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Same Place, Different Universe chapter 7 WIP 1


Image Description: A line art chibi sketch of Mi-ho looking talkative and confident, pointing a finger in the air while she’s surrounded by sparkles.

This chapter is mostly going to be serious, but there'll be a silly scene to lighten the chapter up a bit. This sketch of Mi-ho is part of the illustration for that silly part. She'll be suggesting something to someone...


I Was a Software Developer... chapter 14 WIP 1


Image Description: An unshaded vector illustration of Piroska (left) and Damien (right); Piroska is dressed like Frankenstein's Monster and Damien is dressed like a devil in a suit with green sneakers. Damien's costume is based on the BSD Daemon. He is also holding a golden trident.

Piroska and Damien in costume heading to a Halloween party in the Human World! Someone else will also go with them in costume... Damien looks confident but he forgot to change out of his sneakers 🙃


Same Place, Different Universe chapter 6 WIP 2


Image Description: An illustration of Marcia (left) and Antares (right) preparing to listen to something on cassette. Antares is holding a tape recorder, and Marcia is holding one of the earphones in a wired earphone pair. Both characters look like they’re anticipating something serious or mind-blowing.

The moments before finding out what could be in the tape that Marcia found... Will it be time to begin the recording?


Same Place, Different Universe chapter 6 WIP 1


Image Description: A 3D render of a meeting room. It has a minimalist-leaning modern style. The table is in front of the window, which is covered by curtains; the table is beige with a voronoi pattern, the chairs to the front and back are beige, and the chairs to the side are bright yellow. The curtains have yellow and white stripes, and the arm chair by the window is beige. The floor has light brown planks. To the left, a glimpse of a beige plush bench can be seen. In both corners are plants with orange pots.

A soundproofed meeting room is an ideal place in CC’s HQ to discuss knowledge about another universe...

More notes about this in the update log.


Same Place, Different Universe chapter 5 WIP 2


Image Description: Image Description: A vector drawing of Clarkia (aka: Sierra); she has long wavy hair with a white to blue gradient, has gold eyes and is wearing a purple minidress with a blue and white jacket. Her dress has an orange ribbon layer near the hem with orange clarkia flower motifs pinned to it. She has a metal clarkia flower hairpin with an orange ribbon on the right side of her head, and an earpiece on the left side of her head. She wears dark blue leggings with gray and white boots. The drawing is partially shaded.

Clarkia (aka: Sierra) is on her way to something for one of the illustrations...


Same Place, Different Universe chapter 5 WIP 1 is shown below in the updates.

Just some banter about venturing into another universe and that not every part of it is exciting 🙃


I Was a Software Developer... chapter 13 WIP 3


Image Description: A black and white line-art sketch of Olympia. It is a mid-level portrait and shows Olympia cheerfully holding a clipboard full of notes in front of her. She wears glasses, has long bangs and the sides of her hair pinned back and wears DECtape hub-shaped flower pins in her hair with ribbons. She wears a shawl with a bow and round brooch over her outfit which includes a shirt with medium-length sleeves and buttons.

A sketch of Olympia that'll be made into one of the illustrations, doing one of the things she does best; showing off her note-taking and making the notes into educational material.


Same Place, Different Universe chapter 4 WIP 2


Image Description: A 3D render of a room with beige walls and a dark gray wood floor. Along the back wall, facing the camera is a couch surrounded by two potted plants with orange and yellow vases. On the wall to the right is a large panel of acoustic foam with rainbow rope lights around it. The couch is white with shiny blue and gray pillows.

It's recording time!...

Image Description: A chibi vector drawing of Regina looking displeased. She is wearing a blue dress with a blue to yellow gradient skirt that has a star pattern on it with black tights, silver dress shoes, white lace and gloves, a white bow with a black brooch, silver headband with black gems, and a blue jacket with black trim on the sleeves and collar. In her left hand she is holding a wand fashioned from a pipe, customized to resemble a rocket due to the original Launchpad icon.

Regina is back in serious mode! Did someone take the last snack, or interrupted her stream?


Same Place, Different Universe chapter 4 WIP 1


A mid-body black and white line art sketch of Kiah with a worried expression. She has long hair that fans out on both sides, has peaked bangs (the peaks are hidden under her hat), and is wearing a cowboy hat, a cowboy shirt with a bolo tie, with a vest. Her bolo tie has a Chariots of Colors insignia brooch holding it together.

Kiah looking worried after Marcia ran out of stamina and crashed. However, she's ready to offer something that could help...


I Was a Software Developer... chapter 13 WIP


Image description: A 3D render of a desk. The body of the desk is white and it has a sleek top that is black with a gold, blue and purple terrazzo pattern. The desk has a glass panel in the front where items would be displayed behind it, but it has an opaque stylized gradient. There is a cash register on the desk. On the wall behind the desk are shelves with a display of fabric samples with scattered crystals. The shelves are made from a dark wood with brighter orange interiors to draw the eye towards the items.

A new scene for a new chapter; there'll be a visit to a crafting shop!


I Was a Software Developer... chapter 12 WIP


An unshaded vector sketch of Valencia standing on a hard light projection of a cliff and waterfall on stage

It's time! After multiple chapters of preparing for her debut party, Valencia is on stage doing public speaking and a demonstration.


A chibi drawing of Valencia behind a podium, very frustrated over her rehearsal

This is how she feels about public speaking... (from chapter 10)


Sketch of Piper playing an electric guitar

Piper will also take to the stage and rock out to provide live music.

The sketches usually aren't this cleaned up since they'll be vectored over in the final drawing, but I really challenged myself on this!




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I Was a Software Developer Until I Got Taken to the Computer World of Techlandia!


