A Guide to Surviving the Antithesis (SCS Fanfic)

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Just another routine (if not enjoyable) trip to Pittsburgh according to the old maps his granddad had made him memorize. To buy supplies (ammunition) that nature can't produce and sell what it does (fur, antlers, hooves, claws and the surplus meat you don't need to survive the coming winter), until it isn't. Just as Bill leaves the Greasy Kettle in the outer city of Pittsburgh after selling the surplus meat from a hunt to head to Jean's Bazaar in the inner-city to sell all the other materials a notification arrives on his glassesIncursion Detected.

Just another trip to New Pittsburgh to escape her stressful life in New Harrisburg. To do some shopping with her aunt and forget about all the creeps that were trying to marry her and her upcoming birthday "party" when all of them would be there. Until it wasn't Elizabeth had only tried on two dresses whenIncursion Detectedflashed in her augs.

This is goingSOwell.

Shout out toRavensDaggerfor the world the bird created.

Shout out toKasidyafor offering to help edit this mess I've created.

Shout out toGhostwoodsfor the cover artwork.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: WS Wildcard

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Rating: 4.8/ 5.0
Followers: 65
Views: 17,228

Chapters(16 total)

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Community Reviews(2)

ROGER THATRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Hi Wildcard, I have just pickep up this story and I really like the way you have started. Just my 2c, I think Wraith as a shortened version of his Samurai name works well, if Billy keep going in the direction he is going. It's nice to see another new angle on the theme of Stray cats story.
I like the fact he is not just a Samurai but also a little bit more on the revenge side.
I tried writing a story recently and found that it took on a life of its own and naturally went in a direction that I hadn't originally planned , so dont be surprised if this one does the same.
Good luck going forward and I look forward to reading how the rest of this story develops.
Keep up the good work
Roger
ernie.rRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I think this story is turning out quite nice. I like the premise, and the characters aren’t bad at all. I truthfully didn’t see the steampunk angle coming, but why not add steampunk to cyberpunk? 😍
Story wise, there are a lot of editing issues here and there, mainly in the earlier stories, but there are fewer in the last couple, so it’s getting better all around.
I really like that you have longer ‘chapter’ lengths than SCS, I don’t mind if it takes longer for the updates if that’s what it needs. Though I also understand that there are community word-count/update requirements for authors in there somewhere that I’m not aware of.
I’ve ended up reading most of the SCS stories I can find here on RR. I think it’s a nice world to build on with lots of flexibility with its catalog system so everyone can have their own story path. It’s really nice you can leverage that like you did here by adding steampunk. I love it.
I seriously think this flexibility is the reason there are so many fan fictions based on it that have created a nice community of storyline support and flexibility for mild crossovers and drop ins.
Keep it up please. 🖖 Live Long and Prosper
P.S.: it seems like Bill is quite poor early in the storyline, leaving so his brother and sister could have more food…. I think that in light of the family interaction shown later in the story you should probably change or at least clarify that that bit.