And then...

"Oh god- Y/N on your left!"

"Hah, got him- Wait WHA-"

For the first time in your entire life you were able to tell your left from your right without looking at your hands

You were glad the game ended cause you were jumping like a bunny around your room

"Why are you jumping? What happened?!"

"I JUST TOLD MY LEFT FORM MY RIGHT. WITHOUT ANY HELP!!!"

Punznap were the first once to realize what you said and started jumping with you

George, Quackity and Karl were all shouting at chat to spam congratulations and o7'sfor you

Dream and Wilbur were the only ones keeping it togheter and just clapping happily for you

The rest of the stream was just the boys trying in every way to talk about how proud they were of you and how "you're invincible now"

Literally putting you on the spotlight whenever they could

#dreamsmp #dsmp #mcyt #dream smp x reader #dsmp x reader #mcyt x reader #dreamsmpblurb #dsmpblurb #mcytblurb #dream x reader #georgenotfound x reader #sapnap x reader #quackity x reader #karl jacobs x reader #wilbur soot x reader #punz x reader #beeblurbs

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bngtanah · 4 years

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I’m (not) With The Band. | o6

summary: Adrienne is an indie producer who is hired to help co-produce BTS’ next album alongside their resident producer; Suga. Despite the initial opposition on both ends, the pair spend time together, share a few stories, dreams and aspirations and begin to hit it off really well. Wrapped up in the whirlwind of late nights and heated disagreements and reconciliations, Min Yoongi and Adrienne Rolle find themselves growing closer and closer. One night they decide to cross the barrier between personal and professional and do their best make a relationship work against all odds.

pairing: idol!Yoongi x OC

word count: 4.8k genre: drama, romance, smut(eventually)

chapters: prologue| o1| o2| o3| o4| o5| o6| o7| o8| o9| 10| 11|

warning: fluff, workplace relationship, slow burn, sexual attraction, ambw, developing relationship, hand holding, mentions of alcohol, karaoke, jealousy.

a/n: so i’m still not sure if anyone’s actually reading these multichapter fics. I may stop uploading them if there’s no interest but I’m not sure at the moment. hmmmm, anyway here’s the latest!

Yoongi never knew what to do with himself on his days off.

Any amount of free time he ever had was always spent in a studio, practice room or curled up in his bed trying to allow his body to catch up on hours of missed sleep. So in a sense his days off were never really 'his', there was always an interview to be given, a meeting to go to or some song or dance move to tweak that required his attention. Today, however, was different. He and the rest of his band members genuinely had the entire day off to do whatever they wanted within reason and Yoongi was drawing a blank on just how he was going to spend the 10 hours he had to indulge himself. Taehyung, Jimin, and Jungkook all suggested the seven of them do something together while the older boys seemed content with doing nothing but lounging around their dorm with the option of having dinner together later that day. Yoongi was unusually on the fence about his decision; had this been any other day he would have jumped at the chance to stay in bed all day but if he made the choice to stay at home he wouldn't get the chance to do the one thing he knew he wanted to do today which was see Andy.

He hadn't seen her in person in almost a week since she accompanied them to the commercial shoot and he almost lost control of his senses. They spoke over the phone or through text messages to exchange ideas and demos of new tracks but Yoongi didn't trust himself to be alone with her in his current state. He could still vividly remember the sensation of her touching him, her soft palms pressing against his biceps and gently moving over his skin. The memory took hold of him at the most inopportune times and made him lose focus on whatever he was doing at that moment. More than once he found himself being stirred awake in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat and a hand he didn't remember moving in his sleep wrapped around his shaft. Needless to say, he had it bad for Adrienne and his desire for her was only getting worse by the day.

"What do you think Yoongi?"

Jin asked and Yoongi's eyes went wide. He hadn't been listening to any of their conversation, even though he was sitting in the circle with everyone else. Once again the thought of Andy had taken over his thinking process. The way everyone was looking at him he assumed that he was meant to be the tie breaker in some sort of resolution that probably decided what they were going to do for the day.

"I really wasn't listening" Yoongi finally answered and scratched the back of his neck, "What's the question?"

"Ah, hyung if you're spacing out already maybe you should just go back to bed," Namjoon said with a small chuckle, although he was probably just trying to garner support for his choice of staying home.

