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(wait i just realized this is over DARN ill have to read thru everything later. im sure its awesome though!!!!)

Hope you will enjoy it and if not - it's fine. My editor won't mind that (shina: *sniffle sniffle* / silly)

#post-epilogue #skythealmighty #davey's thoughts #It's over but for you - it's just a beginning. #I don't know if you can read this story chronologically. But it's magical. #To see the past in the closest proximity. #Isn't that how our brain works? #So intriguing.

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Hey, Davey. Are you doing alright? That might seem like a moot question to ask, but I feel like it's nice to ask it anyway. I hope you are. Doing alright that is

Hey - I am actually fine.

I am pleasantly surprised that this still is getting found but that is just how art world works. The art is left in public and sometimes, even if we don't expect it, this grain of sand can still be found by others.

Today is a colder evening. But I'm drinking a hot chocolate with whipped cream and some sprinklers. So it's getting warmer.

I hope you have your own hot chocolate to warm you through your colder nights, too.

#Post-epilogue #davey's thoughts #ask #skythealmighty #what a lovely ask #thank you #you made my day brighter

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Hi friend, how's Coda?

Hello!

Coda's (?) answer:

It's really sunny of late.

#davey's thoughts #ask #anon ask #Coda's thoughts #Is he here? #Was he ever? #Do you really wish to know? #Post-epilogue

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☆》 are we doing song recs? here's mine

☆》 any song in the "A Beginner's Guide To Faking Your Own Death" by Jhariah (maybe specifically Flight of The Crows?)

☆》 or SPLIT! which is a single by the same guy

The title did made me chuckle. Very cool songs! I had skimmed through them though, I'm sorry if I won't respond to each one. But thank you!

#davey's thoughts #ask #Vastrophel #Music #Just don't give my colleague too much work to search for the lyrics please. #She's already too stressed as she is #(shina :P)

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:D

;) thanks for your service

(shina: literally anon you were a life saviour yesterday, I had a fever and couldn't really think much but you came up with the idea pls feel free to hit me up privately I just want to thank you)

#davey's thoughts #anon ask #ask #:D #You and I aren't that different. But we're not the same either.

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Erm hello I have another one

Looking Out for You Again: by Joy Again (except .Cancel out the romance 😬 and the "girl")

Oh do we really have to cancel romance... What about my Boyskissers role!

Seems like people have found a lot songs for the original TBG.

#Not that I mind. #davey's thoughts #ask #anon ask #Music #Post-epilogue

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And there we have happy ending!

You're right, Coda's secret agent!

Or are you...

#davey's thoughts #ask #victhealien1 #Sorry. Had to. #Post-epilogue

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New Person, Same Old Mistakes; by Tame Impala

I feel this works very well with this story. Thank you, anon!

#davey's thoughts #ask #anon ask #Music #Lyrics #Tame Impala #Post-epilogue #Quite a good pick. Really well done.

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I’m a bit. Late (And still at work, lol.) but to congratulate. The epilogue.

Monkshood, snowdrop, lilly of the valley, carnation, thistle, ivy, begonia, hellebore

All personally picked🌺

You're never late. This story was done before it was ever told.

Thank you for another beautiful bouquet. I am going to buy one soon, hopefully tomorrow, in honor for you. May your sister be well.

(shina: meanings-) No need.

I'll do this one.

Monkshood - caution, treachery, and misanthropy,

Snowdrop - sympathy and consolation,

Lily of the valley - good luck and joy. In addition to purity, chastity, humility, youth, and discretion,

Carnation - fascination, distinction, and love,

Thistle - resiliency, strength, resolve, protection, pride,

Ivy - everlasting life, devotion, fidelity, loyalty,

Begonia - uniqueness, harmony, gratitude, or caution,

Hellebore - peace, serenity, and tranquility in addition to anxiety, stress, and scandal

#Post-epilogue #davey's thoughts #ask #anon ask #Flower #Flower anon #Flower meaning #Flower language #is beautiful.

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☆》 lamp-posts. sorry i just thought that was a little funny, since whenever you answer an ask it comes up as "[cake-bread] created a post"

☆》 no matter how we light our candles the light only goes so far as we can see. but we have no direction aside from our own feet.

☆》 sorry again if my rambling isnt the most understandable

Well - you could say @david-please-stop-signed-coda's post-adds were lamp-post-adds.

And you're right. It's not the candles fault we can stay blind.

Open your eyes and look around.

#davey's thoughts #ask #Vastrophel #Lamppost sometimes stops being a word for me anymore! Quite a funny phenomenon. #Post-epilogue

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I noticed this at the start but I don’t really know how tumblr really works especially with new accounts. The background seemed to perfect fit with the shirt that you would be seen in your Twitter photo. Was that on purpose or just a default?

Coda's (?) answer:

Random chance. Or the universe was on the joke.

#Coda's thoughts #Ask #Thatstarboi #That is actually a fanart I've received from a friend. I love it still a lot and I plan on using it for a long time. #I don't know if I still have the shirt thought... #(shina: making shit up at this point KEUSUUSUS)

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Opinion on the name “Tiberius” (i hate it :3)

It's fine? I mean - it's a name. You can hate it, through associations or just with the vibe, I won't judge.

But it's a name of someone in there.

Whoever they are - may they like their own label.

#Post-epilogue #davey's thoughts #ask #anon ask #Name #Tiberius #I mean it sorta sounds cool! #... Answering these after the story is done feels funny. #We're all just notes! #That's what it was. #From the beginning.

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The Epilogue.

