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@tapewolf.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:16 AM

Ernst asks the big question in Innocence, Guilt and Change.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/ernst.php?st...

Hark assures Aisha that they can afford the compensation.

Hark: "Thanks to some generous donations from the King and his people, we can afford it. So do with it as you will, Risen... no guilt attached."

Ernst: "Seriously, you DO deserve it... I can't thank you enough for saving my life..."

Ernst: "But I still wanna know why you ever WOULD.  That is, if you'll say..."

Aisha does not answer immediately and sips her ale, gathering her thoughts

Aisha: (I don't know if I'll EVER get over my apprehension of Demons...)

Aisha: (It's taking all my being not to get up and walk away right now.)
Aisha: "How can I put this...?"

Aisha: (The line between good and evil, light and dark... It gets blurrier each time I think about it.)
@tapewolf.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 9:05 PM

I have a bad case of con crud, so flats-only for tonight, will hopefully catch up on it later.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/epsilon.php?...

(If Nact'Larn is killed off in DMFA these pages may mysteriously vanish)

The Nact'Larn 'cubi folds their arms and stares back at Daryil irritably

Peafowl: "What do you WANT, Daryil?"
Daryil: "LORD Daryil. I'd like to speak with your mistress."

Peafowl: "Oh no, no, NO! The matter is CLOSED! You may NOT open any of your adult flapjack bars in Nact'Larn territory!"

Daryil: "It's not about that. If Taun hasn't told her already, she needs to know what I've discovered."

Peafowl: "If you think my Lady will willingly speak to you after LAST TIME..."

Nact'Larn Herself suddenly pushes in

Nact'Larn: "I will speak with Daryil. He UNDERSTANDS lust."

Daryil: "It's true... we both like our men."
@tapewolf.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 12:17 PM

It's easy to forget Jakob and Daxxon are an item, because Jakob is usually in the thick of things and very busy.
This is a brief moment of calm in The Bounty Project.

Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/bounty.php?s...
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Jakob and Daxxon lie together on a couch in the Jayhawk Cybernetics base.  They are both wearing black latex catsuits.

Jakob: "...And that's it. I'm hoping we can get it fixed quickly, but in the meantime I need to visit Fairwater. Want to come too?"

Daxxon: "Is it safe...? I mean, are WE likely to get bounties as well?"

Jakob: "So far it seems to be adventurers only. I THINK we're safe..."

At that moment the door opens and Daryil waltzes in, ruining the mood and annoying Jakob no end

Daryil: "Oooh! Catsuits! Is it sexy-time...?"

Both: "...YES."

Daryil: "SWEET! Well, when you're done, I hear you're going to Fairwater. I need to go too. Want a lift...?"
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:44 PM

We're still running late, but in the interest of keeping the story moving, here's the lines for The Bounty Project. Colour will follow at some point.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/bounty.php?s...

Jakob tries to get a feel for what may be going wrong with Adventurenet.

Jakob: "These bounties... are they paid out? Is money actually changing hands?"
Steve: "Yes, it's held in escrow."

R-ALF: "Escrow?"
Olaf: "The guild wants to be sure they'll be paid, but the client wants to be sure we won't just run off with the money. So a third party, usually a bank, holds the payment."

Jakob: "Some moron put a bounty on his friend for shits and giggles. For a million gold dollars, I think it was."

Jakob: "Said friend lost their head in short order, and of course the prankster didn't have that kind of money in the first place."

Jakob: "He'd not only defrauded the guild and broke contract, but he'd also tricked them into murdering an innocent man. So he was taken to the back room, and hanged like a rogue adventurer. Guilds take things like that VERY seriously."

Jakob: "So we rapidly added support for escrow. That stopped the pranks, as the average guy on the street has to pay upfront for bounty they take out. This... it looks equally serious. I'd better go visit the King."
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 10:34 PM

Xerian and company get a special delivery from Bob.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/xerian2.php?...

Xerian and Quirk discuss how they can sabotage the ship's cloaking device.

Xerian: "So, how long will it take you to learn about the cloaking device systems?"
Quirk: "There is a catch. Two, really."

Quirk: "Firstly, since the interesting stuff is on a separate network, we'll need to go to a specific location to access the appropriate data jack. So we'll risk detection just by going there. Hopefully, we'll only encounter a few patrol robots, if we're lucky."

Quirk: "Secondly, while I'm actually hacking the ship, I'll be in a trance-like state. So far I've deliberately stuck to easy targets or bailed out if I can't break through the defences quickly. But finding out about an entire topic like this... that will take time."

Lautrec: "You'll need us to guard you. Xerian won't be much good in a tussle, but he CAN at least warn you while I deal with our enemies, or at least hold them o-"

A blue flash appears behind Xerian, and they all stare at it.

