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WB (Writing Bufferless) presents…

STORY 6: SMOKE WITH MIRRORS

Every Epsilon story can stand alone. That said, in Story 5, the crew were trying to locate a company that was having seemingly illicit dealings across the dimensions. Now, according to prior voting, we proceed...

STORY #6:

A mystery illness is jumping dimensions. Who are you going to call? Possibly a techno-witch. Find out more by reading below.

CAST:

TRIXIE VIRGA ... A twenty-something techno-witch (from Virga Mysteries)

PARA BOLA ... A personified quadratic function (from Personified Math)

ALIJDA VAN VLIET ... A melancholy teleporter (from an RP campaign)

ALICE, FATE & BEAM ... The team running the Station

EPISODE INDEX:

1. Have an Ice Day (May 17)

2. Viral Video (May 31)

3. Bunny Can't Buy Happiness (June 14)

4. Balance Beams (June 28)

5. An Arrested Development (July 13)

6. Perspective Shift (July 26)

7. Double Park (Aug 9)

8. Enter and Break (Aug 23)

9. Elevator Pitch (Sept 6)

10. Mind Games (Sept 23)

11. Before the Dawn (Oct 4)

12. Who Runs the Asylum (Oct 18 Nov 15)

13. Ad Hoc Talk (Dec 21)

14. What the H? (Jan 10)

15. Self Doubts (Feb 14)

16. Door Stop (Feb 28)

17. Field Work (Mar 14)

18. BONUS Space Battle (Apr 1)

18. Over Clover (Mar 28 Apr 12)

Story #6 is Concluded

ɛ PROJECT

WB (Writing Bufferless) presents…

STORY 5: CHANCED ERASURES

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STORY #5:

Following the apparent abduction of Alice, an elite squad is called in to investigate. Chartreuse and Para infiltrate a school on a tech-rich world, and after hours on campus, find a mysterious trail… and hints of there being a shadow council involved? Find out more by reading below.

CAST:

CHARTREUSE VERMILION … A mystic teenager (from T&T)

PARA BOLA … A personified quadratic function

ALICE VUNDERLANDE … A woman with eidetic memory and pop culture references

EPISODE INDEX:

1. Taken (Jul 8)

2. Room - or has it? (Jul 22)

3. Cabinet Shuffle (Aug 7)

4. Missing Links (Aug 19)

5. Medical Alert (Sept 2)

6. Strange Cymbals (Sept 16)

7. Jailbreak (Sept 30)

8. Shadow Cat? (Oct 14 Oct 21)

9. Spell Check (Nov 4)

10. Rip Tied (Nov 18)

11. Loose Thred (Dec 2)

12. Self Reflection (Dec 16)

13. A Sam Rang (Dec 30)

14. A Mew Sing (Jan 13)

Story #5 is Concluded.

ɛ PROJECT

WB (Writing Bufferless) presents…

STORY 4: EPSILON DELTA

Every Epsilon story can stand alone. That said, in Story 3, the Epsilon Project ended by shutting down, after the unintended consequences of a vote meant Alice broke the rules. So how can it be back? Well, according to last week’s vote, by being in trouble.

Story 4 of ???

STORY #4:

The Epsilon Station is in trouble, resulting in the reunion of a number of former characters. What is the cause? How can they fix it, assuming they even want to? Is this really enough of a plot, or is this intro going to be rewritten after a few votes? Let’s find out.

