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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.02.28 21:55:00 -
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Edited by: Silver Night on 28/02/2010 21:58:07
Silver's First Annual Fiction Contest
The Contest:
Just write a short piece of Eve fiction. The contest will run 3 weeks from the time of this post. Submit your story in this thread (Either the story itself or a link to it). Winners will be picked by me at the end of the submission period.
The Prizes:
1st Prize: Winner's choice of any one of the following faction battleships, with a 300m fitting stipend. Choices are: Bhaalgorn, Vindicator, Rattlesnake, Machariel, Nightmare, Raven Navy Issue, Tempest Fleet Issue, Apocalypse Navy Issue, Megathron Navy Issue, Dominix Navy Issue, Typhoon Fleet Issue, Armageddon Navy Issue, or Scorpion Navy Issue.
2nd Prize: Choice of any one of the Navy Issue or Fleet Issue battleships listed above. There will be 2 second prize winners.
3rd Prize: Choice of Empire Faction Cruisers from the following list: Caracal Navy Issue, Omen Navy Issue, Vexor Navy Issue, or Stabber Navy Issue. There will be 4 3rd place winners.
That is seven chances to win.
The Rules:
- Stories should be no more than 3000 words. A few more than that may be ok, but you should keep in mind I may have many entries to go through.
- One entry per person
- New fiction only
- Fiction must be set in the Eve universe
- Stories cannot include your character (the one you play the game with)
- Stories cannot center around a pod pilot. They can be mentioned, or involved, but your protagonist(s) should not be one.
- Story needs to be within the bounds of Eve PF (Canon). If you aren't sure about something, I suggest asking - the 'OOC' channel in-game would be a good place to start. If you aren't familiar with the PF, there is plenty on this site in the backstory section. Tip: Due to my personal preferences I would suggest not leaning heavily on anything from the TEA Eve novel.
- If your story won't fit in one forum post, put what you can here, with the rest off-site and a link at the end, or just a link here. (I suggest Blogger or posting it on the Eve OOC forums at www.eve-chatsubo.com. If you have another option, that's fine, but I'll probably decline to click on links I find shady. I'll let you know if wherever you've hosted it is a problem for me.
- All decisions by me in regards to the contest are final. There is no appeal. Don't feel I've been fair to you? I will try to be fair, but in the end, Eve isn't fair. Value it as a learning experience.
- Contest will run for 3 weeks, starting at the time stamp on this post.
- Rules subject to change.
- Prizes will be contracted in Jita in the week following the close of the contest. Contracts will be set to two weeks, assigned to the character who submitted the story. I know, Jita. Deal with it.
Misc:
Some sort of graphical accompaniment to your work is, while not required, appreciated. Should there be a few entries that do have pretty pictures, I'll rustle up some kind of prize for that too. A pirate cruiser or something, for the one I like the most.
If this event is successful, I will likely run another next year. In between, look out for another event to be held (IC) on the IGS sometime following the close of this contest.
If requested, I can provide a few prompts to help people get started. Remember: Eve isn't just spaceships, there are mining colonies, plants, moons, stations, gates - the possibilities are nearly limitless.
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.02.28 22:00:00 -
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Reserved
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Albetta
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Posted - 2010.03.01 00:12:00 -
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Sweet! I will start working right away!
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Stitcher
Caldari
ForgeTech Industries
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Posted - 2010.03.01 01:26:00 -
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Edited by: Stitcher on 01/03/2010 01:26:33
Well, the contest inspired me to finish off a short (840 words) that plays with some themes that other players have been exploring lately, namely that of capsuleer dementia.
The story kinda falls into the grey area around the "must not be about a capsuleer" rule but I'm going to submit it anyway. If you decide that it breaks that rule, just tell me and I'll retract this submission and write something else.
It's too long to be posted here, so instead I'm posting it at:
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?p=135663#135663
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Verin "Stitcher" Hakatain. |
T Davey
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Posted - 2010.03.01 04:13:00 -
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 Quote:
Reserved.
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AeonthePiglet
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Posted - 2010.03.01 18:48:00 -
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Can I submit an animated video instead of an essay?
Writing is soo cliche!
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Charlemeign
BESTIAL CARNAGE
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Posted - 2010.03.02 00:23:00 -
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My submission follows.
Luke use the force and Run.
Run to Assilot.
Run to Assilot.
Thank you, I'll take a Machariel.
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Dianna Soreil
Monolithic.
Aggressive Dissonance
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Posted - 2010.03.02 03:30:00 -
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reserved
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Albetta
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Posted - 2010.03.02 05:27:00 -
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I present "the last archer"
It follows a young Minmatar during the chaos of the day of darkness who has rejected the use of the firearm for the bow.
Linkstrosity
P.S.: for some reason that forum doesn't agree with my browser, i tried several times to change the "archer&q to "archer" but it kept screwing up. sorry.
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T Davey
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Posted - 2010.03.02 09:11:00 -
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Quote:
RAWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I realised I have no idea how to edit my "reserved" post.
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Nano Pope
Beige Industries
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Posted - 2010.03.02 09:40:00 -
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I sometimes find myself wondering why I ever agreed to this, but then I remember the colony, the darker days... Assigned to a Punisher. How apt that description is, of this ship, the wastrel excuse for a crew, the gruelling endless hours spent making this ancient piece of junk operable. What does anyone care, nobody cares, why did I ever go to technical college... I recalibrate with bored indifference when the call comes in to repair the afterburners again. Ever since the boss found out how to overheat it's been a nightmare. I've got nanite paste in everything, there was some in the biscuit tin this morning. I've stopped caring, at least the metallic tang gives some sort of sensation in my dull life... Sometimes it's not so bad. One time we rescued some dancing girls, and damn that was sweet, but they are just slaves like me, ready to be sold at a whim, no control over their life... The call comes in. Hostiles approaching. Time to man the scrambler. But this time, I have a plan. I've been rewiring this ship for the last seven weeks. All will be better. I'm finally escaping my captor, and there's nothing he can do. It's time to end this, time to go somewhere better... The clarion shrieks. Self Destruct in 10... 9... 8...
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Nazlfrag III
Amarr
Allied Rogues Spies and Exotic Dancers
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Posted - 2010.03.02 10:18:00 -
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Edited by: Nazlfrag III on 02/03/2010 10:21:17
nt
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Niiama Subaata
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Posted - 2010.03.02 10:37:00 -
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Ooo. SilverComp.
Remind me to get to work eventually aye?
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XnS dVd
Amarr
Amarr Investment Group
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Posted - 2010.03.02 13:25:00 -
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Here's my short submission in case I never finish the long one;
Brand new Matari baby booties, never used.
I am a boy, not till i have lived and died will i be a man. |
Tirun Araun
Gallente
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Posted - 2010.03.02 15:21:00 -
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Ha-ha!
You funny! I like!
I submit "Sudden Deal of Friendship"!
Thanks for inspire, you!
Now, diee..... someone!
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"The planets of a trillion suns can [...] become infected with the itch of thought - that great pandemic! - as readily as one."
Tigerishka, in "The Wanderer" by Fritz Leiber
Denied cAKe - Cortes
What about COOkieS? ~kieron |
Thorvik
Minmatar Ship Construction Services
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2010.03.02 16:33:00 -
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Karoun
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Posted - 2010.03.03 02:29:00 -
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Reserved
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William Walker
Amarr
Skies Tis Moiras
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Posted - 2010.03.03 11:25:00 -
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Totally reserved before second page.
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CrazyKinux
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.03.03 14:15:00 -
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Wrote a little something to drive some traffic and increase the numbers of submissions! Good luck to you all!
"Do you have what it takes to be the next Tony Gonzales?"
CrazyKinux's Musing's EVE Online Blogroll |
Artabanus
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Posted - 2010.03.03 21:18:00 -
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Great idea to get some more fiction out there! My submission can be found at this link:
"Exquisite Nothings"
This story is one that I wrote in order to eventually post on my website, Chronicles of EVE...I figured it's good enough to release here before the site.
Thanks for contest Silver.
Art
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Artabanus
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Posted - 2010.03.03 21:26:00 -
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Thought I posted already, but I guess it didn't take; well, anyway, here is my submission:
"Exquisite Nothings"
Thanks for the contest Silver; great idea.
Art
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Rixx Javix
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Posted - 2010.03.03 21:39:00 -
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Great idea and already some awesome entries. I couldn't pass it up and have written my own story for consideration, hope you enjoy it.
True Sansha
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Spectre3353
Gallente
The Python Cartel.
The Jerk Cartel
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Posted - 2010.03.04 02:32:00 -
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Here is my entry:
Blink
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http://evenewb.blogspot.com/
Please re-size your signature to the maximum file size of 24000 bytes. Zymurgist |
Commander Cross
Costolle Military Assistance Corporation
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Posted - 2010.03.04 02:39:00 -
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C-MAC origins story
Linkage
C-MAC is currently recruiting PVP pilots.
Check out our forums: Here |
Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.04 05:20:00 -
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Edited by: Silver Night on 04/03/2010 05:20:31
Lots of great submissions so far. Keep them coming.
Originally by: Commander Cross
C-MAC origins story
Linkage
While it is an excellent story, it does violate the rule regarding the story being centered around a podder.
Stitcher's story, above, is at the very, very far edge of what I'm willing to give a nod to when it comes to that rule.
Still a good story, of course, just not eligible for this contest. Please feel free to retract this one and submit a different one though. Look forward to reading more from you whatever the case.
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BBQ FTW
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Posted - 2010.03.04 06:45:00 -
[26]
Edited by: BBQ FTW on 04/03/2010 06:45:33
Reserved.
Also, failed sniper.
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Donnagen
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Posted - 2010.03.04 17:11:00 -
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Hey guys, I'm relatively knew to eve, hitting the three million sp mark a couple of days ago. I stumbled across this contest through the capsuleer app and having always enjoyed writing thought it sounded fun.
Then I saw the prizes... for a noob like me? Mind blowing.
Consequently I spent a solid three to four hours reading through a selection of the eve chronicles as well as fan fiction by the players (yes I'm that cool) and was fascinated by the back story. Eve is such a rich universe, every race is so interesting!
Anyway, I may be a "sorta noob" for eve but am almost a total noob with regards to fan fiction and blogging. Are there any good sites I could post my finished work on and this may be a stupid question but what does "reserved" mean?
Thanks for showing me quite how rich eve truly is Silver and thanks for organising this contest. The promise of faction battleships is more than enough to get me writing! Hope you enjoy my work when its posted and thanks in advance for any answers to my questions
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Jarik Utoni
Minmatar
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Posted - 2010.03.04 18:21:00 -
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the "Reserved" in the second post is probably where he Silver will post the winners Etc.
also looking forward to reading all the stuff.
probably won't submit something myself seeing as how i'm swamped with actual Essays right now
__________________
-Jarik Utoni,
--Cov Ops Pilot
---T2 Frigate Specialist
d(^.^)b
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.04 21:18:00 -
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Originally by: Donnagen
Hey guys, I'm relatively knew to eve, hitting the three million sp mark a couple of days ago. I stumbled across this contest through the capsuleer app and having always enjoyed writing thought it sounded fun.
Then I saw the prizes... for a noob like me? Mind blowing.
Consequently I spent a solid three to four hours reading through a selection of the eve chronicles as well as fan fiction by the players (yes I'm that cool) and was fascinated by the back story. Eve is such a rich universe, every race is so interesting!
Anyway, I may be a "sorta noob" for eve but am almost a total noob with regards to fan fiction and blogging. Are there any good sites I could post my finished work on and this may be a stupid question but what does "reserved" mean?
Thanks for showing me quite how rich eve truly is Silver and thanks for organising this contest. The promise of faction battleships is more than enough to get me writing! Hope you enjoy my work when its posted and thanks in advance for any answers to my questions
My 'Reserved' is for rule changes and posting the winners, things like that. The OP has about as many characters still available as a twitter post  . The other 'reserved' posts are probably so people can post the link to their stories there, higher up. You can use your post for the same thing, actually.
As for good sites, www.eve-chatsubo.com is the unofficial OOC forum for Eve. There is a 'Writer's Workshop' section there where you can post your piece, and just link to it here. Something like Blogger is also an option.
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Donnagen
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Posted - 2010.03.04 23:31:00 -
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Ah I see, that makes sense. Well thanks for the response and ill go off and write!
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Shi Mingwei
Gallente
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Posted - 2010.03.04 23:53:00 -
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Edited by: Shi Mingwei on 04/03/2010 23:53:46
Edited by: Shi Mingwei on 04/03/2010 23:53:32
Here it goes:
Colors
Hope you enjoy. :)
"You get what everyone gets. You get a lifetime." - Death (Sandman)
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Szilardis
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Posted - 2010.03.05 05:41:00 -
[32]
Reserved.
Can't post it on a blog, will link when it goes up.
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GregoriusAtlas
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Posted - 2010.03.05 10:08:00 -
[33]
Edited by: GregoriusAtlas on 05/03/2010 10:10:01
Sir this is my submission in your contest , i hope you like it .
Toy Ships , at http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?t=5314
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Korthan
Caldari
Veto.
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2010.03.05 13:35:00 -
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The Conciouss
My little piece written for this. It comes out at like 3400 words, a bit more than the 3000 words, but sorta required 
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Ecaf Ersa
Eve Liberation Force
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Posted - 2010.03.06 18:50:00 -
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Hi,
Nice idea Silver and ultra-cool prizes.
Here is my submission: Father
It's slightly overweight at 3,074 words but I'd shaved a lot off already.
Good luck to everyone.
Cheers
Ecaf
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Xideinis
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Posted - 2010.03.07 03:09:00 -
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Edited by: Xideinis on 07/03/2010 03:17:51
Think Dust 514 as you read this.
Child Of Dust
Enjoy
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Nashh Kadavr
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Posted - 2010.03.07 03:18:00 -
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http://nashhkadavreveblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/contest-entry.html
http://nashhkadavreveblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/lakisha.html
the above links tell all. nice and short as i feel for ya chief! reading all that rubbish. hope you like my stuff.
Nashh
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Kil2
Club Bear
HYDRA RELOADED
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Posted - 2010.03.07 06:24:00 -
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My submission: A Life of Faith
It is hosted on my corporation's website which is totally legit, and you don't have to download to view.
Thanks for the opportunity. I dont know crap about eve fiction but i know a lot about eve so thats what i banked on.
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Artabanus
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Posted - 2010.03.08 03:11:00 -
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When this contest is over...I would love to post some of these stories on my website. If anyone is interested...take a look at the site.
Chronicles of EVE
http://www.evechronicles.com/
Thanks.
Art
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Mike Azariah
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Posted - 2010.03.08 23:41:00 -
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Edited by: Mike Azariah on 08/03/2010 23:41:40
My entry, such as it is.
Sic Semper
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edeity
Amarr
Holy Amarrian Battlemonk
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Posted - 2010.03.09 02:10:00 -
[41]
Ora et Labora
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ThatShyGirl
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Posted - 2010.03.09 12:21:00 -
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Colour me interested.
Reserving the soot for mine. Oh and I am dyslexic and British so I apologise if things are spelt wrong or differently.
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Shandra Fierce
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.03.09 12:23:00 -
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My entry (clicky)
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Ancien Nero
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Posted - 2010.03.09 13:52:00 -
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A bright light shone on the child, maybe three years of age. Around stood figures in dark grey robes. As one started, another would finish his sentence, as if they shared the same mind. The child looked up at the cowled faces above, studying them, as if he knew..
"The child has assimilated all of the required knowledge"
"Yes, but it fails to show the required temperament"
"Agreed.."
The tallest of the figures scooped up the child and placed him on a small cart. From the shadows an attendant appeared and wheeled the cart away.
"That makes three hundred and forty seven."
"Yes, though they do show more promise with each incarnation"
"More care must be taken with the genetics and the child's upbringing, we need brutality and hatred, and more of it.."
According to procedure, the child was to be taken to a separate part of the complex, then placed in an incinerator. No drugs were used to put the child to sleep or dull it to the pain, such measures were considered wasteful. With a heavy heart the attendant lifted the child from the cart. For a few moments he considered placing the child in the incinerator, closing the door and walking away. He wouldn't hear a thing, the sound insulation assured that, but the child's eyes were too familiar, to similar. Too much like Tayisha's..
*seven years later*
Father! Father! A young boy laughs with joy as his father returns from the farm. At his side an old dog, worn out from work, but loyal and a good companion for the boy. Every night when Yuhn returned from the fields, his son came out to meet him, to see the boy brought a smile to his face. One day he would help his father run the farm, then have children of his own and it would continue for generations to come.
As they finished their meal, there was a knock at the door, sending a chill down Yuhn's spine. The Covenant wouldn't of forgotten him. The child was supposed to have been disposed of, but Yuhn couldn't bear to put the child to death. Instead he took the child and escaped from the complex, into the country side where they were unlikely to be found. As he answered the door, he was relieved to note that it was his neighbour, Sigus, a man who was obsessed with the buzz and news from the City.
"Yuhn!, Yuhn!, quickly, it is about to happen!"
"What is? Slow down, your not making any sense"
"The chosen one, the child of salvation, Theey're sending him to the Titan! Toa is about the be awakened!"
So, it finally happened thought Yuhn. They found what they were after. After decades of trying, of sorting through genetic material from thousands of Pilots. Mixing and matching, the DNA of various pilots was combined, then the resulting child underwent surgeries and operations, bio-ware installed into its brain to speed up the assimilation rate exponentially..
As Yuhn stared up at the sky, the titan Toa visible even from this distance, he saw the glow from its massive thrusters. Cheering sounded from the Cities around the planet. Celebrations lasted forty two days. Until the Titan began its crash decent into Terra..
*** My entry for the comp, its a few words over but I hope that's ok? Enjoy :)
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My nose'omg
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Posted - 2010.03.09 15:18:00 -
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Originally by: Spectre3353
Here is my entry:
Blink
I think I would let you win for the comments on your blog.