Chapter 14:A Former Software Developer That Was Taken to Techlandia, Back in the Human World


Image Description: An illustration of Piroska, Damien and Juna in Halloween costumes. Piroska is dressed like Frankenstein's monster, Damien is dressed like a devil in a suit with green sneakers with a gold trident based on the BSD Daemon mascot. Juna is dressed in a fancy purple witch outfit.

Damien is reminded about the Halloween party that his former workplace is hosting after he left and hopes for the chance to explain what happened while enjoying the festivities. He and Piroska visit a crafting shop ran by one of Piroska's friends to commission costumes.

Published to home page: 29 Oct 2025



Chapter 13: Halloween is About Make-believe, So That's What I'm Going to Do!


Image Description: Piroska and Ximena at the shop counter. The wall is a light royal blue and the counter is white in a modern style with a sleek black top that has a terrazzo pattern on it. The front of the desk has a glass display. Ximena is behind the desk and Piroska is in front of it. A cash register is on the desk.

Damien is reminded about the Halloween party that his former workplace is hosting after he left and hopes for the chance to explain what happened while enjoying the festivities. He and Piroska visit a crafting shop ran by one of Piroska's friends to commission costumes.

Published to home page: 7 Sep 2025



Chapter 12: Wearing It Now Is Bittersweet As I Sacrificed That Path for Another...


Image Description: An illustration of Valencia from a side view. She is standing behind a podium and shouting. Her left hand is firmly flat on the podium top and she is shaking her right hand which is curled into a fist. The caption reads '...or as my mentor would say, to be just a square working for The Man!'

Valencia gives her speech for her public debut at last and demonstrates some of her skills! Piper is in a supporting role but also rocks out on stage.

Published to home page: 7 Aug 2025



Chapter 11: Aww Yeah, It'll Be Unreal!


An illustration of Piroska boasting. Off to the right is a panel of Damien looking terrified. Piroska is saying 'She wants to challenge you to public speaking!' and Damien is saying 'That doesn't sound like it'd be much easier...'

Valencia challenging Damien to public speaking for her rehearsal already sounds unreal (see chapter 10 or the sidebar now for how she feels about it), but Piroska is telling the truth about this challenge! Will Damien accept it?

Published to home page: 31 Jul 2025



Same Place, Different Universe


Chapter 8: Lay It on Us, Marcia. What Happened?


Image Description: A side view of Marcia lying on a plush bench. Part of the view of her is obscured since Regina is standing in front of her, back to the camera and her left hand stretched out. Regina is holding her wand in her left hand and the gem on it is glowing green. The outlines on Marcia are also glowing green since Regina is running a diagnostic scan on her.

Marcia wakes up again in her room, greeted by CC's resident detectives who check on her and bring treats, but also questions...

Published to home page: 30 Nov 2025



Chapter 7:...More to Shudder About, But Our Curiosity is Going to Compel Us to Keep Going



Listening of the recording continues, as its listeners are driven by curiosity but now they have to question if this is too much... and the chapter mostly takes a turn for the serious due to the recording and arguments over it. Mostly serious because there's still a comic relief scene.

Published to home page: 11 Nov 2025



Chapter 6:Let's Hope This'll Be Interesting


Image Description: Marcia and Antares are about to play the recording with the caption 'Let's hope this'll be interesting'.

So, storage media can be taken from another universe into Techlandia without issues! Marcia and Antares start listening to the recording and are surprised by what they hear, and by whom...

Published to home page: 17 Oct 2025



Chapter 5: I Guessed Correctly That She Got It From Another Universe/p>
Image Description: Marcia and Antares walking through a hall. Along the left side of the wall are several vertical windows, and a door which leads out to a courtyard. Along the right side is a door to the cafeteria, with 3 windows on each side. The cafeteria windows have a red and green Art Deco-style stained glass decoration along the top. Further in the back along that wall is a colorful mural. Furthest in the background is a staircase, and a patterned accent wall. The accent wall has tiles in several colors while the other walls are white and the floor has gray panelling with glowing blue lines that run in parallel to the panels. Marcia is still wearing her Assassin's Creed II-inspired longcoat over a pink minidress with dark gray leggings. Antares is wearing a Bauhaus-style minidress with sunglasses and a biker jacket.

Marcia has a lot of tools for her research, including a handheld teleporter to warp herself between universes, and a device that disables cameras, but not a tape recorder to play the tape she found. However, she knows a teammate who has one, but wasn't already a member of TIMES...

Published to home page: 1 Oct 2025



Chapter 4: We'll Dazzle the Audiences!


Image Description: Terrell grinning at the camera while he had a top hat placed on him. He is still wearing his usual outfit which is much more casual and he is seated in a gaming chair or office chair. Mi-ho is standing behind him, dressed in her stage magician performer outfit which has a silver jacket with a white shirt, green brooch, black vest, silver sunflower-shaped skirt, long black boots with yellow straps, an orange top hat with a black headband, black ribbon and yellow sunflower brooch. She is posing and waved her hands in a gesture for a magic trick. She and Terrell are in the recording room and the back wall is in the background. The caption at the bottom of the image reads 'Doesn't he look fancier now?'

Regina needed to step away from the stream she started in the last chapter. In the meantime, Mi-ho and Terrell stepped in... (Kiah and Regina also got into arguments)

Published to home page: 22 Aug 2025



Chapter 3: I'm Already an Intruder Now Also a Thief?


Marcia looking displeased while she holds a cassette tape she found.

Marcia finds a tape that could have clues about her team's counterpart POMME, but she must muse about muddled morals...

Published to home page: 31 Jul 2025