CAST:

ROSEMARY THORNE (aka “Rose”) … A musical teenager with Algebra connections

KATHERINE CONWAY (aka “Kat”) … A military man with Pyrokinesis

ALISON VUNDERLANDE (aka “Alice”) … A pop-culture woman with an Eidetic Memory

ALIJDA VAN VLIET (aka “Alison”) … A female hacker with Teleportation

BEAM … A lesbian hologram who somehow became a main character

EPISODE INDEX:

1. Beam & Me, Up  (June 4)

2. How Far She’ll Go  (June 11)

3. State of Confusion  (June 18)

4. Turnabout  (June 25)

5. Holo Victory (July 2)

6. She Loves Me Not (July 9 July 16th?)

7. Goodness Gracious (July 30)

8. The Arm of Fate (Aug 13)

9. Destination: Destiny (Aug 27)

10. See Deuce (Sept 10)

11. Trail Mix (Sept 24)

12. Non Scents (Oct 8)

13. Search and Re-Skew (Nov 5)

14. Tied and True (Nov 26)

15. Rose to the Occasion (Dec 10)

16. Fate’s Wide Wheel (Dec 24)

Story #4 is Concluded.

TIME & TIED

TT (Time & Tied) presents…

STORY 4: RESOLUTION

You can start reading ARC 1 below, no prior knowledge necessary! Or for added context, consider:

In BOOK 1:	In BOOK 2:	In BOOK 3:
A time machine appeared in the present.	Carrie learned she was tied to time.	Timelines were irrevocably altered.

NOW: The time machine is gone, but one huge issue remains… how can Carrie and the others in her high school fight against the future, when that future is Carrie Waterson herself?

INDEX: RESOLUTION

**CAUTION: No graphic language, but some issues involving people being psychologically abusive to minors. See T&T Cast List or WFG Listing.

ARC 1: SEPARATED

4.01: Shrink Rap + Psych Doubt

4.02: Killer Conversation + That’s a Wrap

4.03: Four Part Harmony + Dominant Note

4.04: Leading Tone + The Mediant

4.05: Hi Anxiety + More Questioning

4.06: Bad Signs + New Recruit

4.07: Double Blind + Timeline Five?

ARC 2: MOTIVATED

4.08: Cheer Up + Connecting

4.09: Truth and Consequences + Cross Purposes

4.10: Vanishing Act + Not Forgotten

4.11: Mum’s the Word + Do You Mindy?

4.12: Remaking History + After Effects

4.13: Temporal Alignment + Double Trouble

4.14: Adjustments + Crossing Paths

4.15: Powering Up + Closing The Loop

4.16: Miami is Nice + M.I.A.

4.17: The Plain Truth + Trapped

4.18: Getaway + Future Imperfect (bonus: A Future Darkly)

4.19: Identity Crisis + Timeline Three

ARC 4: TERMINATED

4.20: Fight the Future + Insight the Future

4.21: Reunite the Future + Rewrite the Future

4.22: Storming the Castle + Veni Vidi Veniti

4.23: Nowhere to Run + Timeline Four Redux

4.24: Realignment + Buffy’s Return

4.25: Endgame + Carrie Versus Herself

4.26: The Ultimate Paradox, Resolution, Respite II

Thanks for reading!

TIME & TIED

TT (Time & Tied) presents…

STORY 3: DESTRUCTION

Carrie Waterson’s temporal abilities have awakened. What does this mean for her and her friends during their senior year of high school? More to the point, what happens when your present is someone else’s past?

**CAUTION: No graphic language or violence per se, but some issues involving people being psychologically abusive to minors.

(Listed in Web Fiction Guide. Check out more serials there.)

(For main characters: See T&T CAST LIST.)

(Option: Return to Book 2 or to Book 1.)

