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Chapter 1: The Songbird

Frail firelight stretched across the drawing room floor, over black brogues and stockings, grasping at coattails and gowns of ruffled satin. The roar of revelry had softened as the night turned our faces to shadow. In its place was a mix of bleary-eyed banter, slow music, wisecracks, and sweet whispers. In these late hours, people became simple shapes—too tipsy for false faces or tired courtesy. I had retired to the bar, hoping a glass or two might soften my edges as well…

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Chapter 3: Leona

The sky flashed as cargo and debris tumbled in and out of sight. The wind rushed past as bursts of rain drew wild streaks against my visor. I didn’t hear a sound. A lifetime lay between each precious second. A bolt of lightning lit up the sky, and I spotted Rose’s splayed silhouette a hundred feet below. I tightened my form and felt the wind race past a bit faster. It wasn’t enough. I took a deep breath and clicked my heels—once—twice. The suit’s ankle thrusters ignited, and two cool jets sent me hurtling downward. The gap between us began to close rapidly—sixty feet, forty, twenty. We broke through the clouds…

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Game Documents

Created Using Adobe Photoshop and Artbreeder

Original Game Story Design Outline

A Martian settlement sends a crew of its finest on a voyage back to Earth after two centuries of radio silence from the homeworld in a mission titled Cybele 2. Prior research shows that nuclear detonations across the planet have bathed its atmosphere in perpetual electromagnetic pulsations, disabling any electronics and shunting any unlikely remnants of the planet back to the Iron Age…

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Artwork by Andrew Deporter

Game Design Document Outline

Platehead is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Players take control of Platehead, a soldier of the United Tableware Forces, who is characterized by his plate head and cutlery appendages. After being left for dead by his kitchen unit, Platehead must battle his way through the war-torn provinces of The Island Counter and Dinette District through the rotten Food Federation who seek to conquer the entire kitchen…

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Artwork by Anthony Nguyen

Narrative Visual Transition and Story Outline

It was a chilly autumn night at Gunston Hall. A harsh wind rattled the copper leaves, as freezing rain swept over the estate grounds. Two cloaked figures braved the downpour, purpose etched in each sodden step as they made their way up the lantern-lit stone path. Under cover of the hall’s portico, Thomas Jefferson tucked his sopping tricorne beneath his arm and rapped at the door…

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Short Stories

The Case of Mathews - View PDF

Victoria and Ailbe - View PDF

Irish Bars and Stylish Scars - View PDF

Other Work

Hands - View PDF

FAQ Poem - View PDF

Gaia 16 - Twine Link