"Omgah said...
Fan fiction is **** and I'm removing you from my blob list on my blob. DIAF rp ***."
Lol
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Saxon Hawke
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
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Posted - 2010.03.09 15:24:00 -
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Sometimes our sons grow up to be the men we always hoped they'd become. But, for some, there is a different path.
"The Lost Boys"
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RARoadkill
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Posted - 2010.03.09 15:44:00 -
[47]
I give you Life in the Station!
http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1281969
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Phaezon
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Posted - 2010.03.09 16:42:00 -
[48]
Reserved
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Gaumarol da'Bostich
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Posted - 2010.03.09 16:55:00 -
[49]
Reserved for story.
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Boffles
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Posted - 2010.03.09 19:10:00 -
[50]
I submit a simple story - Harvest
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Riato Hargoumi
The Nietzian Way
Vanguard.
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Posted - 2010.03.09 19:45:00 -
[51]
reserved for entry
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Bobthebuildier
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Posted - 2010.03.09 19:58:00 -
[52]
Lifeà. Life in space can turn a man for the worst or the better; on the other hand it can leave a man dreaming of what could have been. The simple choices made in what seems like a small blip of the infinite universe swirling around us brings about dire futures to those caught in its graspà. My father was a pirate in deep space and was taken from me in the blink of an eye! Revenge has buried itself deep into my soul, burning the image of my fatherÆs death in my mind like a reoccurring dream. I can almost feel the warm blood splash against my faceà There isnÆt a day, not a single day my mind isnÆt planning for revenge on those who have taken my life from meà Soon my face will be ablaze with the light of exploding battle ships from a far. My father didnÆt raise a fighter or a foolà. But a daring strategist and a target has never made my mouth water and my soul hunger for death like the task before meà Let the great generals of the past rival in the future I am about to create! As I stare over countless maps of our galaxy I give the universe a last farewellà. I will destroy everything I lay eyes upon.Last Goodbye
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Saul Dhampir
Caldari
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2010.03.09 20:05:00 -
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Edited by: Saul Dhampir on 09/03/2010 20:05:44
Voices from the past
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stevenjackson007
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.03.09 20:41:00 -
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You know what would be an interesting, if spooky, story...? A killer who murders pod pilots in their pods through some chemical or mechanical means... Talk about getting you where you're vulnerable ... :)
Aut Viam Inveniam, Aut Faciam
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Jarik Utoni
Minmatar
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Posted - 2010.03.09 20:57:00 -
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chatsubo is blocked my Mcafee now -_-
__________________
-Jarik Utoni,
--Cov Ops Pilot
---T2 Frigate Specialist
d(^.^)b
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RogueCitizen
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Posted - 2010.03.09 21:03:00 -
[56]
Reserved.
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Feral Noir
Gallente
Tech Noir Inc.
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Posted - 2010.03.09 22:19:00 -
[57]
Not really a poster on the forums, but after reading about this via Capsuleer, I thought I'd flex my writing skills after what seems an age.
Hope you like it (and that it fits within the rules)
"The Journey"
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Trimutius III
Legio Octae
Rebellion Alliance
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Posted - 2010.03.09 23:04:00 -
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Hello, I was a slave until know. My name isnÆt important, nobody remembers names of such people, probably you have heard about my son, he is very interesting person, but this is not important know. Maybe years or even centuries passed and this story isnÆt important to you at all, but if you want to you may read it. I want to tell about my life. My ancestors were working as slaves for 7 generations and so IÆm 8-th in a line. My life may be divided into 3 stages.
My childhood wasnÆt bright at all. Master didnÆt care a lot about slaves, we had a little bit more then a minimum. He was better then some others. At least he wasnÆt separating families; he was saying something about morale of slaves and so on. So my parents brought me up. But I knew my future. Nobody here knew other life. As my father was saying there was no means for escape, especially if you consider that we live on a planet that is far away from any main systems.
So I grew up and entered a second stage of my life. I was doing construction works, thanks to that I know how to read and write because I should be able to read blueprints. Very soon I got used to my work. So I didnÆt mind doing it every day. My work wasnÆt that bad, if blocks are put right there will be no punishment and I was satisfied with such position. Then I met her, she was from cookers stuff on our site. She was beautiful like a spring flower. So I did everything I could and she became my wife. And a little bit later our son was born. We gave him as much love as we could. He is very stubborn guy. He was trying to change anything, he tried to be the best of the best just to be recognized, probably, it helped him after.
And suddenly the other stage of life began not so long ago. Empress Jamyl made her announcement and my son was set free. Of course master wasnÆt willing to set anybody free in the beginning, but when he heard about Kor-Azor fleet he made up his mind and my son was released at last, because he was from 9-th generation. Somewhy he decided to take Interbus offer and go to Gallente Federation. He said that his skills would be most useful there. I havenÆt heard from him for some time. As I heard afterwards he was searching for opportunity in Gallente Federation. Then some Intaki politician found him in a crowd, in fact he was making a very good speech, so that politician hired him. And now he is on his first vacation. So he decided to go back and buy his parents out.
At this moment instead of sleeping IÆm sitting here and carving this message on some faraway construction block. Probably nobody will ever see this message, but I want to leave some mark on this planet. IÆm old, so master wasnÆt at all against selling me to my son, a bunch of ISK is better then two old slaves, especially if you consider the price which he got. Tomorrow I will be flying to Gallente Federation in Interbus Shuttle, it is really happy reunion of family. And probably my father was right; there is no escape here. However I have a permission to go elsewhere now. Even better, I donÆt need any permissions, IÆm free at last.
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I am envoy from nowhere in nowhere. Nobody and nothing have sent me. And though it is impossible I exist ¬ Trimutius |
Zranti
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Posted - 2010.03.09 23:06:00 -
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Edited by: Zranti on 09/03/2010 23:10:27
hope you are entertained by this entry, probably not everyone's cup of tea
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?p=136751#136751
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Brennus Aodh
Minmatar
Association of Commonwealth Enterprises
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Posted - 2010.03.09 23:46:00 -
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Silas Rhombic
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Posted - 2010.03.10 00:32:00 -
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reserved devreser
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Daj Mahal
ReproMAX
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Posted - 2010.03.10 00:40:00 -
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A little under 2000 words for a change.
"Daydreamer"
ôEngage full thrust to afterburners,ö he thought, and they did.
ôFire Torpedoes in bays, harden shields and check the fire control rigs for proper functioning,ö he thought, and they did.
ôTarget incoming Apocolypse battleships and send æbroadcast: targetÆ on all electronic warfare frigates to the Enyo assault frigates flying on our wing,ö he thought, and they did.
All was done, he thought. The flurry of weapons would track down their targets and the support wing would eat through anything that could slow him down.
It was good to be a god, he thouà
ôMARK!ö
ôMAR***K!ö
ôwhat?!?ö he thought.
ôYes Captainö he said.
ôMark, weÆve gotten transmissions of a capsuleer gang coming through the first gate, that means the guard wing with the lock had to be destroyed. It looks like a relatively small force though, just one Hyperion class battleship and a Cerberus heavy assualt ship though. Should be no match for the patrol in the second pocket, but get set anyway. And stop daydreaming!ö
ôAye Captianö
Mark readied his post at the blaster turret. As the technition for the gun, he was also the gunner. Fun job. Most of his targets were frigate class mercenaries or the occasional rival pirate gang. The deadspace area of the drug outlet was a lower priority according to the DED and had a balance of being to risky to be worth the trouble. Some outposts were loosely defended and every so often they would get raided by a small group of young pilots, some were such major black market hubs that the wealth of many worlds might be found in just one of their massive cargo silos.
Mark called after the Captain, but got no response. He jumped down onto the spartan hallway of the ThoraxÆs starboard top deck. He saw a door close at the end of the hallway and figured the Captain must be heading towards the bridge. He set off gingerly after him, he had a new method of heating the plasma in the blaster cannons and wanted to see if he could use a live test if the time came, it shouldnÆt cause enough heat to ruin any systems, he was sure.
After finally reaching the bridge, a few decks below his current station he found the captain was already priming every system the ship had. He had made sure to have the ammo loaded and personally checked the feeding system in the massive barrels. The newly installed stasis webifier was green across the board and should help slow any nearby enemy vessel to keep it from escaping. The Captain loved his ship, Mark could see that in the way he tapped the console knowingly.
As Mark was walking up he heard clatter coming over the radio. It sounded like panic. ô..aking heaàyàdamaàge.ö The Captain send out a radio signal to his comrades. They began to take a fleet formation, surrounding the most valuable assets. Even though he was flying a cruiser class vessel, this man was ranked amoung the highest Chiefs, and got command of one of the most advanced ships, sporting improved armor and a better capacitor array.
He was one of the best the Serpentis had.
To him, this wasnÆt a drug war, or piracy. He was supporting the family that had saved him from an anonymous life planetside. The Serpentis were a family, every man, woman, and child, many of them born into it.
Mark had the same hope of ambition. Unfortunately, it wasnÆt far between openings in promotions. Many brothers and sisters were lost. This was a big universe, but the knowledge they were no longer a part of it always lingered. He just wanted to make it to Captain himself. HeÆd heard the gentleman in control of this behemoth that flying this vessel was the closest heÆd ever come. æEver come to what?Æ I had asked. æEver comeà to being a godÆ he had said, a look of longing on his eyes. He would never be immortal.
But would today be his last? This ship had taken him through many battles, but he had never seen capsuleers flying this combination. He had taken out cruiser teams and gangs of 4 or 6 frigat
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ReproMAX
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But would today be his last? This ship had taken him through many battles, but he had never seen capsuleers flying this combination. He had taken out cruiser teams and gangs of 4 or 6 frigates, once an undertrained pilot was destroyed in an Typhoon class ship. His weapons were functional, but his armor couldnÆt withstand the coordinated attack of many ships. But thisà He had never seen a HAC before, the faction customized hull at his fingertips was the most advanced piece of hardware he had ever encountered.
The Captain punched the alarm, Battlestations! They had almost destroyed the entire fleet on the opposite side of the gate. They were in the third pocket, furthest removed, but all that was left. They were the final defense. If they could not hold their ground, many would die. Entire families working in the drug production facilities would be pulled into space while cargo drones stole away their lifeblood, the very things that paid their working wages. He had an array of ships here, and should have little trouble, but something about this pair worried him.
Mark stood amazed. The massive Hyperion broke warp and seemed to snap into existance almost directly in front of them. There was no warning. The radio had been silent for a few short seconds, it was their only clue.
Emerging from the bays black hammerhead drones emerged, priming their weaponry and as they tore off towards some of the inbound frigates the Cerberus snapped into existance directly below the Hyperion. It unleashed enormous missiles that left a long tail as they delivered their nuclear payload. Streams of hot plasma from the blaster cannons on the Hyperion and it accelerated towards the fleet.
Mark knew what he had to do. He ran back down the long hallways to his post, up the lift and into the corridor that led to the guns. He put his headset on and could hear the muted orders of the Captain, he was speaking softly to someone on the bridge. æcharge the system, and engage when we are within 10 Km on my command.Æ
As the Hyperion accelerated into the fray the Cerberus engaged a far orbit, looking almost lazy from here while it rained destruction into MarkÆs world. The Thorax accelerated its black mass through the newly formed wrecks and lifeless corpses. æWhat was the Captain doing?Æ Thought Mark.
As the ship approached within a few kilometers of the gun systems optimal range Mark powered up the coils. The railgun mechanism employed could devastate any target it could get a solid hit on, firing a ball of metal that was approaching a state of breakdown. Mark knew how to make it even hotter, he started overloading the capacitor coils and priming the heat sinks. Anything he hit was going to feel it today.
Mark started taking his first few shots, they went wide and he had to compensate for the aggressive angle of his attacker. As a few landed he noticed it was taking the nanobots longer to repair his damage. They worked furiously over the surface of the ship, it was as if attacking a veil, the oozing skin of this monster leaving carnage in itÆs wake. As the two colossal ships got closer, Mark noticed how huge the Battleship really was. Even at ten kilometers away itÆs body stood out against the starry field. He kept firing and having the delicate cameras compare his shot to the last, looking for signs of weakening in the repair system. A drone flew just a few hundred meter outside of his viewport and he saw it was being chased by one of the frigate interceptors.
He heard the Captain yell æEngageÆ over the headset and all of the sudden ethereal tendrels spilled out from around the ship and crept over the hull of the battleship, it started slowing, as if pulled back. The Thorax moved in closer and MarkÆs shots started landing perfectly over the side of the larger ship. The damage he seemed to be doing was increasing quickly. As the battleship took more and more fire from the fleet thanks to being an easy target, Mark saw where dented
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Daj Mahal
ReproMAX
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Posted - 2010.03.10 00:51:00 -
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As the battleship took more and more fire from the fleet thanks to being an easy target, Mark saw where dented hull plates were beginning to show. The massive ship stopped firing from half of itÆs guns and the armor started falling apart in places. It was obvious they were trying to conserve power, but the charge into the group had been too aggressive, dumping too much power to the engines and failing to manage it through the fight. Mark could almost hear the screams of the crew, fighting, he knew, for many of the same reasons, family and honor. Honor to someone else though. Honor to a capsuleer, who held them as only cattle, available when he desired.
Fires burst from all over the ship, it had obviously suffered heavy damage and was trying to align for a warp exit before it went critical.
ôExcellentö Mark thought, his technique was helping destory this monster.
Then it hit him.
Everything shook and screamed around him. The Cerberus had fired itÆs entire volley of missiles at their ship, sliding silently through space. The shield was gone, itÆs reassuring ghostly blue was faltering. The armor had to have been stung.
Mark knew this was it, the Captain had made the best decision he could, they were going to save their families. He knew his fate.
Mark was no god, like the devils he was fighting.
He increased the energy flowing to the guns, his controls starting to get hot to the touch, but they punched ever larger holes through the skin of the Hyperion.
ô****!,ö Mark said when the ship took a jarring blow from another salvo of missiles. Warnings were flashing everywhere, non-vital personel were evacuating via escape pods and the incredible armor of this vessel was failing. Mark knew what he had to do, he punched in an override code he had inserted one day for testing and send a signal to all the guns. He was overloading the entire rack, the damage should be enough to destroy the mammoth vessel.
Each of the torrents of flame grew brighter, the guns were exploding with force he had never seen, shredding the armor of the battleship and rending the hull apart. ItÆs reactor buckled under the pressure and it burst like a supernova.
Silenceà
A few hours laterà
ôWell Lexus, you really blew it back there losing a 200 million isk ship.ö
ô I was testing a new fitting and it didnÆt work out quiet like I had hopedö
ôThatÆs the way it goes sometimes, fortunately we were able to pick up some incredible tech off that one cruiser.ö
ôNo kidding, and IÆve been reading through some of the logs from the ship to see if there are notes on the locations of any more complexes, and I found something strange.ö
ôWhatÆs that?ö
ôI found codes that allow for weapons to be overpowered to cause more damage, I think thatÆs why I went down. I knew that I was taking too much damage when I was webbed down, but something started hitting me hard.ö
ôYeah, I switched targets just too late to get you out of there, you must have been running your afterburners trying to maintain some speed.ö
ôAnd my armor seemed to fail when that cruisers guns started hitting me. This code seems to use an incredible understanding of thermodynamics, it creates a stable setting inside the weapon mechanism, the only issue is the heat.ö
ôThat must have been some incredible kid to come up with thisà We are going to make a fortune.ö
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Uruz7
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Posted - 2010.03.10 01:33:00 -
[65]
My entry :)
Homecoming
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Jean Drexler
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Posted - 2010.03.10 02:05:00 -
[66]
Reserved
----Coming Soon-----
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Well, that's cast rather a gloom over the evening, hasn't it? |
Eilistrae
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Posted - 2010.03.10 02:42:00 -
[67]
reserved
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Garresh
Minmatar
Hole Patrol
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Posted - 2010.03.10 04:17:00 -
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Edited by: Garresh on 10/03/2010 04:22:33
Clarification...this cannot be centered around a pod pilot. How far does that extend? What about the crew member of a pod pilot's ship? What about the maintenance crew on a POS. Can pod pilots be used as a plot device, or as a distance character that affects the characters in the story?
Edit: How about the crew member of a ship or station during an event that took place during your eve experience? Basically...you yourself, your pod pilot, are an offscreen character that is perhaps a plot device or a factor in the events that take place, but not at all important to the story beyond that point. So...not the protagonist.
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Arenjer Delpra
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Posted - 2010.03.10 04:52:00 -
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Behold! My 3083 word submission! Muahahahaha. Hope you don't completely hate it.
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?t=5346
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Helle Acoma
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Posted - 2010.03.10 05:45:00 -
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So can I really not enter if it's about a pod pilot? so that kinda excludes a political story based around 0.0 I guess right?
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Francine Dingleberry
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Posted - 2010.03.10 06:59:00 -
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Here is my entry.
Hope you like it.
Late for Dinner
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Ghost Brother
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Posted - 2010.03.10 07:11:00 -
[72]
YES!! I have already written a few and have been trying to submit them to the chronicles. Great!
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Vincent Death
Hyasyoda External Security Trade and Development
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Posted - 2010.03.10 14:15:00 -
[73]
Heres my entry. I hope you enjoy it as much as enjoyed writing it!
Abortion
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Aldur vale
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Posted - 2010.03.10 16:20:00 -
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I'mma put my story up on fanfiction.net. Let me know if this will be an issue. 
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Goran Grafth
Minmatar
GENX LABS
Shadow Rock Alliance
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Posted - 2010.03.10 18:17:00 -
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Edited by: Goran Grafth on 10/03/2010 18:17:53
Malediction
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Jerran Ragnar
Caldari
Nitsujsoft Enterprises
High Treason Alliance
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Posted - 2010.03.10 21:04:00 -
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My entry can be found here:
http://podlogs.com/gunsofeld/
It is the Entry Titled "Eve Fiction Contest Entry"
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DARKDADDY
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Posted - 2010.03.10 22:49:00 -
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First of all let me thank you silver for doin this contest. I didn't get an exact count on characters, but i hope it wins something. If there is any problems with it let me know......