INDEX: DESTRUCTION

ARC 1: WITH CHARTREUSE

3.01: Talking to Herself

3.02: New Arrival

3.03: Carrie On

3.04: The Visionaries

3.05: Tope Springs Eternal

ARC 2: WITH THE GROUP

3.06: Mental Strain

3.07: The Mansion

3.08: Tune Up

3.09: Tone Down

3.10: Help Wanted

3.11: See Kings

ARC 3: WITH GLEN

3.12a: Power Struggle 1 3.12b: Power Struggle 2

3.13a: Under Attack 1 3.13b: Under Attack 2

3.14a: The Conspiracy Unfolds 1 3.14b: The Conspiracy Unfolds 2

3.15a: Fragmented Plans 1           3.15b: Fragmented Plans 2

3.16a: Blame Game 1  3.16b: Blame Game 2

3.17a: Banishment 1 3.17b: Banishment 2

ARC 4: WITHOUT

3.18a: Making the Rounds 1 3.18b: Making the Rounds 2

3.19a: Shattered 1 3.19b: Shattered 2

3.20a: Woodlands Detour 1 3.20b: Woodlands Detour 2

3.21a: Woodlands Omen 1 3.21b: Woodlands Omen 2

3.22a: Do You Mind? 1 3.22b: Do You Mind? 2

3.23a: Timeline Four 1 3.23b: Timeline Four 2

(BOOK 4 Online - December 2016)

ɛ PROJECT

WB (Writing Bufferless) presents…

STORY 3: FULL SCALE INVASION

The Epsilon Project, was their last, best place for hope. It failed.

And in a year of serials galore, it becomes something later: A lost quest, graced with mystery.

The year is 2016. The plot, in readers' hands.

STORY #3:

There is a world out there in the multiverse where the people are small, but the problems have become unexpectedly large. Is the appearance of large scale objects a prelude to an invasion? Will employees of “The Epsilon Project” be able to help? And will there ever be more than 10 votes cast from beyond the fourth wall??

CAST:

ALIJDA VAN VLIET (aka “Alison”) … A Depressive Hacker Teleporter

PARA BOLA … A Personified Quadratic Function

KATHERINE CONWAY (aka “Kat”) … A Pyrokinetic Occultist

(For more in-depth character information, see this page.)

EPISODE INDEX:

(Each installment to be roughly 2000 words.)

1.Data Integrity (Feb 28)

2.Kat Scan

3.Whirlpool

4.Small Problem

5.Info Swap

6. BONUS: Tour Ism

6.Fool Me Twice

7.Double Downer

8.Half the Battle

9.PROM, Committee

10.Station Airy

11.Fit for a Queeny

12.Thimbolism

13.Transformation

14.Bad Plan

15.Rescue Strangers

16.Perchance to Dream

17.Firing Line

STORY #3 CONCLUDED!

TIME & TIED

TT (Time & Tied) presents…

STORY 2: ESCALATION

Teenagers have discovered a time machine in the present. Even as they learn that one of them is tied to time, someone tries to completely unravel the past. Secrets become exposed, and when a larger plot is revealed one question remains - can this group of high school students still trust themselves?

(Listed in Web Fiction Guide. Check out more serials there.)

(For main characters: See T&T CAST LIST.)

(For STORY 1: See "Awareness")

**CAUTION: No graphic language, but some issues involving people being psychologically abusive to minors, and depression.

INDEX: ESCALATION

ARC 1: FROM THE PAST

2.01. Missing Piece

2.02. Time Zones

2.03. Flashback

2.04. History Lesson

2.05. Growing Pains

2.06. Search and Rescue

ARC 2: TO THE FUTURE

2.07. Past Meets Future

2.08. Frequent Flyers

2.09. Julie’s Secret  (*publishing Nov 12!)

2.10. Shots Fired

2.11. The Wounded

2.12. Question Everything

ARC 3: TO THE PAST

2.13. Geography and Geometry

2.14. Coming Together

2.15. Recovery Mode

2.16. Reparations

2.17. Rescue Efforts

2.18. Tied in Naughts

ARC 4: FROM THE FUTURE

2.19. Desperate Times

2.20. Turning Point

2.21. Full Circle

2.22. Out of Time

2.23. Respite

BONUS: OutTakes of Time (Feb 26)

END OF BOOK 2

BOOK 3 (“Destruction”) BEGINS BEGAN SUMMER 2016

(STICK AROUND FOR ANOTHER "EPSILON PROJECT"!)

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TIME & TIED

TT (Time & Tied) presents...

STORY 1: AWARENESS

Teenagers discover a time machine in the present. Is it from the future? Can they change the past? More importantly, who can you trust, when everyone seems to be keeping secrets?

