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progress update 9

finally finished writing route 2! I need to go back and edit, add in some paths/scenes that I've been ignoring and code it but the bulk of the writing is done for chapter one :)

#progress update #really been fighting the writing demons this chapter.

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progress update 8

hello! I'll keep this short. I'm still writing, I'm just slow and busy and trying not to fail this year. something possessed me to add another scene to route one for some reason??? I also took a couple of weeks without writing because I hit the stage where words genuinely stopped functioning/even looking like words which is wild to experience. anyway, words now look like words again. I debated posting route one seperately but because the route split is between going to asha's/brontë's in the prologue it didn't feel fair to do so - please excuse the long wait. that's about it :)

#progress update #the asks are still living in the drafts folder. I know they're there. we're at a stalemate. #i say I'll keep it short then write a large paragraph. anyway. about sums up what happens to all my writing #this is very rambly. oops? I'm tired

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progress update 7

happy new year! I've finally finished the first route through the chapter and while it (definitely) needs editing I feel less overwhelming dread about it which is always good. the second route is in progress and coming along nicely. that's really all i have to update - there are some asks marinating in my drafts that I will finish answering at some point. hope 2024 is treating you all well so far !

#progress update #i curse whoever decided to give me exams immediately back from winter break. honestly feel like i haven't been able to rest all year. #the chapter is going to end up at about 30-40k which is slightly insane to me.

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progress update 6

hello! apologies for the radio silence on here, I've been very busy the past few weeks. Got a new laptop so hopefully that'll help with writing as I no longer have to wrangle my chromebook into letting me download software (its a nightmare). I've done some writing - I think chapter one will be good to go in jan/feb time - but mainly I went back and replanned the chapter because I was writing in circles and getting annoyed at myself. I feel much more secure in what I'm writing now so hopefully that'll speed things up?

#progress update #also working on fixing my bad habit of editing while writing. it's a pain because I'll re-read and be like: my writing sucks! and then get #stuck on that and not be able to write more because my brain is busy sulking. anyway. #downloaded stimuwrite the other day and wow is it helping me stay on task

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progress update 5

hello! I'm about halfway through the first route of chapter 1 at the moment - it's quite slow going as I'm in a intense part of the year, so my free time is very limited. still working away at it, though.

#progress update #I wish I had more time to write. it's irritating. doesn't help that I'm quite a slow writer! #anyway. it'll happen when it happens

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Sora facts please 🙏

they're banned from at least half a dozen places in esurio. the majority of those are their fault.

Enforcement hates them. mainly because they arrest sora but then can't do anything with them because technically they're acting within the bounds of their licence (or they're good enough at lying to make it seem like they are.)

on a related note, they once ran into a bush at full speed while trying to escape from Enforcement.

they have a younger brother, though they're no longer in contact with each other.

if they were represented by a card from the major arcana, they'd be justice.

#asks #sora #brontë is also justice. technically I'd give them 2 cards because sora is more clearly justice and there are others that fit brontë

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Any lore tidbits you can offer 👀👀

no-one knows when or how esurio was built.

if you like the beach, there's one to the west. I wouldn't swim there though.

anything below level 3 (other than the tunnels, but they're not really a level) is inaccessible.

the levels themselves get smaller the further down you go. almost as if they're being slowly compressed. doesn't help that much of the structural earthquake damage was to the lower levels.

central exchange marks the unofficial divide between upper/lower esurio.

#asks #I offer up esurio lore. there's nothing normal about this place. #if I had any artistic talent I'd make a map of esurio and the surrounding area. even if just to stop myself mixing up directions fhdhr. #this is sponsored by I've had esurio rotated the wrong way round in my head for the whole time

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What was your inspiration for this story?

I was rewatching cowboy bebop and was struck w the inspiration to write about space smugglers. somehow that turned into cyberpunk? some of the characters already existed as npcs for a ttrpg that never happened but I really wanted to use them. it's really an amalgamation of so many ideas that bounce around in my brain like marbles.