(one last DISCLAIMER: this is askblog for TBG Davey, not the actual Davey Wreden.)

I assume you have many questions - and after my response, you'll come up with even more. But I never planned to answer any of them.

I'm only telling a story.

Once TSPUD got announced, people have asked me if I'd remaster The Beginner's Guide. That question kept showing up, and I kept saying - 'Whats the point? The story is already finished.'

And then, I was asked again. And then, again.

And then - again.

At some point, I stopped responding. It was not due to being tired of repeating myself, but because I wasn't sure if the answer was still true. I felt there was nothing more to add, and enhancing the graphics would only take away from the experience. And yet, I knew there was so much more to the story.

I looked at all the game reviews, emails, and messages I could, realizing that this was it.

Feedback or The Cookie9 Phenomenon, if you want to call it that.

In a way, I suppose, I've always been my audience's Coda. The only thing that was different was no direct contact. After the enormous, very overwhelming response from the original TSP, I've been sparingly responding to any private feedback I've been receiving.

But the emails kept not changing. I do find the mails where I'm getting 'destroyed' or 'owned' very funny but that wasn't the case from the start.

So, I've wondered - how would these people react if they could see an effect of their own words? That it's not just something they spout into the ether but there's an actual person on the other side?

I wondered how could I bring this up without making a Skip Button Ultra Deluxe Edition. While games are interactive, you still have a barrier between you and the creator of the games.

Inspiration came randomly, during one panel I was listening to. Typically, a person would have a big speech followed by questions but that one particular instance was like 70% QnA. And at the end - I felt great! Maybe I couldn't give my own feedback in the sea of hands but there was something so charming about this being such a collaborative work. At the start, the performer said "you shape how the show will go" and even if it was obvious in that circumstance, to this day I remember it.

So, I've decided to make this askblog. But as I stated in it, in hidden clues - I'm fine at the moment! I'm happy where I stand as a creator and I had moved on from the past. That, however, wasn't always the case.

I'm lucky that I was mad enough to have many diaries throughout my life. I've written down so many of my reactions, thought processes and feelings, reading through My Files wasn't that much of an issue. And since I've already played as my past self once - I could do it again.

I will leave this askblog open but I won't respond to every message left for it as I've used to. I'll spare your time and write down some of the questions that you'll probably not get answers to:

"Was Coda ever real?", "Where the Twitter screenshot real and if so, what were Coda's thoughts and reaction to all of this?" "Were Coda's answer actually his?" or any other Coda-related questions like that,

"What are you working on now?", "Are you really fine?",

"What exactly inspired you in your life to do this now?", "Had a similar situation happened before?", "How did you deal with other Fake Codas?", "Will you one day answer our questions again?"

or anything TSP/TSPUD related,

because you're not entitled to someone's work or life.

And I won't light up your lampposts anymore.

Davey, out!

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(Hi, it's me, @shinakazami1, the creator of this story. I'd like to thank everybody who spent their time to support this. I adore interacting with my own audience so this way of storytelling felt great thanks to you! My plan was to have something in the spirit of the original The Beginner's Guide in a form of an ask blog - small questions connected with themselves, telling a bigger yet short story that had already 'happened'. As Davey had said - you shape the way this could have gone. While the ending was predetermined from the start, Act 2 aka 'Coda's Askblog' was entirely up to you! For every post that you've asked Coda about something, I've already prepared a draft for the other blog. There were different versions of Coda and Davey planned. You've chosen Anxious Yet Assertive Davey and Angry but Weirdly Supportive Coda. I might talk about these more either in an edit of this post or on my Tumblr Blog, as I'd like to show a bit of a cut content :] While askblog Davey said he might not answer the questions mentioned - I might, so feel free to come and say your thoughts on this, your feedback, anything! I've myself been once again feeling stuck with creating, especially with drawing. But this project made me feel great, and it's all thanks to you. So thank you, Player. May we see each other another time. Toodle-pip!)

#davey's thoughts #Davey's Blog #Tbg #The beginners guide #The beginner's guide #Askblog #Rp #Role play

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I've been awfully silent today. Don't worry.

I'll tell you a bit in a minute.

Cakebread, in.

#davey's thoughts #I hope you enjoyed this experience.

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Did you and that Coda account talk?

We didn't. But it seemed we didn't need to. You'll see what I mean in a while.

#davey's thoughts #ask #Thatstarboi #I don't know if it's excitement. Or if it's being terrified of the (un)known. #I know that I can't wait for Friday. #And that the chocolate is warm.

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If one of those name is 'Stanley', I wouldn't be surprised.

I think Coda is a really cool name tbh :3

I think Coda should bestow his name choosing ability unto me because I’m having an impossible time choosing a name to go by after my transition 💔

Coda's answer:

Name inspirations often come randomly. You don't have to stick to one name either. Humans have different names for different life periods.

Think of yourself as a newborn.

#Reblog #davey's thoughts #i-cantthinkclearly #I have heard of many people that gave themselves Stanley as a chosen name. I do worry a bit about them getting stuck in a loop.... #Seriously though. That's a big compliment. #And even if you personally hadn't done it - it's okay. Other creators make some more unique and cool names and they deserve recognition. #Just go with what feels right. #Make as many names as you want. #We give so many names to our emotions or ideas or memories but in the end... They're all labels. #They're made by us. #We name concepts. #So please - whatever your name might be. #Learn to love the concept of yourself.

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Whats the plan for today?

Wait and see how things will go.

#davey's thoughts #ask #anon ask #.