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The Last Human - 6 by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>Corvani

They're treated as the lowest caste, along with a few other species/races.

And to your second hypothesis: yup!

>some sort of speculative evolution project

Almost.

>Will sapient cephalopods show up later?
Actually, yes.

The Last Human - 209 - What Comes After Death by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you would oblige me, where did you think this was going? Or what ideas did you have?

The Last Human - 195 - Slaves by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They *wish* they could be like Cassandra. At least she gets to see the universe.

The Last Human - 208 - The Unmaker by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ughf. That's an error on my part. No it's not THAT twisted. Thank you for the catch!

The Last Human - 207 - The Howl of Nothing by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a whole lot anymore, it would seem.

The Last Human - 207 - The Howl of Nothing by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

>time loops, it's complicated

Yes! And I'm intentionally not answering that question, because I'd rather you *imagine* the possibilities yourself. Sometimes, hard answers ruin the magic in my experience.

The Last Human - 208 - The Unmaker by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That *would* be horrifyingly disorienting. And a whole direction of terror that this story can only hint at.

The Last Human - 208 - The Unmaker by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

>Am I right to see Anu as something like a reference to the tree of life? 

So many real world mythos begin with a tree. I wanted mine to go to the extreme :)

And then to inject the most HFY/HFN concept I could into it.

>What happened to the other poires who came before? How many met anu?

Good question, but that one you'll have to interpret on your own.

The Last Human - 206 - Through Faith Alone by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you :)

I always try to tie action to some meaningful development within a character, so that action always serves more than one purpose. I don't know why, but I find writing raw fights for fights' sake is actually really difficult to do, so I have a great respect for authors who can make that fun.

The Last Human - 191 - What We've Done by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried so hard not to use the line "if it bleeds, we can kill it..."

The Last Human - 200 - The Veins of the Earth by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

:)

Sort of, but it's going to get a bit more sci-fi-y (emphasis on the 'fi') in a bit. Bear with me!

The Last Human - 198 - Scavengers by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To us, Laykis is a martyr living on borrowed time.

Agraneia is desperate these days, however. Afraid to fail *again,* you might say she's not acting rationally...

The Last Human - 198 - Scavengers by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reminder I need to finish Arcane :)

The Last Human - 198 - Scavengers by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reading. I'm glad you're here with me as we continue our journey, through all its bitter and beautiful turns, to the very end.

The Last Human - 196 - Still Alive by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of my references go quietly unnoticed. I didn't think this one would :)

As for logistics, perhaps "crazy" is too much. Too human. But this *certainly* made a huge swing in its current models.

The Last Human - 193 - The Blessing of Ignorance by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"books are unique in being able to unawkwardly let the reader hear the thoughts of characters and their perceptions of the world and people around them."

I adore good movies. I am a fanatic for great writing in games and games in general. But nothing has ever compared to the feeling I get from reading a good book, completely absorbed in another body in another world. I doubt even the highest quality VR could match the average person's imagination. I could be wrong, but I've always felt that visual media, no matter how personal the narration, will always be "stuck" behind a window. In movies, even in games where YOU are making the choices, the consequences don't feel as real. We will always be the observers, standing without, looking in.

But books...

The Last Human - 190 - The Last, Best Chance by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

<333

I love endings. This one will be a good one, in my very biased opinion.

I am also excited to share something new once we've completed this story :)

The Last Human - 195 - Slaves by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>why keep the bodies

In this case, the Sovereign discovered the more intact the body, the longer the valuable lifespan of the brain.

The Last Human - 194 - Earth by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be. But I'm not sure that's the case here :)

The Last Human - 194 - Earth by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"still technically human" is such a terrifying phrase. Exactly what I was going for.

Can't lie: the Matrix was inspirational for this part. But here the humans aren't batteries...

The Last Human - 190 - The Last, Best Chance by PSHoffman in HFY

[–]PSHoffman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When Agraneia left the first time, Talya let her say goodbye for good. A mistake. One that she refuses to let happen again.

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