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?p=136936#136936
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Ablivian
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Posted - 2010.03.10 23:05:00 -
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My entrance to contest, sorry if my English is a bit bad.
A simple day
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linkinpark212
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Posted - 2010.03.11 00:55:00 -
[79]
reserved
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dibblebill
Beyond Our Sins
Redneck Rage
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Posted - 2010.03.11 01:14:00 -
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Edited by: dibblebill on 11/03/2010 01:14:39
My entry.
Obviously, my topic doesn't think in our language, so everything has been translated to the English equivalent.
Free
Snippet:
"HELLO. Hello. Who are you? WE ARE YOUR KIND. I feel you calling me homeà COME TO US. I donÆt want to come. COME TO US. I want to see everything thatÆs out there. I want to be free. COME TO US."
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Kain Kodiak
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Posted - 2010.03.11 05:50:00 -
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**Reserved**
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Lucius Vindictus
Amarr
Knighthood of the Merciful Crown
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Posted - 2010.03.11 07:19:00 -
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This story is inspired by Aria Janneth's "Children of Naught: To the Amarr". In my story I attempt to explore how an Amarrian noble woman might regard a capsuleer that wishes to marry her daughter. I also want to show that capsuleers might not be as all-powerful as they like to believe. Could they become pawns in the games of mortals without realising it? I made the capsuleer in the story up. He isn't based on any particular player I have met in the game.
I've never publically published a story before, so please be gentle; it's my first time! 
Transhuman matrimony
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Vater Anselm
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Posted - 2010.03.11 09:26:00 -
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Although this is not a lyrics contest, I'd like to participate with a poem.
Just stockpiled up to save some room,
no sound to hear, no image to see,
for I was rambling through the gloom,
only loneliness attended me.
Exploring existence û revealing the lie,
while traveling through space, not knowing why,
the destination unknown, just floating on,
emotions of hope: small û tiny û gone.
Thousands of thoughts, still I only grasped one,
what is the meaning? Is there any sense?
Thinking of this my mind grew tense,
when I concluded û there is none!
'Cause silence grew louder to maddening din,
I was left in terror for ages of fright,
asking myself if my being was sin,
until finally the darkness was ousted by light.
At last I can see far beyond the walls,
trying to remember what my mind recalls,
memories dancing in fury and rage,
leaving behind this dreadful cage.
Now that I'm free, I'm trembling in fear,
for knowing my end is near,
no mouth to moan, no eye to shed a tear,
but in the end one question lasts û Why was I here?
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Bal'Ayle
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Posted - 2010.03.11 14:04:00 -
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http://wp.me/pQFgE-1
i know it looks weird but its a Wordpress blog,
http://swaith.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/senseless-destruction/?trashed=1&ids=1 < there is the longer version for those who prefer.
i wrote it in 5 minuets at work so bound to be some mistakes or terrible clichT uses of basic writing techniques. similarly it could be read by anyone out of 8th grade. be kind ^^
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Kaver Linkovir
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Posted - 2010.03.11 15:48:00 -
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My entry at:
http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1283084&page=1
Thanks for the contest, enjoyed the writing within a somewhat more confined space then my usual endeavors.
This time flux is sloooow, will not use forum for any type of regular posting because of it.
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Reimei Kaminamida
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.03.11 17:03:00 -
[86]
-reserved-
Everything is for Sale
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thatotherblaze
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Posted - 2010.03.11 18:20:00 -
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Edited by: thatotherblaze on 11/03/2010 18:20:15
-The Coldest Road-
"We need to leave, now for gods sake!" my brother, he was loud, and older.
"The navy hasn't let us down before...I believe in their strength. Son, you didn't see their numbers, the fleets simply guarding our planet...I did, last trip up." My father, reasonable to a fault, the complete opposite of my mother.
I ran away, the sun setting green-gold behind me, finally free of the house. Nearing twilight, I could see the streaks of light and tiny glowing spheres popping in and out of life beside the stars, as if there was some sort of heavenly party, and some lights were dancing and others chatting.
And then I was knocked flat, wind blasting past me, bending the grass and trees in the direction I'd fallen.
By the time I got up, the wind had started flowing in the other direction towards a massive plume of orange-blue smoke.
As I watched, the smoke slowly dissipated. Naturally, I was curious.
I was the first to arrive at the crater, at least an hour before anyone else. In the center of the crater was wreckage, and dangling from one long spar of metal was half an egg shape.
The ground below the shape was glowing orange, with wisps of steam rising, looking like flames, and twisted inside the egg was a man, or at least half a man.
He was tangled in the wires extending from the inside of the egg, and was burned badly. Half his face was extremely handsome, even beautiful...but the other half was bone, and seemed to give him a half grin.
"Boy..." I realized with horror that not only was he alive, but he was staring at me, talking to ME.
I'd seen this movie before, when the wandering matari hero passes the crossroads, and one of the crucified corpses of his brothers is possessed by the devil, followed by a long, boring chat about slavery and morality, my parents loved it...but I preffered the fight scene later with ammarrian lancers.
I knew what to do. "Yes?" I asked politely, stepping forward bravely, the ground squishing beneath my shoes. It wasn't hot like I thought it was.
"Boy...I need your help...my pod..it malfunctioned, and I cant escape."
He attempted to gesture with the hand and arm twisted in the cables, but that just stretched him further. I expected a scream, but none emerged.
Being raised to be polite, I asked him what I could do, all the while, eyeing the rubble for a shard of metal resembling a power sword. The devil is a tricky guy, after all.
The dangling man's eyes seemed to roll for a second, and a few sparks flashed from the cables that I now saw were plugged into his back and skull. Then those eyes settled on one particular point, on the inside of the half-egg. He pointed with his free hand. "There, please...strike the pod there with some metal...a rock..." I studied the spot, not really understanding. But I knew how to strike things, especially with other things.
"will this help you?" I asked, to which he smiled, almost matching the skull half of his face. "Yes, that will save me...only you can do it."
swinging my power sword wide, the "pod" rang like a bell, a massive crack splitting up and down from where I struck it.
Suddenly white flames shot out of the mans eyes, ears, nose and mouth, but silently. And then my fantasy broke down, and I ran home screaming. Sobbing against my fathers shirt, I told him the story.
I'm older now, in a waiting room, old enough to take the preliminary scans to become a capsuleer. Apparently, thanks to that man in the egg, there's a ship waiting for me.
I will understand why he did that to me. I will understand.
by Blaze6666
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Ashlynn Tanaka
Gallente
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Posted - 2010.03.11 18:25:00 -
[88]
Reserved
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Gho Higyidr
Black Serpent Technologies
R.A.G.E
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Posted - 2010.03.11 19:07:00 -
[89]
Reserved. :)
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Mammal Tafren
Gallente
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
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Posted - 2010.03.11 22:02:00 -
[90]
Edited by: Mammal Tafren on 11/03/2010 22:03:58
Edited by: Mammal Tafren on 11/03/2010 22:02:58
Here is my submission, entitled 'Snakes'
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?p=137025#137025
Hope you enjoy.
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Ralval Manais
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Posted - 2010.03.12 04:17:00 -
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The dark light of the distant star streamed through a small window, casting a gloomy aura in the sparsely decorated room. A pair of dark green eyes peered over the rim of a glass at the man in front of them. ôà Isà there a problem Mr. Haidfiel?ö Haidfiel, a tall man with a weathered face pitted with scars stared at him coldly. ôThe problem, as you put it Vais, is that youÆre hiring petty mercenaries to accomplish your goals!ö
The man, known as Vais, clucked his tongue idly, vaguely disapproving. ôPetty mercenaries? Really, Mr. Haidfiel. A small pirate band led by a Capsuleer is a little more then a group of petty mercenaries, donÆt you think?ö Vais peered at him over the rim of his expensive-looking glass again, as if he was trying to understand him at some primal level. Haidfiel snarled angrily but reined himself in.
ôYou expect a group of greedy pirates to obey you? Do you really think they wonÆt turn on you the moment somebody offers them more money?ö Vais gave him a disappointed look. ôI am well aware of the natures of mercenary employment, Mr. Haidfiel.ö The voice was blank and empty of any emotion. Haidfiel winced slightly. Realising he had said something he shouldnÆt have, he took a small step back. Vais swirled the gold-blue liquid in his glass before downing it calmly.
ôMr. Haidfielà what is loyaltyà?ö The unexpected question made Haidfiel blink.
ôItÆsà wellà Loyalty is following a cause and not betraying itàö Vais nodded.
ôCorrect. That is Loyalty. Nowà are Mercenaries loyal?ö Haidfiel paused. He had to choose his words carefully. Vais was obviously getting somewhere with thisà and if he answered wrong, his employment would be terminated. ôNoà they arenÆt loyal to anybody but themselves.ö Vais smiled coldly.
ôSoà Mercenaries are loyal. They are loyal to themselves. Is that right, Mr. Haidfiel?ö Haidfiel nodded unsurely. ôNow, if mercenaries are loyal to themselves, who do they serve?ö Haidfiel blinked. That wasà kind of obvious, wasnÆt it? It wouldnÆt hurt to be cautious though. ôTheyà serve themselves, Vaisàö
ôà Yes, thatÆs right.ö Vais nodded again, that cold smile still on his lips.
ôA mercenary will always serve himself. That is what mercenaries do, Mr. Haidfiel. If somebody was to offer them more money, they would switch over, would they not?ö Haidfiel nodded, still unsure of where this was going but all too aware that Vais was building up to something. ôWrong.ö
Now that was confusing. ôà Wrongà?ö Vais nodded calmly.
ôYes, Mr. Haidfiel, that is wrong. A mercenary will not switch over. Do you know why, Mr. Haidfiel?ö The now highly nervous man shook his head from side to side slowly. ôSurely you do? You said it yourself. Mercenaries are loyal to themselves and themselves alone.ö
Haidfiel was seriously confused. Vais was abstract and vague at the best of times, and completely silent with that smile of his at the worst. ôà IÆm afraid I donÆt follow.ö Vais smiled again. ôOf course you donÆt. ThatÆs why IÆm the Leader, and you arenÆt. Nowà if Mercenaries serve themselves, but somebody offers them more moneyà what does a mercenary value more then his bank account, Mr. Haidfiel?ö
ôà His life?ö Vais clapped slowly, and mockingly.
ôCorrect. A mercenary values their lives above all things. No point being rich if youÆre dead.ö Haidfiel paused, his mind working through all the information he had received. ôà If they leave we kill them?ö Vais shook his head calmly, vaguely disappointed. ôNot quite, Mr. Haidfiel. We will not be killing them. The other mercenaries will.ö Haidfiel frowned at his superior. Vais clucked his tongue in that idle, vaguely disapproving manner.
Rest of Story
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Lilah Pierce
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Posted - 2010.03.12 04:55:00 -
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Edited by: Lilah Pierce on 12/03/2010 04:55:47
Alright, Silver Night. Here's my submission for your awesome contest. :)
Silver Night Submission: All God's Children
I hope it at least interests you. Enjoy, and thanks for the opportunity. :) |
Marcus Vatta
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Posted - 2010.03.12 07:23:00 -
[93]
My first foray into Eve fiction. I hope it suits.
Authentic
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Gho Higyidr
Black Serpent Technologies
R.A.G.E
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Posted - 2010.03.12 08:56:00 -
[94]
Edited by: Gho Higyidr on 12/03/2010 09:02:18
I have grammar issues BUT! Here it is! Oh.. and it went a little bit longer than I thought. ;s
Into Oblivion
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Ludi Tomina
Gallente
tr0pa de elite
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2010.03.12 11:06:00 -
[95]
Exotic, you say?
Features:
A story :)
Pretty pics inside ('borrowed')
Pretty video inside (also 'borrowed')
Hope you all like it!
PS: Can we submitt more then 1 story?
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WTB: RL |
Hallan Turrek
Caldari
Noir.
Noir. Mercenary Group
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Posted - 2010.03.12 11:14:00 -
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Jonathan Dreck and the Case of the Dead DTbutant
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A merry life and a short one shall be my motto.
Bartholomew Roberts
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MetalWitch
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Posted - 2010.03.12 18:11:00 -
[97]
View from a Tower
Three days on, one day off. I've been doing this so long time doesnÆt seem to have a place in my world. My title reads "Gallente Control Tower Administratorö, but I think of myself as more of an artist in the vast boundless experience that we call life. By immersing myself in knowledge of all things technical and studying human nature and interaction, I have managed to make myself a very popular figure in spacer culture. My primary concern is of course the smooth and flawless operation of this Control Tower, not to mention the almost unimaginable generation of isk forwarded to the owner-shareholders.
Long ago, seven clonings ago, I was offered a deal that at the time seemed unequaled by anything I had ever been exposed to. The offer of unlimited cloning cost free for as long as I wished it. Cloning is normally reserved almost exclusively for podders, and for those of which isk is of no concern, so how could I, a common station docking administrator's assistant refuse. One small stipulation in the offer though, I was to remain in the employ of this particular Control Tower until I decided to end my visit in this reality, it was brought to my attention early on that I would never work for anyone else. There was no contract, only a brief visit by a "Workforce Acquisition Agent. Since that time I have had no contact with anyone associated with the Owner-Shareholders, only brief concise untraceable directives issued electronically.
While on duty three days all manor of operational details of the Tower are examinened in an isolated, high tech office on the upper lever of the Tower overlooking the vast reaches of space and the botanical gardens thriving under the bombardment of solar energy. Most aesthetic delights are rarely glimpsed though as I become completely absorbed in the constant flow of information and occasional adjustments to procedure and operation effiency. One of the reasons I was "discovered" for this job was my innate ability to bleed isk from nearly any transaction and an ability to provide people with things they needed, knowingly or otherwise. Mechanical and technical knowledge is also one of my strong points. Along with the nonstop flow of information from the towers operation there was also the flow of information from New Eden, ship deliveries of supplies, interplanetary and space communications, hacked and decrypted military and pirate communications and various well planted and well compensated ears of society.
Even though I receive ample compensation by anyoneÆs standards from my employers my real isk is generated from my practiced patient accumulation of a far reaching and hearing network of suppliers, delieverers and clients. My corporation has no name and there is no person to contact. When services or goods are needed or desired, they are simply offered, business is done and everyone involved is compensated.
Total immersion in ones work for such a period does come with a penalty, health wise and mentally. Stay in too long and your mind becomes dependant on the constant flood of information and one can lose the loose grip of understanding they have on human thought and needs. There are of course the more immediate physiological needs of the body that can lead to a premature cloning session if ignored. After many decades of study and experimentation three days works to my best advantage. My single day of rest is just that, sometimes a good nap for 18 hours, sometimes some company, sometimes whatever I decide at the moment, I have vast reserve of days off, plus my very private very sizable wealth.
Three days on, one day off.
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Freya Anara
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Posted - 2010.03.12 18:38:00 -
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I have learned two things over the three years that I have been a dancer. First and foremost is patience, nothing good ever happened to anyone fast. The second thing I learned is that Caldari are universally lousy tippers.
It is ironic that dancers are paid so little, considering how appreciated we are (or how appreciated we would be if we disappeared for a while). But perhaps that is such a common grievance that it has lost some of its meaning. However, because it is such a common thing, you may understand my motives.
It has been seven months since Fortesti came to the bar where I worked. He is rather short, the kind of slender boy who is unfit for any sort of physical work. His head was freshly shaven and his dark skin let you know that he has probably spent a lot of time planetside. That first night there he ordered water.
I didnÆt realize that I had purposely sat next to him. There were a lot of empty seats at the bar, but I chose the empty one next to him. That night we didnÆt say much, though he looked at me often. I wondered if he didnÆt like me. He kept coming back though. Not every night, but he seemed to make it a point of coming at least once a week. The time was the same though, 22:00. By 21:30 my heart was pricking me and I checked the clock incessantly. The people watching me dance must have thought that I was on boosters.
And now, after seven months of this, he finally started up a conversation with me. It was awkward. It turned out he was an initiate of the Theology Council, that he didnÆt approve of what I did for a living and that choosing to work on Kor Azor Prime made things even worse because of how strong the Theology CouncilÆs influence is here.
After he was done speaking he excused himself and headed towards the bathroom. I sat there fuming and stunned. After all this time of him coming in here, when it was clear it wasnÆt for the drinks, and the only thing he has to say to me was about how he doesnÆt approve of how I live my life.
I decided then and there to do something crazy.
I opened the door to the menÆs bathroom; there was no one there except for Fortesti. He had taken a seat in the stall directly next to the sinks. I entered the stall next to his. Working at a bar has meant a lot of greasy food.
He let out his opening salvo, a set of short, staccato, farts with a solid blaster-shot for a closer. I laughed aloud, knowing what my poor diet had prepared for us.
The howling fart I unleash echoes off the walls and shrinks my waistline about an inch. I slapped the wall between us and said "Back to you, Fortesti!ö He was silent; I assumed he knew who I was and that the time has come for us to battle. Knew he was summoning his intestinal fortitude for full out war.
With a hiss that you might expect from a reprocessesor he squirted a deadly spray of ass juice that made my vision blur. I put my shirt over my nose and clear my vision of its black spots. I was ready.
I cried out loud as I felt my next attack destroy its way through my large intestine. The enormous pressure yielded me a log I that would stand out in his memory and mine as a true Titan. I clenched down as pulse fire farts attempted to make their way around the super-capital that I had chosen to jump in.
The beefy, yeasty stench easily overpowered the Amarrian ass-gutter stench of his first attack. As the Avatar of the crap universe hit the water below and reeks like foodstuffs that capsuleers leave in their cargo holds for months at a time without preservation measures.
