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Joseph L. Wiess's avatar

Terrans do not skulk and hide

Bravely into danger, they do stride.

Laser pistol at their side

Aimed out front, swept side to side.

Deadly munchers for to see

Spirits deadly to you and me.

Will fall in short time as they must

Shot by the ghost gun, never covered in rust.

Aimed straight at the ancient mech

Should it twitch, he’d shoot that tech.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for voting! I love these poetic comments :D Did you see the Tanka I wrote for Terran-Tuesday? I wove in something from your past poetic comment!

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Joseph L. Wiess's avatar

I saw

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for composing these!

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Lillyput Fields's avatar

Love this.

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Mercedes de Santiago's avatar

Hello, thanks for the mention. Tomorrow afternoon I will read it and vote for the best option from my point of view. And of course, I will link this in Sunday Castle Festival...

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Heidi Zawelevsky's avatar

Vote for 1, a good strategy to take a step back, very observant course of action

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for your vote! It is indeed a wise and cautious strategy :)

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Harold Ember's avatar

Too late to vote I'm sure, but I'd like to vote for option 4, using the mecha ;)

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The Black Knight's avatar

There is still time till Thursday :D

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Harold Ember's avatar

Since "four" isn't available, I like one, since it doesn't necessarily destroy the mecha.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for voting :) Will see what happens and which option prevails!

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Charlotte Pendragon's avatar

Three is my vote! I’d be curious to see what you do with this pathway?

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The Black Knight's avatar

There is more times till Thursday and I hope more people can vote :D We will see what is the total count in the end.

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Michael B. Morgan's avatar

I'll go with "One"!

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for voting :) Hope your week is good!

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Michael B. Morgan's avatar

Family time! So it was great! Thanks, bro ;-)

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Another excellent chapter! I think it has to be 'Option 1' this time around. Caution would be wise in this situation. Keep out of harm's way as much as possible, and trust the scanners to let him know when danger's coming... 😎👍

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for your vote! So true, caution is always on the plate when it comes to Terrans, moreover, this is an experienced explorer of deep space and a Spacer to boot :D

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Michael Persin's avatar

If you know what your gut says you should listen to it. I vote #1

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for your vote!

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MoraleOfficerGran's avatar

This was a spooky episode. Which I love spooky. I vote for 3.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for voting! I think the next episode might be even spookier :D

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Terrance Ó Domhnaill's avatar

I vote for number one. it makes the most sense.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for your vote! I hope you are liking these interactive stories so far.

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Mercedes de Santiago's avatar

Thanks for mentioning me! I am going to write a post first and then I will read yours and vote...

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The Black Knight's avatar

Enjoy :D

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MaKenna Grace's avatar

Great chapter! Being the tactical type, I think he would go for option 2. Seems like a good compromise.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for your vote! Yes, a compromise and it may lead to another choice…

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Lillyput Fields's avatar

I think 3.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Thank you for voting! Yes, and I also think this way :D See, the Terrans love their life-saving guns for a reason!

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Victor Jimenez's avatar

#2

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The Black Knight's avatar

I thank you for your vote! Did you read the previous chapters yet?

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Victor Jimenez's avatar

Not yet but I love me some pulpy scifi!

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The Black Knight's avatar

Then you'll love to know that there is one full novella to read before this one!

https://theblackknight.substack.com/p/the-province-of-terrans

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Victor Jimenez's avatar

My stuff tends to be really crunchy on the hardness scale so I love to read stuff like this.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Enjoy! I am off to knead some bread :D

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Thank you for the shoutout.

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The Black Knight's avatar

Enjoy your Friday :)

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