One of the Kondar gunmen on the closest ship had a panic attack after hearing our garbled transmission. Yea, but that part isn't really canon anyway. "EDM is probably one of the styles of music that I hate the most. Much of the headthe top, around the ears, and down under and around the mouth and nosewas covered in short, coarse fur of a brownish hue, apart from where this had been shaved in front of the ear to accept a cybernetic of some description. Because if you dont, you wont be ready for us. He said. Communications on both sides failed, we ourselves had long ago stopped carrying any equipment or training our crew for first-encounters, and apparently the Kondar had not had any first contacts of their own in hundreds of years. Asshole. Pretty kickass concept - a civilization shooting a last "fuck you" at their enemy but by the time it gets there, that enemy base has been replaced by a refugee camp or something. I'm just sort of curious whether the reference is intentional or even a reference at all. A story this awesome deserves the reputation of crashing the internet, even if it's just a small part of it ;). My species homeworld really is a category twelve temperate. It was, as far as I could track back, originally posted as two parts, the second of which I will post tomorrow. Jenkins sprinted for cover, and I followed. You can see why the administration on station 442 kicked me out. he said. Barely tall enough to see over the top of my customs desk, in fact. We spent a lot of time monitoring the political situation at first. Blazcowickz fighting against the magitech cult of Zarus. Must be Christmas morning and no one told me. Id love a chapter following the Rashans point of view and revealing what there true motives are and what they really think of all the prey species and their new competition. New Humanity Fuck Yeah-stories mixed with old classics. When they finally get off their world in a meaningful way, when they finally become eligible for contact and for introduction into the interstellar community, we will need to handle them with utmost care. This story is so poignant to me so I really wanted to narrate it.Originally by /u/AssHatVik, i got the post from here:https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/blh6k1/text_no_graves_for_the_forgotten/. The Theatre at Ace Hotel. Raids from pirate groups further cemented our dark reputation, and in time we came to work with the role. Could you repeat your identification for me, please?, Abductee 907-42-96-53-3 Male. For anyone who missed it hidden at the bottom of the story page-. They are mentally overwhelmingtheir ideas are powerful, their inventiveness puts us to shame, their philosophy explores avenues of thought that simply never occurred to us. I saw this, and immidiatly thought I was sorted by top all-time again. Just finished reading it all! Thanks for sending me the message about it or I likely would have missed it as I was on vacation when you released it. Vedreg and I exchanged a glance that bypassed the social implants.There are going to be a lot of nervous species out there when your kind develop quantum communication, Vedreg opined. I had no time to mourn. Ditto. You guys and your consistently excellent fiction are ruining my life in all right right ways. Jenkins later explained to me that Charlotte had praised what she saw as a war between her own religion against another, rival one. Progress is all we need if the progress is this fantastic. My arm, meanwhile, had needed amputating, and I was still adjusting to the plastic and carbon fibre prosthetic that had replaced it. He didnt appear to careinstead he caught one of the flailing limbs, braced one of his own feet against the Hunters flank, and heaved with a roar. Pretty sure Ill be leaving this station before long, too.. Literally can't read it on my phone. We just happen to be the ones who figured out brain power, tool use and teamwork to overcome those challenges. He scratched his tattoo. I will need to interview you in private. I told it. Harpers Ferry (Amtrak station code; Harpers Ferry, WV) HFY. The Hunter had a clear shot and took it. Kevin Jenkins had clearly been one of their victims. I couldnt restrain my strangled bleat of disbelief. With surprising speed, news spread among their people, and among others, of what had happened. It was met at the edge of their solar system by a vigilante fleet that had apparently been preparing to divert a comet in-system to hit Earth. I requested, and was granted, a transfer and promotion to head of security on the research station. The character writing and the world-building are fantastic, the plot and battle descriptions maybe even more so. What good is sanity when faced with crushing loneliness anyways? Please, please, pleeeeeease don't make Rashan into the monsters they appear to be so far. My own hunch tells me that it was about encountering another predator species. It was small. He dropped the bags and they landed with a solid, dense noise that told me they