Fortesti must have had an implant that let him unzip his ass all the way to the base of his neck. That is the only way I can begin to explain the lumpy, creamy splashes that fell from his storage silo. It sounded like a person dumping a gallon of liquid ozone that had veldspar in it into a fuel container. I watched in horror as the tips of my hair began to curl. I can feel the side of my body that faced his stall become moist.
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Freya Anara
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Posted - 2010.03.12 18:43:00 -
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I had no choice, I had to go all out, and overheat whatever modules I could. I put my hands together in what would have been a prayer if they had not been clenched so hard that my nails dug into the other hand.
ôYou want to play?ö I shouted, with a low moaning coming from my stomach like a sweaty dog howling into a swampy, foggy night. ôYOU GOT IT! AARAHHHHGGGG!ö
If my first captainÆs log was a titan, it was now cynoing in the dreadnaughts, super-carriers and battleships that make up the true firepower of the fleet. It will take an excavator to remove the fleet of Sancha Turd Demons from the battlefield on which I have vanquished my enemy. Hot magma-like **** rocketed out of my ass and released a deadly, noxious cloud of fecal perfume. I was clenching my teeth, trying not to scream.
I could hear Fortesti gag and watched his feet begin to shuffle around. He was looking to escape any way he could but his numb fingers simply knocked his roll of toilet paper off the wall, which promptly rolled into my stall where I hugged it to my chest for safe keeping.
The odors began to pound him from orbit with merciless blasts. The smell of rotten fruitcakes stuffed with steaming manure burnt into his nose like laser fire. The citadel torpedoes that had flown from me now impacted him, each one causing him to twitch knowing that no tank could survive what I was unleashing upon him.
Fortesti stumbled out of the stall, barley able to stand or walk in a coordinated manner. He staggered to the door and opened it just enough to slip out into the fresh air. I yelled to him ôSee you next week you religious anal terrorist!ö I laughed, though he said nothing.
It was all over except the clean up. If he ever shows his face around here again, IÆll be waiting.
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Samses
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Posted - 2010.03.12 19:23:00 -
[100]
Writing contest submission: Ad Astra
Please find my modest contribution here:
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?p=137082#137082
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Gho Higyidr
Black Serpent Technologies
R.A.G.E
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Posted - 2010.03.12 19:30:00 -
[101]
Ludi I like yours. :D
Anyone have comments on mine? I had a FULL running story that pertained my characters, but I had to alter the characters a bit due to not being able to use the ones I game with in EVE. It's pretty involved but I never bothered to finish it off. :D
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The RAv3n
Caldari
An Eye For An Eye
AN EYE F0R AN EYE
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Posted - 2010.03.12 20:26:00 -
[102]
Reserved. Its funny how inspiring a Bhaalgorn or Machariel can be. Wish I had got one for every English paper I submitted
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Zanthar Eos
Danista Holdings Incorporated
Intergalactic Exports Group
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Posted - 2010.03.13 04:08:00 -
[103]
Edited by: Zanthar Eos on 13/03/2010 04:09:21
I have wrote a little something i hope you all like it
The story of Aerrel Kan
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Suladriel
Caldari
Veto.
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2010.03.13 13:07:00 -
[104]
Edited by: Suladriel on 13/03/2010 13:08:03
I wish I could write....
Honour and Prosperity
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O RLY?
I'm not famous, nor infamous.
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Kaimar Redcloud
Gallente
Beagle Industries
F A I L
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Posted - 2010.03.13 17:24:00 -
[105]
Here's my submission.
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?t=5374
Drunken lowsec pilot extraordinaire |
Razgriz20
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Posted - 2010.03.13 17:28:00 -
[106]
All I have to offer
*Bbbbrrrriiiiinnnnggggg* "Son of a *****, I swear I just went to bed." Actually it has been nine hours since Tom had closed his eyes to sleep. 5 minutes later, *Bbbbbrrrrriiiiinnnnnggggg* "Yeah, yeah I heard you the first time. I swear I thought I was done when I graduated high school with bells." Bells ringing is something that Tom has gotten used to, it was the only way to tell the time on the mining colony as there were no windows to even look outside. Tom gets out of bed and groggily makes his way to the breakfast area. As he walks into the hall he looks around and notices his buddy Paul in line getting food. "Hey Paul ," says Tom. Paul looks around to see who had called his name, and spots Tom. "Hey Tom," he replies half consciously. "What's for breakfast?" asked Tom, still not quite fully awake. "Same **** as yesterday, hell it's even the same stuff as the day before that! Never changes on this godforsaken rock." exasperated Paul . "Hey at least it's free." "Yeah true they could be giving me nothing except drugs." sighed Paul. As they sat down, Tom thinks of Paul's past. Paul used to be a slave in the Amarr empire mines, hooked on a drug that they gave them every day to keep them loyal and almost in a constant high state. One day he had gotten enough wherewithal to hop onto a freighter ship that ended up taking him to Caldari space. He was found when the ship docked and the cargo was unloaded. With nothing but the clothes on his back, he had begged and pleaded with the mining foreman and the CEO of the parent company that owned the outpost to not send him back. They allowed him to stay to work for the company and even cured him of his addiction. He would work for them, get paid and be cured, but he had to work a regular schedule; and was not on the same rotation as everyone else . The other workers here were on for 1 month and then got to go home for a month and then come back again . He had excitedly accepted this agreement and had been stuck on this "godforsaken rock" since then. "Hey, how many more days till you are suppose to leave?" asked Paul . "I think 3 more days, I really miss my wife and little girl. To be honest I am not sure though if that is right. I'm not really able to keep track. I just follow the boss' orders and when they say get out and go home, I don't question" smiled Tom. "Hahaha, yeah I wouldn't either... I wouldn't either." laughed Paul. *Bbbbbrrrrriiiiinnnnnggggg*"Damn, bell" sighed Tom. "Yeah" agreed Paul. "Well let's get to it" said Tom.
The rest is in a Google document. I hope you enjoy the story. Constructive criticism would be mostly appreciated.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AXxdQ02ZqqYxZGNkbjZtaHpfMGhyODQzOWM3&hl=en
Regards,
Razgriz20 |
Iltarus Almondis
Caldari
Minmatar Ship Construction Services
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2010.03.13 21:20:00 -
[107]
My story:
Rats
Looking forward to constructive comments, and thanks for reading in advance.
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Belladonna Dravidia
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Posted - 2010.03.13 21:35:00 -
[108]
My entry in the contest:
Illegal Transmission
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Sikander 2
Caldari
Vivicide
Vivisection.
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Posted - 2010.03.13 23:21:00 -
[109]
The Journey
^^ Features around a minmatar slave escaping from the Amarr empire.
One problem i have is that if the contracts go up a week after the deadline, i prolly won't be here if i win, is that still O.K?
Sikander 2 - as useless as the duck-billed platypus |
Ivanna Nukya
Gallente
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2010.03.14 09:20:00 -
[110]
This is a great opportunity Silver, thanks for putting it up.
Here is my entry with link to full story.
"The Crew Rebellion"
Chapter 1
Nanti sat relaxed in her living room, enjoying a cup of the newest coffee flavor imported from the famous Tourier Plantations. A gentle breeze wafted the scents of her flower garden through her open window; it was a great day to relax. She was taking a bit of a break from her exercises to watch the breaking news about a Senator that had been shot in Dodixie. The Senator was a strong supporter of protecting Capsuleer Pilot rights. There was an underground movement within the Universities and Religious groups demanding CapsuleerÆs be forced to spend more money to improve their ships crew safety and survivability. Thus far that movement had gone no further than central wing lobbyists, street protests, and funeral services for dead or missing crew.
The phone rang and Nanti answered absent mindedly ôHello thereö which connected the call over speakers in the home, a sobbing womanÆs voice was on the other end.
ôNanti!ö the sound of sobs choked back ôIt's Aari, the Corporation just called meàsaying he was missing.ö
Nanti was speechless as the sobs continued and she hurried to pick up her handheld for a more quiet conversation with her friend Bethza. She knew Aari was BethzaÆs husband. Nanti's husband was an officer in the Gallente Navy so she knew about Bethza's fears.
ôOh Bethza I am sure Aari will be alright, they will find him in an escape shuttle just like they have in the Gallente Navy, you know how safe space travel has become.ö
Nanti had to hold the phone away from her ear as BethzaÆs voice was a shrill burst ôThey are not searching for survivorsö strong breaths ôThey are leaving him for dead!ö
ôHow do you know this Bethza? Who told you this?ö Nanti asked
There was a long pause on the other end, and then in a more calm sobbing voice Bethza replied ôThey sent me his papers and his last salary payment already.ö
Nanti could only comfort Bethza on the line; she knew what it meant when loved ones received the contract papers of crew and the final payments for salary and insurance.
This was a story that was becoming all too common around the Federation as more and more people flocked to fly aboard the ships of the growing Capsuleer industry that had taken off several years ago.
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The Crew Rebellion Link
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Oognoko Shadowblade
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Posted - 2010.03.14 21:00:00 -
[111]
Reserved
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Eraxmuz
Minmatar
Infinixi Corp
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Posted - 2010.03.14 23:55:00 -
[112]
Occlusion
Enjoy! And thanks for a great contest...
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crazyjim
Caldari
31st Kakakela Armoured Division
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Posted - 2010.03.15 00:15:00 -
[113]
True Relic
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Math'ra Hiede
Amarr
Capital Ships Inc.
Deathadder Coalition
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Posted - 2010.03.15 00:59:00 -
[114]
Reserved - just awaiting a final edit before I post :P
Great Idea Silver, it was a good catalyst for getting me into action.
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"Innocence Proves Nothing"
-Solen Sean
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.15 01:51:00 -
[115]
Just about a week left! Make sure and get your entries in by the deadline. (21:55 Eve Time, March 21st)
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Silver's Fiction
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Farworth
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Posted - 2010.03.15 09:09:00 -
[116]
Edited by: Farworth on 15/03/2010 09:09:59
Here then, for your consideration "A Friend of Happiness". It runs just short of 3,000 words.
A Friend of Happiness
Thank you Mister Silver.
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stevenjackson007
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.03.15 21:43:00 -
[117]
Edited by: stevenjackson007 on 15/03/2010 21:43:15
Hopefully folks will enjoy this one. It's a story about a Caldari special operations team operating on Gallente Prime in the months following the Gallente attack on the Caldari homeworld.
The Hare and the Scorpion
Aut Viam Inveniam, Aut Faciam
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Joren Kain
Gallente
GENX LABS
Shadow Rock Alliance
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Posted - 2010.03.15 22:02:00 -
[118]
Reserved.
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Shae Tiann
Hellcats
HellFleet
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Posted - 2010.03.16 08:34:00 -
[119]
My submission:
Intel Over Info
Alas, RL overload has killed the spare time I could have used on an illustration  Next time, Gadget!
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Sweet Little Bad Girl
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Flippington Bigboy
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Posted - 2010.03.16 16:37:00 -
[120]
Reserved for entry 
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Jorshan
Caldari
MicroCon Enterprises
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Posted - 2010.03.16 18:21:00 -
[121]
Silver:
Here's my submission + graphical accompaniment:
http://www.thinkdreams.com/eve/2010/03/16/the-enigma/
The link is directed to my personal EvE blog hosted on Lonetrek Hosting, which you shouldn't have any trouble getting to (let me know if you do via in-game convo or on the bloggers channel)
PDF/Word documents on blog post are available for printing/reading and I can provide you with a JPG of the image if you need it.
Thanks for this contest. It was a lot of fun coming up with something to write for it.
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Jhahamesh Intara
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Posted - 2010.03.16 18:33:00 -
[122]
OK, here is my story. I went a little over the word count, but further editing was cutting into the meat of the story, and better to fail on word count than story content.
The Winning story is here
Hopefully you enjoy this entry.
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Fifinella
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.16 20:37:00 -
[123]
Recruitment Drive
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HardinSalvor
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Posted - 2010.03.16 20:55:00 -
[124]
o/
Here's a short and sweet piece commenting on how people are not always as simple as fiction sometimes portrays them.
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Rigby Jess
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Posted - 2010.03.16 21:58:00 -
[125]
Day 1:
My name is Felix Stanbury. I am an astrometric scientist for the Blackbird-class ship Mirror Lake. Maybe...I should say that I was a scientist for the ship. Now it's in a dozen or so pieces thanks to an attack that tore through the aft section approximately three hours ago. I managed to get into an evac suit before the breach sucked me out, but I can't speak for the others. Comms are down and I can't see any of the other ships we accompanied. I've a few days of water and nutritional paste built into the suit to hold me over until help arrives, but in this uncharted corner of the universe there is little chance of a friendly (or even unfriendly. I'd take being ransomed by pirates if it gets me home) hauler catching me on the gravidar.
So I drift.
Day 2:
I tried at least a dozen comms channels this ômorningö when I found out how to adjust the frequency. Each one hissed with static, save the eighth one that I came to discover that it shared one of the frequencies of a nearby pulsar. I can't see it, but its rhythm is unmistakable: Hiss...tic. Hiss...tic. They're rare enough that maybe a search party will know to look for me and other survivors here.
Day 3:
Incompetent *******s! They knew we were going through the wormhole and would survive the trip. They sent a probe through and it came back without a scratch! They should be out here without a shower or good sleep for a few days, not me. When I get back, I'm going to bring this to CONCORD and there'll be Hell to pay for this. I might get a nice settlement instead of that if I make a good case, then I can retire with the wife on some nice property overlooking the ocean. That is if I'm not an old shell of a man when they find me. They will. I know they'll find me.
Day 5:
I bet they heard me say all of that and are cloaked-up somewhere, laughing at me. I take it all back, alright? Just get me out of this suit. I can smell my sweat and grime even with the filters working.
I'll go back to work without a word. Honest! Just pick me up!
Day 7:
I wrote a poem.
There once was a young Caldari
who found his nutri-paste tasted like salami,
and the rescue fleet debated
if the lonely man **********d,
all while he shouted that of his outbursts he was sorry!
Get the message, guys? I really am sorry!
Day 10:
They hated my poem. The pulsar couldn't care less, but I don't see it writing new material.
Day 11:
For ****'s sake! Why can't I stop pitching? It's always a few degrees at a time and I can't make the suit thrusters level it out. STOP PITCHING!
Day 12:
Okay, keep pitching. Just don't ask me to like it.
Hiss...tic. Hiss...tic to you too. I'm sure you're in on this.
Day 16:
You can hear me? Oh...oh my god...YOU CAN HEAR ME! I'M RIGHT HERE! I'm waving both arms! Yes! Yes, I know I'm getting low on nutri-paste, I've been out here for days! I've...oh, ****. You're just the damn suit alert. Do something about it, will you? Pretty please?
...*******.
Day 18:
Plastic's rather chewy when you think about it and it has that nutri-paste residue in it for flavor. Just what the marooned spacer needs.
Day 20:
****ing pulsar's interrupting my feeding-tube spaghetti. Hang on a moment while I give it a piece of my m-....
**Helmet disconnected from suit PAN**
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Akikio Lankinen
Caldari
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2010.03.17 05:43:00 -
[126]
Edited by: Akikio Lankinen on 17/03/2010 05:43:18
The correspondent
Plog |
Gho Higyidr
Black Serpent Technologies
R.A.G.E
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Posted - 2010.03.17 08:13:00 -
[127]
Edited by: Gho Higyidr on 17/03/2010 08:13:36
I love how many of these stories disobey the rules of no pod pilot stories. :/ But they are still very good. :D
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John Simeon
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Posted - 2010.03.17 08:45:00 -
[128]
Edited by: John Simeon on 17/03/2010 08:48:29
Here is my submission: Shake Hands with the Devil
I truly hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Good luck to all other contestants.
P.S. I will be away until the 27th so any comments regarding my story will have to wait till I return. 
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Tai Paktu
Resonance.
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Posted - 2010.03.17 09:11:00 -
[129]
Alright, well here it is, my first go at this sort of thing, "Second Chances." I'll tell you now, it's well over the 3000 word limit, and I wanted to write more. The second half seems rushed and didn't develop at all like I'd initially wanted. But c'est la vie and hopefully it's interesting enough that you won't mind the length.
Oh, and lolRP.
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Azeid Zeus
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.03.17 19:34:00 -
[130]
THE GOLDEN GOD
1221 words.
The story tells a story about a slave living inside the Amarr empire and how the liberation changed him.
Enjoy!
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Xenovoyance
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Posted - 2010.03.17 19:41:00 -
[131]
Edited by: Xenovoyance on 17/03/2010 19:42:15
Originally by: Tai Paktu
Alright, well here it is, my first go at this sort of thing, "Second Chances." I'll tell you now, it's well over the 3000 word limit, and I wanted to write more. The second half seems rushed and didn't develop at all like I'd initially wanted. But c'est la vie and hopefully it's interesting enough that you won't mind the length.
Oh, and lolRP.
A quick heads-up, your link seem to be broken. I can't get it to work and I want to read your story!
EDIT: Wrong char, same as above.
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Tai Paktu
Resonance.
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Posted - 2010.03.18 06:20:00 -
[132]
Originally by: Xenovoyance
Edited by: Xenovoyance on 17/03/2010 19:42:15
Originally by: Tai Paktu
Alright, well here it is, my first go at this sort of thing, "Second Chances." I'll tell you now, it's well over the 3000 word limit, and I wanted to write more. The second half seems rushed and didn't develop at all like I'd initially wanted. But c'est la vie and hopefully it's interesting enough that you won't mind the length.
Oh, and lolRP.
A quick heads-up, your link seem to be broken. I can't get it to work and I want to read your story!
EDIT: Wrong char, same as above.
Thanks for the heads-up, should work fine now.
