#erinys: fury in the machine

[fiddles-ifs]

〔 DEMO (COMING SOON!) 〕 〔 CHARACTERS 〕〔 PLAYLIST 〕

Rated 18+ for violence and sexual content. Trigger warnings will be provided at the beginning of each chapter.

Twenty-seven years ago, the Giants woke up. Behemoth machines powered by AI machine learning, they destroyed much of the infrastructure of the world in a period known as The Fall. Humanity retreated to walled Cities -- first Kowloon, then others. And then Rider happened. A shining star in a half-formed mech, Rider beat back the Giants and became humanity's first and greatest hope. Then they died. And now there's you -- a carbon copy ten years later, built from a smattering of cells to kill the Giants and set the Cities free, an exact replica of the Rider the world knew and loved. You are one link in a chain of fallen soldiers. Cannon fodder, in smooth, pretty, porcelain white mechs. The white knights of the globe. They named you Fury. You're about to prove them right.

〔 FEATURES 〕

Customizable MC. Play as male, female, or non-binary; trans or cisgender; customizable pronouns.* Customize your appearance.

An angry clone. The anger keeps you alive, sure -- but what about the rest of you? Is your anger calm or explosive? Do you prefer to solve problems with violence or words? Do you meet problems head on, or work around them?

Who was Rider to you? Someone to look up to? A rival? A messiah?

Romance!! Or not!!!! Two romance options. Play as gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual; aro or alloromantic.

Get in the robot, Fury. Pilot your mech, DANIEL, and fight giant robots on the post-apocalyptic Great Plains. Exploit their weaknesses as rogue AI -- or just beat them into paste.

〔 ROMANCE OPTIONS 〕

Lane Black Kettle. [They/them] An Off-Gridder raised in surprisingly pleasant post-apocalyptia, Lane is in City 17 possibly illegally -- and definitely has a warrant out for their arrest. They can show you the nitty gritty underbelly of City 17, and a unique perspective on life outside the Walls. You just have to let each other in. Flavor of romance: The Outsider, enemies to lovers, snark as a love language.

Matthew "Mattie" Sorenson. [He/him] A computer genius whose obsession with the Giants tends to put people off, bug his overwhelming charisma and jovial nature reel them in again. Mattie wants to fix humanity's mistakes -- and you will help him. Flavor of romance: The Insider, competing egos, saving the world (and each other)

〔 OTHER DRAMATIS PERSONAE 〕

Luka Marik. [He/him] Your creator, the Alpha and Omega -- and a sad little man. Originally the creator of the mechs used to fight the Giants, Rider's death has left him with one purpose -- to bring them back to life.

Rider. [He/him or she/her] Begone, foul spirit, and let me not mourn you! Your genetic template, messianic savior of humanity, tragically killed in action ten years ago. Haunter of your narrative, very much against your will.

*Although many characters assume Fury is cis, the player will have several opportunities as the story progresses to transition -- including changing Fury's pronouns and aspects of their gender expression. Fury's transition will be a major plot point, if the player so chooses.

〔 TAGS + LINKS 〕

[FITM ASKS] [LANE] | [MATTIE] | [MARIK] [DISCORD]

[jdstrations]

Hyperfocused and made a minimalistish style film poster for @fiddles-ifs new WIP

Truly outside of my usual style, but I'm really proud of myself!!

[incorrectgreenwardenquotes]

fury: look, i don't mean to be a bitch-

fury:

fury: well, actually, i do

[fiddles-ifs]

ERINYS: FURY IN THE MACHINE: CAST

Romance options have a ❤︎ by their names

❤︎ LANE BLACK KETTLE | The Off-Gridder [they/them]

Age: 25 Ethnicity: Aamsskáápipikani [Montana Blackfoot] Height: 6'2/187 cm

Born outside of the so-called "last bastions of humanity," Lane has a unique and nuanced perspective on post-apocalyptia. They're in City 17 possibly illegally, definitely as a fugitive, and they're looking for something -- or someone. They'll stop at nothing, but will you help them? Adaptable, impulsive, hot-headed.

Flavor of romance: The Outsider, enemies to lovers, snark as a love language.

❤︎ MATTHEW "MATTIE" SORENSON | The Genius [he/him]

Age: 27 Ethnicity: White [USAmerican] Height: 5'10/177 cm

Having spent his entire life inside City 17, Mattie knows very little about the world outside the Walls. A computer genius and mathematician, Mattie is the world's foremost expert on Giants. Still, he isn't content to rest on his laurels. He wants to fix humanity's mistakes -- and you're going to help him. A case of tethered spinal cord syndrome requires him to use an electric wheelchair. Egotistical, charismatic, jovial.

Flavor of romance: The Insider, competing egos, saving the world (and each other).

LUKA MARIK | The Creator [he/him]

Age: 49 Ethnicity: White [Polish] Height: 5'11/180 cm

The greatest scientist in the world, co-founder of the Rider Initiative, your creator, the Alpha and Omega -- or so he'd have you believe. His complicated feelings for Rider have left him grief-riddled for ten years. Originally, he created the mechs that helped humanity -- now he develops the Rider clones that continue his life's work. Obsessive, melancholic, introverted.

Not a romanceable character.

[fiddles-ifs]

I love when Marik is wrong.

[fiddles-ifs]

GREENUPDATE 7-30-23

I'll keep it buck, my loves -- a Greenwarden update might be coming later than people expect, because I've barely worked on it through the month of July. I might actually have to rearrange my update schedule, but I'll burn that bridge when I get to it.

However, I would love to make a couple intro posts on projects I've been working on in between Greenwarden. These are something like side gigs -- I fiddle (🥁🥁💥) around with them when Greenwarden starts to burn me out. The demos will come out when they come out, but it's some crumbs of content until I have enough words written in Greenwarden to feel comfortable posting an update.

The projects I'm making intro posts for will be The King's Physician -- a dark fantasy interactive novel ft. political intrigue, hot smoochables, medieval medical malpractice, and possible eldritch deities. Erinys: Fury in the Machine is the second project and a cyberpunk post-apocalyptic, gooey anticapitalist interactive novel with a clone protagonist. And mechs. And the mechs fight giant robots.

Hopefully I can get those both out today! Keep an eye out. And thanks for sticking with me!