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Alright, I had a wee bit of adrenaline withdrawal over the weekend and slept through most of it after half a bottle of wine and some metal. Now may brain feels clearer. My mother has been allowed to keave the intensive care, she is still in the hospital and will be for weeks, but at least now she has her own room and are hooked up to (slightly) less machinery. So far, so good. I took the time today to update my Patreon with a new look, updated text, and new links to the things I have written in the "about" section. One step at a time.

Please ask your questions for last month here! I'm sorry it's late, but... yeah. Life. I'll leave it up for a week or so before answering them.

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athanasynt

Given the irl time passed between Rebirth and Retribution, was the line “Luckily, your legs work fine” in Rebirth an ironic piece of foreshadowing for the car crash in Retribution? Replaying Rebirth and seeing it always makes me laugh.

Unborn Knight

We've seen from the books and a few of your lore posts that a lot of Rangers seem to have their own personal issues, and our current batch of Rangers have room for doubts and may even potentially switch sides. And looking into their characters, it seems all of them needed to join the Rangers due to all the baggage they carry. Which makes me wonder, has there been any Rangers that joined the team because they genuinely wanted to help people, above all else? Or has that always just been a positive side effect?

Chke

Question 1: Did HG's mother blame the other two for the middle brother's death? Question 2: The vibe seems to be that Nocturne is mostly running things these days, but HG's power is the linchpin holding the whole empire together. Is Nocturne afraid that HG would refuse to see someone who can unravel the whole thing as a threat? Question 3: Could Sidestep make someone perceive that they are seeing and talking to a physically present Sidestep? Would any characters prefer that to a disembodied voice in their head? Question 4: Are companies that offer same-sex reproduction services fronts for the Farm? Question 5: Is it possible for Sidestep to not hate Regina?

glitchy-npc

Did you know how to code before making an IF?

FishSticks

Does it bother Ortega that a once-friends-with-Ortega is now a ghost of the past relationship? Do they think Hollow Ground is involved and/or did some brain? washing? Also have you seen the wooly mice? They're adorable

Halfbad

You’ve said in the past that HG has to reenforce the threads of people with strong minds more frequently. Chen has strong mental defences, so how do they go about reapplying the threads without Ortega noticing or being tipped off? The Guardians are Alvarez’s attempt at creating an alternative symbol to the Rangers. Discounting circumstances related to Sidestep’s actions in the future books, would the Guardians ever cause the powers above the Rangers to make adjustments to re-cement their position in LD? And what would they do? If Heartbreak had stopped in an area under another Ranger team’s territory would they have called Ortega in due to the telepathy resistance or gone in on their own? If Ortega had gone would they have been able to bring the same team with them or have to work with the people already from there? Given Resolution 32 is due to end soon have any of the Rangers considered that their status as a government entity might put them into conflict with or make them a threat to LD? In a past Q&A you said Ortega told Chen, who told everyone else Sidestep is the villain in guilty paths. If Chen is also the one who breaks Step out and the two are working together what would Chen do if Step blames Ortega for not helping them escape/holds Ortega solely responsible for their arrest? Would it change if Step admitted they no longer trust Ortega because of it? Would Ortega’s willingness/unwillingness to support Step’s cause affect how Chen would handle it?

billy

I really want to see how things will going will sidestep being given the option to help the Ros? Like paying debt using the regeneration to help them? Could it help to regain arms and legs for chen?

billy

Ace said when shord killed them .... someone will revenge for them .....now it seems like is sidestep i wonder how much future Ace can see ? Like how far and how much details when Ace used their power? Will we learn more about Ace in book 3? Shord said Ace is a lonely soul no one will miss him if he die, is that true?

Zieig

1) In "Telenovela 1.1.1", when Argent jokes with Sidestep saying "from what I've heard you don't mind ${his} hands", does that imply Ortega told her because they're in a polyamorous relationship? As in, Ortega shares those kinds of details with Argent due to their open communication and agreement within the relationship? Or is it something Ortega would also share with other people she's close to? Did she mention it to Argent casually in a conversation where the topic just came up, or did she intentionally bring it up because she specifically wanted to talk about it? 2) When Argent started a relationship with Sidestep—despite having avoided it for a long time—were there reasons beyond just the chemistry between them and the whole fighting dynamic? Considering that, unlike Ortega, Sidestep tends to avoid physical contact and sometimes disappears for a few days, did that make it easier for Argent to maintain the distance she feels more comfortable with, whether because of the nanovores or other personal reasons? 3) Will there be a poly V route with Steel and Julia? 4) Will Sidestep need to be saved in every route, or will they be able to jump to another body and save themselves in some of them? If not, then was it because they were saved before they were desperate enough to do so? 5) In a past Q&A, you mentioned that Anathema didn’t know how to make the acid stronger. But considering how Heartbreak made her do exactly that — and what Sidestep later did with Blaze and Jake — did Sidestep subconsciously learn to mimic Heartbreak, or was it something they developed naturally? And was it the same thing Heartbreak did, or just something similar? 6) Will we be able to choose the gift we're going to give Ortega for her birthday? 7) can it be a new mug?