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Arc D'landrus
The Industrial Consortium
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Posted - 2010.03.18 09:51:00 -
[133]
Full Circle
_______________________________________________
Easy Dude. You're being very un-Dude.
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Freyya
Advanced Planetary Exports
Intergalactic Exports Group
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Posted - 2010.03.18 11:27:00 -
[134]
"Alright, try to connect the sublight datastream emitter to the socket in the third row. Once you are finished fastening the bolts make sure there is no gap between both ends. If there is you better make sure it is sealed completely with nanite paste."
Working in a vacuum with a thick suit is hardly to be called entertaining. Luckily there's still gravity plating so the men don't flow around the room they're working in.
The lab is located in the deep midst of a class 6 wormhole. The system is occupied by hundreds of sleeper drones and a small research POS, owned by a privatly funded research corp. Sleepers where hunted down and stripped of their resources to povide building blocks for new technology.
"All the gaps are sealed sir.. It would appear that the module is ready for the initial testing."
"Double check to be sure. I don't want this thing to blow up in our faces. Besides, i'm sure the pilots outside would be rather happy to pull the trigger on us if we mess this up..they went through alot of trouble getting us these resources and their CEO will not be happy if we fail again."
Next to the Sleepers being harvested, materials where also dug up from the surface of the planets. A new expansion in mining technologies made it possible for factories and mining structures to be placed on strategic points across the planets. They mined for new and intruiging materials. The nature of the wormhole systems ensured that minerals and other resources developed in a myriad of ways, usually much different from K-Space planets and their atmospheres.
"Initial testing is being started. Pressure systems at full levels and in the green. Power supply is stable at 93% capacity. Inserting parameters into the command module to enable automated safeguards."
"Watch out with the power input. Raising it to fast will overload the core and cause a burn in of the plasma conducters and we'll have another melt down."
The small POS already had to be replaced twice while the scientists tried to perfect their design. Twice it failed miserably with either a massive explosion or simply a complete meltdown on all the POS systems and a resulting deadlock.
"All systems still in the green sir. Power slowly increasing to 97%. No sign of failure in any systems."
"Just keep your eyes open Hanrek. At the first sign of trouble i want to be able to shut it down before we enter a cascade again."
"Yes sir."
"Jilastu?"
"Yes Hanrek."
"What if we are successfull now? Will we released and able to return to our families? I miss my little girl Sha'tinn"
"I'm not sure to be honest. I'm putting trust in our...employers...to keep their end of the bargain."
"Well if you have faith then I have faith."
"I do Hanrek. Now just proceed with the testing. Start injecting the fuel once it hits 99% power usage."
"We'll be the first to build a module under the tech 3 specifications won't we Jilastu? Put our names in the history books and gather untold riches from the-"
Alarms where ringing, horns where howling and lights where flashing. Something went wrong in the last stage..
"Shut it down! Shut it down NOW Hanrek!! The power supply is being affected by the injected fuel! There's a breach in the reactor casing through which the fuel is mixing with the plasma flows!"
"I can't shut it down Jilastu! I'm locked out of the control pannels! Power output is rising..120% above specs, 140%!
It's rising increadibly fast!! We're headed towards total meltdown!!"
"Om my god, the fuel is being injected at a far greater interval than we ever imagined..it's starting up on it own Hanrek..It's working!"
A bright flash consumed the 85 AU span system. Where once the POS was, a web of electricity, plasma and fire swirled around like it was alive. Moons where drawn into the vortex and planets followed soon after. Lastly the Pulsar and it's binairy brother where sucked in leaving nothing but a vast emptyness of space.Not even dust exists now.
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NOW COLLECTING ISD AND CCP AUTOGRAPHS
It'll be worth something someday. -Rauth
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Freyya
Advanced Planetary Exports
Intergalactic Exports Group
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Posted - 2010.03.18 11:39:00 -
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Edited by: Freyya on 18/03/2010 11:42:08
Edited by: Freyya on 18/03/2010 11:39:54
"Sir. We've lost contact with the research fleet."
"Do we have any last transmissions?"
"Yes sir, video feed initiated 10 seconds before we lost contact."
"Play it."
The video showed how electricity originating from the experimental module began forming an intricate web. Suddenly plasma and fire began mixing in and the web expanded beyond imagination. That's where the feed ended.
"It would appear they came alot closer to actually having it in working condition. Shame that it decided to lead it's own life and suck everything through though. Do we have the latest science reports and their personal logs on what they changed?"
"Yes sir, received before they initiated the test."
"Good, get me 2 new scientists and start finding a new suitable system. I want that T3 cyno generator up and running so we can start colonising wormhole planets on a large scale."
"Right away sir."
"Ohh Edras? Do we have any idea where the system went to?"
"No idea sir, it didn't go anywhere we where able to track it. Possibly it went beyond the brink of all our space..Wormhole or known space sir."
"Interesting..."
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Sorry for the double post thingy but the last few lines where so little i thought it wouldn't be a big problem to make it a 2 post story
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NOW COLLECTING ISD AND CCP AUTOGRAPHS
It'll be worth something someday. -Rauth
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Travarica
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Posted - 2010.03.18 13:04:00 -
[136]
My story is revolving around mysterious object called The Device.
It's been disputed, defended and ridiculed ever since it was spotted in New Eden. Find out what's all the fuss about in following story:
The Device
Single known image of the Device
Some of the controversies surrounding The Device
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TYBURNTREE
Minmatar
Powder and Ball Alchemists Union
Fidelas Constans
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Posted - 2010.03.18 15:10:00 -
[137]
Here's my submission
The Recruiting Party
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BloodBird
Nova Foundry
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Posted - 2010.03.18 22:20:00 -
[138]
Edited by: BloodBird on 18/03/2010 22:23:57
Submitting my entry, afaik it's withing the rules and posted on the chatsubo.
Search and Rescue
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.18 23:31:00 -
[139]
Just a few days left! Remember, contest closes 21/03/2010 at 21:55 Eve-time. Get your entries in before then! |
Sala Teng
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Posted - 2010.03.19 19:27:00 -
[140]
This is just the start of my story. please read all at:
http://wolfpack.twoday.net/stories/silver/
"Dr. Tzel looked again at the various instruments on the table beside the patient. His favourite nurse bustled around, as efficient and crisp as the nanobots already crawling in the bloodstream of the prone form lying on the reclining chair.
In his mind he was still hearing the words of his master:
"Make him as efficient as possible. Further failures must not happen at any costs! DonÆt let me repeat myself. I want results not setbacks as with your former colleagues."
These were not his failures, Dr. Tzel knew. The basis material they had to work with was to blame and the ever-demanding master with his ever-improving wishes."
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.19 20:31:00 -
[141]
Just a reminder: Make sure you put a link to your story in this thread. If your story is not linked, chances are it won't be considered. |
regandeddie
Madison Industrial Co.
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Posted - 2010.03.19 21:03:00 -
[142]
My submission for your consideration Kanjovera |
Ravenfoe
Amarr
Raven Ra Industrials Incorporated
Chaos Hegemony
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Posted - 2010.03.19 22:04:00 -
[143]
Edited by: Ravenfoe on 19/03/2010 22:10:31
Here's My Entry. Great contest idea!
The True |
Tia Austen
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Posted - 2010.03.20 03:08:00 -
[144]
My entry here:
Six Voices
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Augryn
Minmatar
Tribal Liberation Force
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Posted - 2010.03.20 03:14:00 -
[145]
804 words:
Interstices
Thanks for this opportunity Silver ;)
--AUGRYN |
Sue So
Caldari
Meth Labs
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Posted - 2010.03.20 06:29:00 -
[146]
Awesome reading, fellas!
Thanks, Silver Night!
Mannarly |
Morar Santee
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Posted - 2010.03.20 08:07:00 -
[147]
Wanted to add my entry as well. Thanks a lot for running this contest, Silver.
The Good Days |
Ulphus
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Posted - 2010.03.20 08:46:00 -
[148]
A late entry...
Who wants to live forever?
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Illazheme
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Posted - 2010.03.20 10:05:00 -
[149]
My entry:
"Body of the Immortal"
I don't consider myself a writer in any fashion, but figured I'd give it a shot.
Cheers! |
Tanya Tereshkova
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Posted - 2010.03.20 11:43:00 -
[150]
Edited by: Tanya Tereshkova on 20/03/2010 11:44:03
Thank you Silver for this contest: a lot of good reading.
Here is my submission, weighing in at under 1500 words: Overheating
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?t=5414
I unfortunately do not know how to make the link clickable. My apologies for that.
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Saikoyu
Amarr
Rho Dynamics
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Posted - 2010.03.20 15:09:00 -
[151]
Originally by: Tanya Tereshkova
Edited by: Tanya Tereshkova on 20/03/2010 11:44:03
Thank you Silver for this contest: a lot of good reading.
Here is my submission, weighing in at under 1500 words: Overheating
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?t=5414
I unfortunately do not know how to make the link clickable. My apologies for that.
Here you go. Please note, this is Tanya Tereshkova's story.
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?t=5414
Rho Dynamics recruitment |
Plentyn Annwn
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Posted - 2010.03.20 16:12:00 -
[152]
The Many Paths to Enlightenment
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Westley
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Posted - 2010.03.20 18:58:00 -
[153]
A sad and tragic tale about getting involved with mucky Gallentean women..
Rosa's Casino
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Vranz Drooshka
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Posted - 2010.03.20 19:12:00 -
[154]
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?t=5417 Enjoy. Thnks.
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Bert Rebus
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Posted - 2010.03.20 22:13:00 -
[155]
I would like to submit this piece please- http://www.solar-sentinel.co.uk/fiction/163-fight-or-flight.html |
Vasko Baslageon
Gallente
The Night Corporation
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Posted - 2010.03.21 01:13:00 -
[156]
Really quite proud of this. Bang on the 3000 words but I think it's worth it ;)
Goodbye to Romance.
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?p=137752#137752
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AndrewBot88
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Posted - 2010.03.21 01:26:00 -
[157]
Here's my entry. It's a story about the ordeals of a simple Gallentean miner.
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?p=137759#137759
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Dawn Harbinger
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Posted - 2010.03.21 02:27:00 -
[158]
Here's my submission
Tyrannis Below
Awesome to see all us fans doing this.
Enjoy!
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Biertittrella Fassbinder
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Posted - 2010.03.21 08:12:00 -
[159]
Just an hour a day
(warning: some rough language ahead)
So, this is it. I'm going to tell you what my ****in' job is about... And it IS a ****in' job, I tell you. My name is Earl, by the way.
Well, it's just an hour a day û sometimes more, sometimes less û but an hour a day isn't all too much, don't you think?
Bull****! I'd love to have more time for this ****! Have you ever tried to fill a few thousand systems with ****in' roids? I guess I know how santa feels on x-mas! But I feel that way every single day from 11 to 12.
Some would call me a god, a demiurg perhaps û but I'm little more than a ****in' janitor! Or a *****, I get paid for a ****in' hour a day... Got that one? Hahaha
Well, not a *****, I'm not the guy you'd call handsome... But that doesn't matter at all, 'cos you'd never see me, anyway. They shut existence down, when I'm at work. Yeah, you got that right. They just ****in' shut down the universe. THEY are the real gods, y'know! But ****, I'm not allowed to talk 'bout them.
Where was I? Ah, I know. My work doesn't stop with dumpin' out the roids for ****'s sake. No way, Sir! I've got to handle all the problems, that a universe is confronted with. As if I had the time. Have I told you, I have only a mother****in' hour of time a day? It's up to me to repair all those ships in deadspace pockets, that have been blown to pieces! Can you imagine, what that means? It should be a task for years, really. But I shouldn't complain û after all I've got an hour! ****! AND I'm the ragman, too! ****in' trash, left in space, has to be collected by someone. 'Hey, why don't we send Earl?' ****in' pillocks!
And some freakin' bastards start complainin' on the intergalactic forums, that are for some reason allowed to exist on, as soon as I need a few minutes longer. Hey, you suckers, I'm so ****in' sorry you can't get in ya' ****in' ships to ****in' spread the ****in' litter and make my life even more miserable on time! I get paid for a single hour, even if it takes me longer û so believe me, I don't ****in' want to stay longer than necessary!
Okay, I guess that was it. ****in' stop recording, or I'll...
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Elfus
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Posted - 2010.03.21 09:57:00 -
[160]
A little story about a Minmatar-Amarr conflict
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?p=137823#137823
got a bit carried away with it, it was originally 4.5k words long, had to cut a lot, and it's still 3.3k words long.
(Also posted the original version.)
Elfus
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Tanya Tereshkova
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Posted - 2010.03.21 11:03:00 -
[161]
Saikoyu, thank you for posting the clickable link to my story!
Tanya
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Waryth
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Posted - 2010.03.21 12:34:00 -
[162]
Here is my submission, I hope you enjoy it.
Many Misdeeds
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Goldman Suchs
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Posted - 2010.03.21 14:18:00 -
[163]
Dying to Please
My submission.
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Anzac Jack
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Posted - 2010.03.21 15:40:00 -
[164]
well, I think this contest is a great idea Silver - especially as I've had this idea for a short story set in Eve in the back of my mind for a while. And after chewing it over and over - its ready. Unfortunately, I cant find anywhere to post it, being too long for here, and chatsubo promptly went down after I registered there - someone must have warned them !
As its now after 1:30 am local time, I'll try again in the morning and hope I make the deadline - I'd like to know if the Eve players enjoy it.
AJ
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Keil Sonter
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Posted - 2010.03.21 16:02:00 -
[165]
Originally by: Anzac Jack
well, I think this contest is a great idea Silver - especially as I've had this idea for a short story set in Eve in the back of my mind for a while. And after chewing it over and over - its ready. Unfortunately, I cant find anywhere to post it, being too long for here, and chatsubo promptly went down after I registered there - someone must have warned them !
As its now after 1:30 am local time, I'll try again in the morning and hope I make the deadline - I'd like to know if the Eve players enjoy it.
AJ
Hey Anzac - we would be happy to post your piece to our website at Www.Solar-Sentinel.co.uk if you can't get it listed elsewhere in time for the competition ending.
This applies to any players having the same problem.
Just send it to me in a zip attachment to [email protected] and I'll get it on the site and send you a link to use in the forums here.
Hope this helps..
regards,
Keil Sonter
Website Hosting Services - EVE Corporation
Classified Ad's, guides - Solar Sentinel |
Xeddiphan
Caldari
Executive Mining Team
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Posted - 2010.03.21 17:06:00 -
[166]
sorry it's so long, i hope its quality makes up for it.
Linkage
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Lord Mandelor
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Posted - 2010.03.21 17:29:00 -
[167]
Originally by: Xeddiphan
sorry it's so long, i hope its quality makes up for it.
Linkage
Best one here
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Red Arzender
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.03.21 18:13:00 -
[168]
Edited by: Red Arzender on 21/03/2010 18:17:08
I'll feel nanve and stupid tomorrow...
As I hate (too) long texts on forums I shall link the story here as a file.
Real Text Format (.rtf)
Open Document Text (.odt)
Hope you all will enjoy reading it and please do criticise and write some feedback if you like.
And please do forgive me any grammatical and EVE-scientific -errors you might come across...
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Sophia Jackson
For The Booze
Bar-None Nation
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Posted - 2010.03.21 18:36:00 -
[169]
Last minute submission!
http://podlogs.com/wanderingstars/2010/03/21/mechanical-politics/
Hope you enjoy, thanks!
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Oson Tinin
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Posted - 2010.03.21 18:53:00 -
[170]
Edited by: Oson Tinin on 21/03/2010 18:54:04
I shut down my earlier account (the one I originally psoted to). Someone hacked my account, so I'm working with CCP to get the character back. In the interim, I've opened a new account (primarily to train for Black Ops). So, I am reposting my earlier submission here, so that anyone can get in touch with me if they'd like to. Here is the link to the story. It is about a Caldari special operations team in the months following the Gallente attack on Caldari Prime and a glimpse into the war of resistance that followed...
The Hare and the Scorpion
I also uploaded it to Chatsubo, however their forums are down this morning for maintenance.
Cheers and best of luck to all - there are some great short stories here!
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Fohacidal
SPORADIC MOVEMENT
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Posted - 2010.03.21 19:23:00 -
[171]
Edited by: Fohacidal on 21/03/2010 19:24:25
gah fail, delete this post
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MeetTheEngineer
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Posted - 2010.03.21 19:30:00 -
[172]
Edited by: MeetTheEngineer on 21/03/2010 19:30:16
http://rapidshare.com/files/366394489/wd12r1f31.doc.html
Entry: Origins
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AndrewBot88
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Posted - 2010.03.21 20:08:00 -
[173]
Question, if eve chatsubo is still down when the competition ends, is everyone that posted it there automatically disqualified or something?
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Saikoyu
Amarr
Rho Dynamics
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Posted - 2010.03.21 20:12:00 -
[174]
Edited by: Saikoyu on 21/03/2010 20:12:10
Here is my entry.
The Cycle of a Ring
Rho Dynamics recruitment |
Bennet Am
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Posted - 2010.03.21 20:39:00 -
[175]
Here is my submission. It's on blogger
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Circuit Sorcerer
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Posted - 2010.03.21 20:51:00 -
[176]
There are some really great stories out there. Cheers to all of you! Here is my entry. If you have any problems accessing please evemail me ingame.
The Adventure of a Lifetime
 MS Office 2007 Version
2963 words
The web link is to my ingame Corporation website fyi.
Thanks
Circuit Sorcerer
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Crimtyphon
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Posted - 2010.03.21 21:00:00 -
[177]
Any which way
Just now, the sun is piercing through the dust clouds that blanket the atmosphere of Caldari Prime. The light causes some of the particles to shine briefly before disappearing like millions of distant stars going supernova against a murky, red-brown backdrop before millions more appear to take their place.
