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Necroepilogos, armatus - 8.8 (Patreon)

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2023-10-26 14:53:31
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2026-09
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Pira's been holding out on her Commander, keeping deep secrets; what was The Fortress, Pira? What did you try to build, out there in the ashes?

Last chapter of the arc, I think! I always write these posts just before I start drafting, so right now I'm not 100% certain, but I am prrrrretty sure this is it, and with the next chapter we will be onto arc 9. (Okay, actually, no! Turned out that Pira had a hell of a lot more to say than I expected, so arc 8 is going to one additional chapter, 8.9, next chapter!)Time for Elpida to keep her word to the rest of her comrades. But! First! I know not every patron frequents the discord channel or checks other parts of the site, so I wish to share with you this incredible artwork of Pheiri, drawn by sporktown heroine over on the discord server. There's another reader currently working on a gigantic virtual lego model of him, but that's not quite ready yet.

In the meantime, onward we go, back to the ruins of the endless corpse-city.

https://necroepilogos.net/2023/10/26/armatus-8-8/

Password is: facere

Epub version is also attached!

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Kennyevilmonkey

Something I've been wondering about: Is there anyone that had tried living off of just that nano-mould that grows everywhere. I know it's not very nutritional for them, but what if there are those that changed to become like slugs or something and just spend ever hour of there day slowly moving about and feeding on the nano-mould... ever since that stuff was first mentioned, I imagined that there would be at least a few people that would break and end up going down that kind of path. Or hell, even changing so they can eat bricks or something considering that everything is made of nanos now. Just a weird thought...

HY

Yeah! Serin actually mentioned this, back in the chapter where she provided Elpida's group with a bunch of severed heads. She implied that those who decide to try surviving off the omnipresent nano-mould very rapidly run into energy problems with maintaining higher-order functions and the like. The implication of changing into slow grazers is intentional! But, such creatures would be unlikely to survive against other predators unless they're capable of defending themselves.

Kennyevilmonkey

Ah, I must have missed that. Maybe they could make themselves poisonous or something or grow hard shells... wonder if a nanomachine poison or neurotoxin would even be possible? Would it be like ingesting a computer virus or some reprogrammed nanos that eat someone from the inside out... Although it would definitely be dificult to develop these sort of defences if they have nothing but mould for fuel. Like expecting a Kuala to evolve to grow toxic spikes. Still a fun thought experiment though.

HY

I've spent a lot of time behind the scenes sketching out thought experiments like this, evolutionary directions that nanomachine zombies might take, especially beyond the graveworm line! As for poisons or neurotoxins, they would also be simulated via nanomachines, so ... in theory they would work? This is a fascinating question. How much is simulation and how much is not?

E_Traveler

That is a spicy conversation. I like it. So much lore, too.

HY

Glad you enjoyed this one, thank you! Yes, this whole conversation was very intense and charged, Pira's carrying a lot of weight. And a lore dump, haha, yes! I always try to make sure that 'lore' or exposition is weaved into the story as part of characterisation and dialogue, so I'm glad this part was enjoyable.