Avery and Zeek Planning

I've got a very rough outline for the story of how these two met and got together, but there is some more research I want to do first.

Unfortunately, some of that research is about IT specialist jobs and what they're like, which makes this not an ideal time to ask anyone questions about that 😅 Thanks, CrowdStrike.

Still, that won't stop me from fixing up the outline and getting it into proper shape! Writing that first story about those two really helped me figure out a lot of what I want the background to be/how I want their story to go in general, so I should end up with a much better outline than I have now.

New tag for stuff in this universe is Mershark Madness, if only because the series doesn't have a proper title yet. I had one I was leaning towards, but then I learned more stuff about the story, and now it doesn't work as well. Current iteration is something like "Tech Support in Another World", because the story is very blatantly riding the recent isekai trend, and is not ashamed of it. Definitely not 100% the final title, though; we'll see how things shake out.

The Democratic Process

Just submitted my application to be a poll worker! In addition to Voting Day Proper, I said I would be interested in working at Satellite locations for early voting, working Absentee Ballots, and at Health Care Facilities, helping people there vote.

My biggest concern right now is for regular voting locations and possible early voting locations, because I'm still masking in public; since I'm a registered Democrat and have volunteered to go anywhere in our relatively blue county, I may end up in a more red area and get some shit over that. (Hell, even if I'm in a more blue area, I may still get some shit, but probably less of it.) I hope I can work something out with my fellow poll workers, if that's the case. (Pretty sure it shouldn't be a problem for working with absentee ballots, and if there's anyone who complains about me wearing a mask at health care facilities, I will boggle at their ignorance.)

My second biggest concern is remembering to check the email address I signed up with 😅 It's not one I check as often as I probably should.