were exactly as heavy as they looked. We don't know why, but they apparently had been doing this for some time. We might be referring to different things. He didnt spare the fallen alien a second glance as he charged at the lone survivor. Los Angeles Classic Car Restoration. David hears worrying news about an outbreak on other stations, takes some time to deal with the captured AI and develops an android body for SHODAN. Eagerly looking forward to more, no matter how long it takes, and will certainly check out Spellgun. In any other race this bizarre affliction can and did drive them to extinction. He fired upon the Supremacy, which in a placating gesture had lowered its shields. Constructed with our most advanced technology, to the point where systems were updated during construction, and having a length of nearly seven miles, it was the mightiest ship we had ever created. They arenot crazy. AND like 10 more Spellgun chapters since I last checked?! From my homeworld. That's not to say I'm against what you're doing. r/EDM 1 mo. Henhouse, henhouse, henhouse.. Please contact KaiserMagnus or j1xwnbsr if you have any queries. I just spent the last couple hours reading this series so far (assuming it was one that finished years ago), looked for part three and it was posted this fucking week? A story that's all about "predators and prey aren't all that different, after all" shouldn't have villains that are the stereotypical eat-you-all predators. Apt, I said. The image can safely be downscaled to reduce file size, without any noticeable changes on most screens. So excited! All of a sudden, I have these bro EDM DJs playing my music, and I just can't even care less. Though I find it interesting that your greatest hero was not even of your own species.. As far as I can tell, it was originally posted by an anonymous author on 4chan's /tg/ board on 23-02-10. So it sound like we need the A-10, but in space. Unethical, but the species as a whole could not be prosecuted for the actions of a few and so the sale of the implants went ahead anyway. As had their descendants, and their descendants, until apparently one tribe had tortured this beings physical avatar to deathhe gestured to the tattoo at this point, explaining that it depicted a crucifix, the very instrument of torture in question. Mods, if this script seems too spammy, I can up the checking interval, lower the time limit, or remove this altogether. He was completely unable to pronounce my name, so had taken to approximating the first syllable, with my permission. These ones were wearing full military combat harnessmy own light security harness was no match. This is going to make waiting for the fourth even harder. The story of Lablonnamedadon is one of the classic HFY stories that got the sub noticed. Clank partakes in a tournament and the crew meets the red and blue sisters. Free shipping for many products! Wow, I'm super surprised that the author of Spellgun or royalroad is also the author of an HFY I started reading 2 years ago on reddit. /tg/ talks about science and gawks at each other's cool shit. They saw me coming but I put three rounds into one and its shield failed against the third. I feel like Superman., Uhfiction. I had to click the links to make sure this wasn't another series. 2. It was only when I encountered the idea of the tortured poet that things started to fall into place. But theyd work. I think this is fantastic because it makes a lot of the classics much more easily searchable. When I interviewed him, the swelling had gone down and the pain in his breath had gone away. This act somehow convinced this God thing to forgive them and be nice to humanity so long as they devoted considerable time and effort to telling it how great it was. He did that complicated joint-lift with his forelimbs againa shrug. Hows your arm? he asked, changing the subject. I think the idea would break them. I want to keep reading it (hell I would pay for a book, and I mean like the 'whole LotR trilogy together' size book). I didnt know any better.. I had been retired from the customs and immigration desk on the docking ring while my injuries were repaired, and instead had spent much of the last three groups of eight standard diurnals dealing with the paperwork and investigative work that had followed the Hunter attack. David captures a pirate, raids a gang HQ, meets an old Grey and goes hunting. It was completely involuntary. One of the first . I really hope you know how happy this makes me. I had never paid much attention to poetry, art and fiction. Short jaunts were safe enough, but more than that and permanent damage to the mind would result. Passed out around 4. Used as a general reference to copypastas that feature humanity being portrayed in a favorable light, normally in-comparison to other (alien) races. Charlotte was from the same landmass and political entity as he was, but was older than him and had apparently joined the mission so as to preach the truth of the very religion we were there to