"They want to go to Lotte World, for god knows what reason," Jin started.

"They've added new attractions!" Taehyung and Jimin interjected simultaneously.

"Whatever, the rest of us just want to stay here, what are you going to do?"

Yoongi ran his fingers through his fringe and pretended to be deep in thought, he personally had no desire to be surrounded by a bunch of strangers and children today but going to an amusement park seemed like something Andy would love if he knew her as well as he thought he did. He was certain that she hadn't been any farther than a few blocks away from the BigHit building and her apartment since she moved here and that was almost six months ago.

"If you guys are going to the amusement park, why don't you take Andy along with you? She mentioned something about wanting to explore the other day didn't she?" He replied flippantly, just gauge a reaction without making it obvious that he wanted her to come.

"She did say something like that," Jimin nodded "Would she want to go to an amusement park though? I thought she meant something like exploring the city."

"I think she would like it, she seems like the type to enjoy places like that doesn't she?" Namjoon responded hastily before Yoongi had the chance to answer and everyone else nodded in agreement, "Y'know...if you're going to invite her shouldn't we all go?" Namjoon didn't have a convincing reason for why they all should go just because Andy might be coming along but after his suggestion, Hoseok begrudgingly agreed to tag along and Jin complained about not wanting to be left alone in the dorm to clean.

That left only Yoongi, who shrugged and turned his head away from the group to conceal the small hint of a smile that attempted to fight its way onto his lips. Taehyung and Jimin cheered, loudly, and shared a hi-five once it was decided that everyone would be going just like they originally wanted and Yoongi was already standing to his feet and backing away from the group to call Andy before Namjoon had the chance to steal that opportunity from him as well.

"Yeoboseyo?"

This time, Yoongi allowed himself to smile and duck his head down just slightly at the sound of Adrienne's voice which he always found amusing. Her Korean skills were slowly getting better, and she had a marked improvement compared when he first met her, but due to her accent, the way she pronounced certain words always sounded like she was singing a song. It was cute.

"Andy? Are you busy today?"

"Hello to you too Yoongi-ssi, I'm doing well thanks for asking," She replied dryly, " Uh, no I don't think so...I'm at the studio right now so that's all I planned on doing today.," Andy paused, "Why?"

"Well the kids want to go an amusement park and I'm being dragged along, so I wondered if you might want to come as well...? It would give us a chance to talk about some of the songs, right?" He quickly tacked on at the end to avoid seeming eager.

"An amusement park? That sounds so fun but someone might have to come get me, I got lost trying to find my apartment last night" Adrienne laughed and Yoongi grinned silently.

"I can do that," He offered while moving from the common room of their dorm into his bedroom to get dressed, "And you should be more careful going home in the night, why didn't you call someone?" He meant to sound concerned but his words only came off as chastising which made Adrienne groan softly.

"I found it eventually, leader-nim" She teased and snickered when Yoongi imitated her groan, "I'm a big girl I can take care of myself."

"Well, you should have no problem finding the amusement park by yourself then? I can leave you to it?"

"Hey...don't joke about that I'm really looking forward to going now."

"Don't start whining, I'm coming for you."

Adrienne squealed and hung up, allowing Yoongi to slip his phone into the pocket of his jacket and step back out into the common room. The boys were currently arguing about whether they should eat at the park before the rides or after instead of making preparations to leave, Yoongi informed them that he was leaving to guide Andy to park and glided out the front door before they had the chance to question him.

It only took him about ten minutes to reach the BigHit building but once he was a few blocks away he could clearly see Adrienne standing on the sidewalk, impatiently bouncing back and forth on the balls of her feet.

"Andy!" Yoongi called out once he was closer, and then immediately remembered that he was out in public and in front of the office building where he worked and at any moment some crazy fan could descend upon him and ruin his day. He adjusted the snapback on his head and kept his head down until he was standing next to Adrienne.

"Are you alone? I thought everyone was coming?" Andy commented as she peered around Yoongi's shoulder and noted the lack of people behind him.

"They are, but it's easier to travel if we aren't all together" Yoongi reassured, "I told them to meet us at the park."

