Hi guys! This is my first fanfic but I have a story named Sideways in Time in the sci-fi section of fictionpress. I try to maintain immaculate grammar so tell me if you see any mistakes. ALSO, I want to see what perspective I should tell the story from: first-person or third-person? Until I get a poll please tell me in a review. Hope you like it!
A young businesstroll sits in his Respiteblock. He is wearing a grey suit with teal lapels and a pink undershirt. On the right of the suit jacket is a cyan eagle carefully embroidered. Most people don't know his name at all, and you are lucky a shrewd businesstroll like himself will tell you even his first name. His name Shrike and he is the young Emperor's advisor. Shrike has just returned from a meeting with a few of the Emperor's associates, which is irrelevant.
Shrike took off his suit and changed into a more casual choice of attire, something maybe more suitable to bash imps with, though he has no clue where one would find an imp. He changes into a black shirt with another cyan eagle on the front. Shrike's respiteblock is the top floor of a large Victorian tower. There was a balcony with an ornate rail that looked out onto the sea. If one was to look through a pair of binoculars you would see the spires of the Emperor's hive jutting out from under the water like mountains. Down below is an expansive forest of his favourite tree: fir. He was not sure why, but Shrike seemed at home perched atop a tree, like his lusus often was.
Come to think of it, where was his wingbeast lusus? No doubt soaring through the sky majestically or something like that. Really not very productive. Back to business. You sit down at your computer to see that someone is trolling you.
- unabashedCountess [UC] began trolling godshawkSongbird [GS] -
UC: hello
GS: Yes?
UC: vhat?
GS: I assumed you wanted something
UC: uh… yeah
GS: So?
UC: 1 vas vonder1ng about that saevio voman
GS: Oh yes? What do you wish to say?
UC: shes a b1t of a drag, dont you th1nk?
GS: Errbin. Saevio is a valuable member of this company.
UC: vhatever you say, m1ster count
GS: What are you implying?
UC: noooth1ng…
- godshawkSongbird [GS] ceased trolling unabashedCountess [UC] -
Shrike is irittated by this highblood's petty attempt to flirt and has other business to attend to. He decides to troll the Emperor and retrieve his opinion on current affairs.
- godshawkSongbird [GS] began trolling olagarroErrege [OE] -
GS: }} Good morning, Emperor.
OE: Agurrak, Shrike
GS: }} Are you well?
OE: I see you are using your assigned quirk
GS: }} Of course, Emperor. The sign of your might. What of it?
OE: I had a izugarria hacker lowblood go through your conversation logs. It would seem you have been neglecting your duties as my representative.
GS: }} I am sorry, master. If I may ask, was this lowblood the same one who is supplying us the Game?
OE: Your place is not to wonder.
GS: }} What if I ask as a friend?
OE: I concede. It was the one and the same.
GS: }} Is he really trustworthy?
OE: Are you?
GS: }} Perhaps.
OE: I have no other pressing gaiak
GS: }} Nor do I.
- olagarroErrege ceased trolling godshawkSongbird -
Two down, one to go. He only put up with that guy because it gave him a very high position in society. Honestly, he had to have google translate open to figure out what he was saying with all of that Basque or whatever. He wasn't particularly looking forward to his next conversation, but it was necessary to check over the players before they started.
- godshawkSongbird [GS] began trolling ruinousRepose [RR] -
GS: }} Good morning.
RR: what do you want
GS: }} I wanted to see if you are ready for the Game.
RR: were capitalizing this game now are we?
RR: thats shit
GS: }} You are still playing, yes?
RR: its not like ive got anything better to do
GS: }} Good.
RR: that's it
GS: }}Yes…
RR: what a waste of time
- ruinousRepose [RR] ceased trolling godshawkSongbird [GS] -
Shrike was relieved to have that conversation over. Petty lowbloods. They were about ready to play the Game. Errbin was sent the game through some lame hacker lowblood named Pollux or something. Errbin said it was important and the Emperor believed her and until he could stage a coup the Emperor's word is law. So, they decided to play it. The problem is this mustard fellow said the should have at least 3 players, so they were forced to recruit a more volatile member to their party. They were told Saevio was a good fighter, but potent and aggressive towards everyone, which in a way was just what they needed. The team would get one night's sleep before they started playing the Game.