Very very nice. I loved this one actually. Do I detect a series here?

Yes! You do detect a series, good sir.

Aw yissssssssss

. YAYYYYY!!!!!

Damn fine work; you managed to check off basically all of my top interests too! :P Having read Igneus Terra waaaaaaaay back in the day made this a treat; it was nice to get back into that universe--even if it's only similar in some at-the-moment distant plot elements.

This is superbly written, and the characters are great and easily likable. You really did a fantastic job at making the reader (well, me, at least) understand Dylan's feelings. Not only that, but here you have one of the best descriptions of macro/micro interaction that I've ever read. The whole "powerful/powerless" segment really struck a chord with me too, nearly gave me chills.

Apologies if I sound like I'm being a little silly or odd with this little comment, but this story is--IMHO--one of the best (gentle) macro/micro pieces out there. I'm finding it hard to put how much I enjoyed this into words, so I'll stop. It's nice to see new works from you, too; keep it up!

I was itching to create a gentle slice of life-like series, and while trying to come up with a universe, I remembered I already had one absolutely perfect for it. Perfect in that the macros and micros are new to each other, so there is much room to explore. If this project pans out well enough it could provide incentive to finish Igneus Terra. And by finish, I mean do it over with my more experienced writing capabilities. But we shall see.

Good characters appears to be a repeating compliment in my work. This shall be a serious test of this, as this will be extremely character driven, a first for me. I hope I don't disappoint! As for the macro/micro interaction, not many seem to give this a proper look, but for me the imbalance in power has always been the most fascinating part about it. I am happy to be able to analyze it in this story.

No need to apologize! Gushing is fine. It makes me happy to see someone so stimulated by something I made.

this is a good start to a story

Well done

By well done i mean you did a good job hooking me in , then i got to know the charters and i enjoy the interaction. Your style flow well and i do think it stands on it own.

One of the better stories i read on FA.

I do hope you keep writing at this nice relaxed pace.

I also chuckled at the droid practice for picking people up without harming.

Oh my god! I love this! please do more

Heh, saw you were already inundated with comments on Macrophile so figured I'd try and even things out over here on FA. As has already been mentioned by just about, everyone, really dig the setting. Macros and mechs and space travel just seem to go together so well for some odd reason. Enjoy and am really looking forward to the gentle focus, the characters on display thus far have been a delight to read about and get to know. Though, I am left fairly curious as to the appearance of the Rynar. Dropped some clues as to them being scaled and similar to dragons.

I think it was a good idea using your old series as the setting for this story. It provides for a nice setup to this story and it's nice seeing how things worked out. The characters remained interesting throughout and you have me looking forward to seeing how things play out between them.

It's been a while since I've read something that felt so real, I could actually feel the characters' fear. May there be many more!

I wanted to reply to this comment, but that ended up slipping my mind somehow.

Making Dylan's fear real and believable is very important to me, so much so that it worries me. I am very afraid of mucking it up, and so every update I get anxious over how people would respond to that specific aspect. I am very happy that you believe I am pulling it off very well so far!

This is quite awesome so far. Apologies for not commenting sooner, though. In all frankness I'm not a huge fan of sci-fi, but for what it is it's very well-written. The world-building is pretty damn brilliant and very in-depth; that first bout of sensitivity training was very interesting to read in particular.

I'll try and read more when I can, but if it hasn't been made clear by now you've got something good going.

Well, at least you commented. I sort of just read your things and then silently watched. I bring great dishonor upon myself! I must remedy this.

As for the sci-fi... well, if it makes you feel any better the story is set in a modern time period! I understand this sentiment, and I am pleased to see the story entertained you enough to bypass that.

I don't make posts. Ever. I lurk.


But this?




This is cool.

This is cool.

Well, now you got me all puffed up with pride. Really, thank you. It means a lot to me to see that you like it so much as to pop out of lurking. Thank you, these sorts of things are quite motivating!

a war? did we win?

Yes. With help from the UTO, Earth is still in humanity's hands.

that was obvious. ^^'

You have a gift for writing, I literally NEVER read anything (I just can't stand it) but I couldn't stop reading this beautiful piece of work. Original plot, exiting developments, cool characters, great background story AHHHHH I'm going to read ALL of these now MUAHAHAHAHA <3

Aw! Thank you! Thank you very much for the kind words. They mean a lot! :D

I hope you have a great time reading it. :)

Interesting depth. And your overall composition is rather strong too, good grammer and form.

