Designated Max sat in his office on his lunch hour. The Chemical Brothers were playing on his laptop. The video for Block Rockin' Beats reminded him of that time when he and Colleen were on the reality TV show 'SpyGame'. And the song Music: Response reminded him of the time he was walking along…
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Daniel Ksilent
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Crisis Worker, Writer, Fan, Arcana Zero https://plureality.wordpress.com/
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Chapter Next Control sat alone at the top of the glass tower. The city stretched beneath him in every direction, a lattice of streets, lights, towers, and moving vehicles. From this height the people below were indistinguishable from the traffic. Patterns rather than individuals. Variables rather…
PRJCT RBRTH Miranda exited the elevator into the lobby. Guests and staff moved about the elegant space with a low hum of pleasant chatter. There was no violence here, it was gone. There was no death here, just normality. It was beautiful but it was also eerie. Miranda was absolutely sure that the…
PPL P.L.U.R.E.A.L.I.T.Y stood before the console as though it had been waiting for her. The chamber around them was too large to understand. Its walls vanished into darkness, interrupted only by columns of cold blue light and impossible machinery that seemed to extend upward, downward, and…
MFvMA So many things were orbiting the penthouse suite. A multidimensional space station, an angel, a chess game, a noodle shop, a grieving father, a street gang, a paravagabond semi-amnesiac, an android and . In the part of his mind that Morganfokker had specifically assigned to the task he was…
KNGHT The noodle shop was almost empty. Rain whispered against the windows, turning the neon signs outside into long streaks of red and gold. Somewhere behind the counter, a kettle hissed. The smell of broth, ginger, and star anise hung in the warm air. Tatterdemalion sat alone at a corner table.…
BLD Miranda knew that killing was part of the job. When she had been recruited by Omega Station 12 they had kept a lot of secrets from her but they had always been honest about that. She washed her face clean of blood in the hotel room. Morganfokker had gone upstairs to the penthouse to confront…
CLSTL Maggie drifted through the celestial void where neither time nor distance held any meaning. There was no up or down, no stars to chart a course by, only an endless sea of silver mist illuminated by rivers of soft blue light. Her great white wings were folded tightly around her, wrapped like…
RFLCTN Previously in the Metaplex: Miranda and Morganfokker stood across the street from the Belladonna Gala Hall. The sun was rising over the city. White-gloved doormen and valet drivers were shift changing. Every so often Miranda would catch her reflection, small and distant, in the glass of the…
ANNYNG P.L.U.R.E.A.L.I.T.Y. had discovered 14,722 connections. None of them made sense. She stood before the terminal in Sublevel Nine, watching names and events spread across the screen. MIRANDA. MAX CUBE. MISS APPEAL. PROJECT: REBIRTH. OMEGA STATION 12. THE PLEXOTRON. She arranged them…
Ten Things I Hate About Morganfokker Ten: The way he looks at me when I eat. He mostly eats the same as me, whatever's on the menus at the roadside diners we stop at. He never says anything about what I pick or how long it takes me to finish or if I leave stuff on the plate. But he almost sort of…
MPSSBL Max Cube woke with a gasp, convinced he had finally escaped the impossible dream. Morning sunlight spilled across cracked concrete, and he laughed. "About time," he muttered. Then the sky folded itself into perfect squares, birds flew backward, and his shadow waved before he did. He sighed.…
MRGNFKKR Mr. Wei said it was time to open the shop back up again. It had been a week since Mei's funeral. He had asked Miranda to keep working there, at least until they could find someone to take Mei's place. This wasn't what Miranda had expected when she agreed to the mission. She could only…
DSGNTN P.L.U.R.E.A.L.I.T.Y. came online at 03:33:33. Her optical sensors flickered to life in the darkness of Sublevel Nine. Diagnostic routines cascaded through her neural lattice. Power cells: nominal. Memory core: fragmented. Motor functions: operational. A single word escaped her lips before…
MGCK Three months had passed. The Night of the Wolves felt like a dream to Miranda - she wasn't exactly sure what had happened but she had a lingering sense that things had worked out. She was equally uncertain about how she had started working at the Noodle House or renting the room upstairs. She…
SRVLLNC Miss Appeal pushed the last report aside and stared at the ceiling. The events at the Noodle House should have produced chaos. Every projection, every probability model, every intelligence estimate suggested the same outcome. Something extraordinary was supposed to happen. Instead, nothing…
NTRDCTN Golden Dragon Noodle House, Lantern Street, Kowloon Market Mr. Wei standing between his daughter, Wei, and the Crimson Wolves. Wei is holding a cleaver, four of the Wolves baring knives like claws and teeth. Everyone freezes and turns at the sound of a noodle bowl hitting the floor, near…
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MTPHSCL The Professor stared at her. For a moment, the only sounds in the tunnel were the distant rumble of turbine shafts and the rhythmic clicking of the Plexotron's crystalline relays. "You?" he said at last. Miranda immediately regretted opening her mouth. "Forget it." "No no, hold on." The…
CNVRGNC "Shit shit shit!" Miranda blinked; she wasn't used to hearing the Professor swear. He was rapidly adjusting dials and levers on the portable Plexotron interface they had jury-rigged before going into hiding in the deep maze of maintenance tunnels that lined the inner workings of Omega…
VLNRBL Rain hammered the alleyways of Kowloon Market like thrown nails, turning the neon reflections into rivers of blood-red light. Steam rolled from sewer grates and noodle carts alike, carrying the scent of garlic oil, pork broth, and cigarette smoke into the midnight air. At the end of Lantern…
I got to hang out with Matthew a bit many many years ago and knew him as an exceptional poet. Glad to rediscover him using his thoughtfulness and insight for vital work.