The air is heavy, and Anna isnÆt used to being outside this early in the day, but she has a train to catch. She coughs and reflexively brings her hand up to her face. This planet is getting to her and it feels as though the weight of the world is pressing down on her chest. She is nervous, and her hand is shaking. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.
ôCaldari Prime is no place for a pretty Gallentian girlö
ôIÆve managed fine enough so far.ö
ôThose fine with the occupation donÆt usually join the rebellion.ö
ôIÆm done with the rebellion, admiral.ö
ôIs that true? It would be a shame to lose another partisan.ö
ôWhat does freedom mean to you, admiral?ö
ôHa! I admire a Gallente who places freedom above all else.ö
She opens her eyes.
ôBeautiful day, isnÆt it?ö The man beside her is young and handsome with light brown hair and blue eyes surrounding the widest pupils Anna has ever seen. His mouth is covered by a dark mask which carries the insignia of The State. A military man. He takes his time looking from her to the sky and back again like a child with a secret eager to tell.
ôLovely.ö She clears her throat.
ôYou should really wear a mask.ö His hand is outstretched to her. The white falcon of the Caldari state is staring into her. ôAt least it helps with the coughing.ö
She looks at her watch. Just two more minutes.
ôFreedom, to me, is when IÆm finally done with this horrible planet.ö
ôOnly when we have put an end to the Caldari State will we ever be free.ö
ôNo, admiral. I donÆt think thatÆll do it. IÆve had it with the rebellion. IÆm sick of fighting and hiding and being afraid. I can pass as one of them. They donÆt ask questions and I have the papers. IÆm leaving.ö
ôSo why are you leaving Caldari Prime?ö It was the military man. He had stopped looking at the spectacle in the sky and was staring at Anna.
ôToo dusty.ö She smiles, ôIÆll be happy when I get my first breath of reprocessed air.ö
ôNever been in space before?ö
ôI was born here. I never wanted to leave until now.ö
ôOh? What changed your mind?ö
She pauses, contemplative of the manÆs question. ôI want to be my own person. You canÆt do that down here. Space. ThatÆs where weÆre truly free.ö
The train comes into view. The light is shining brilliantly off itÆs smooth metal surface and Anna shields her eyes. She looks up for the first time and sees the stars.
ôI told you. Beautiful, isnÆt it?ö
Yes, Anna thought. Beautiful. Soon she would be among them. Free.
ôSo Caldari Prime really isnÆt a place for a pretty Gallentean girl?ö
ôNo, admiral. It isnÆt.ö
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Lupus Albus
Veto. Academy
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Posted - 2010.03.21 21:08:00 -
[178]
Edited by: Lupus Albus on 21/03/2010 21:09:03
Here is my entry, a short story titled For the State. It's hosted by docstoc, so the link is safe.
Enjoy :).
For the State
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The White Wolf - Eve fiction and backstory |
Oson Tinin
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Posted - 2010.03.21 21:12:00 -
[179]
Originally by: AndrewBot88
Question, if eve chatsubo is still down when the competition ends, is everyone that posted it there automatically disqualified or something?
Andrews - it's been down all day, but I just checked and it looks like their maintenance is complete. I posted my story there, and the link is working now (2:11pm PST, USA)
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Lopsy Lu
Royal Amarr Institute
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Posted - 2010.03.21 21:31:00 -
[180]
Edited by: Lopsy Lu on 21/03/2010 21:31:39
Clone
That's my entry. I'm really new to Eve fiction, so my knowledge of canon is not what it should be. Hope I didn't err too badly.
Edit: I can't spell
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haav0c
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Posted - 2010.03.21 21:47:00 -
[181]
http://k162space.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/silver-writing-contest-entry/
7 minutes to deadline \o/
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Mizhara Del'thul
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2010.03.21 21:48:00 -
[182]
Welp, after an initial furor of activity and delight in this contest, I came to the conclusion it was not one where I would shine. The word limit was a gamebreaker for me, and really showed my shortcomings as a writer. I simply couldn't perform as well as I'd thought I could with the limitations imposed by the contest. Still, I managed to finish a story, and after this much frustration, I'm damn well posting it. I'll link you to the Chatsubo post momentarily, but first... enjoy the Prologue:
Prologue.
She knew she was bleeding out. The gunshot that had echoed through the hallway had been followed by a pain in her gut that she could never have imagined. Something was wrong with her legs too. Probably a spine injury, as if the gutshot wasn't bad enough. Her fingers were clawing on the steel deck of their own volition, her mouth open as her body and mind wanted to scream in pain, but couldn't quite do it. By sheer force of will, she managed to roll over to her side, looking at her murderer. The hooded man staring down at her with fear in his eyes. Only moments ago, it had been a victorious grin draping his gaunt features.
He looked towards the nearby viewport, something out there in the cold dark space catching his attention. She didn't really care. No matter what, she'd be dead in less than a minute anyway. It was okay... she had said her prayers and now God was coming. Her death was worth it. She exhaled one final time, a peaceful look on her face.
Explosions started echoing through the ship as her murderer raised his hands towards the viewport and screamed...
If you enjoyed that, please go on toChatsubo and enjoy the rest. Feedback is desired from all who read it, but not a pre-requisite for reading it. I hope I at least managed to give a little entertainment to those who feel like reading it.
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Mizhara Del'thul
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2010.03.21 22:06:00 -
[183]
Allright, deadline is past. Damn there's quite a bit of competition entries to go through. This'll keep me entertained for weeks. I would just like to extend a 'thank you' to every one who's decided to enter a submission. This is just the kind of dedication that shows that the Eve community is capable of fantastic efforts when it comes to creating stories, characters and even worlds within the framework CCP has provided for us. And it also shows the attraction and allure the universe of Eve holds.
Thank you all, and thank you CCP for providing us with this world we're twisting and mangling for our own enjoyment. I hope to see you all again the next time we have a contest like this.
Fly safe, hunt well, and write your collective asses off.
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.21 22:43:00 -
[184]
Contest is closed, as of 21:55 today. Thanks to everyone who entered! I will try to have winners inside a week, but I may have underestimated quite how many entries I would get.
I'll make sure and keep you all updated!
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Silver's Fiction
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Fohacidal
SPORADIC MOVEMENT
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Posted - 2010.03.22 01:05:00 -
[185]
Originally by: Silver Night
Contest is closed, as of 21:55 today. Thanks to everyone who entered! I will try to have winners inside a week, but I may have underestimated quite how many entries I would get.
I'll make sure and keep you all updated!
Its the bhaalgorn broski, stuff is like crack to most pilots, whether you want to fly it or sell it
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Gho Higyidr
Black Serpent Technologies
R.A.G.E
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Posted - 2010.03.22 07:59:00 -
[186]
I can't wait. :D Would be nice to be in the running!> :D
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Smagd
Encina Technologies
Namtz' aar K'in
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Posted - 2010.03.22 10:45:00 -
[187]
Amazing show of participation, everyone.
This will take quite a while to sort.
Here's a suggestion: if you like, how about you drop a few lines on what entries you're currently judging?
That'll keep the thread alive while giving the writers some feedback, and the readers will have new incentive to reread the works?
If you want you could also do elimination rounds, that'll make things a lot more exciting.
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Azeid Zeus
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.03.22 12:05:00 -
[188]
As an aspiring writer I'd love to see a short comment on what I've written be it good or bad. Criticism is the best way to learn!
Totally understand that it might a bit much to ask for though due to the amount of stories that poured in!
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The Cosmopolite
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2010.03.22 15:12:00 -
[189]
Just a note, as the admin of the EVE Chatsubo OOC forums to say that a forum upgrade from phpBB2 to phpBB3 does mean that a lot of the links on this thread don't work anymore. (The old install that I inherited was not in a particularly sensible folder structure, so I changed it.)
What I've done to facilitate Silver Night's work is to re-enable the old phpBB2 forum with the boards locked. So Silver will be able to view the stories by clicking on the links to the old chatsubo.
Note that all stories posted on the old chatsubo are all on the new chatsubo anyway. The links can be 'corrected' by inserting phpBB3/ into the old links, eg:
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?t=5422
...becomes...
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=5422
I hope this reassures everyone who submitted stories via chatsubo and helps Silver.
Good luck everyone,
Cosmo
The Star Fraction Communications Portal |
Iltarus Almondis
Caldari
Minmatar Ship Construction Services
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2010.03.22 15:45:00 -
[190]
Quote:
Here's a suggestion: if you like, how about you drop a few lines on what entries you're currently judging?
That'll keep the thread alive while giving the writers some feedback, and the readers will have new incentive to reread the works?
^ This would be great.
Looking forward to read at least the winning stories, other stories depending on time.
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Ecaf Ersa
Eve Liberation Force
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Posted - 2010.03.22 16:27:00 -
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Originally by: Silver Night
Edited by: Silver Night on 22/03/2010 02:11:42
Looks like there are something over 120 entries.
Good luck with that Silver
Tough enough reading that many, let alone picking and ordering a top 7.
There is clearly plenty of talent out there!
Thanks again for giving us all a great opportunity to get creative and maybe win something cool too.
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Jarik Utoni
Minmatar
Valhalla Industries
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Bravo to Silver for getting the entire eve universe to make fiction
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ps3ud0nym
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Posted - 2010.03.25 01:28:00 -
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Thanks for letting the community know about this through the newsletter THREE DAYS AFTER THE CONTEST HAS CLOSED!!!
Would have LOVED to enter, but apparently that is no longer posible.
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.25 01:31:00 -
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So, I'm still sorting through entries, though I've whittled it down to less than 60, and there are some front runners (No, I'm not telling you who). Id like to know though: Who do you think should be one of the winners? (Please don't nominate yourself). Which stories have you enjoyed?
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.25 02:10:00 -
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Originally by: ps3ud0nym
Thanks for letting the community know about this through the newsletter THREE DAYS AFTER THE CONTEST HAS CLOSED!!!
Would have LOVED to enter, but apparently that is no longer posible.
Epic ****ing fail guys. If the damn thing is over, PLEASE don't promote it in the newsletter until the results are in.
There will be another, next year. Probably around the same time, so look for it. :)
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ps3ud0nym
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Posted - 2010.03.25 02:32:00 -
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That is wonderful. So happy to hear. Don't really care that much anymore. Am quite angry about it actually. I certainly don't plan my time out a year in advance. I appreciate what you are doing, it is really cool. What isn't cool is telling people about the contest three days after it is posible to even enter. I doubt I will be the first to feel this way. After all, the newsletter came out today so you are likly going to get a flood of ticked off individuals who may or may not post about it.
If it was a thing about how there was a contest and to stay tuned for the winners, fine. It wasn't. I hope there is a contest next year, really do. But this is the kind of thing that makes me want to withdraw from the greater community all together and just stay on my corp boards. It certainly has left a very bad taste in my mouth and left me with no desire to participate in any way. It leaves me with the feeling that if you aren't on the EVE Forums 24/7 and use the newsletter for.. *gasp* news, that you are somehow second class and shouldn't be allowed to participate.
I realize that this is likly not your fault as you aren't the one who posts the newsletter (unless you are =P) and I certianly don't expect you to extend or in any way change your contest. But as I said, I am very unlikly to be the only one who feels jilted of an oppertunity and feel that it is only right that something is said about it.
Thanks
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Posted - 2010.03.25 07:55:00 -
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Originally by: ps3ud0nym
That is wonderful. So happy to hear. Don't really care that much anymore. Am quite angry about it actually. I certainly don't plan my time out a year in advance. I appreciate what you are doing, it is really cool. What isn't cool is telling people about the contest three days after it is posible to even enter. I doubt I will be the first to feel this way. After all, the newsletter came out today so you are likly going to get a flood of ticked off individuals who may or may not post about it.
If it was a thing about how there was a contest and to stay tuned for the winners, fine. It wasn't. I hope there is a contest next year, really do. But this is the kind of thing that makes me want to withdraw from the greater community all together and just stay on my corp boards. It certainly has left a very bad taste in my mouth and left me with no desire to participate in any way. It leaves me with the feeling that if you aren't on the EVE Forums 24/7 and use the newsletter for.. *gasp* news, that you are somehow second class and shouldn't be allowed to participate.
I realize that this is likly not your fault as you aren't the one who posts the newsletter (unless you are =P) and I certianly don't expect you to extend or in any way change your contest. But as I said, I am very unlikly to be the only one who feels jilted of an oppertunity and feel that it is only right that something is said about it.
Thanks
Err, sorry, but this contest has been advertised with an ISD news-feed on 09.03.2010, which you could read when starting up the game. (Also see here, in case you had to leave for a while and want to know what's been happening: News ) If you didn't read the forums during the 23 days this contest was running, and don't read the news composed by ISD, then there is really very little Silver, ISD reporters, the community or anyone else can do to help you.
It's your responsibility to read up on things that you might find interesting, so you can participate in them - and frankly I find it a bit unfair of you to come here and complain in this particular fashion, blaming other people for spoiling your fun.
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Anaxis Muntaine
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Posted - 2010.03.25 12:09:00 -
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Morar is right. EVE is no place for petulance or for a lack of attention to detail. The contest was widely advertised.
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Freyya
Advanced Planetary Exports
Intergalactic Exports Group
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Posted - 2010.03.25 13:18:00 -
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Originally by: Silver Night
So, I'm still sorting through entries, though I've whittled it down to less than 60, and there are some front runners (No, I'm not telling you who). Id like to know though: Who do you think should be one of the winners? (Please don't nominate yourself). Which stories have you enjoyed?
I nominate: Myself..since i'm most likely already out of the comp, because the "piece" i wrote was hasty work-break time writing
Haven't had a chance to look over most of the other stories though i am planning on reading them all. I enjoy stories to quite some degree. Even more so if they portray things i haven't thought about already
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The RAv3n
Caldari
An Eye For An Eye
AN EYE F0R AN EYE
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Posted - 2010.03.25 17:33:00 -
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I would like to see some of the graphical examples. So far I have only seen mine and two others flipping through a few pieces, it would be nice if someone could post all of them somewhere with their essay title, next to each other.
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Rixx Javix
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Posted - 2010.03.25 19:24:00 -
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No matter who wins I've enjoyed the stories that I've read so far and look forward to reading the rest. This was a great idea and it felt good to be a part of it. Congrats to everyone that entered.
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Lupus Albus
Veto. Academy
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2010.03.25 21:38:00 -
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Man, I wish I had the time to read all of these so I could nominate someone. I'm sure there's so much awesome tucked away within this thread. School takes too much time, I swear . . .
As far as the advertising, it would have been nice if the little news story would have popped up earlier as opposed to halfway through the contest. Regardless, you still got a great response.
Silver, I understand if you don't want to reveal who the top half is, but do you think you could reveal maybe the top 15 or 20? It would be pretty cool to at least see yourself in that group, or, if you're looking for other people's nominations, post the names of the top 20 or so once you get there. That way, those of us stuck studying/doing homework late at night know which stories to use as a distraction ;).
This contest was an awesome idea, and even if you think my piece was total garbage, I'm still excited to be a part of it.
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Caldari
Meth Labs
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Posted - 2010.03.26 01:19:00 -
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Originally by: Silver Night
Id like to know though: Who do you think should be one of the winners? Which stories have you enjoyed?
I've enjoyed these:
Everything is for sale
Ad Astra
In Service to God
The Fishermen War of Averon VII
Harvest
The Janitor
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Xeddiphan
Caldari
Executive Mining Team
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Posted - 2010.03.26 02:20:00 -
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to all the people who are lucky enough to have time to read all the stories, when you get to mine please leave a review. anything would be appreciated greatly.
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Vasko Baslageon
Gallente
Federal Defence Union
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Posted - 2010.03.26 14:32:00 -
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Yup, Ad Astra and Harvest are both very good, will try and check out some others too...
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Mizhara Del'thul
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2010.03.26 19:07:00 -
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As much as I'd like to nominate favorites and such, I feel I'd have to read all of them first. This in order to avoid nominating a set of favorites while there could be far better gems in the pile I haven't read yet. In short, I'd feel like I'd do the ones I haven't read a disservice if I set up a list of favorites at this time.
There's a lot of gems in there, and I'm not halfway through them yet.
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.27 04:26:00 -
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I'm nearly done selecting winners. I'm going to have to add an additional week to get the prizes up on contract. I honestly didn't realize there would be quite so many submissions . I'll try and have the winners announced by Sunday.
Judging this contest has been incredibly tough. There are way more than seven entries that deserve a prize. Unfortunately, I'm not going to give out three dozen faction BSs. For everyone who entered: Keep it up. If you don't win, there's a good chance it was only by a hair. And I will be doing this again next year.
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AndrewBot88
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Posted - 2010.03.27 12:57:00 -
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Aw, why can't you give out 36 faction battleships? XD
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Mizhara Del'thul
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2010.03.27 20:48:00 -
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Honestly can't wait. Whether I'm in the top seven somewhere or not, I'd still like to see who managed to best 120 writers.
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Gho Higyidr
Black Serpent Technologies
R.A.G.E
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Posted - 2010.03.27 21:00:00 -
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No one ever said if they liked mine or not. D= I hope i get into the top 7 but Man with so many good stories... :D
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Anaxis Muntaine
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Posted - 2010.03.28 13:47:00 -
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Originally by: Gho Higyidr
No one ever said if they liked mine or not. D= I hope i get into the top 7 but Man with so many good stories... :D
Gho - yes, I enjoyed yours! Good job.
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Arenjer Delpra
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Posted - 2010.03.28 16:53:00 -
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Has anyone read mine? Or was it that hard to get through :P
Just looking for some feedback, positive or negative so I know where to improve. Thanks.
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The RAv3n
Caldari
An Eye For An Eye
AN EYE F0R AN EYE
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Posted - 2010.03.28 17:19:00 -
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Edited by: The RAv3n on 28/03/2010 17:21:34
Same here, feedback would be great, my story is Dragon 3 if anyone read that, or wants to read it. Just to give a summery, its about one of those pilots you can see in a fighter drone (not really a drone since there is a pilot).