Quirk: "What the..."

When the flash has dissipated, they find Niall lying in a heap on the floor.
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 11:56 PM

Helps if you remember to upload these things, doesn't it?

Daryil reaches out in The Epsilon Project.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/epsilon.php?...

A seductive peafowl 'Cubi appears.

Peafowl: "Welcome to Nact'larn services... We make your fantasies reality! How can I help you...?"

Peafowl: "...Oh.  It's YOU again. How did you get this number?"

Daryil: "Found it in Tatala. They still have phone booths there."
Peafowl: "So...?"

Daryil: "So I went round all of them and wrote down the numbers marked 'for a good time call xxxx'."

Daryil: "Then I tried them all one by one, and here we are!"

Daryil: "Though it IS going to look REALLY weird on our corporate phone bill..."
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 12:51 PM

Jakob finds out why he's been invited in The Bounty Project.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/bounty.php?s...

Steve brings the meeting back on track

Steve: "Right. The next order of business is AdventureNet. Someone's apparently hacked into it, and is now setting up fake bounties on our adventurers."

Jakob: "I see. Hence my invitation here today."
Olaf: "Quite. Jayhawk won the tender to write and maintain it. That makes AdventureNet YOUR puppy, and you need to ensure it hasn't gone rabid."

Steve: "Several people have lost their heads. Some slain for the bounty, others executed for murdering their fellows."

Jakob covers his eyes with gloved hands in despair

Jakob: "Shit, shit, SHIT!"
Jakob: "Maybe we should shut it down for maintenance until we fix the problem?"

Daniel: "Fairwater considered that, but it would also prevent us from bringing the culprit to justice."

Josh: "Worse, they'd know we were on to them and switch tactics. He recommended warning the guildmasters privately, while we quietly investigate the problem."
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 7:14 PM

Quirk explains why the Emperor's ship is a security nightmare in Xerian 2.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/xerian2.php?...

Xerian still doesn't understand why Quirk is so good at breaking into the ship's computers

Xerian: "But THAT doesn't make sense either! Surely they'd have proofed it against their OWN side's hacking tools, right...?"
Quirk: "You'd THINK so, wouldn't...?"

Quirk: "Imagine if you will... Or if you CAN... that's you're an insane tyrant dedicated to wiping out inferior members of the protogen race to help 'purify' it."

Quirk: "You're going to find out, that after eliminating or imprisoning the deviants who don't fit your ideals, that you won't have a great time maintaining technological superiority, because it turns out the folks who are best at that kind of thing tend to be a bit ODD. Non-conforming."

Quirk: "And it gets worse, because if someone DOES spot a problem in that environment, reporting it risks being singled out as a troublemaker and demoted or executed."
Quirk: "When all your engineers are too afraid to look for security holes, the data network is going to start resembling a sieve."

Lautrec: "That tracks. We cyberjags were originally designed by a totalitarian regime. I've heard stories from older brothers who lived under that system."

Lautrec: "It was BRUTAL, and technology evolved slowly unless it was for a specific aim, like making a bunch of disposable feline guards to patrol a military base."
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 1:09 PM

Aisha and Hark have a few last matters to sort out now the dust has settled in Innocence, Guilt and Change.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/ernst.php?st...

Back in the guildhall, Aisha is drinking some ale before moving on.  Suddenly there is a loud 'clunk' and a large bag of coin lands on her table.

Hark: "Hey, DeCabre... this is for you."

Aisha: "What would that be fore, amiga? I kinda let the bounty target go, if you recall..."

Hark: "Yeah... you saved his life, in fact. And you helped us bring down most of the REAL criminals."

Hark: "I think that on behalf of my guild, you deserve compensation for that lost bounty, just as we originally agreed."
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 8:38 PM

Julei is still dealing with bureaucracy in The Epsilon Project.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/epsilon.php?...

Julei is starting to panic over the delays

Julei: "Look, we have to get there as soon as we can. Come with us and call up your superious on the way if you like, we could use the backup. But please, PLEASE don't delay us any further!"

Forester: "That'll work. Are all of you Jyraneth?"

Julei: "Ja'Fell... Technically Nick and I are rebel Jyraneth. Josh is unaffiliated. Salomere Dynari is my daughter-in-law and like Nick, she was born after the sacking of Harla'Keth."

Forester: "And have any of you committed crimes, or now intend to commit crimes, against the Kamei'Sin clan or any of their allies...?"
Julei: "I did, but that's ancient history. We are allies of Daryil, hand-picked by him for this mission, and he can vouch for us."

Forester: "I'll have to confirm that."

Josh: "Are you REALLY a forester? You sound more like a customs and immigration official at an airport."

