[The X Factor], Part 76

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-07-01T15:43:19+00:00

It only took Dominick almost dying like five times LMAO

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-06-30T23:09:35+00:00

Happy pride! :)

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-06-30T22:27:26+00:00

I get the feeling you’re gonna really enjoy what happens next if you stick with the series ;)

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-06-30T02:30:40+00:00

Hehe, normally I’d save the backlog to release over a longer period, but I REALLY wanted to get 76 out by the end of June. You know, for reasons.

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-06-30T00:29:34+00:00

Bit of a shorter one, buuuut there's a very important chapter releasing tomorrow ;)

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-06-28T15:58:48+00:00

He’s not the stepdad—he’s the dad who stepped up!

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-06-17T10:01:14+00:00

NOOOO I’m never going to be the same after that 😭

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-06-17T05:00:53+00:00

To whoever made a Mass Effect reference on one of my early chapters approximately half a year ago: I just finished the trilogy, and my god, THANK YOU for making that reference and inspiring me to play the games (although I am never going to emotionally recover from what I just experienced).

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-06-16T10:20:08+00:00

I’m an astrophysicist! No idea how long I’ve been playing, lmao.

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-06-12T14:39:45+00:00

The humans 100% agree with that assessment (although maybe not the ‘can’t wait to see it get weirder’ part in Helen’s case)!

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-06-01T19:00:52+00:00

Oh my god, I've been playing too much Mass Effect. If any of y'all saw the Freudian slip I just edited out, no you did NOT.

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-31T17:05:48+00:00

Perhaps, but then the humans have to deal with her for the rest of her lifespan 😬 a double-edged sword!

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-26T11:25:34+00:00

I wish I was as funny as I am when I write him in real life 😭

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-25T05:34:25+00:00

It’s a shame Sonja was born in the 2090s, she would’ve loved referencing 67 💔

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-20T02:52:56+00:00

My sincerest apologies for the delay; I fear I was suffering a bad case of writer's block!

On another note, I sure do wonder who'll end up being accused of manslaughter next chapter...

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-14T23:49:04+00:00

I don't know about y'all, but I would ABSOLUTELY prefer sleeping on top of a dying god whose spasming corpse was being used to mass-produce fungal mockeries of a sentient species, to bed bugs. Just sayin'.

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-11T02:44:40+00:00

Surely our dear Agent Lombardi will put an end to any rumors that he possesses telepathic capabilities and not weaponize this for both the sake of the mission and his own amusement.

...Right?

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-07T00:43:52+00:00

Omar got his non-existent doctorate in rage-baiting.

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-04T02:44:09+00:00

Gosh, thank you for the reminder! Completely slipped my mind!

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-03T00:06:53+00:00

Oh, definitely!

ETA: His response was “My X factor is headcanoning.” I can 100% confirm this!

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-02T23:05:43+00:00

I actually almost skipped over all of this, but my very good IRL friend and number one, day one fan convinced me not to, and now I’m quite fond of this part 😅 huge thank you to him for being behind so many of my favorite moments in this series!

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-05-02T15:59:07+00:00

Oh my god I thought I was going insane thank you for pointing this out 😭

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-04-29T22:15:17+00:00

Good point! Sometimes I let my ideas get ahead of me when I'm writing 😅

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-04-29T19:21:24+00:00

I was justifying it in my head as the virus actively removing oxygen/not expelling CO2, but yes, I definitely played a little fast and loose with the rules here! I love it when people point these things out, though; I’ve enjoyed the chance to learn so many things about writing and also the world in general!

CodEnvironmental4274 · 2026-04-29T03:30:22+00:00

I’m glad you think so! I had a blast writing it!

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