(Listed in Web Fiction Guide. Check out more serials there.)

(For main characters: See T&T CAST LIST.)

**CAUTION: Later arcs will involve people being abusive to minors, and depression, if that’s a problem for you. No graphic language.

INDEX: AWARENESS

ARC 1: OF THE DEVICE

1.01. Timely Discovery

1.02. Time Out

1.03. The Plane Truth

1.04. Flight Attendance

1.05. Breakdown

1.06. Welcome Change

ARC 2: OF HER PEERS

1.07. Group Chemistry

1.08. Sound the Alarm

1.09. Present Tense

1.10. Time Doubt

1.11. Phil Doubt

1.12. The Clarke Side

ARC 3: OF HER IMPACT

1.13. Double Takes

1.14. Double Takes, Part II

1.15. With Kaleidoscope Eyes

1.16. And Logical Mind

1.17. Observer Effect

1.18. Dance Dance Revolution

ARC 4: OF HERSELF

1.19. Dance Dance Redux

1.20. Fallout

1.21. Serious Matters

1.22. Locker Up

1.23. Rock Bottom

1.24. Understandings

END OF BOOK 1

BOOK 2 ("Escalation") BEGAN FRI. SEPT 18, 2015

TO BOOK 2 ->

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ɛ PROJECT

WB (Writing Bufferless) presents...

STORY 2: WISH FULFILMENT

SO FAR:

The Epsilon Project. A self-regulating station, tracking right and wrong, located in neutral territory - and manned by “Alice”, aka Alison Vunderlande. It assembled a group of people to deal with a Roman Numeral plot at Big Ben. Now, it has detected another problem.

This is the story of that smallest of the greek letters. The year is 2015. The name of the place, is The Hub.

STORY #2:

The Epsilon Project has determined that an evil object is granting wishes - on a fantasy world. Two people who function well without technology are sent to investigate. Can they get along with each other? Will they find the object, and is it really evil? Also, seriously, who runs this Project??

CAST:

SIMON … A Magician

CHARTREUSE … A Mystic

(For more in-depth character information, see this page.  Each instalment is roughly 2000 words.)

*WARNING: Chartreuse in this story comes from the end of “Time & Tied” Book 4. To totally avoid spoilers, you’ll want to read that first.

EPISODE INDEX:

1. Magic Man

2. Nobody Home

3. Elf Help

4. Pan Handling

5. Deep Thoughts

6. Passed Tents

7. Pink Link

8. Evil Wins

9. Trial and Error

10. Magical Girl

11. Hard Truths

12. Reversal

13. Out of Frying Pan

14. Into Fire

15. Future Tents

16. Alternative Reality

17. Simon’s Travels

STORY #2 CONCLUDED!

ɛ PROJECT

WB (Writing Bufferless) presents...

STORY 1: NUMBERS GAME

PRELUDE:

The epsilon project was their last, best place for hope. A self-regulating station, tracking right and wrong, located in neutral territory. A place for projects of deep mystery, for an unspecified number of humans and aliens. A shining beacon in space-time… all alone in the night. It was the dawn of the third blog of mathtans, the year the great experiment was posted up for all.

This is the story of that smallest of the greek letters. The year is 2014. The name of the place, is The Hub.

STORY #1:

The Epsilon Project has detected that someone is going to destroy all the Roman Numerals of the world. An elite force is assembled to fully diagnose the problem, and then solve it… but how elite are these people, really? And who runs this Project?

CAST:

MASON … A Time Lord

ALISON VAN DER LAND … A Teleporter

PARA … A quadratic function

(For more in-depth character information, see this page.  Each installment is roughly 2000 words.)  

EPISODE INDEX:

1. The Gathering

2. The Hub

3. Her Past

4. IIII

5. No Plan

6. Lead Time

7. Causality

8. Perchance Romance

9. Prepare Yourself

10. Reality Shows

11. Tour de Force

12.  Choose Your Path

STORY #1 CONCLUDED!