study. It also didn't help that our subspace communications were just advanced enough that the garbled words the poor Kondar picked up on their outdated systems sounded horribly sinister and alien even by the wide standards of the galaxy as it now was. The concept was very, very alien. I slapped the shield emitter to the power dock on my harness. How this great powerGodhad made the universe in a handful of diurnals, and crafted the first humans from the dirt of their homeworld. Unlucky for the Kondar, the concept of warning shots was alien to them, and they did not stop to ask why the single shot had missed. I cant believe it lives! The other humans were quite dissimilar to Jenkins. This is my very simple attempt to come up with an archival program. The Formatting Guide has some helpful pointers on using Markdown. Whatever else it was, Earth was a rich source of artistic exports. Many came up with theories, but none fit better than any others. ", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1vqUJ4T4wQ. It's not just the humans, the other races as well feel well realised, and you have a balance of things that scratches my hfy itch without making humans overpowered Mary Sues. A quadriform biped, forelimbs ending in five manipulating digits. Turns out we were all a little crazy to start with. Let me tell you why you need to try, Jenkins said, quietly. taps two fingers repeatedly in the crook of his arm. There is a guy on SB who claims to be the original author to this. 842 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014. Nuryaw pulled a goddamn Napoleon. So excited to see this. Or at least, that's what I choose to believe. None of them are except this one, the other stories in this universe were all written by other people, none of whom had permission from the person who wrote this. I found the human Kevin Jenkins in conversation with one of the stations senior lawyers on the public promenade deck. Interestingly, these two first stories spawned a series of stories written on this very subreddit, to which I'll link at the end of the last part. Long-term observation showed that after hatching the individual would slowly but surely go insane, to the point where none reached old age. How strong are you, Purveyor Jenkins?, Jenkins shrugged. And now you tell me that your species is gripped by the fervent belief that a tale of breathtaking violence and cruelty is all true, and that many of you are willing to die in service to the principal villain of this story? WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It implies that your entire species is insane., And youre strong, fast, impervious to pulse fire. For those who are upset by the strongly antitheistic content of part 0.2, I implore you to power on through it. 67,622 talking about this. And I just happen to arrive on the very day that the sub is spoiled with the long-awaited third installment? I don't make anything from, nor do I have any control over the ads that Royal Road runs. Woke up, searched for this, and just finished it. Torn actually caused quite a debate/argument when it was written because people thought it ruined the whole universe and prevented future stories from being written. YASS. A few rogue factions cropped up, piracy and smuggling saw a rebirth in this new space age, and mankind went on as it always had. The other, a male called Jung, pointed out a peninsula on the prograde end of the largest land mass when asked where his home was. Almost no trolling at all, with a nice view on humanity as a whole. I visited it only once - aside from being a third heavier than usual, I swiftly felt the heat and humidity making me unwell and returned to the core of the station, which was tuned to the interstellar norm I was used to. Click here to subscribe to /u/prohibitorum and receive a message every time they post. It was absolutely fantastic and exceeded my expectations in every way! Welcome to the /tg/ archive! Well there's already a bearcat in the larger tiger cat so wouldn't it be a warthog cat? I had to gently ask the scientists to stop gambling on the outcome of human contests of physical skill and endurance, or to at least exercise some moderation. Happy for You. Most of the crew found it impossible to believe that she was not insane, but Jenkins assured me that her beliefs were considered perfectly normal. You were worried about disappointing our expectations, and apologized that this wasn't bringing any closure. Time went on, and we soon discovered that this was not an isolated occurrence. It's better than my writing projects by far. Jenkins didnt seem especially frightened by the news, but then I realised he had almost certainly never heard of the only carnivorous species in the galaxy that preferred the meat of fellow sentients. No story just yet, but ill be refreshing every couple of seconds, Ah my b took your comment as saying you didnt see the link before removal. Finally got a chance to read Part III tonight. I am adapting to it. To refresh an existing