#asks #if i listed all the video games that gave inspiration I'd be here for a while. #I think I was obsessively playing persona 5 when I started writing this?

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progress update 4

hello ! I've had a couple of fairly insanely busy weeks with real life responsibilities so I haven't done a ton! but ! chapter 1 is planned and I've started writing it. honestly we'll see how long it takes but rest assured I'm working on it. also, looking at the results from the poll I'll work on implementing a brontë/sora poly.

#progress update #there was one week where I was writing for 5hrs a day on this one essay and I think it nearly ended me #anyway ! finished that. all is well.

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is there a reason mcs cant have black hair?? Or is it just me who isnt getting the option??

ah !!!!!! no that's my bad, I was messing around with the code so much for customisation so much that I must have deleted it at some point and not noticed.

#asks #embarassing!!!!!! I'm so sorry!! fixing it rn

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poly options poll

hey! this is exactly what it says on the tin. essentially I've thought on it and come up w a few options I would want to explore, but I only want to put effort into developing them if people are interested! more info on route vibes below the poll.

sora & brontë - rivalry. grumpy person who really doesn't want to be here vs a force of chaos. sora causes problems, brontë pretends that they hate them. maybe they do.

argo & cas - they balance each other out. cas calms down argos impulsivity, argo breaks down cas's walls.

cas & brontë - begrudging friendship. cas is far too calm and doesn't put up with brontë's bullshit. brontë is eternally grumpy, but they get each other suprisingly well.

*asha & jaya - wouldn't be a full route so if there's enough interest would likely be a secondary poly route (ie there'd be 2 poly routes). the vibes of this are [redacted for spoilers] so all I can say is that there is a lot of tension going on here. tbf anything with jaya is going to bring tension.

general notes : anything involving brontë will be quite slow to develop on an emotional level. just bear that in mind. all would be triad routes.

#what do i tag this #poll #idk lmk guys. any questions just ask.

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The demo was amazing I can't wait to see how this story goes. All the characters in the demo are amazing and I already have a soft spot for Argo.

ahhh thank you so much for the kind words ! i feel like that is a very understandable reaction to argo. glad you enjoyed :)

#asks

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demo release

at long last ! contains prologue 1&2, 20k words total. any feedback/bugs/questions send an ask.

relevant tws - relatively gory description of a dead body.

I hope you enjoy !

#self rb

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Your heart is in your throat, breathing growing shallower.

You can feel yourself detaching from the situation as you inspect the body.

Hiii!! I think the choices on this page are mixed up. For example, When you choose to feel detached, the MC reacts in shock. But if you choose 'heart in your throat' MC seems to be detached and looks over the body.

Idk if the first choices are also mixed up or not but i'd check over that area.

ah ! ty very much for pointing that out. I'd mixed up which passage the choices went to. should be fixed now.

#asks

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demo release

at long last ! contains prologue 1&2, 20k words total. any feedback/bugs/questions send an ask.

relevant tws - relatively gory description of a dead body.

I hope you enjoy !

#interactive fiction #progress update #got a rivalry w the <<set>> code over the amount of times i forgot the second >>s and caused sm problems for myself

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progress update 3

I'm finally done writing ! currently sitting at just over 19k. I need to fix a couple of bits of rogue code and do some final checks/edits then it's ready to go. probably will be ready tomorrow or the day after.

#progress update #at long last #me to myself 2 weeks ago : yeah almost done #me realising how long the scenes actually are: fuck #spent half a day fighting a losing battle over some stat code. yknow how it is. #apologies for being such a slow writer. it is what it is. sgdhdh.

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progress update 2

progress is being made ! I've written one route the whole way through the prologue, so what's left is essentially fleshing out choices, editing and fiddling with some code. we're at just under 11k - the end is in sight and I'm hoping to release it relatively soon.

#progress update #my current nemesis is the word apartment. the number of times I've had to change it from 'appartement' is embarassing.