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Hey WIP Whenever - Writing Update
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Hey ya'll Some of you may have been wondering "Where is Static?" I'm here! I'm alive! I promise! Life has gotten in the way of my writing lately. I'm usually running on negative spoons by noon, so writing has been very difficult. While things are tough IRL, they are changing for the better, which means I should have some motivation in the tanks soon! I haven't quit writing, I promise, just takin a lil break. You also may have noticed my newest hyperfocus taking over my entire personality: This is normal and no panic is needed. I'm just a little gremlin girl who can't help but let things take over her essence. I haven't forgetten Starfield nor my long list of Blorbos from it. I LOVE writing Starfield fics, so that will not change any time soon. The Quintessence is very much still alive, but chapter 4 is slow going, mostly due to this annoying writers block and the events of my irl life. It will be back I promise, I am devoted to Aurora and Hadrian, I love them SO fucking much. As a matter of fact, I have a few other fics in mind for the two of them once I'm done with Quintessence. Shhhh keep that on the DL though ;) ANYWAY, bits and pieces of the Mathis fic rolling around my head keep trickling out on occasion. In between my daily 'Panic!' and 'Dissociate into BG3' time slots, Mathis rot has been festering. I love that big dumb Raccoon Man™️ (The Coemancer Discord have all lovingly taken to calling Mathis this) Here's a little tidbit that recently crawled out of my defunct brain: The Raccoon Man being his aloof self.
-- Under cut because holy fuck is this long already also Spoilers --
“Fine, but you better not slow me down.” Mathis shot, far too defensive for my liking. “Slow you down?” I asked incredulously. “You’ve done nothing but complain since we got here. Quit being a wet rag and let’s go.” I pushed past him and started towards the doorway, he let out another frustrated groan and stomped to follow behind me. As we entered the corridor, an icey crack sounded off above our heads, and my glance shot up. A few small pebbles of ice dropped from the hulking glacier-like ice structure that hung above our heads. “That…looks...stable.” I said sarcastically, afraid to heighten my voice above a low murmur in fear of the whole structure falling on us. “What does?” Mathis asked loudly, his voice reverberating off the walls. There was a loud thunk as the ice shifted, larger hunks of ice began to fall to the floor. “Shhhut up.” I hissed, grabbing his arm and yanking him ahead of me into the room at the end of the hallway. I shoved against his back once, the force knocking him off his balance. I followed quickly behind, a forceful rumble shook through my feet as I leapt across the threshold, a sudden gust of air brushed against my backside. I glanced behind me just in time to see the booking room disappear behind a wall of stark white. The roof had caved in entirely. We were trapped. I dodged the rubble still tumbling down as Mathis regained his footing.
“Fucks sake!” I exclaimed, kicking the wall of ice. “Del?? Del, you there?”
I listened for an answer, but none came.
“Del!?” Mathis shouted above me, his voice boomed and carried a little further than mine. “I don’t think he can hear us. Fuck. Now what do we do!?”
“Just, take a breath and let’s think for a minute.” I said, pinching the bridge of my nose. “And keep your voice down.”
I looked around the room we had suddenly been entombed in. Truth be told, I wasn’t sure what this room had been. It was large, mostly empty, with one storage closet to my right. I couldn’t make out any doorways or passages.
“Or, we could take this opportunity to get the upper hand.” Mathis posed, hand to his chin as the gears in his head turned. “What if we took out Delgado? Bring back whatever we find here to Naeva, use it as our bargaining chip outta here.”
“...You want to kill Delgado.” I dead panned.
“We might not even have to do that, who knows what’s hiding down there? 100 creds says there's aliens down there that take him out for us. All we have to do is bring the bad news back to the key. Think about it! I bet Naevas chompin at the bit to take over for Del.”
I stared at him blankly for a moment.
“The roof caves in, and the first thing you think about…is mutiny?” It was all a little too on the nose for me.
“He’s a smug son-of-a-bitch anyway. No one’ll miss him.”
“...You’re serious aren’t you?”
“Dead.”
“Absolutely not.”
“Oh, come on!”
“Forget it Mathis. We need to find a way the fuck out of here, first and foremost.”
“Of all the people to get stuck with it had to be you.” He grimmaced. “Goodie Two shoes.”