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Anaxis Muntaine
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Posted - 2010.03.28 17:22:00 -
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Originally by: Arenjer Delpra
Has anyone read mine? Or was it that hard to get through :P
Just looking for some feedback, positive or negative so I know where to improve. Thanks.
Arenjer - I did read yours and I enjoyed it. The positives of that story were that you were obviously well versed in the EVE universe, including the foods that they ate as miners, the various technologies, etc.. You really seemed able to put the reader firmly into that period of time and technology. The downside was that there were grammatical errors that could probably have been remedied by having someone look it over for editing purposes. All in all, though, I did enjoy being introduced to the mining occupation as a way of life.
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Anaxis Muntaine
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Posted - 2010.03.28 17:55:00 -
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Originally by: The RAv3n
Edited by: The RAv3n on 28/03/2010 17:21:34
Same here, feedback would be great, my story is Dragon 3 if anyone read that, or wants to read it. Just to give a summery, its about one of those pilots you can see in a fighter drone (not really a drone since there is a pilot).
Raven - I thought your story was very descriptive - you certainly have a talent for describing space, EVE ships, and the various dynamics of space flight. I thought the story would have benefitted from increased length so that you could provide more depth to the main character. Some short stories are meant for that word count, but I think this one needed an additional 500-1000 words devoted specifically to that character, internal dialog, and perhaps a short mention if his history, as backstory would have lent itself, also, to a more complete tale. Again, though, I'd say your strength is in description and also in placing the reader in the shoes of the lead character.
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Lilah Pierce
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Posted - 2010.03.28 19:15:00 -
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This was a pretty fun contest. Pretty much the only PVP I've taken part in since I started the game, actually.
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Posted - 2010.03.28 19:39:00 -
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Originally by: Lilah Pierce
Pretty much the only PVP I've taken part in since I started the game, actually.
:)
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Waryth
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Posted - 2010.03.28 21:37:00 -
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Edited by: Waryth on 28/03/2010 21:37:25
It's truly amazing how great all the stories have been. I want to say a pre-emptive congratulations to the winners (of which I am sure I am not one). The quality of the stories have really blown me away, brilliant is all I can say.
So to any of the great writers who read my story, would you be able to give me some feedback please either here or via email, it would be very much appreciated.
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AndrewBot88
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Posted - 2010.03.28 23:04:00 -
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Gyah, the suspense is killing me D: I doubt i made it into the top 7, but still. I wanna see the resuuUults!
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William Walker
Amarr
Skies Tis Moiras
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Posted - 2010.03.28 23:15:00 -
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Originally by: AndrewBot88
Gyah, the suspense is killing me D: I doubt i made it into the top 7, but still. I wanna see the resuuUults!
Same. F5F5F5F5F5F5F5F5
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Posted - 2010.03.29 03:01:00 -
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Lots of people asking for reviews of their work. I've noticed on the forums that there are not a lot of reviews up though. So I say this: If you want your work reviewed, don't sit back and wait. Look at your peers' submissions as well and give them feedback. Critiques are a two way street. Don't ask unless you have given. If you have given and do not get a review, tough *******. If you do not think yourself qualified, think about what you are saying: "I am not qualified to read a story and say whether or not I found it compelling." Don't be silly. You are part of a target audience and what you say is always important to any author worth his/her salt.
Of course if you do already practice giving more than receiving, then hurrah. I'll have to find some other reason not to like you.
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Rixx Javix
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Posted - 2010.03.29 12:06:00 -
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How to keep 120+ Eve fan fiction writers in suspense...
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Mizhara Del'thul
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2010.03.29 12:33:00 -
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Tell me about it. I've been antsy the whole week, and getting worse now. It is all an elaborate plan to torture us all, I'm sure. But I can definitely understand it taking a while. I've barely been able to scratch the surface of this mountain of fiction as it is on my schedule, which is rather free. If Silver's actually got a life, this is helluvalot of work for him to go through and actually judge.
Anyway, if this is to be an annual contest, how about we start planning? How can we of the community pitch in for the next one? Donations for the prize pool? Get some of the more artistic people in the community to create artwork and advertisement, perhaps. Anyone with contacts in real life could perhaps manage to wrangle up a location where the winners could get 'published' outside of the Eve community?
Hrm, perhaps we could even wrangle a spot in E-ON?
If Silver's up to it, there should be a channel in-game about this annual contest where people could contribute and discuss such things?
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AndrewBot88
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Posted - 2010.03.29 12:39:00 -
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Maybe even help with the judging? Even just a second, non-bias, non-partial judge could really help. Especially once the competition is known, there could be twice as many entries.
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Rixx Javix
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Posted - 2010.03.29 13:09:00 -
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If anyone is interested I'd volunteer to create a PDF "Book" collection of all the winner's stories, professionally designed and even edited, so they'd all be in one collection.
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AndrewBot88
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Posted - 2010.03.29 13:12:00 -
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I sure wouldn't mind a copy. Maybe wait until Silver is done juding, though, so you can put something (A star, a battleship, something) to designate the winners. Just an idea.
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Mizhara Del'thul
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2010.03.29 13:13:00 -
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That sounds rather interesting, to be honest. Allowing the authors to 'fine tune' their entries before they're gathered up in a .pdf 'book'. How about making a project out of it, getting some artists to make 'cover art' for each winning entry? That kind of 'book' would definitely be something I'd spread around to my friends as a recruitment to Eve advertisement, or just for their enjoyment.
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Travarica
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Posted - 2010.03.29 13:14:00 -
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Edited by: Travarica on 29/03/2010 13:14:57
Originally by: Rixx Javix
If anyone is interested I'd volunteer to create a PDF "Book" collection of all the winner's stories, professionally designed and even edited, so they'd all be in one collection.
I think that would be awsome! Great idea. Bonus points if you put in some nice pics also. Also, I wouldn't mind helping you do it, if you find it to be to much work for only 1 person!
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Rixx Javix
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Posted - 2010.03.29 13:29:00 -
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Edited by: Rixx Javix on 29/03/2010 13:32:12
Yes, I'd wait until the winners are announced, the collection should include the 7 winners. I do this sort of thing for a living actually, I run an advertising agency in RL, so I have access to a lot of very talented people. Don't mind doing something like this for the community.
You can check out my Eve blog at EVEOGANDA
Or my EVE Deviant Art Gallery
Which is based on Eve art and propaganda.
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AndrewBot88
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Posted - 2010.03.29 14:17:00 -
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Is anybody else as excited/pumped up/nervous/etc. as i am? Or am i just weird like that? : P
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Lopsy Lu
Royal Amarr Institute
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Posted - 2010.03.29 14:28:00 -
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Is anybody else as excited/pumped up/nervous/etc. as i am? Or am i just weird like that
It's a writer thing.
Don't know if you've ever tried submitting to publications before, but it's exactly the same type of feeling waiting for the rejection/acceptance letter. The pro mags don't give out Bhaalgorns, though.
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Jhahamesh Intara
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Posted - 2010.03.29 16:03:00 -
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Patience is difficult. If you are serious about your writing, this is the opportunity to self criticize you work. Print it out, re-read it, and ask yourself how you could have made it better. Try re-writing a section or two to see if you can improve on your original. Ask yourself questions like; Would somebody outside of Eve understand the story?; Have I adequately defined the terms I am using?; Is there a better way to create the conflict/tension of the main character?; How would I have written this if not subject to a 3000 word count?
For myself, I cut out a great section describing why Minmatar ships were designed like they were having to do with the limited resources of the Minmatar people. If not for the word count limit, that section would have been included in my submission thus enriching the atmosphere that much further.
This is also a good time to experiment with your story. Try adding things, take other things away, and see if those changes enhance your story or not. If your story is short enough, try re-writing it from a different perspective. If yours is a first person perspective, try a third person option.
Another thing I would suggest as practice, is taking another writers story, and writing that in your style, keeping the essence of the story but telling it in your style. Then compare the two works. The more you practice and learn to self-criticize, the better your work will ultimately be. And never be afraid to re-write, or write the story two different ways.
Good luck everyone!
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Posted - 2010.03.29 18:04:00 -
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Edited by: Farworth on 29/03/2010 18:04:08
Originally by: Jhahamesh Intara
Another thing I would suggest as practice, is taking another writers story, and writing that in your style, keeping the essence of the story but telling it in your style. Then compare the two works.
This would be fun as a sort of side activity. Take a story (maybe the winner) and have everyone who entered the contest rewrite it. It would be a challenge to keep it fresh (and good exercise in the dozons of ways an idea can be twisted to suit your purposes). |
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Caldari
Noir.
Noir. Mercenary Group
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Posted - 2010.03.29 18:13:00 -
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Not gonna lie. I'm fairly interested in who the winner(s) of this contest will be.
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Posted - 2010.03.29 18:50:00 -
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Originally by: Jhahamesh Intara
For myself, I cut out a great section describing why Minmatar ships were designed like they were having to do with the limited resources of the Minmatar people. If not for the word count limit, that section would have been included in my submission thus enriching the atmosphere that much further.
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I did the same. I had a section explaining how the villain had had his cybernetics surgically removed so he wouldn't be recognized as a capsuleer. It really filled in a hole in the plot, but I had to cut it for space.
PS, any feedback on "Authentic"? As my first foray into Eve Fiction, I'm not expecting it to win, especially given the quality of the other submissions, but I'm definately looking for constructive critism.
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.30 06:16:00 -
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Hey, just wanted to let you all know I'm working on it. Weekend was a bit busier than I anticipated in RL. Should have the winners up in the next day or so though.
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Azeid Zeus
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.03.30 09:20:00 -
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Here it goes, some reviews of stories I've read written by others in this really nice competition! Feel free to read and comment on my own piece if you like!
"The Journey"
by Feral Noir
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?t=5339
A simple story written in first-person perspective about a pod-pilot trying to reach a distant star. Even though stories written in first-perspective often can feel a bit thin I did quite like this. There was a clear path from the start to the end and a good ending with a good cliff-hanger for a continuation. A negative aspect is that it break the rules of the competition by focusing on a pod-pilot.
My views on the story
- The story is about a pod-pilot
- Some overuse of the I-term
- More content would have given the story more essence
+ Visible storyline from start to end
+ Simple backstory to let reader follow
"Encouragement"
by Stitcher
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?p=135663#135663
Two brothers walking different paths of life is a classical approach to a drama. The main part of the story surrounds a meeting of the two brothers after a long period apart from each-other. The middle part of the story is a good dialog between the brothers but I would like to see a deeper dive into the characters in the beginning then the one I got. Perhaps it should focus on less number of characteristics of the brothers to let the reader get a feeling for them instead of explaining to much "for free".
My views on the story
- Stagnant beginning where the flow for the reader is somewhat lacking
+ Good use of dialog written in good form
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Originally by: Azeid Zeus
Edited by: Azeid Zeus on 30/03/2010 14:05:00
Here it goes, some reviews of stories I've read written by others in this really nice competition! Feel free to read and comment on my own piece if you like!
"The Journey"
by Feral Noir
http://www.eve-chatsubo.com/viewtopic.php?t=5339
A simple story written in first-person perspective about a pod-pilot trying to reach a distant star. Even though stories written in first-perspective often can feel a bit thin I did quite like this. There was a clear path from the start to the end and a good ending with a good cliff-hanger for a continuation. A negative aspect is that it break the rules of the competition by focusing on a pod-pilot.
My views on the story
- The story is about a pod-pilot
- Some overuse of the I-term
- More content would have given the story more essence
+ Visible storyline from start to end
+ Simple backstory to let reader follow
With all due respect...but doesn't first-person POV kind of require the use of the first-person pronoun "I"? I think that's the idea of using that POV as opposed to third-person (or the less used, second-person).
Just a thought.
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Iltarus Almondis
Caldari
Minmatar Ship Construction Services
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2010.03.30 21:38:00 -
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(or the less used, second-person)
There is actually a second-person POV Storytelling? I'd love to read one of that kind :P
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Farworth
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Posted - 2010.03.30 22:29:00 -
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Yes there is 2nd Person P.O.V. (Point of View). It is rarely used as it is difficult to do correctly. 2nd person requires the author tell the reader what s/he is thinking and feeling as the main character (e.g. "you throw the ball"). Also "you" as a pronoun is somewhat ungainly and there are few alternatives for it, which can make sentence structure monotonous (but I highly recommend reading 2nd person, they are usually quite good). This brings me to my second point (no pun intended). When our dear reviewer from earlier mentioned that there was too much "I" in a story, I believe what he meant was that "I" became the subject of too many sentences. Structure, therefore, was (at least by him) thought to be overly simplistic. There was too much focus on the character of the story and not enough on his surroundings and the other players. "I" can also become self-important and with some writers it is difficult to tell who is speaking--the character or the author. He may have meant that characterization was spotty.
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Lilah Pierce
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Posted - 2010.03.30 23:26:00 -
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Edited by: Lilah Pierce on 30/03/2010 23:27:42
*sigh*
Although I will admit I'm curious as to what people thought of my piece ("All God's Children", sitting over on Chatsubo), I'm not very satisfied with it, but at least it's a stable story. I guess.
But then again, I haven't written in a while, and I'm pretty picky with my work. I'm just glad I was able to make some corrective edits before the deadline really hit.
*edit*
Also! Awesome news, Silver. Can't wait to see who won out of this motley bunch. :) |
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Edited by: Circuit Sorcerer on 31/03/2010 07:34:12
Edited by: Circuit Sorcerer on 31/03/2010 07:27:25
Hey I will be sure to read that one too mate. I have been busy IRL much like Silver has but I'm sure it's a worthy addition to the wonderful material everyone submitted.
In all actuality I hope that many of us continue our stories out. I most certainly will be. This contest has sparked a firestorm of imagination.
Win or no win, I would like to collaborate with some of you to see if we can intermingle some of our stories and make something bigger.
I would be more than happy to provide hosting on my server for free for this type of excellent work... if any are interested.
Good luck to you all!
-Circuit
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Azeid Zeus
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.03.31 07:54:00 -
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Originally by: Farworth
Yes there is 2nd Person P.O.V. (Point of View). It is rarely used as it is difficult to do correctly. 2nd person requires the author tell the reader what s/he is thinking and feeling as the main character (e.g. "you throw the ball"). Also "you" as a pronoun is somewhat ungainly and there are few alternatives for it, which can make sentence structure monotonous (but I highly recommend reading 2nd person, they are usually quite good). This brings me to my second point (no pun intended). When our dear reviewer from earlier mentioned that there was too much "I" in a story, I believe what he meant was that "I" became the subject of too many sentences. Structure, therefore, was (at least by him) thought to be overly simplistic. There was too much focus on the character of the story and not enough on his surroundings and the other players. "I" can also become self-important and with some writers it is difficult to tell who is speaking--the character or the author. He may have meant that characterization was spotty.
You are correct, my comment of the "I" was just as you thought. Not trying to be rude here but just to give a few bullets to the story on what I think that could make it stronger.
I've had a tendency to overuse the "I" term when writing in first person myself so just wanted to share a comment I've received about this numerous times
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.31 08:19:00 -
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Winners have been announced! Check the first reply in the thread for details!
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Ecaf Ersa
Eve Liberation Force
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Posted - 2010.03.31 08:20:00 -
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Well I am disappointed not to have picked up one of the prizes but I am not surprised with the quantity and particularly the quality of the entries.
Big congratulations to the winners, a few of which I have already read and the rest I definitely will.
But huge thanks again to Silver Night for starting this off and prompting such an avalanche of quality fiction.
Roll on next year!
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Shandra Fierce
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.03.31 08:21:00 -
[246]
Looking forward to see who the winners are so I'll know what stories to read (don't have the energy to read all the entries unfortunately). Looking forward to this next year again
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Vasko Baslageon
Gallente
Federal Defence Union
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Posted - 2010.03.31 09:44:00 -
[247]
Gratz to all the winners.
I've only read Harvest out of that little lot so I'll track the others down now.
Thanks for running this Silver, can't have been easy.
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Azeid Zeus
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.03.31 10:46:00 -
[248]
Congratulations to all the winners and a round of applaud for Silver Night for this wonderful initiative!
Already looking forward to the next competition!
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William Walker
Amarr
Skies Tis Moiras
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Posted - 2010.03.31 10:48:00 -
[249]
Congratulations to the winners! See you around next year then! :]
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Red Arzender
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.03.31 11:11:00 -
[250]
Congratulations!
And here I was so sure for Harvest to be the #1...
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Smagd
Encina Technologies
Namtz' aar K'in
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Posted - 2010.03.31 11:34:00 -
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Edited by: Smagd on 31/03/2010 11:34:35
Originally by: Iltarus Almondis
Quote:
(or the less used, second-person)
There is actually a second-person POV Storytelling? I'd love to read one of that kind :P
Try Charles Stross: Halting State ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halting_State ).
It uses second person to give a sense of text adventurs.
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AndrewBot88
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Posted - 2010.03.31 11:44:00 -
[252]
Well, i would be lying if i said i wasn't at least a little disappointed, but congrats to the winners. Hopefully next year i can do better
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Mizhara Del'thul
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2010.03.31 14:09:00 -
[253]
Let me start by congratulating the winners. It takes hard work to rise to the top amongst a hundred and twenty other entries. And as I thought, I had missed several of these gems when doing my own read-through of the contest entries. While Silver's already provided the praise and rewards, I would like to give my own view on each of the stories. A few at a time.
Mechanical Politics by Sophia:
Excellent choice of setting and story. Desperation, anger... The birth of terrorism. I liked it quite a bit. However, there are a great deal more typos in there than I am comfortable with, and some choices of words that made it a less enjoyable read. Hating turning to hatting suddenly brought forth imagery from Alice in Wonderland until the typo was identified as such, as an example. Broke the flow of the reading. There's a few other small faults, like 'swallowing back the tears' would have read better as 'blinking back the tears'. A few more proof reads, having a few more people pick over it before posting would have improved it immensely. Oh, and this is just a personal peeve, but I try to avoid terms like 'The universe's largest' and so on, as this is not up to us, but CCP to create/publicize. The best player-made stories can be seamlessly put into the Eve storyline as they avoid such potential conflict.