Adrienne nodded and quietly followed after Yoongi as he lead them away from the BigHit building and towards the nearest subway station. The amusement park was about an hour away from where they were by train so they needed to spend less time they spent loitering around if they wanted to make it to the park before it got too crowded.

"So did you lose a bet and have to come pick me?" Adrienne probed offhandedly as they rounded a corner.

"What? No, I offered to come didn't I?"

"Yeah....I just thought that maybe someone put you up to it."

Yoongi scoffed under his breath and glanced to the side, he assumed that she was joking around like usual but the neutral expression on her face seemed to suggest otherwise.

"Why would you think that?" He finally asked.

"No reason...." She lied, "Okay that's not true I sort of thought that you didn't like me? Like we get along fine as coworkers but I feel so close to the other boys and whenever I try to get closer to you it feels like you pull away from me a little bit? I'm probably just being silly."

Yoongi was flabbergasted but didn't allow the shock to show on his features. Her assumption was so far off from what he actually felt towards her it almost made him laugh.

"You are being silly" He retorted with a huff, "Why wouldn't I like you? Do you want me to start showing you aegyo every five minutes like Jimin?"

Adrienne shrugged, "It wouldn't hurt."

She laughed out loud when Yoongi turned to glare in her direction but stopped abruptly when his hand latched onto hers and he pulled her close to his side.

"Stay close to me" Yoongi instructed while they descended the set of stairs that lead to the subway tracks, "When it's crowded like this it's easy to get lost so try not to trail behind."

Adrienne nodded and reaffirmed that she understood what he said by squeezing his palm between her fingers twice, once again testing Yoongi ability to restrain his base desires. He knew he was playing a dangerous game by grabbing her hand in the first place but he genuinely didn't want her to get separated from him while they waited for their train.

Curious eyes followed the pair as they waded through the crowds to get to their platform. Yoongi's first thought was that someone might have recognised him which made him feel self-conscious, then he remembered that he was holding hands with Adrienne. The self-consciousness he had been feeling suddenly turned into annoyance at the thought of so many people staring at them for no real reason.

"Yoongi?"

"Hm?" He grunted, unaware of the scowl currently forming on his lips

"Are you alright? Because you're kind of squeezing my hand real tight."

"Oh.." Yoongi relaxed his grip on Andy's hand but didn't let it go "Sorry."

When their train finally pulled to a stop in front of them Yoongi lead Adrienne forward and gestured for her to stand in front of him since the car was crowded. When she did he put his hand over hers once she held on to the metal bar to steady herself and caged her in with his body. Doing his best to ignore the crackling of sparks that buzzed throughout him when she leaned back. Yoongi was a protective person by nature, he looked out for the people he cared about in small, simple ways. Yet, with Adrienne everything he did seemed so over the top to him. The fact that she thought he didn't like her still shocked him when he thought he was being so transparent.

The train made quite a few stops before Adrienne and Yoongi reached their own, allowing them to take a seat once the crowd thinned out. They made good use of the hour-long commute by sharing a pair of headphones and critiquing a new song that Yoongi had spent the past few days preparing. There was a rumour spreading that one of the songs they submitted last week had no chance of being approved so their workload didn't seem to be getting lighter any time soon.

Before they realised it, their stop came up and they exited the train car with the earbuds still connecting them. The park was only a short walk from the subway station and after a small altercation about Adrienne wanting to pay for her own ticket, they finally entered the amusement park. It was just as busy and crowded with children and families as Yoongi thought it would be.

Adrienne, on the other hand, seemed immensely amused by everything she set her eyes on. All the bright flashing lights and intoxicating loud music would probably be enticing to see for the first time for someone who enjoyed that kind of thing but Yoongi was already looking forward to leaving. The euphoric look on Adrienne's face was the only thing keeping him from complaining.

"So, everyone else isn't here yet," Yoongi said as they weaved in and out of the groups of people pooled near the popular rides. "What do you want to first?"

"I don't know! I have no idea what's here, you pick something."

Adrienne was practically bouncing with excitement and Yoongi wished he could share her enthusiasm. He had only been here once before so he wasn't familiar with the attractions either but one did catch his eye as he glanced around.

"Let's try this one," He gestured to his left and took Adrienne's hand once again. The crowds weren't nearly as thick in the direction they were heading but, Yoongi still felt it necessary to hold her hand. Adrienne didn't mind the action one bit.

