Thaumaturgical Expert

in very, very early drafts of the story the Tria Prima were supposed to have magic formes and transformations
it was swiftly done away with

See? Like I said. Three of them. There they are.

never mind I have to try and get a different license now

working on chapter 4 steadily, AMA

yes, I chose the AOSTH Robotnik fit bc it has the same colors of the Magnum Opus just like Edward Elric's design does. And yes she loses her arm and pinky as a bit of an homage, fuck with me

painterly illustration of Sheptilah by Sony_Shock emulating Madame X.

Edward Elric

I think they'd hate each other, personally, but would have a begrudging respect.

Public Execution: STC Robotnik, Pre SGW Robotnik, Paramount Gerald, Zobotnik and Eggman Nega Life imprisonment with hard labor: SATAM Robotnik and Underground Robotnik On thin ice: 06 Eggman, Robotina, Modern game Eggman from the 2000s which is a blistering take from Tilly, Dr. Deep "I can fix him:" Post SGW Eggman, Sonic X Eggman, OVA Robotnik, Mr. Dr. Eggman, Classic Eggman Married with kids: Dr. Done-it, IDW Eggman, AOSTH Robotnik, Boom Eggman, Modern game Eggman post 2010 Is a kid thus ineligible for this list: Dr. Don't, Robotnik Jr, Dr. Babble (but she'd love them like a mom would love them she's very fond of children) Uninterested in any way: STC Kintobor, Paramount Robotnik, Archie Kintobor and Gerald Robotnik

For fun I made a tierlist of Eggmans/Robotniks from Sheptilah's perspective

A screenshot of a Google Doc that reads as follows: • STC #125 gives the year as ‘98, meaning it uses the real-world calendar • R.B.R. lasts from STC #9 (September 18th, 1993) until #100 (March 19th, 1997) • First Robotnik War lasts from (the events of) AS #0 (July 1993) to AS #50 (June 12th, 1997) • First Robotnik War was a ten-year-conflict, per Archie timeline; R.B.R. would have presumably lasted four years, assuming it runs on real-world time • R.B.R. can therefore be assumed to be the period where Robotnik exerted “total control” over Mobian territories Therefore: • First Robotnik War (formally) begins July ‘91(?) •R.B.R. commences September ‘91, two months later • R.B.R. ends March ‘97 (duration: 3 years 8 months) • First Robotnik War ends in Mobian victory w/the destruction of Egg Carrier II December 2001 (duration: ten years, 5 months)

ArmIa does what Sega’s lore team don’t (acknowledge other entries into the franchise + create a formalized Sonic series timeline that doesn’t just ignore/retcon stuff that’s too difficult to fit in)

Fixed the little typos and formatting errors I missed in the first 3 chapters

I updated chapter 3! archiveofourown.org/works/495608...

Receptionik typing at her word processor.

converting my handwritten notes into a google sheet... please hold

I bought giant binder clips to use less of these lol

a man dressed as a tactical banana. Peace was never an option.

Something like 25 colorful binders of printed books, reference sheets and articles that are helping me write this fic I think I enjoy the research more than the writing

Fixing the bibliography
I also got this fun French style paper that helps me put more notes on a single sheet rather than having a binder of sheets

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please note that Alchemy takes place in 2017 so the years are adjusted accordingly
thank you to @timetrialsfic.bsky.social for helping set this up last year

this also means I can't use anything from BOC's The Symbol Remains!!! Every chapter title is a BOC song AND A SONG ON THAT ALBUM?
god hates me

Alchemy takes place in 2017
simpler times man
but this means I can't use music from after 2017
sorry Lady Gaga's Abracadabra

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He has Bluesky now @joeadok.bsky.social

writing a character from Sumer being brought suddenly to the future and interacting with modern technology is really funny

she doesn't know what paper is but she understood pixels when someone said 'it's like a tiny mosaic'

Downloaded 30 new books to read about the fertile crescent 😳

I like to put some of my notes on AO3 in the commentary at the end of a chapter but I think that sometimes fucks up the flow of a piece
do readers generally like those little bonuses or do you prefer it stays off the page?