“You’re welcome to stay here and keep scheming up ways to fuck over Delgado, but where I come from, you don’t shit where you eat.” I barked, staring daggers into him. “That's how you get yourself killed, or worse.”
“Death is the worse of the two, dummy.” Mathis scoffed.
“That’s what you think. Trust me, when the Bayu’s are done with you, your only desire in the world is the sweet release of death.”
“You work for Bayu!?” Mathis exclaimed.
“I did.” I specified. “And I’m lucky to have escaped with my life.”
“Sounds familiar.” His voice dropped suddenly, the defensiveness melting away. “Out runnin a smugglin ring of my own. I’m only doin this so I can pay off me bounty and get back on my damn feet.”
“...thats why you’re so keen to usurp Del. Listen, Mathis, there are better ways of paying off bounties. Ones that won't earn you a permanent target on your back from the largest Pirate Syndicate in the Universe.”
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Chloé & James
Chloé: Could you sink any lower Chloé: you literally could not James: is that seriously all you've got to say to me? Chloé: Really, what could I possibly say to you Chloé: you're too young to have a midlife crisis but too old to be dating a child James: the children are fine, let's start there, since you haven't asked Chloé: I'm not interested in exchanging pleasantries Chloé: what the hell do you think you're playing at? Chloé: That girl, that family James: it's not a polite inquiry about the weather in Tuscany, it's an update on the children and their wellbeing James: Jay hasn't properly settled back into school but that's hardly surprising given the circumstances Chloé: Yes, it's hardly surprising when you're too busy trying to get into the pants of some 17 year old James: the girls come first, they always have Chloé: Oh please Chloé: how could you possibly think this was appropriate Chloé: to ever bring them around... that James: I don't think you're one to talk about inappropriate behaviour around the children, to be honest Chloé: Ask her if I've ever brought any man around James: I'm not parading her around them, nor have I ever Chloé: Likely story Chloé: if I know, it's clearly not a well-kept secret, James James: It's not a secret at all any more, but I've far from moved her in James: as far as Jay is concerned, we're friends Chloé: I told you you'd regret all of this Chloé: but my God, do you have no idea how much James: Chloé, please don't start with threats Chloé: We're beyond threats Chloé: it's all happened James: meaning what? Chloé: Meaning remember you started this James: we both know that simply isn't true Chloé: I'd check your little friend isn't in on it Chloé: that family is serious levels of messed up, I wouldn't be surprised James: so now you've progressed to conspiracy theories? James: your vendetta against that entire family has never interested me, okay? Chloé: The conspiracy was getting you to believe you were Jay's dad when McKenna turned out to be a freak James: please don't do this again Chloé: I'm not lying Chloé: I've lied to you about it until now Chloé: well actually, I tried to tell you countless times but you refuse to listen James: as far as scapegoats go, you'd be wiser to pick someone you've actually slept well James: with* Chloé: Ask him Chloé: I tried to get him to step up and then he dropped the cousin fucker bomb Chloé: I almost didn't believe it, but who would risk their entire reputation like that James: Everyone knows they've been together since before Jay was born Chloé: He was so wasted Chloé: and they'd had an argument or something, idk Chloé: he was blathering James: stop it James: this is a new low Chloé: your dates didn't even add up Chloé: not 'til I made them Chloé: I know she's not yours, I know I was already pregnant when we slept together James: say what you want, a DNA test will tell the truth James: she's mine whether or not that's ceased to be convenient for you Chloé: It will Chloé: and I'm telling McKenna Chloé: obviously, it had to be you when he ruined everything but I'm out of it now Chloé: and you two can fight amongst yourselves for all I care James: you're unbelievable Chloé: You'll believe it Chloé: See where her loyalties lie then James: this isn't a game, Chloé James: it's Jay's life, our daughter's life Chloé: She'll be fine Chloé: whoever she ends up with James: she doesn't know him & neither do you Chloé: He has kids Chloé: however inbred Chloé: it's not like he's a serial killer Chloé: he has money James: who are you? I thought I at least had some fucking idea, once Chloé: That was your mistake Chloé: you never had me Chloé: and the idea that you ever thought you were trying? Chloé: tragic, actually James: I don't want you & I never have James: I want Jay Chloé: That's not up to me Chloé: I've done my side of the divorce Chloé: if it's any consolation, I've relinquished my control over them and given it to you Chloé: so he can't just take her James: he can if he's her father, he'll have the same rights I've always