"We can use this to see what's worth riding," Yoongi commented as the came to a stop in front of large balloon shaped ride with a basket attached. If Yoongi had been more perceptive in that moment he might have noticed how unusually silent Adrienne had become. She was almost frozen in place while Yoongi handed over the tickets then pulled her forward without even noticing the resistance. Yoongi assumed she was too excited to speak up.

His assumption changed when the balloon began to rise and he heard an almost silent and shrill scream come from beside him. When he looked over Adrienne's eyes were shut closed so tight there were beads of tears pooling in the corners. Her fingernails nearly pressing deep enough into her thighs to break the skin.

"Andy? Are you okay?" He asked softly but she shook her head vehemently, refusing to open her eyes.

"I should have mentioned this before" Andy stuttered in a hoarse whisper "I am t-terrified of heights."

"Shit," Yoongi sighed and looked around, it was too late for them to get off since they were already connected to the ceiling and he doubted the conductor would hear him over the music playing. When he look down at Adrienne again he could see that she was visibly shaking and Yoongi quickly did the only helpful thing he could think to do which was reach over and pull her against his chest.

"You don't have to-" Adrienne protested initially, "If I stay still it's not so bad, I can deal with it."

Yoongi only shook his head and shushed her as he held her body even tighter to him. "I'm sure you can but I'm here, you don't have to suffer alone." His voice was gentle and took on a tone that he hadn't used with Adrienne before, he was generally kind or unintentionally judgmental when they spoke. But the cadence of his voice at that moment was comforting and soothing. He even took it upon himself to stroke the back of her head a few times, the way she seemed to nuzzle into his touch made him stop before he got carried away.

Adrienne exhaled a shaky breath and relaxed in his embrace after a few minutes, leaning her full weight against him. She was still tense and trembling for the duration of the ride. Yoongi could feel her body jolt with fear whenever track made a turn or started to creak as he rested his chin gingerly on the top of her head. He made sure to talk the entire time; his voice soft and low as he pointed out random and incorrect facts about the park and other tourist attractions, hoping that the sound of his voice would distract her enough to put her mind at ease.

He wasn't sure if it was working but by the time they were nearing the end of the track, Adrienne had stopped trembling and Yoongi swore he heard her giggle at one of his terrible jokes. The machine jerked slightly when they began their descent and this time, Adrienne wrapped her arms around Yoongi's waist. Holding on to him tightly before the basket finally touched the ground and she practically jumped out of the contraption.

Yoongi trailed behind and frowned deeply when he watched her grab a nearby fence with both hands to catch her breath. He hated seeing her like this, especially knowing that he was partly to blame for it.

"Are you alright?" He asked from a few feet behind her, not wanting to crowd her space.

"I'm fine now, nothing to worry about" Adrienne answered, turning to face Yoongi with a brave smile. She definitely seemed to have calmed down but somehow Yoongi could tell that she was still shaken.

"I should have asked you before pulling you on that thing," Yoongi apologised and cleared some of the space between them by stepping forward and placing a hand on her shoulder.

Adrienne responded by nodding and staking a step forward. Her hand resting over his, curling her fingers around the back of his palm. "It's alright, really. You didn't know and it wasn't as bad as it normally is, thanks for holding me and sorry about the makeup on your shirt."

"Don't worry about it," Yoongi said, his voice still sweet as honey as he moved his hand up to cup her jaw between his palm. His thumb gingerly grazing over the swell of her cheek with care. "I'm just glad you're okay."

Adrienne nodded again and they shared a moment of tacit silence before the unmistakable sound of Taehyung and Jimin both yelling out 'noona' made them separate and drop their hands.

"We've been looking for you everywhere!" Taehyung exclaimed once they were closer.

"Don't lie, we just got here," Jimin reminded him.

Adrienne giggled at their small squabble as the rest of the group soon joined them and they began moving forward to find one of the new attractions. Yoongi fell behind the group when Adrienne somehow ended up in the centre and Hoseok ended up walking with him since he wanted to be there even less than Yoongi did.

"Hyung.....is that makeup on your shirt?"

"Yeah," Yoongi replied nonchalantly.

"....What happened before we got here?"

"Not today, Hobi."

