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GreenWolf 25 Oct 2021 21:59

A boy alone, so far from home
Endless rooftops from my window
I felt the gloom of empty rooms
On rainy afternoons
Sometimes in confusion
I felt so lost and disillusioned
Innocence gave me confidence
To go up against reality

Rush — "Circumstances"

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It has been one thousand one-hundred thirty-eight days.

Here it is, finally, the follow-up to Vital Signs, and the concluding part of the Quid Pro Quo duology. There will be more Unusual Investigations at some point, but I have learned my lesson about promising a timeline.

Thanks to the following users for providing critique and feedback on this while it was a draft.

• Jacob Conwell — SCP-6560
• A Random Day — The Chosen Few
• TyGently — IRIS FALL: Zrnyowycz Revisited (Wanderer's Library)
• ch00bakka — Website
• Anorrack — UIU File: 2003-112 (OPERATION: PANDORA)
• tawny0

Extra special thanks to Conwell, for continuing to let me use his characters and double-checking the dialogue for Sasha Merlo and Vincent Anderson. At long last, I've actually written a tale about Anderson Robotics that actually has Anderson in it.

You can find more stories about Robin Thorne, Three Portlands, and wizards jumping off roofs, along with many other things, on my Author Page.

Last edited on 26 Oct 2021 02:19 by GreenWolf Show more

ch00bakka 25 Oct 2021 22:05

THIRD LAW ISN'T DEAD BABY WE'RE STILL HERE. Anyway like I said in chat, this is good and I like it. It feels like the first time Anderson has actually appeared in a third law article but like that can't be right, can it? … can it?

Oh also Vincent Anderson is played by Vince McMahon and the Moses Howard Federal Building is named after Moe from the Three Stooges, these are a few of the critical details you the people might miss out on if it weren't for your friendly neighborhood third lawyer, ch00bakka.

Last edited on 25 Oct 2021 22:07 by ch00bakka Show more

Jacob Conwell 26 Oct 2021 02:27

Oh also Vincent Anderson is played by Vince McMahon

I have strong feelings as to why this shouldn't be the case, but what do I know.

Any way, like ch00bakka I too am stoked to see the return of Third Law. You do a wonderful job with Anderson and Merlo here, capturing their characters well. I also greatly enjoy how much heart is present in the scene at the end, as well as with Spencer.

All in all a great read. +1 GW

DarkStuff 09 Nov 2021 00:11

You and Conwell have similar sensibilities, no wonder you two cross your canons so often. This really felt like I was back in it, reading Twisted Pines again. Oh, and Third Law, but I never had a Third Law kick, so this is more like a return to Twisted Pines for me. That said, really good! I'm not a massive sci-fi gadget fan, or even abstract magic fan, in the sense that when there are lines dedicated to describing why something works the way it does when I the reader know that the author can pull whatever arbitrary reasoning out of their ass they want to make a character live or die at any given moment I kind of roll my eyes and read faster to get to the next good part.

But I only bring that up. Because that scene of using the projectile wards to land off the building… was really sick. Didn't expect it to be, and yet it was. Generally, the action here was very tight, and the economy of words was actiony even in the dialogue-only sections if that makes sense. Well, cinematic. That's the word. You and Conwell read like you're writing a TV show. It makes me want to see this realized on the screen.

Which is all to say: +1

+1

Ralliston 26 Dec 2021 17:18

"Electric Jesus" is a delightful way to refer to an equally delightful villain.

In all seriousness, this is, as always, great. I won't repeat the complements about GW tales I always have because I feel like I'd repeat "stellar dialogue and fantastic prose" over and over, so it's just better to take it for granted at this point, because man is your stuff concistently solid.

Favorite part of the tale definitely has to be the part where Thorne deflects gravity because it's so fuckin' out there and is just so cool. I love this, I really do, even if I think this duology could and perhaps even should be three articles instead of two, because now, some of the pacing here feels slightly awkward, but it's just a nitpick. Good stuff as always, GW.