"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 2 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(14 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!!