"Yah! You're cheating, there's no way you could have scored a perfect score on that song!"

"I'm a professional singer, what did you expect?"

Jungkook's smug expression made Adrienne scowl but she didn't have a good excuse to debunk him or enough evidence to prove that he actually was cheating. So she kept her mouth shut and leaned back into her couch as Jungkook ticked one of his eyebrows upwards and handed the microphone to Jimin.

All seven of them were piled into Adrienne's one bedroom apartment and crowded around her small dining table. Originally this was supposed to be a small gathering for Adrienne to get to know them better musically. If she was going to be writing songs for them to sing she wanted to make sure that they, at least, enjoyed what they would be singing. Somehow that reasonable meeting turned into a potluck dinner when she offered to make them a dish from her home country and Jin offered to make a Korean dish she'd never tried before. One thing lead to another and the karaoke machine Adrienne bought on a whim a few weeks ago was dug out of her storage closet and a competition began between the rappers and singers. With Adrienne joining the rappers to make it even.

The initial goal of the evening was long forgotten after they all shared the first two bottles of soju and once Adrienne whipped up a batch of her specialty cocktail to go along with her dish any hopes of actually making music was thrown out the window. She didn't mind, however, she wanted to learn more about their musical preferences and there was no better way to do that than watching everyone sing karaoke. Despite the fact that they were slightly inebriated and gave up singing seriously a long time ago.

"Ah, oppa, I didn't expect you to like this kind of song" Adrienne chuckled at Jin's next song choice, which was the Korean version of a Spice Girls song.

"Wait, you call him oppa but not me? We're both older than you!" Yoongi berated from beside Adrienne.

The slight slur in his words made Adrienne wonder if he was drunk already but he always sounded like that. His eyes were glossy and the apples of his cheeks were a faint red hue but he was still in control of himself.

"Jin-oppa treats me well, you haven't earned that title yet Yoongi-ssi." Adrienne playful replied, making Yoongi scoff and roll his eyes.

"I'm nice to you," Yoongi gasped and leaned closer "I even made a special Korean food for you to try."

"You don't cook," she teased, watching as Yoongi grabbed one of the unopened containers from the end of the table.

"I can cook! Here try this," Yoongi exclaimed and picked up one of the red-orange oblong shaped foods out of the container and held it towards Adrienne. She attempted to take it from between his chopsticks but Yoongi pulled away and shook his head.

"Not with your hands, your mouth."

"I can feed myself, y'know."

Yoongi exhaled and gave Adrienne a pointed look.

"What did you say you wouldn't do today?"

Adrienne pressed her lips together and glanced towards the floor like a child "....Complain."

"And, what are you doing right now?"

"Complaining....." Adrienne answered with a heavy and dramatic sigh.

Yoongi grinned widely, he was enjoying the fact that he was annoying her, even pulling his hand back a few times when Adrienne leaned forward to take a bite. It wasn't until Andy tapped him on the knee that he stopped playing around and scooted closer to her.

"Okay seriously, this time. I won't pull it back." He said as he brought the chopsticks close to Adrienne's mouth, "Open," Yoongi instructed as he gently held her chin between his thumb and index finger to keep her head in place. Almost as if out of habit Adrienne closed her eyes and opened her mouth, allowing Yoongi to slide the rice cake between her parted lips.

"Good girl," he growled in a deep and almost primal whisper, making Andy's eyes pop open. She'd never heard his voice go that deep and the way he looked at her once she finally looked in his eyes made a jolt of arousal run straight through her body.

"Should we leave you two alone?" Hoseok asked, as quietly as he could over Adrienne's shoulder with an innocent grin.

"Shut up," Andy and Yoongi replied, so in sync that it made them both laugh gently.

Over by the television, however, Namjoon wasn't so amused. He had been watching them for most of the night, flirting and stealing glances at one another when they thought no one was paying attention. The way Yoongi always managed to make sure Adrienne sat next to him and how Adrienne always found some excuse to touch Yoongi while they spoke. Namjoon wondered how he hadn't noticed it before but any doubts he had about whether something was going on between them had been disproved that night. He hated that he couldn't feel anything but jealousy when his friend looked happy.

