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[discocritic]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

after months of unease brewing throughout the zones and a few too-quiet weeks spent on low-risk supply runs, the fabulous four visit a junkyard full of scrap parts and old tech. there, each of them receive portions of a vision that, when combined and realized, takes them on a pilgrimage past even the outermost zones—into the wastelands and beyond.

it's been yet another long while... but i'm happy to announce that i've just posted a 13k danger days fic on ao3! i had to wait a while to get this one up and running because it was included in the danger days big bang physical zine edition, but now that everyone’s getting their orders shipped, we’ve been set free to post and can share it with the world. please enjoy, and let me know what you think!

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[ontheknifesedge]

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[discocritic]

here's my take on the helium wars and the analog wars, which danger days canon delightfully decides not to expound upon literally like. at all:

before everything went to shit and the global superpowers of the pre-better living industries era were simply chugging along, mass-producing new technology and consuming massive amounts of energy, there was a sudden helium shortage. while most of this history is lost to time, it's thought that this one defect in the global supply chain launched a series of foreign intelligence conflicts and introduced a general suspicion of corporate and government agencies. somehow, better living industries rose out of the remains of a powerful conglomerate and made a name for itself as the proponent for a new and improved future.

about two decades after this, total war broke out across the entire globe. initially, the fighting involved nuclear destruction and the newest wartime technology, but after years of conflict with many corporations--which are now the chief forces driving the war after the fall of many countries' governments--war tactics devolved back into the "analog" methods of trench warfare. the analog wars themselves were actually multiple different instances of this kind of fighting, as the conflicts eventually became scattered around the globe as more and more of civilized society was destroyed and previously-developed cities became nothing more than wastelands.

when nearly all of what used to be the united states was wiped out, leaving only smoldering remnants of what used to be huge settlements, better living industries rose up out of the ashes and established a looming presence in the general area of pre-war los angeles. they channeled all of their energy into building up a powerful, advanced-tech regime, satiating their new citizens with promises of an improved, state-of-the-art new way of living. they kept everyone within the city limits with half-baked rumors of deadly radiation, bloodthirsty desert inhabitants, and the general fear of the remains of the unknown. out of the public eye, however, they were attempting to subdue the residents of what they deemed the "zones of radiation" or the "zones of destruction"-- depending on what records you read--and to find ways to force the desert wasteland into becoming a vast energy generator for the city. of course, this didn't work, and much of their progress was abandoned as they finally retreated back into the well-defined area of battery city. every so often, though, they still send their draculoid patrols or fearsome exterminators out to patrol the desert and put down any traces of what might one day turn into a revolution.

[discocritic]

i think better living industries technology is mostly sleek, shiny, and futuristic. think clean, white edges and smooth, gleaming surfaces--more hard angles than rounded ends. there are some retro-tech influences though, like kobra kid's power glove. while nobody knows the true origin of those types of devices, one thing's for sure: you sure don't want to be on the receiving end of one of those high-powered grip activations!

[discocritic]

here's my take on the helium wars and the analog wars, which danger days canon delightfully decides not to expound upon literally like. at all:

before everything went to shit and the global superpowers of the pre-better living industries era were simply chugging along, mass-producing new technology and consuming massive amounts of energy, there was a sudden helium shortage. while most of this history is lost to time, it's thought that this one defect in the global supply chain launched a series of foreign intelligence conflicts and introduced a general suspicion of corporate and government agencies. somehow, better living industries rose out of the remains of a powerful conglomerate and made a name for itself as the proponent for a new and improved future.

about two decades after this, total war broke out across the entire globe. initially, the fighting involved nuclear destruction and the newest wartime technology, but after years of conflict with many corporations--which are now the chief forces driving the war after the fall of many countries' governments--war tactics devolved back into the "analog" methods of trench warfare. the analog wars themselves were actually multiple different instances of this kind of fighting, as the conflicts eventually became scattered around the globe as more and more of civilized society was destroyed and previously-developed cities became nothing more than wastelands.

when nearly all of what used to be the united states was wiped out, leaving only smoldering remnants of what used to be huge settlements, better living industries rose up out of the ashes and established a looming presence in the general area of pre-war los angeles. they channeled all of their energy into building up a powerful, advanced-tech regime, satiating their new citizens with promises of an improved, state-of-the-art new way of living. they kept everyone within the city limits with half-baked rumors of deadly radiation, bloodthirsty desert inhabitants, and the general fear of the remains of the unknown. out of the public eye, however, they were attempting to subdue the residents of what they deemed the "zones of radiation" or the "zones of destruction"-- depending on what records you read--and to find ways to force the desert wasteland into becoming a vast energy generator for the city. of course, this didn't work, and much of their progress was abandoned as they finally retreated back into the well-defined area of battery city. every so often, though, they still send their draculoid patrols or fearsome exterminators out to patrol the desert and put down any traces of what might one day turn into a revolution.

[discocritic]

i think battery city is surrounded by an enormous domed force field. better living technology is probably advanced enough that most of the citizens aren't even aware of it--after all, what business do they have trying to leave? for anyone that does need access to the zones, there's four heavily-guarded maintenance tunnels equidistant from each other on the outskirts of the districts--north, south, east, and west. only two of the tunnels are operable these days, but you'd have to be extra lucky to even make it through all of the drac checkpoints inside.

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[ontheknifesedge]

hour past time but colored version coming right up!

[ontheknifesedge]

CHARM PREORDERS OPEN!

alright friends, thank you guys for the responses on my interest check! i’ve decided it’s worth it to open preorders for my mousekat charm! check out my shop listing HERE!

charms are $13 + $5 shipping, and preorders will end at midnight on July 1st! charms are expected to ship by the end of July at the latest, though i will of course let folks know if there are any delays. if i don’t get at least 10 orders by the end of the preorder period i will be refunding everyone’s money! i really appreciate the enthusiasm people have shown for these & i hope y’all will consider purchasing one!

[ontheknifesedge]

Extending the preorder period through the end of next week!

[ontheknifesedge]

one week left for preorders!

[discocritic]

haven’t been on tumblr in a while but if ur publishing more stuff to ao3 i am THERE

HIIIII i think that i probably Will go ahead and do it! mid-terms are coming up so it might take a week or two but honestly i'd love to share some of my unpublished stuff w ppl that want to read it. i'll probably post a link here when that's done too!

[discocritic]

okay i actually don't know if anybody is still left to care BUT hello to whoever remains from my old danger days audience... i just realized i have at least 40k of unpublished bits of writing that i could clean up, transform into oneshots, and post on ao3. SO...

would you be interested in reading some of my previously-unpublished dd fics?

yes

no

Voting ended onOct 4, 2023

[discocritic]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Summary: While on a routine trip through the Zones, Jet Star finds a boy all alone in need of immediate help. Instead of parting ways afterward, Jet and the boy form an unlikely companionship.

here’s an old piece of a fic (originally it was going to be longer but i never finished it) i was writing back in like 2021 that i found and was convinced to publish! just in case anyone that’s still active in dd is still following this account <3 

[discocritic]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Summary: While on a routine trip through the Zones, Jet Star finds a boy all alone in need of immediate help. Instead of parting ways afterward, Jet and the boy form an unlikely companionship.

here’s an old piece of a fic (originally it was going to be longer but i never finished it) i was writing back in like 2021 that i found and was convinced to publish! just in case anyone that’s still active in dd is still following this account <3