archived thread, simply attempt to add it again, and it will be immediately refreshed. I fired, but fear took my aim and the best I managed was a single round that impacted harmlessly against a shield before their return fire broke my own shielding and ruined my arm. The entire planet was like that, a perfectly stable world with no issues that we could determine, and yet it seems the suicide rates were the greatest cause of death among the people. We had apparently been sitting in the galactic equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle, and had finally breached its edge. It's because of their tongues, you know Journal of an Alien Diplomat | Part Three. Three diurnals later, the council convened a special meeting. HOLY SHIT!!! Paradigm, I fucking love this shit. I had no reason to believe I was being lied to, so I accepted it. Small, but powerful and dense-seeming. GLad to see the VoM getting some more pagetime. A thread about what humans would have as advantages over other sapient species turns into an intelligent, critical discussion about xenobiology, evolution, and the nature of space-faring species. When I go there I see the story for a few seconds but then get stuck behind ads. What's not to love? I get the impression that station 442 is not the only place where you. Most other species suspected that their sense of empathy had atrophied as a side-effect of the campaign to make themselves smarter. I havent slept in two standard Diurnals.. Prepare to be disappointed. What is that? Vedreg asked. Another group borrowed the idea of poetry reading and took it in turns to stand up and read their compositions aloudan exercise doomed to ridiculousness by the fact no two of them spoke the same language, but they took to it with enthusiasm. The chemical weapons they use as less-lethal alternatives would slaughter us. Frankly, you deserve all the gold and virgins for continuing this story 2 years down the line! A group of anons come together to ask the question 'What if mankind invaded and conquered hell', including world-building and a full comic. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHGAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. You had to, didn't you? This was me, when I found the sub the first time. *Cranes Neck Forward, Mouth Open, and Sinks Back Into A Classic Storyline.. How We All Read, Honestly.*. Time well spent. Hostile, vicious and forever primordial. I'm so happy you have a Patreon now too. I assure you officer, I am not mocking the immigration system. It has arrived!!! Three short howls of noisethe attack alarm. Also, just because I love sharing this info, you know how you use the 'fox in the henhouse' saying for some tactical code (and it never occurred to me how something that just about every human on Earth would get, even if they didn't have foxes on their continent and had to work it out from first principles, would be a nigh-unbreakable code to aliens)? I had never had to deal with an abductee before, though I had been trained and knew exactly what to do. Heh, it was a fun challenge. Might do it again all over again for the story. Then I realised I was treating this man who had saved my life as if he was a threat that I needed to figure out how to kill and suppressed a flash of shame. I'm getting a 502 error, which might mean there are so many of us flocking to that page that it's overloading the server! It's a tossup between Lords of War, Veil of Madness and Gremlins for my favorite HFY setting. All rights reserved. I saw Prey II when it was first posted, and loved it and Prey then. Your story telling is very good. I only read through I and II like 2 weeks back as well. YES! The Department of Classics is committed to the study of ancient Greece and Rome and their political, social, artistic, and intellectual legacy. I gave this some consideration, and scrapped the form. Might want to see if that can be fixed. As soon as what might have at the time been the largest spaceship in the galaxy appeared on top of them, the race known as the Kondar were sent to the edge of panic. It's an amazing universe with engaging characters, an incredible backstory, and fantastic writing. The Hunters trotted round the corner, eerily silentnobody had ever heard them communicate verbally. Propably broke this rule, since he only posted the link alone. He popped up to his feet, looked at me as he raised his arm, and threw, accurately and much, much further than I could have thrown them. Dozens of ships were in orbit around a rocky empty world, along with a space dock to repair and refuel them. I guess I missed the notification, but this time I remembered the name. David goes hunting, gets hunted himself, gets into trouble, builds some armor and goes scavenging. Any link not otherwise associated with an OC post must have a summary or similar descriptor of at least 350 characters, providing relevant OC information. I was actually driving back from talking with my lawyer about fighting for the right to have contact