Issue 90: Science Fiction Double Feature

issue 90 cover

cover by Swedishjazz

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The Maiden Voyage, by CircleTime

Before Landfall, by causeways

Rule 63, by shukyou (主教) *

Dead Man’s Switch, by Shirozubon Saruko (城図凡然る子)

Anywhere I Wander, by Togi Kayako (土宜草子)

Pluto Needs Porn!, by Shiawasena Ryokō-sha

“My heat was triggered by my fandom nemesis?!?!”, by juou no zan (女王のザン) *

Me, Myself, and I, by Iron Eater *

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Wildlife Conservation Efforts, by the Winter Cynic

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THE FOLLOWING PREVIEW HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR AUDIENCES 18 AND OLDER BY SHOUSETSU BANG*BANG. THE ISSUE ADVERTISED HAS BEEN RATED NSFW FOR GRAPHIC NUDITY, SEX, SEXUALITY, DRINKING, INTENSE SITUATIONS, PERVASIVE LANGUAGE, RECKLESS BEHAVIOR, XENOPHILIA, PARAPHILIA, ORGIES, KITTY EARS, UNEXPECTED GENDERS, AND OTHER GENERAL AWESOMENESS

MUSIC: DRAMATIC CRASH FOLLOWED BY TENSE STRINGS

NARRATOR (V.O.)
In a world…

FADE IN ON DISTANT SHOT OF A MOB WITH PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES. SOUNDS OF HATEFUL SHOUTING AND BOOING.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Where all hope is lost…

ZOOM IN ON THE MOB, LIT ONLY BY THEIR TORCHES. A FEW CARRY SIGNS WITH SLOGANS LIKE “WE ♥ QUEERBAITING” AND “ONLY SANITIZED CORPORATE PROPERTIES ARE VIRTUOUS” AND “YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR BEING HORNY”

NARRATOR (V.O.)
One long-running sexy webzine…

QUICK CLOSEUPS OF MULTIPLE SCREENS — COMPUTER, TABLET, PHONE, WATCH — EACH LOADING A LOGO: A SINGLE RAINBOW ASTERISK. ONE YOUNG PERSON LOOKS NERVOUSLY AT THEIR BROWSER WINDOW, BITING THEIR LIP IN ANTICIPATION DESPITE THE DIN OUTSIDE.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Will bring smut back.

MUSIC SWELLS TO A TERRIFYING CRESCENDO. POUNDING NOISES FROM OUTSIDE THE DOOR. THE MOB IS GETTING LOUDER. THE YOUNG PERSON, EYES WIDE, HOVERS OVER THE LINK AND CLICKS. SCREEN CUTS TO BLACK.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Now playing on the internet everywhere…

MUSIC DIES AWAY, TEXT APPEARS ONSCREEN: SHOUSETSU BANG*BANG ISSUE 90

(For summaries, authors’ notes, and more, we would usually tell you to see this issue’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. In the interim, however, please visit the relevant thread at the SSBB Bulletin Boards for similar content.)