Not bad, keep it up!

Thanks! I suspect it's all improved over the past year, as well. Or, at least, I take it even more seriously. A lot of work goes into making sure I put out quality, ironed out updates these days.

I haven't started this yet, but I'm definitely looking forward to reading it soon!

I hope you have a great time with it! Looking forward to what you think, if you decide to say anything. :D

I'm sure I will, once I'm done with it, haha. Just been a bit bogged down with other stuff to get started. Still looking forward to it, though c:

This story is awsome. This is good for a anime i think :)

I just came across this from kernel decoys picture, I love this story. I love it, and it makes so sad to see that i'm on chapter 10, and there are only 13 out yet, I love this. I would read this as a full book. I would buy it. I literally spend all day at thinking about whats going to happen next. You are an amazingly gifted writer. I cannot thank you enough for all the hard work and effort you put into writing out this awesome story.

Oooh, I missed a few comments on chapter 1! I hope you won't mind a terribly late reply!

Thank you so much for the praise. That was so damn sweet to read. I hope one day it could be a book, but a part of me is rather wary about requiring people to buy it to read it! Just too fun to share it and see what people think. You are quite welcome, and of course thank you so much for reading it. What a heartwarming comment, I can't believe I somehow missed it. :)

Is this a story inspired by Pacific Rim?

It was not, no. Inspiration for it is drawn from a number of things, but Mass Effect was likely the most significant one.

Ah, nice. Came across it thinking it might have some entertaining yet raunchy scenes involving my favorite furries, which I haven't seen so far yet. Even so, it still got me hooked into it. Already on Chapter 9 right now.

An interesting piece. I've been writing a Lombax focused series of similar situation, though raunchier, as it's for a person, and he enjoys such, and I'm one for the vore. That said, this is more of a serious tale than my own, especially given the war time footing for the background. Mind, I'll admit, I would have done things a bit differently, mostly from a setup perspective.

For one thing, I would have made the mechs a uniquely human thing, rather than just power armor stuffed with goodies. For instance, maybe some kind of special power generator, the type they can't use in their own armor due to shielding concerns, but humans are hardier against radiation in the short term, as our bodies don't store it in the same way, or something of that sort. Something that says, rather than humans being 'special' in the, we had to figure out some way to use them way, and instead they're special forces, the only pilots possible, for this tech(Maybe even make it something developed by humans)

That all being said, I've only read the first bit of this, and am interested both to see how it goes, and just to see if you take sub-writers on board for it.

Oh yes, the power armor mechs! Those at least are the first generation, whipped up as a sort of stopgap until the purpose built machines are available. But that's still rather similar, just streamlined. There is a special power source already, though. This story, in my opinion, falters a good bit on world building that could make lots of aspects of the setting more clear. Something for me to consider for the future, whenever I finish it and put it all together with a bit of an editing update.

If you continue on, I hope you enjoy it! There are a number of fan stories for the setting out there, I still need to arrange to have them properly catalogued and findable for other readers.

Oh damn... now I just know I'm gonna have to read every chapter: you've got me hooked.
Love it.

This series is incredible, I need to not binge this and make it last its so good, cant freaking wait to read the next, you have talent man.

This gives me a great first impression of this series. The characters are likeable and engaging and more than anything, understandable given the situation both are placed in. Any gripes I have are so trivial it's not worth mentioning really.

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this first part alone and glad to find some well-written stories on FA in the community. It actually helped explain some of how furries might think regarding macros. The dynamic made between the powerful/less and the aspect of trust is something I've not explored or at least, explained.

Looking forwards to read the follow up chapters!

You know, as I read this whole series, I couldn't help but think that the big mech looked like Doom Guy's 2016 armor, probably same for the power suits, lol.

Hey, I just downloaded the UTOVerse epub from SoFurry. It looks like the ending to The Rider was put between the first two chapters of Integration. Was that on purpose? Should I go ahead and read it as is, or should I finish Integration before reading The Rider in order?

Happy b-day, Integration!!!