with my own offspring when I was abducted., He looked me in the eye. He didnt seem to noticeinstead he pounced and a second shot barely missed him before his forepaw lashed out, balled up into a hard knot of gravity-densened bone and flesh which he drove into the Hunters eye cluster. Humanity had become the bogeymen of the universe. When I told my family that I had stopped believing that the God myth was true, they accused me of being evil and severed all contact with me. ;), This was fantastic like always. The Wiki. Great stuff, looking forward to more. I wasnt permitted to witness the interview, but every being that entered that chamber exited displaying the signs of worry and stress. I did not at first bother to look up from the desktop in front of me where the standard security systems were scanning the being in front of me for weapons, pathogens, parasites and other such contraband. Standalone posts which serve only to advertise wares, commercial or non-commercial, will be removed. Then a third, and a fourth, and though every single one was on target, Jenkins just kept going, apparently completely impervious to impacts that would have pulped any other species. It was farther out than we had ever travelled before, but not by much. By the time I realised that Jenkins had taken off at a flat sprint toward the locker, he was almost a third of the way there. Ugh. The team is rounded out by. At that distance, the nervejam grenades should not have affected him at all. Tough bastards. he said, and spat bright red blood onto the Hunter corpse next to him. I try to stay in shape, but between the low gravity and not getting enough food Ive probably lost some muscleabout or slightly below average for a male of my size? he suggested. This will probably gonna get buried in the comments and I dont know how much you are using modern military stuff for inspiration for the combat scenes but there is one part I would recommend a change. Some previously un-archived screencaps, a bit of OC, discussion. In the end, they wound up stealing the best ideas from humanity itself. He never told me why he asked to have his social implant removed, and why he went back to Earth. Species after species had killed each other and themselves off for one reason or another. He and I were good acquaintances, but his species are sticklers for observing some formalities upon greeting one another. Humans, it seemed, had for most of their sentient era preferred to invent explanations for the world around them rather than admit a lack of knowledge. He did that shrug thing again, this time wobbling his head apologetically. As an FYI, full page ads inescapable ad on your site means I can't read it. Indeed it is! In fact the entire race seemed insane. Aw I loved that one too. I was interrupted by an alarm. I had noticed already that his water intake was surprisingly high considering his size, and made a note to ask him about it. It's back! Ho-leee shit!! Patricia Davies is the Admiral of the Associated Republics of Terra's 13th Expeditionary Fleet, assisted by, Jim Wexler, Admiral Davie's Flag Lieutenant. Interestingly, these two first stories spawned a series of stories written on this very subreddit, to which I'll link at the end of the last part. My implant cant find an equivalent concept., Vedreg told him. Fuck yeah". NameKevin Jenkins.. The UTA Dreadnought "Supremacy" was in essence a city in space. Was wondering when you'd bring that up. While carrying more than I suspected I could physically lift!after me. They need something to fight. Only hope? Jenkins asked. Heightened sensitivity? David meets back up with Clank, takes down some mercs, makes a deal with a gun runner and meets with the owner of a whorehouse. Then it took a second. His endoskeleton issued a loud clicking sound and he issued a sigh that my implant interpreted as pleasure. I really hope I don't have to wait to years for the next installment. The original post can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/631sm0/lablonnamedadon/ Thanks to the author /u/NoGoodIDNames for permission to read this. I had to go to civilian law enforcement before most of my property was returned. The Corti abducted you, didnt they?. You've delivered and then some, imo, and I'm frickin stoked!! Now I began to see the shape of it. Star Wars x Humanity Fuck Yeah= Technological Debate, What starts as a scenario where our first contact with aliens is an old broadcast of Return of the Jedi, /tg/ discusses what Humanity could have made between the time the aliens receive the signal and what the aliens reaction would be. They were known for abducting specimens of a pre-Contact species, experimenting on them to acquire biological data, then using that information to be able to sell cybernetic technology to the newcomers that was appropriate to their biology the second they were welcomed into the galactic fold. No friggin way. Without a challenge, I think they very swiftly get depressed. When this popped up on my PMs I almost squeed, and