Wine, Venison, and Homecoming
At the Marmaduke homestead, Matt juggles venison, wine, and family as T’mari teases, Angelina laughs, and T’monn arrives to a table already full.
Media Interview
Main Story
Love, Blood, and Country Roads
On a Missouri backroad, Matt Marmaduke and T’mari face blood, banter, and an unexpected deer strike—proving love endures even in the mess.
Main Story
The Tech Weenie and the High Lord
Matt Marmaduke summons Calvas Win for an unexpected job interview—pizza, trust, and a future as chief of intelligence for the Freehold and the V’ren.
Main Story
Mall and Polly Find Common Ground
In the Homestead sitting room, Mall shares memories of Tw’shen as Polly reaches for friendship, bridging human and V’ren worlds with quiet honesty.
Side Quest
Furniture, Fridges, and the Future
The morning after the gala finds Matt and T’mari navigating groceries, grilled cheese, and a growing sense of shared future. She’s taking over his kitchen, he’s offering her his home—and together, they’re redefining what it means to move forward without erasing the past.
Loose Signals
A Night for Optics and Oaths
At a university gala in Columbia, Matt dons a barong to honor his roots, while T’mari navigates the politics of academia with poise, charm—and a hidden plan to earn her doctorate in first contact protocols before Matt finds out.
Loose Signals, Side Quest
Little Rabbit and the Breakfast Rebellion
In a quiet Columbia morning, Matt and T’mari trade heat for humor, coffee for memory, and a cultural breakfast for a light-hearted war on tradition. It’s not the Freehold—but it might just be home.
Side Quest
Rules and Roles
As Angelina lays down Freehold expectations, Mall finds herself not just welcomed—but claimed—as an apprentice in the tradition of V’ren mentorship, officially beginning her path as a L’erin under M’resta Angelina.
Side Quest
House Rule 83
Date: June 8, 2440 Time: 5:45 AM “I would have made coffee, but don’t know how,” L’tani said when she
Main Story
The Myth of Matt and Mittens the Murder Kitty
Storms roll in as Matt and T’mari retreat for the evening—into comfort, confession, and connection. Between shared ribs, remembered ghosts, and one stubborn bobcat, they lay the foundations of a life lived forward. If intimacy is a form of governance, this is one of Matt’s most honest acts of rule.
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Meta / Author’s Notes
Shared Stars, Divergent Orbits
Space opera and science fiction share the cosmos but differ in tone, scope, and style. Discover where their orbits align—and where they part.
Appendix / Technical Notes
The Beacon Network
Explore the ancient beacon network left by the Progenitors—sleek, self-maintaining nodes that span centuries, and their salvaged counterparts, clunky yet durable, still lining the slow lanes of interstellar space. This post charts message delays from lunar impulses to the distant Galactic Core, revealing how centuries of wear have woven a patchwork of fast trunks and dusty spokes across the galaxy.