They were both his friend but Namjoon still couldn't muster up the effort to pretend like he wasn't hurting inside. To save himself from heartache as Adrienne began cackling at a joke that could not have been that funny, Namjoon got up and silently slipped out the door. He hoped that a walk in the fresh air would clear his melancholy thoughts, he hadn't been drinking as much as everyone else did since he had to be responsible. Like always. Even on their days off his role as leader never left him.

"Hyung! Where are you going?" Jimin, who had followed Namjoon out almost immediately after he left, called from behind him.

"Uh, just for a walk. It's getting a little loud in there."

"Ah I see, do mind if I join you?"

Namjoon did mind but he shook his head anyway and started walking forward with Jimin next to him. They walked in silence for a while, the sounds of the city being their only ambiance until Jimin looked over at Namjoon and sighed.

"You know there's nothing you can do right?"

Namjoon paused and tilted his head to the side "What are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about Andy-noona and Yoongi-hyung," Jimin replied in a matter of fact tone, "That's why you came outside isn't it? You like her."

Namjoon thought about lying but there was no point in lying to Jimin, he was always so good at reading people. "I don't want to feel like this but I just can't stop myself."

"That makes sense" Jimin nodded, "But I don't think they're dating, I could be wrong but we would be able to tell if they were actually dating."

Jimin was hoping to be reassuring but Namjoon didn't reply.

"I can't tell you that what you feel will quickly pass but eventually, it won't hurt anymore. Try channeling all that energy into just being her friend. There isn't anything you can do about what she feels." Jimin capped his words with a gentle hand on Namjoon's shoulders.

"Thank you, Jimin" Namjoon answered, accompanying his gratitude with a playful ruffle of Jimin's orange tresses.

They circled the block one more time before heading back to Adrienne's apartment where everyone save for Hoseok, Yoongi and Adrienne were passed out.

"I think it might be bedtime," Adrienne said to the pair once they were back inside.

It only took a few minutes to wake everyone up and herd them out the front door, even with Jin offering to stay and help clean and Taehyung offering to spend the night so he wouldn't have to get up. Before long they were all walking down the alleyway that lead away from Andy's apartment and headed home, except Yoongi who was still lingering around the front door.

"Did you forget something?" Adrienne asked when she noticed her front door was still open.

"No, I... wanted to ask you something."He looked uncomfortable, like he already regretted what he was bout to say.

"Okay."

"Why won't you call me oppa?"

Adrienne guffawed, thinking he was joking but she stopped once she noticed that he was seriously expecting an answer.

"I....dont know? At first, I didn't because I liked annoying you but now I guess I'm just used to saying Yoongi-ssi," Adrienne explained as she folded her arms and leaned against the door frame, "If it bothers you I'll try being more respectful-"

"It's okay, I just wondered if there was a different reason." Yoongi waved her off.

"Are you sure? I don't want to offend you."

"You're not...I like the way you say my name." Yoongi smiled and patted the top of Adrienne's head before running down the alleyway to catch up with the rest of the group who were not waiting for him.

Adrienne beamed, unsure why having him pet her like a puppy made her heart flutter so much as she closed the door behind her. She assumed she was overflowing with happiness with the thought that he might be feeling the same pull that she was. That contentment filled her with joy until she turned and laid eyes on the platters and plates of leftover food that all required her attention.

"Nope, I'm going bed."

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Elite adventures

So I have been playing paragon on and off, and I am writing an essay about what we get from games and why I don’t get as much from Paragon as I used to; but mostly I have been playing Elite: Dangerous. It is a space simulator from an English developer based in Cambridge that are known for Planet Coaster as well as the original elite games. Frontier seem to be a small but good developer who are constantly adding content. So, although this game is a few years old now on PC, it is still evolving all the time. It is a kind of MMO like Eve Online, but you can also play it alone if you choose to. I always play on open but there don’t seem to be tons of player on ps4. Either way, I think it’s a great game. So here is a little photo-story of my travels around the galaxy.