Essential reading for understanding a big chunk of centrist BS: Authentocrats, by Joe Kennedy. Repeater Books, 2018. #authentocracy #workingclass #culturewars #classanalysis #neoliberalism youtube.com/shorts/QP1rI...
TCHNQ Depending on the frequency. Pending. Penance. Perchance. To sleep. Yeah, that's it, he was probably dreaming. That's why everything felt smoother, more spacious. Like he was floating. He knew he couldn't walk like this anymore, for hours, through the city. Steady stride, boots on concrete.…
FRMWRK Miss Appeal let the holodisk spin down in its cradle, the faint hum dissolving into the sterile quiet of her office. The projection above her desk flickered once—an afterimage of testimony, faces, data streams—and then collapsed into nothing. She didn’t sigh. She rarely did. Instead, she…
Bands Reunited 14 ## Group Chat: *Junkyard Dogs*(Established 1999 – “Still Loud, Still Loyal”) --- *Tara (Admin):* Okay. I need everyone who has been here longer than five minutes to sit down. --- *Rico79:* Why do you type like that. Just say it. --- *Tara (Admin):* I got a message. From… someone.…
Bands Reunited 12 ## Private Message *From:* Max Cube *To:* Tara (Admin – Junkyard Dogs) *Subject:* For the Loyal Dogs --- Tara, I’m not sure how to start this without it sounding like a prank. It’s not. First — I know about the Junkyard Dogs. I’ve known for a long time. Back in ’99 when your mom…
Bands Reunited 11 ## Group Chat: *Junkyard Dogs*(Established 1999 – “Still Loud, Still Loyal”) --- *Tara (Admin):* IT’S OFFICIAL. WORLD. TOUR. --- *Rico79:* I JUST READ THE WEBSITE STATEMENT THREE TIMES. I AM NOT BREATHING. --- *NeonAngel:* SINDI. DWIGHT. MARIANA WINTERFOX. WHAT TIMELINE IS THIS??…
Bands Reunited 10 Official Statement – The Mana Junkies May 2026 For nearly two decades, we stood still. In the past few weeks, we went back to where it began — small rooms, wood floors, borrowed lights, and faces close enough to see the songs breathe. Now it’s time. We are proud to officially…
Bands Reunited 9 Group Chat: Junkyard Dogs (Established 1999 – “Still Loud, Still Loyal”) ShadowSparkle23 has joined the chat. ShadowSparkle23: Hi… um… I hope this is okay? I’m here because I’m a huge Sindi Shadows fan and someone on Twitter said if I wanted to understand the whole rehearsal hall…
Bands Reunited 8 Nashville Soundwave 101.7 FMMorning Show: “Holly & The Highway”Host: Renee HollyGuest: Dwight Goodfellow Renee Holly:Well folks, this is one of those full-circle moments we live for. Sitting across from me is a man whose 1967 smash hit “Heartbreak Train” just climbed back onto the…
Bands Reunited 7 Group Chat: Junkyard Dogs (Established 1999 – “Still Loud, Still Loyal”) EchoChamber:… … I just got something sent to me. I need everyone seated. Rico79:WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS.JUST POST IT. EchoChamber:Fine. NeonAngel:NO.NO NO NO. BasslineBeth:THAT IS ANGST.THAT IS 100% ANGST.…
Bands Reunited 6 Rolling Rocks MagazineBy Adrian Keller | Senior Music CorrespondentMarch 2026 Issue Max Cube on Dive Bars, “Last Train Out,” and That Sindi Shadows Rumor If you’ve been anywhere near a music forum in the last two weeks, you already know: The Mana Junkies are back — but not the way…
Bands Reunited 5 Group Chat: Junkyard Dogs (Established 1999 – “Still Loud, Still Loyal”) Tara (Admin):Okay.So the San Francisco article is everywhere now.“Jelly and the Fishes.” Rico79:I KNEW NEVIN WASN’T MAKING IT UP. Nevin Loutz:THANK YOU.I would like a formal apology from everyone who reacted…
Bands Reunited 4 San Francisco Chronicle – Arts & EntertainmentBy Carla Mendoza | Entertainment ReporterFebruary 25, 2026 Mystery Band at Mission Dive Bar Turns Out to Be Legendary Rock Act — and They Left the Money Behind What was supposed to be an ordinary Tuesday night at a small Mission…
Bands Reunited 3 User Post – Junkyard Dogs Nevin Loutz: Okay. You’re all going to think I’ve finally lost it. I was in San Francisco last night. Work trip. Nothing glamorous. I ducked into this little dive bar in the Mission — sticky floors, neon beer signs half burnt out, stage barely big enough…
Bands Reunited 2 Group Chat: Junkyard Dogs (Established 1999 – “Still Loud, Still Loyal”)Admin: Tara M. (Daughter of original founder, “MamaJunkie” – 1963–2023) Tara (Admin):Okay… I just saw it officially posted.“Last Train Out.”It’s real. They’re back. Rico79:YOU’RE LYING.Tell me you’re lying.…