K. Sanders

Does Ortega listen to music when riding his motorcycle and if so what kind?

jlillian1123 (edited)

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2026-09-08 01:00 I hope your mother fully recovers and that she's past the worst of it. When discussing Herald's black eye from training during coffee, we have the option to have faked an opening. Does Herald realize if we did? If so, how does he feel about it, considering the opening was a throat punch? What does Ortega think if Sidestep has a better relationship with Herald than with Argent? Does their suspicion change anything? You've mentioned in past Q&As that Ortega still holds some resentment towards Chen for delaying them from saving Sidestep, and that if they could do Heartbreak over they would stick close to Sidestep, but Chen would die. If Ortega and Anathema has switched places, would they feel any resentment towards Sidestep for Chen's death? Do they feel any resentment towards Sidestep now for Anathema's death, because Sidestep fell behind? So far, blinded and Argent marks is treated as the same except for flavor text. Will that continue to be the case? Neither the henchman/mob boss team nor Vera & Arde comment about it, so what do they think happened? How did Armadillo communicate with Vera before they taught her the Re-Gene language?
2025-04-13 12:47 I hope your mother fully recovers and that she's past the worst of it. When discussing Herald's black eye from training during coffee, we have the option to have faked an opening. Does Herald realize if we did? If so, how does he feel about it, considering the opening was a throat punch? What does Ortega think if Sidestep has a better relationship with Herald than with Argent? Does their suspicion change anything? You've mentioned in past Q&As that Ortega still holds some resentment towards Chen for delaying them from saving Sidestep, and that if they could do Heartbreak over they would stick close to Sidestep, but Chen would die. If Ortega and Anathema has switched places, would they feel any resentment towards Sidestep for Chen's death? Do they feel any resentment towards Sidestep now for Anathema's death, because Sidestep fell behind? So far, blinded and Argent marks are treated as the same except for flavor text. Will that continue to be the case? On that note, neither the henchman/mob boss team nor Vera & Arde comment about it, so what do they think happened? How did Armadillo communicate with Vera before they taught her the Re-Gene language?

I hope your mother fully recovers and that she's past the worst of it. When discussing Herald's black eye from training during coffee, we have the option to have faked an opening. Does Herald realize if we did? If so, how does he feel about it, considering the opening was a throat punch? What does Ortega think if Sidestep has a better relationship with Herald than with Argent? Does their suspicion change anything? You've mentioned in past Q&As that Ortega still holds some resentment towards Chen for delaying them from saving Sidestep, and that if they could do Heartbreak over they would stick close to Sidestep, but Chen would die. If Ortega and Anathema has switched places, would they feel any resentment towards Sidestep for Chen's death? Do they feel any resentment towards Sidestep now for Anathema's death, because Sidestep fell behind? So far, blinded and Argent marks are treated as the same except for flavor text. Will that continue to be the case? On that note, neither the henchman/mob boss team nor Vera & Arde comment about it, so what do they think happened? How did Armadillo communicate with Vera before they taught her the Re-Gene language?

Edward Conner

1 So who in the main cast listens to NSYNC? My brother's been annoying me with them since their first album. 2 who's a metalhead? And what kind of metal? 3 Does Danny go Bigfoot hunting from time to time? I want to know if my headcannon of him taking vacations to hunt cryptids is actually canonical.

Sunny

Hiya. Hope your mom and you are doing great Malin, or at least get better from here on! This question might be a bit weird considering he is a RO but could be grow to have a Parent - Child relationship with Mentor Daniel like Ortega had with Hood? The 'reluctant parent figure' potential is too much to not be acknowledge For the funsies, will Sidestep "don't notice me" trick ever be brought up to the ROs? If not, then what would they think of the trick especially when realizing it was the main reason why attractive/charming Sidestep oddly never seem to catch people's attention (Not like many people knew their face but anyhoho)

billy

Can you tell us more the puppet? Like what make him want to kill us ? How many Couse will affect his attitude to us?

Sunny

If it's not too late, quick question. Was reading previous Q&A and something came to mind: will we be able to see any ROs, particularly Ortega, have a crash out? By crash out I mean lose it in a moment of unfiltered rage.

All Blue

What is it about snakes that Daniel doesn’t like? Did HG ever see a therapist about their sibling’s death?