Forester: "I was a student, okay...? I needed the money."
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 6:51 PM

Quirk's origins as a System Shock OC become evident in Xerian II.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/xerian2.php?...

Quirk ponders the problems ahead of them

Quirk: "Meanwhile, we still don't know how to use the teleporter to escape. And even more urgently, we don't even know HOW the cloaking device works and therefore, how to sabotage it."

Quirk: "We don't want to end up disabling the life support! But, I MAY be able to extract this information."
Xerian: "Please... don't T-TORTURE anyone!"

Quirk: "Actually, I intend to hack into the ship's computers. No point in making trouble if I can get what I need some other way. Also, people tend to lie under torture."

Xerian: "If this ship was designed by your lot, how come you're so good at breaking into it? Are you a hacking expert?"

Quirk: "It's included in the combat suite on my implants. They're not just for killing people opposed to the Emperor, there's full tooling for hacking and electronic warfare."

Quirk: "Some of the ship's systems ARE hardened, but I've been breaking into things almost from day one."
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 8:51 PM

Red tape gets in the way of saving the realm, as usual in The Epsilon Project.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/epsilon.php?...

The forester looks horrified and raises his axe again

Forester: "You... you're JYRANETH 'Cubi?!"

Julei: "No, no, no! I mean, yes... I was ONCE, and Nick was born into the clan through no fault of his own. But we all reject her UTTERLY!"

Julei: "I TOLD you - we don't WANT her back! She'll DESTROY us if she finds us! We came here, at great personal risk, to stop anyone trying to revive her, and that job just got a LOT harder!"

Forester: "I'll have to report this. Wait here."
Julei: "NO! We don't have time for this!"

Julei: "If those two maniacs are digging up the crazy hag, we have to STOP them!"

Forester: "Do you really think they COULD?"
Julei: "Do you really want to RISK it?"
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 12:05 PM

Aisha finishes her life updates in The Bounty Project.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/bounty.php?s...

Aisha finishes up her life history.

Aisha: "Then there were the crashes as the adventuring market collapsed. I was out of work, but not for long. I used to be a skilled healer... Now, with the power of the Creature I could do that even better. It helped take the sting out of it."

Aisha: "And that is that. I am Aisha DeCabre, once known as The Risen. If you will have me as a probationary adventurer, I will be proud to offer my services. But I can look elsewhere if you prefer."

Steve: "Well... Perhaps I WAS a little hasty. Now that I know the whole story... probation might still be for the best, especially given Mary's unpredictability."
Mary: "Thanks!"

Steve: "...But it will be a far shorted period than I originally thought. Welcome aboard, Aisha."
Aisha: "I thank you. I will do my best for this guild."

Aisha: "After that trip into my past, I would be tempted to ask about Jakob's doings, but I know much of them already. Since his master's ascension, he has been thrust into the spotlight."

Jakob: "I could have done without that attention, though at least I've been able to set the record straight about Johan Cross, finally."
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 6, 2026, 12:56 PM

Illiath is given some much-needed encouragement in The Epsilon Project.
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/epsilon.php?...

Illiath is still worried about her missing students

Illiath: "So... Do you have a plan to rescue them...?"
Daryil: "Not yet. My avatar with The Prof is still gathering information."

Daryil: "Look, Illie, I know Syd, Richard and Sheila are your students and I realise you're in a difficult situation with them, but please do try to remain calm."

Daryil: "In fact, you should probably let the rest of your students know. If your school is remotely like SAIA, the place will be ablaze with rumours."

Illiath: "You're right. Those three ARE my students, and yes, I AM worried about them. But at the same time... they're not the only students in need of my aid, and I've been guilty of neglecting the others."

Daryil: "Attagirl!"
Illiath: "But... if you DO learn anything, you will let me know, right...?"

Daryil: "Of course! You just go out there and knock 'em dead! I need to make a call..."
@tapewolf.bsky.socialSep 5, 2026, 10:43 AM

Even a lordship cannot save you from some crimes, as Amadeus finds out in Innocence, Guilt and Change. (CW: implied death)
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Previous pages are here: projectfuturecomic.com/ernst.php?st...

Dusk. A gallows has been set up, and Lord Amadeus stands on a crate with a noose around his neck. The two guards from Chapter two who murdered and de-souled the merchant are watching in terror as they will be next.  The King pronounces judgement

King: "...of the heinous crime of soul-trafficking, the sentence for which is death by hanging. Have you any last words...?"

Amadeus: "They TRICKED me! The 'Cubi made me do it!"

King: "This claim will be investigated, but it does not alter the fact of your involvement, nor that you knowingly tried to execute an innocent with half the city as witnesses to this act."

King: "Justice... must take its course."

The aftermath, with Amadeus' feet dangling limply, silhouetted against peach-coloured clouds in the evening sky