Elite is as realistic a space-sim as you can get. Everything is difficult to control. Flying, landing, etc. They give you flight assist but it can even be turned off for a greater challenge. My first few months with the game were made up on learning to land properly (which took some weeks and I still fuck up pretty often) and making some easy money bounty hunting until I could get my first decent all-round ship, the Cobra MkIII. Most people get this ship and with it I involved myself in a Community Goal. These are weekly missions to bring trade items to a system or kill NPC pirates etc. and the efforts made by the community add into a global pot which gives big rewards at the end of the week. I managed to haul enough rare goods into a system with my little Cobra MkII, making 10-15 jumps per run, spending hours actually over the course of a week, until I got into the top75% and got about a 30 million or so pay out. I was rich! (Not really though, just relative to what I had been able to earn before). Rich enough to buy a Diamonback Explorer and go exploring!

So I set off into the stars, looking to visit a nearby nebula: the beautiful California Nebula.

Wow. It really is striking, and I took many photos from all around this nebula whilst scanning stars and planets which looked interesting. The most valuable planets are earth-likes and water worlds as well as ammonia worlds and a trained eye can tell at a glance on the system map. But I am pretty new to this, so I took my time; learning what to look for.

With the rest of the Milky Way in the background, the reverse side of the California Nebula is stunning. And I still love my little Diamondback Explorer.

I saw blue-white giants.

Endless rings.

And neutron stars.

But this was just a practice run. This was a short 1000 light year journey. Something you can do in around 10 hours, give or take. I found lots of beautiful systems, and got my exploring legs, saw how my DBX ran, and returned to the human inhabited bubble with some millions of exploration data. I had some decent money but not enough to upgrade to the next ship(s). I would have to take a longer journey.

So I decided to take some famous explorers sightseeing. They wanted to go to Cat’s Eyes. I did not know what it was, but on the galaxy map it said black hole. Around 7000LY away from me. It’s a long way, but not as long as the journeys some people take. Some explorers go away for months or even over a year OF REAL LIFE TIME. That is how big the galaxy is. It’s a realistic simulation of our galaxy, many of the sights are there and you can visit it all. It’s quite miraculous. I will never be able to go to space in my life time, but in this game I really feel like I do.

So, I fitted my DBX with a passenger cabin. It would mean I could not make such long hyperspace jumps, but I would get a very nice 15million credit reward when I got back and it felt nice to have some company and a destination.

We set off. And I did not realise how long the journey would be. It was around 10 days of heavy play that I was away. I did not stop to smell the roses as much as I could have. I had no planetary vehicle hanger, my jump range was quite standard though without engineering. So it took me a long time. I don’t know how many hundreds of jumps I made. I have to admit, everyone was right. You cannot keep doing the same thing for so long without some entertainment. I would watch a show while jumping. Stopping, scooping fuels from the star while I checked out the system, and if there was nothing interesting to surface scan, move on to the next.

But I found undiscovered water worlds.

Brown dwarf stars, dying slowly, surrounded by striped rings.

Many colours of stars.

And systems so hot I was glad I was in a Diamondback.

The journey was long and I had discovered many new worlds and systems. But we were about to reach our destination.

Closer to the galactic centre the sky is simply away with stars and nebulae. It becomes as bright as the star nearest to you.

Then I saw it. The black hole. I was scared. I dared not go near. I did not want to be pulled in. It was hard to see, hard to visualise the hole itself. In fact, what you see is just the light being bent around it. So the normal band of stars across the sky was the only way to see where the black hole was.

But, hold on, the visitor’s beacon is very far away, I had not fulfilled my mission objective. So I super cruise over to the visitor’s beacon and realise that there is not only one black hold in this system, but three!

The cat’s eyes stared back at me and I felt very far from home and very alone in my little ship. The explorers travelling with me were happy to have seen this too, so they were ready to go home. But that was another 7k LY back, and I would go a different route. In fact, I found a faster route home but I went though many unexplored systems and found plenty of terraformable and water-worlds. I mean to go back to certain regions as I believe them to be a rich gold-mine of earth-likes.

But I finally arrived home after a weekend of hard work, many hours or travel, and I was rich. Well, not really rich, but even relative to what I had before I left I had a very healthy credit balance. I made some 80 million credits from my passenger mission and the exploration data, and it was time to go shopping.

Asp Explorer. The explorer ship of choice. Enough space to fit an SRV, passenger cabins, whatever you could want, and still get a 40-50LY jump range. Not as far as the DBX can go, but more flexibility. So I’ve been scooting about the near galaxy seeing some sights.