Mecha Mode is the current arc of the AlterNet. Enter through its opening week: seven everyday encounters across an extraordinary universe. No earlier reading required.

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CURRENT ARC · OPENING WEEK · AUGUST 24–30

MECHA MODE.

Lupe and five classmates face Bellamy’s golden-charged robotic skeleton in a dark ritual chamber as blue system barriers and rainbow nanos appear.

Initiation: Systematic

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FOLLOW THE THREAD

A wider world.

Beyond this week’s stories.

Neon and Roy at the Mount Majestic derbyWEBCOMIC · SIX EPISODES

STELLAR TOUR: JENNY’S RAINBOW

Neon vs. Roy

A planet on the line. A game that buys seconds.

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CHARACTER HISTORY

Abby.
Behind
the Spider.

Follow her story across worlds, allegiances, and the people who change her.

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Beyond the opening week

Browse all 35 available Mecha Mode moments · Read the week-one edition on Substack ↗