insisted to you that I have Chloé: Don't be ridiculous Chloé: they take into account behaviour Chloé: his incest and absence will do him no favours, he might get his own taken from him James: he couldn't behave any other way towards her when he didn't know about any of this Chloé: Fight his case for him then, James Chloé: God, I forgot how pathetic you were Chloé: almost Chloé: what hope do you have if you're going to behave like this James: what about Matty, do you not have any other potential fathers for her? Chloé: Doesn't hurt to test them both Chloé: but no Chloé: I think she's yours Chloé: there was no one else at the time because I was trying James: trying James: scheming is closer to what you mean Chloé: Be thankful I gave you her Chloé: you could end up with nothing here if not Chloé: I always knew that James: can you hear yourself? you're trying to take everything from me & expecting me to react with good grace Chloé: Can you hear yourself Chloé: when have I ever treated you like anything but shit Chloé: let's be honest about the situation now that it is finally and thankfully over James: I could care less how you treat me or have ever, don't do this to her Chloé: You can't forget, now you know Chloé: it'll eat away at you James: if you tell Buster, he won't James: then it really is over Chloé: Why should I not? James: because I'll do anything James: there has to be something you want Chloé: Hmm James: think it over, I'm not going anywhere Chloé: No, you've got nothing of use for me Chloé: sorry James: Chloé, please Chloé: Stop James: no Chloé: This is just embarrassing now Chloé: I need to tell the truth Chloé: to set me free James: you needed to tell the truth 6 years ago James: it isn't about you now James: you know how much this will fuck her up, think about what everything with your real dad did to you Chloé: I'm doing it now James: she's happy here, you don't have to Chloé: I don't care Chloé: I just Chloé: don't James: why do you hate them so much, more than you care about your own daughter? Chloé: She ruined my life Chloé: Jay did Chloé: and she's his Chloé: and I only had Tilly to keep this charade going, which was as big a mistake James: so now you have to ruin everyone else's? James: it's not going to make you feel any different Chloé: I'm telling the truth Chloé: then there's nothing connecting me to any of you James: you're still her mother & Matilda's Chloé: Only biologically Chloé: it's a different form, I don't know Chloé: but I'm giving them up James: I don't believe that you want either of them to hate you, whatever you say Chloé: Believe what you like Chloé: I'm not coming back Chloé: and I truly don't care what either of them think James: if you truly didn't care you'd leave her with me James: you want to hurt all of us James: & if all of this is because Buster didn't reciprocate your crush, then truly, you're the only one who's pathetic Chloé: Does that seem likely? Chloé: Of course I don't care if your lives are ruined Chloé: none of you deserve any happiness Chloé: and why should it be up to me to provide it Chloé: I'm clearing my conscience and cutting ties, it's simple and my mind is made up James: you haven't got a conscience James: dress it up however you like, this is nothing but a final fuck you, because you haven't grown up & you're still that messed up teenager James: if Ava had a different last name you wouldn't be doing this Chloé: He deserves it as much as you Chloé: perhaps moreso James: why because he fell in love with someone other than you? Chloé: He ruined my life first Chloé: I should've done it then Chloé: but it'll be worse now James: no he didn't, he was drunk & upset & you took advantage of that James: he didn't make you keep Jay or marry me Chloé: I already told you keeping her was a mistake Chloé: what would you like me to do, timetravel? James: I don't consider her a mistake, so no James: us & everything that happened afterwards, yes, but none of that was her fault Chloé: Good for you Chloé: This is tiresome, I've said all I need to say to you James: you need to take responsibility for what you've done & the choices you've made & stop blaming her Chloé: You can't make me love her Chloé: deal with that, James James: I don't care if you never see her again, I'd actually prefer it, I'm trying to make you stop using her Chloé: I'm not James: just let me get a test done before you drag him into it Chloé: I can't trust you James: to do what's right by Jay? yes you can James: if I'm really not her father, she deserves to know that Chloé: Ugh, I need this over now Chloé: that'll take ages Chloé: you'll have to tell him James: she's 6, you can't rush it Chloé: I'm doing this today so that's your problem Chloé: I know already Chloé: so if you don't tell him as soon as you get your little test back Chloé: I will James: you're actually evil, there's no talking to you Chloé: I have no desire to speak to you Chloé: now or ever again Chloé: goodbye, James
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