This Month’s Poll for the Commissioned Pioneer Tier! (Patreon)

Hello Commissioned Pioneers!

I hope all of you are doing well! Well, another month has come and gone, and I'd like to take this opportunity here to sit down for another talk with you guys. Last month was an interesting one for the story as we had a move firmly towards the new arc, and a greater emphasis on dealing with the interpersonal dynamics of Emma's peer group! We're seeing a lot of things leading up to the formation of the ECS arc as well, including the goals and objectives to get everything to come together! Aside from that though, this month started off with quite a few all nighters haha, including the most recent one as I'm sitting here in the early hours of the morning after having just finished editing the bonus story! :D We also have a few new developments on the Patreon front with a new coat of paint. This comes with a few learning curves on my end and a few things Patreon needs to patch, but I'm sure that we'll all get through this together! I'm going to be completely honest though, I am quite anxious and stressed about all of this, especially given how my underlying anxiety related issues irl make me very nervous about these sorts of changes and uncertainties. But I know we'll get through this, and throughout it all I will continue to maintain my pace and my schedule above all else! 

The fact that you guys have stuck with me throughout all of these changes and all of these developments genuinely means the world to me. And I want to do whatever I can to make sure I live up to that, as well as to the expectations I've put forward. I know I've said this multiple times, but you guys and your support have genuinely made a massive impact on my life, changing it for the better. My life is no longer the same and I have only you guys to thank. So thank you, to each and every one of you. You guys genuinely mean the world to me. 

You've made this siilly little writer's days just so much more brighter. 

As always though, the new month calls for another round of votes!

So let's get right into the task at hand!

You guys should already see the Monthly Short Story for September already up and live! Last month you guys voted for Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School's ninth side story!

We head back to Aetheronrealm this time yet again, as this month's bonus story takes place 30 or so years after the events of the previous story, Bonus Story 8 A Bedtime Story! We get to see Princess Lita all grown up, and having more or less grown into the promise she made in the previous story, of becoming an active proponent for the Arcanists, as well as continuing her mysterious pursuits in finding a way to enhance their capabilities through some unknown research initiatives! Initiatives which lead to her visions, and a desire to understand those visions, which conveniently seems to tie back to the first bonus story, The Castle in the Stars! We're getting a lot more details about Aetheronrealm in this one, and their leadup to the Nexian Reformations, but also the more hidden history between certain individuals with the capacity to see beyond their realities! ;D There's so much more to be explored here, but I can't reveal anything just yet because of spoilers, so what I'll say is that there's going to be quite a few things hidden within Thacea's realm that might be interesting further down the line in the story! :D 

Now, onto this month's poll for October's Short Story!

For those of you who are new Commissioned Pioneers, here's a little description of just how the polls work:

Every new month, each person in the Commissioned Pioneer tier gets 1 vote for one of the four story concepts listed in the poll. The poll will be posted sometime during the first week of every new month. Voting will last until the last day of that month and the story itself will be released sometime during the first week of the next month!

This is so that everyone has ample time to vote across the entirety of the month, and so that I have time to write up the story for the new month!

And of course, as most of you guys are here for Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School, as well as Humans Don't Hibernate, this month's poll will again include an option for additional side story opportunities for these two universes! :D