it was sooo worth the wait! David forges some funky metal, trains with his crew, finally gets laid and ATF's someone's dog. Thank you so much for giving us more man. Im going to have a hard time convincing anybody that your people should be declared sentient so long as this state of affairs continues.. He seemed embarrassed by the fact. Hfy Books Showing 1-50 of 299 Transcripts (Kindle Edition) by Michelle kathleen Hodgson (shelved 4 times as hfy) avg rating 4.50 48 ratings published Want to Read Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Armageddon? The first chapter of what would eventually become The Deathworlders, was posted on 4chan some years ago now, as a self-contained story. Looking back, it's actually worked out in our favour. Hunters dont wear inter-species communication implants, but I didnt need one to recognise the fear and panic it briefly had time to show before it was beaten to death with another Hunters severed leg. It would show up on the record and negatively impact my next performance evaluation. They were remarkably primitive compared to our own, and much smaller. Then a pulse round took him in the torso and flung him against the wall. And humans believe that this is the real way in which the history of your species unfolded?. Archived threads are checked every two hours for updates until the thread 404s. Hope you all enjoy! Well, by the standards of a lot of species on Earth, we are weak. The idea of the suicide bomber was alarming, and caused something of a stir when it was presented to the committee for interstellar security, who called an emergency session to think up means by which such an insane tactic could be countered. I look forward to reading your future works and thank you for sharing your story with us! HFY, Humanity Fuck Yeah, good thread, OC, writefaggotry, Drake MacDougal, 2012-10-26: 22 : January 2013: 22759329: Clarke's Third Law /tg/ talks about science and gawks at each other's cool shit. My name is indeed a reference; Index Librorum Prohibitorum, the list of forbidden books kept by the Vatican. What is it?, Our greatest weakness, Jenkins said. The area of inquiry spans more than two thousand years, from the art and archaeology of the Mediterranean Bronze Age (ca. I began to suspect, however, that Jenkins had not been entirely fair about his own species. That isdeeply troubling information, Purveyor Jenkins. Vedreg said, eventually. Fuck yeah! Ends with Humanity being the result of magical gods intermarrying with the primal forces of nature, and their offspring manifesting their elemental affinity via hair and eye color. Edit: found admin@royalroadl.com and affiliate@royalroadl.com lets all send them messages about how they are ruining the internet by participating in this ad program. The recording would just have to do. I say you have a talent for worrying in vain. Was 9 days late to the party. We would later piece together what happened, and it went something like this. Our first contact did not go so well, however. My species refer to ourselves as Human. Our homeworld is a category twelve temperate at co, I interrupted him. They are physically powerful. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for ORIGINAL 1964 CATHAY PACIFIC Route Map - Convair 880 Jet - CLASSIC - SWIRE at the best online prices at eBay! Only explanation. A new HFY thread, almost no copy paste, a few new stories, and an interesting Veil of Madness continuation. Any race within this sector of space would slowly but surely go insane. I actually gasped out loud. Civilian trade station 591 Outlook on Forever, Customs and Immigration Officer Krrkktnkk aktnnzziktk interviewing immigrant pre-Contact abductee. I had to agree, as I fired a few suppressing shots around the corner. Baden Woods, is the brash Terran Ambassador to the Assemblage, and friends with, Nesh, the Dreeden Ambassador to the Assemblage. Also he punches a ghost to death. The fox is in the henhouse. Join me in the love of old Hollywood movies from the Silents to the 60's. A second alarm began to soundthe long wail of a station damage alarm. Sheathed in a stealth field that bent all electromagnetic radiation around itself, and using centripetal spin rather than generated gravity, it was designed to go completely undetected. Her wingman is, Steve "Jester" Hendricks, a more experienced pilot in the ARTN. Fuck me there's my life in a sentence. It collapsed, what passed for its face shattered by the impact, and I ducked as its fellows returned fire. Lets hope you dont have to wait for another part as long as I did. The story of Lablonnamedadon is one of the classic HFY storie. Just finished up reading. I AM SO EXCITED HOLY SHIT. Today I found your first Prey story and felt it was one of the best stories I've ever read. Purveyor Jenkins and I were discussing his petition to have his species reclassified as sentient.. Click here to subscribe to /u/paradigmblue and receive a message every time they post.
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