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Eric
is 24% done
Once they got to the non-human part it became much better. The character is a bit dumb, but OK. However, they've now shifted to a human POV character for several chapters, and the human has an annoying, incompetent friend named Felix. And she's a bit of a mess, too. And there's a mustache twirling villain money lender. This part is significantly worse.
— Feb 01, 2026 03:08PM
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Eric
is 88% done
Another trauma stop: triggered by Marcus getting drunk on coffee. Is the trigger: people losing control, people acting foolish (my current best guess), or people using drugs/being drugged.
— Feb 07, 2026 05:21PM
Eric
is 26% done
Now it's back to the MC. Two instances of "dumb": 1. He still hasn't accepted his alien nature and death. "Home is on earth with his friends." 2. He's getting beaten by goblin hybrids because of their capabilities. But he doesn't eat the dead and produce his own units with those capabilities.
— Feb 01, 2026 03:24PM
Eric
is 24% done
Pronounces Marquis as "mar-kwiss". Dagobert as DAG-o-beart
My discriminatory upbringing raises its head again.
— Feb 01, 2026 03:14PM
My discriminatory upbringing raises its head again.
Eric
is starting
I've had to trauma-stop three times so far and the book is in its third scene. I wonder if I'll be able to finish.
— Jan 31, 2026 11:04AM
