"The dragon lady next to me at the Second Life rave was too close. Her wings kept clipping through my player model. I didn't mind, but she /whispered an apology each and every time..."

Maggie, a security researcher moonlighting as a internet sleuth, uses her unique set of skills to investigate a case of online vandalism.

"A- in masking. C- in compulsive behaviour. C+ in dissociative symptoms. D- in solving your cases."

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Linear narrative with no choices. No jumpscares. 14.1k words, should take 1-2 hours to read.

Content warnings: Unreality, vomit, drugs, alcohol, death, missing people, ableism, report cards, video game gore, claustrophobia.

You can also read Bridge to eQualia as a non-visual story on my blog or Ao3, if you prefer to experience it without pictures/clicking.

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CC0 1.0 Universal — To the extent possible under law, Blackle Mori has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.

FREE CULTURE FOREVER BABY

Published 10 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Authorblackle
GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction
TagsDetective, Female Protagonist, Kinetic Novel, Mystery, Narrative, No AI, Singleplayer, Story Rich

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Wonderful! I loved the story and the aesthetics; you have a really compelling writing style!

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hey blackle this was really really good!!!

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I love this so much. I read the thread like three times, I've gone through this several times, I also read it on your blog. At different times across various days. It just keeps rattling around in my head. Love love love

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Love the new presentation!

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thank you. thank you so, so much.

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I already loved the original Bluesky thread version of this, I'm super excited that you made an expanded version!!