SlimeQSlimedog

Introduction by SlimeQSlimedog

Chapter 1 in The Manipulator

_[**Update 2020-12-30**: I’ve decided to make this story moderated. Please read the Author’s Notes for details.]_ _[**Important ** note: Good News, Everyone! I believe I've stabilized the condition variables and ironed out enough bugs that it's okay now for the main story to b...

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[Author’s Journal] [Meta] by SlimeQSlimedog

Chapter 3 in The Manipulator

2020-Dec-30 Wow, it’s been a while, huh? Sorry to everyone who was waiting on unresolved story threads for months and months. I’m not sure I can really explain what happened, except that things have been precarious this year, mentally and emotionally. I started writing all of...

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You put your persuasive skills to the test. by SlimeQSlimedog

Chapter 27 in The Manipulator

"Honestly," you say, looking at your mother with conviction, "I am." Her shoulders sag a little as she realizes you aren't going to back her up on this. "Laura is a grown woman, and she's capable of making her own decisions about this." Your mom scoffs. "She is _not_ a grown w...

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You hear the creak of the front door opening downstairs. by SlimeQSlimedog

Chapter 26 in The Manipulator

Having finished with your _very_ powerful release, you sit up, grab the paper towels, and clean yourself off. You strip off your shirt, having managed to, uh, "spill" a bit on this one, and grab a new one to change into. Then you finish dressing yourself, sit down at your compute...

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You start to give in to your id. by SlimeQSlimedog

Chapter 25 in The Manipulator

_[Note: At this point, chapters are probably going to start using conditional variables a lot more in order to determine what has already happened in the story. This means if you aren't playing in Game Mode, you may end up with text that is inconsistent with things that have occu...

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You tell her about your adventures with the Manipulator. by SlimeQSlimedog

Chapter 25 in The Manipulator

_[Note: At this point, chapters are probably going to start using conditional variables a lot more in order to determine what has already happened in the story. This means if you aren't playing in Game Mode, you may end up with text that is inconsistent with things that have occu...

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She's had a stressful day. by SlimeQSlimedog

Chapter 24 in The Manipulator

Laura walks into the living room, shutting the door behind her. She shrugs off her backpack, letting it fall to the floor with a *thump*. "Hey, {first\_name}," she says with an exhausted air, as she unzips and hangs up her puffy white winter jacket. Then she plods over to the cou...

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You head to Data Structures, brimming with ideas. by SlimeQSlimedog

Chapter 21 in The Manipulator

The walk to your next class isn't too awful -- less than a mile, really -- but you're baffled as to why two Computer Science classes would've been put so far away from one another. It's probably some artifact of a decision made long ago, for reasons long since forgotten and obsol...

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...thankfully make it home without further incidents. by SlimeQSlimedog

Chapter 22 in The Manipulator

Thankfully, you arrive at your house. by SlimeQSlimedog

Chapter 23 in The Manipulator

You unlock the front door to your house and walk inside, turning the living room light on as you do. You're so grateful to be home that you fling off your coat, pull off your sweatshirt, and collapse onto the sofa in your jeans and T-shirt, dangling your right leg over its arm. Y...

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