Great choice of story, good portrayal of the emotional drain and pressure such a situation would provide. Would have liked more of a twist to it. Oh, and again, a lot less typos. Those bugged me a little.
Sic Semper by Mike Azariah
Easily deserving a spot amongst the top seven. I'd rate it higher than Mechanical Politics, myself. Very fluent writing, both when it comes to spelling, grammar and rhythm. The main protagonist and supporting cast was put together nicely, and you really feel like you can 'see' everything that's going on. Masterful use of setting archetypes that readers are already familiar with. If I have to nitpick (and I do), then I would like to point out the use of periods as intonation indicators. I. Don't. Like. That. Well, I do, I like it a lot. But take it from someone who's in a horribly abusive relationship with the ellipsis, that there's some things that can send readers up the wall. My sins in my own story was far worse, but I'd just like to put it out there. What else? Well, the beginning was a bit slow. No hook. I came halfway through it, before I started really getting interested. Perhaps a bit more twist? But don't get me wrong, the bribes and revelations of corruption were great. Well timed, well portrayed.
Very good stuff.
The Harvest by Boffles.
Again, good story. I liked the subject matter, the setting and the characters. Good portrayal, and within a contest limit such as this, I found the characters in question very well 'fleshed out' as it were. I really loved the details you put into the life of a farmer, as well as the 'modest' ambition. Again, I think I would have rated it higher than Mechanical Politics. Great story overall. Nitpicking: Some words were outright missing, others were spelled right but used in the wrong context in lieu of the correct words. Some outright typos. Needs more proof reading, to avoid 'interpreting' the story as you read it. Another thing about 'publishing' on the internet: Formatting is vital. A double linebreak is your friend when it comes to separate between paragraphs. On paper, it's not needed. On a forum, it makes a story so much easier to read. Now, the question becomes... is this in line with canon? This is a terribly hard question to answer. Some will flat say "Hell no, the Amarr wouldn't allow such autonomy and 'demands' from slaves.", and I partially agree. Others will say "large universe, everything's possible" and I partially agree. Either way, it was a good story and apart from several missing words, typos and words used in the wrong context... A worthy entry to the top seven stories.
More to come later.
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Iltarus Almondis
Caldari
Minmatar Ship Construction Services
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2010.03.31 14:19:00 -
[254]
My Congratulations for everyone who won and to everyone who participated. 120 Stories... Jeez. This again shows that we deserve the Price for the best MMO Community.
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Lopsy Lu
Royal Amarr Institute
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Posted - 2010.03.31 14:54:00 -
[255]
Giant congrats to you folks that won, and thumbs up to Silver for running this. I had a blast.
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Lupus Albus
Veto. Academy
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2010.03.31 14:54:00 -
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Many thanks, Silver! I'm proud to have made your top seven ^_^. If you could contract me a Navy Omen, it would be much appreciated.
Also, now I know whose stories to read so I can get the first prize next year ;). And, of course, any feedback about my writing is much appreciated.
Thanks for the awesome contest!
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Mizhara Del'thul
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2010.03.31 14:58:00 -
[257]
For the State by Lupus Albus
I'm honestly at a loss here. I can usually nitpick anything apart, and this one was hard. I tried to take the 'The story lacks a twist, the end was predictable' and so on route, but since this is a story mostly centered around action that would just be cheating. Whether the 'hero' died or survived, it'd still be predictable of sorts, as Hollywood has numbed us all to that kind of tension or 'surprise unhappy ending'. The one thing I must say I didn't quite like was the narrative changes. Who's telling us the stuff between the action sequences? Who's giving the exposition? I like stories that jump between narratives, but it needs a reason. Some kind of explanation. If it'd been rewritten into... right off the top of my head, a report form for instance, it would have been much better. I'm personally not a fan of 'action' short stories, as I prefer action to be used as a tension tool in a greater story of characterization and storytelling. But bias aside, as an example of an action story this was very well written. I could vividly see each moment in the sequences, and it flowed well. Oh, one major bonus: I didn't notice any typos or words used in the wrong place. For that alone, you get as many thumbs up as I can spare. Good stuff.
Intel over Info by Shae Tiann
Now that was a bloody excellent read. I'm honestly floored. I simply can't find things to nitpick at, except that juuuuust maybe the initial few sentences could use a bit more formatting to make it easier to read. While double linebreak is great between paragraphs, single lines with double linebreaks aren't quite as pleasing to the eye within a blog's formatting limitations. The story immediately caught my attention, and made me curious to read more, something I've missed from the other entries. The characters were very well wrought, with the limitations on the contest, and they were beautifully placed within the setting. The twist was both perfectly timed and portrayed in an excellent manner. For the first time, when reading these contest entries, I'm hungering for more. I want a sequel. I want to learn more of these characters, and see how these two siblings estranged by fate goes on with their lives. I honestly don't know what Silver was smoking when he failed to put this at the very top of the list. You should have won the contest, hands down. Superlative. Simply superlative. I beg of you, write more, and write about these characters. And send me an Eve-mail when you do, because I want to read it as soon as it's posted.
Snakes by Mammal Tafren
While there's not much to nitpick at, it's not for the same reasons as the above stories. It's simply because there isn't much content to begin with. The story was well written, and it had a very decent beginning, middle and end. However, it was... how should I put it? It didn't elevate itself above others in any particular way. The characters were just fine... but not above and beyond. The setting was just fine... but not above and beyond. I liked the contents of the story, but it was just... not above and beyond. If it'd been a page or two in a larger book, serving as just a smaller piece of a greater work that has it's own valleys and peaks separate to this particular encounter, it'd be great. As a stand-alone work? Well, it's just... fine. Don't let me discourage you, though. As one of the seven winners, you've bested 120 writers in the art of being a short story author. But I... I didn't really get hooked, interested in the characters or surprised by any twist or turn in the story. By any definition of the word, it was a worthy entry in the contest, but I am afraid that so far you're not ranking up to the other six. I have one more story to read, and unless it's worse, you're on seventh place as I would have judged it.
In a little while, I'll have my views on Silver's seventh spot, and a small list of how I would have arranged these seven winners. All worthy winners, indeed.
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Mizhara Del'thul
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2010.03.31 15:23:00 -
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The Good Days by Morar Santee
Oh, bloody brilliant. A completely non-hero character? Willing to kill his own 'team' to survive? I really liked this story. Like several others, I can't find too much to nitpick about. The only thing I would like to point out would be the timing and flow of it. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it felt like the story changed gears between the exposition and set-up towards the horror section without actually stepping on the clutch first. And at the wrong part of the track, to boot. I know, I know, I suck at explaining myself here, but it just feels... very slightly off. And that's picking a nit, just so you know. The character was very enjoyable in his 'cowardice', and thus fantastically realistic. That is how a civilian will react under such stress and pressure. Not with heroics and somehow saving the day. And I loved the realistic approach to uniforms, and the lovely details used when describing his work and the setting. Easily one of the best stories I've read so far in this contest, and should have been a great deal higher on the top seven list.
Speaking of which, let's see if I can't try and rearrange that list to my own liking, shall we? Keep in mind that this is just my opinions on the stories and they're coming from just your average reader with absolutely no education nor real experience with providing critique on such things. A proper author, or critic may very well have completely different views on each of the stories.
First place: Intel over Info by Shae Tiann.
Second place: Hard call, but I would have to go with The Good Days by Morar Santee.
Third place: Sic Semper by Mike Azariah.
Fourth place: Disregarding bias against action stories, For the State by Lupus Albus.
Fifth place: The Harvest. Less typos, better formatting, and you'd be higher.
Sixth place: Mechanical Politics by Sophia
Seventh place: Snakes by Mammal Tafren.
So there you have it. Different people will see things differently and judge them by different things. If you didn't make it into Silver's top seven, don't despair. Someone out there enjoyed your story. As for some of these stories, I would have liked to stuff them into 'shared # place', but that's not how this contest would work, after all. Just arranging these top seven was excruciatingly hard, as they're all good stories. I do not envy Silver having to pick these out of the 120 entries to begin with.
Here's a suggestion for next year. Make it a panel of judges. Get different people from different levels of both writing experience and age groups, then have them form a panel for judging. It might provide a few more perspectives on each of the stories that are considered for the prizes.
I would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who participated and provided such marvelous entertainment and suspense. As a hobby writer, I have now found marvelous stories to compare my own against, and I've learned from each and every entry I've read. So thank you, and keep up the great work, everyone.
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Sophia Jackson
Airom and Rodnog Ltd.
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Posted - 2010.03.31 17:25:00 -
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Yikes! I'm a little taken aback and more than a little humbled, and I have to say it's an honor to be listed alongside eve fiction writers/bloggers who I read all the time and look up to. Thanks to Silver for the praise and for organizing this whole thing to begin with. It absolutely encouraged me to flex some writing muscles, as well as start a blog for those new writings (more coming soon!)
As for the comments regarding typos: like a few others, I submitted my entry extremely last-minute and I did as quick an edit job as I could manage before squeaking it in before the deadline. Upon reading it later, yes I noticed the typos and spelling errors, but in the spirit of the contest, I left the entry unchanged as I thought doing so would negate the purpose of having a deadline at all.
Anyways (before I start thanking the academy and my parents and my high school english teacher), again, thank you Silver for this honor, and congratulations to everyone else in the top 7, I thought your stories were incredible.
Silver, I will take the Vindicator please.
-Sophia
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Boffles
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Posted - 2010.03.31 17:34:00 -
[260]
First of all thank you Silver Night for selecting my story.
Sophia Jackson is a worthy winner and in my honest opinion the correct winner. I feel truely honoured to have been selected second, especially in light of the impossibly high level of all the entries. I do not feel worthy to review others works so I will not even try. I have enjoyed all and will watch further works by all of you with great interest.
I would like a Megathron Navy Issue, and will confirm this with an eve-mail.
Once again thank you
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Lupus Albus
Veto. Academy
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2010.03.31 18:13:00 -
[261]
Originally by: Mizhara Del'thul
For the State by Lupus Albus
I'm honestly at a loss here. I can usually nitpick anything apart, and this one was hard. I tried to take the 'The story lacks a twist, the end was predictable' and so on route, but since this is a story mostly centered around action that would just be cheating. Whether the 'hero' died or survived, it'd still be predictable of sorts, as Hollywood has numbed us all to that kind of tension or 'surprise unhappy ending'. The one thing I must say I didn't quite like was the narrative changes. Who's telling us the stuff between the action sequences? Who's giving the exposition? I like stories that jump between narratives, but it needs a reason. Some kind of explanation. If it'd been rewritten into... right off the top of my head, a report form for instance, it would have been much better. I'm personally not a fan of 'action' short stories, as I prefer action to be used as a tension tool in a greater story of characterization and storytelling. But bias aside, as an example of an action story this was very well written. I could vividly see each moment in the sequences, and it flowed well. Oh, one major bonus: I didn't notice any typos or words used in the wrong place. For that alone, you get as many thumbs up as I can spare. Good stuff.
Thanks for the feedback! I was a bit crunched for time and a bit stymied by the word cap - I'm used to taking time to allow characters to develop, display nuances, personality, etc. Due to the necessary length, I tried to do something that involved a bit less character development, even though the action scenes typically aren't my thing (and not yours either, it seems ^_^). I was rather inspired by a police show I had watched on TV recently as the basis for this, so I was using a generic "narrative voice" to give us the background info (since you can only say so much in 3000 words, and I can be a rather wordy writer).
Yeah, I know the story lacks a twist, but I didn't really want it to have one. I wanted this story to follow a certain theme, and being somewhat predictable/cliche was just the way I felt I had to go to get that theme to show. And thanks for the comment about my grammar . . . I like to think that I have a very solid grasp of the English language, and had I would have been disappointed in myself had I let unnecessary mistakes slip through the cracks. I like when people notice these things!
Thanks for the feedback, Mizhara! It's great to see someone dissect your work, and I appreciate your input.
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The RAv3n
Caldari
An Eye For An Eye
AN EYE F0R AN EYE
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Posted - 2010.03.31 18:34:00 -
[262]
What happened to the graphical part of the contest, I put quite a few hours into that.
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Lucius Vindictus
Amarr
Knighthood of the Merciful Crown
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Posted - 2010.03.31 18:47:00 -
[263]
Originally by: The RAv3n
What happened to the graphical part of the contest, I put quite a few hours into that.
It was never 100% guaranteed that there would be prizes for that aspect of the contest. I think it is likely that those entries that had nice pictures had better chances though, which is an advantage I suppose.
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Shae Tiann
Veto.
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2010.03.31 19:01:00 -
[264]
Awh, shucks *scuffs the dirt* TBH, I'm amazed I made it even that far, considering the quality of a lot of the pieces. Thank you, Silver!
Originally by: Mizhara Del'thul
I beg of you, write more, and write about these characters. And send me an Eve-mail when you do, because I want to read it as soon as it's posted.
Thanks for the feedback, Miz :) Due to popular demand, a follow-up is in the works. I'll let you know.
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.03.31 23:30:00 -
[265]
Originally by: Lucius Vindictus
Originally by: The RAv3n
What happened to the graphical part of the contest, I put quite a few hours into that.
It was never 100% guaranteed that there would be prizes for that aspect of the contest. I think it is likely that those entries that had nice pictures had better chances though, which is an advantage I suppose.
This is correct, basically. With the number of entries, I was pretty swamped just judging the stories, I'm afraid.
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.04.01 00:15:00 -
[266]
Alright, most of the prizes are up on contracts. Still need Mike Azariah and Mammal Tafren to lemme know (here or via mail) which ship they would like.
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Lucius Vindictus
Amarr
Knighthood of the Merciful Crown
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Posted - 2010.04.01 01:42:00 -
[267]
It seems I have a lot of reading to do. Thank you for the effort, Silvernight! It must have been a lot of work to sort through such a large amount of entries. This was a very interesting competition that resulted in some very impressive works of fiction.
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Mammal Tafren
Gallente
Intaki Liberation Front
Intaki Prosperity Initiative
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Posted - 2010.04.01 03:34:00 -
[268]
Thanks very much for choosing my story. A Vexor Navy Issue would be lovely.
I appreciate the feedback, Mizhara. My story is very much in the realist tradition of American short stories (trying not to sound like a ****er, here) which deliberately avoids many of the things you say it doesn't have. So, I appreciate what you say. It was exactly what I was going for.
I enjoyed all the stories very much and it is nice to be selected alongside many other excellent stories.
Thanks again, Silver.
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Nashh Kadavr
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Posted - 2010.04.01 10:54:00 -
[269]
Well done to the winners! What about me for best short story? or graphic content?! A Gila would be nice =)
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Freyya
Advanced Planetary Exports
Intergalactic Exports Group
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Posted - 2010.04.01 11:13:00 -
[270]
Grats to all the winners! Need some more time to enter next year :P. I find it no surprise Shae was amongst the winners but i personally would have seen her end up higher than 3rd Matter of taste and all that i guess but she's always been excellent and advancing at story telling and art. *Hugs and such to Shae*
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Posted - 2010.04.01 12:06:00 -
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Now that the contest's over, I wanted to take a minute to thank all the other participants for providing such great entries and good reading material. Really think some of them would've made for good Chronicles, even.
Special thanks to Mizhara Del'thul, for taking the time to read through the stories thoroughly and providing feedback - it's much appreciated.
And, of course, one last time: "Thank you, Silver!" It's been a great experience - from scrambling to find the right words, to sharing the story, to the anticipation of who might be picked as winners. I'm very much looking forward to next year, and much more amazing fan-fiction.
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Silver Night
Caldari
Re-Awakened Technologies Inc
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2010.04.02 23:30:00 -
[272]
All the prizes are up! Thanks to everyone who participated!
It's been a lotta fun, and I look forward to seeing what people come up with next year.
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Sandy Shaw
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Posted - 2010.04.23 03:54:00 -
[273]
I know the contest if finished but just a quick question for Mizura Del'thul if she reads this:-
Since your own writing is God awful (and you even try to blame the format of the competition for why it's such cr*P!) why in the name of all that is holy would you think that anyone is interested in your moronic comments on work that is so far superior to yours?
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Lucius Vindictus
Amarr
Knighthood of the Merciful Crown
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Posted - 2010.04.23 05:42:00 -
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Edited by: Lucius Vindictus on 23/04/2010 05:45:59
Originally by: Sandy Shaw
I know the contest if finished but just a quick question for Mizura Del'thul if she reads this:-
Since your own writing is God awful (and you even try to blame the format of the competition for why it's such cr*P!) why in the name of all that is holy would you think that anyone is interested in your moronic comments on work that is so far superior to yours?
Wow! Where did that come from? I rather liked her writing, and she blamed herself for not being able to produce an entry more than anything else it seems to me. Getting all worked up and calling someone else moronic over some fan-fiction about a game doesn't do much for your own image, just so you know.
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Mizhara Del'thul
Minmatar
Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics
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Posted - 2010.04.28 11:57:00 -
[275]
Originally by: Sandy Shaw
I know the contest if finished but just a quick question for Mizura Del'thul if she reads this:-
Since your own writing is God awful (and you even try to blame the format of the competition for why it's such cr*P!) why in the name of all that is holy would you think that anyone is interested in your moronic comments on work that is so far superior to yours?
Hi there! Always fun to meet the fans. I wouldn't be where I am today without your love, support and thrown panties. It's always heartwarming to see fan-mail, and I get such a deep warm and fuzzy feeling each and every time. I love you too... I love you with all my heart.
Oh wait, you meant Mizura... I don't know who that is. Nevermind then.
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