The dot.story
& the easy town story, part 2
24 March 2023
book 3, shaping
It is official. Characters from the dot.story will appear in book 3, shaping, the third of the easy town books.
dot. was first developed in book 1, beginning. Its head designer, Hachiro, is a main character in book 2, travelling, and towards the end of book 3, shaping, dot. and other project businesses play crucial roles.
Raiden, a dot.story character I have grown fond of, gets the most prominent appearances. He is a member of the easy town story’s simulation team, and he works directly with two of the main characters: Andy, head of programming, and Alice, head of the town project.
And by the looks of it Raiden will play a crucial role in the first weeks of book 4/1, building, too.
Lakeshia gets a short appearance, too, and she might get another scene in book 4/1, building.
There might be others, and I will add them here, when I know more.
28 March 2025
Update
Soon book 3/3, shaping, will be published and it’s time for an update.
In book 3, Raiden becomes a fixture on Andy’s team. Alice is not only intrigued by him because he has the kind of mind that always comes up with intriguing potential solutions but also because he is, like her, non-binary.
My favourite appearances by Raiden are the 2 December in the second part of book 3, where his is part of a fun and intriguing discussion about chickens, and his role on that key day, 15 February, in the third part, I mentioned above.
This was Raiden in a nutshell. Everyone was sinking into horror scenarios, and Raiden would stroll along with a simple idea that might actually work and get them back to green meadows and humming bees.
©Charlie Alice Raya, book 3/2, shaping, entanglements & silence
As anticipated, Raiden will be a character in book 4/1, building, a member of the CaN team (Campaigns and Negotiations Team.
Book 4/2 will see him leave, and we learn why he takes that decision.
Three other characters made it into book 3. Calli and Hayley get a brief scene in part 2, in the Christmas chapter. And Lakeshia has a brief moment on the crucial 15th February, too.
Andy pointed to Alice’s chair. ‘Take a seat. Or aren’t you staying?’
‘What are you working on?’
‘The Hub town features,’ Daria replied. ‘Dennie, Kamal and Roger tested them for us today. Great feedback and more work for us.’
‘Alice,’ Raiden said, tapping on her chair. ‘Working on the town features will cheer you up.’
‘Sorry for being a bit of a grump,’ Alice said and flopped down on her chair, which put her between Andy and Raiden, her body signally comfort to one side and some echoes of excitement to the other.
©Charlie Alice Raya, book 3/2, shaping
