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"tumblr is not easy to use" girl hunderds of thousands of people figured it out. it's not rocket science

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Yeah, I run a private prison now. Turns out these places are really expensive to operate, so to save costs I’m having the inmates work on mandatory Let’s Play videos. Hopefully once we get a good income stream coming in from that we can spin off into a Prisoners React channel

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instantly elevate your male character designs with these easy steps!

- give him long hair

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having a cat rlly is just horror movie shit. walk into your home and everything is slashed and something is moving in the back corner of the house. hands coming up underneath your bedroom door in the middle of the night and rattling it. hanging your foot off the bed and something grabs it and starts biting

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i hate the “on average a user only sees 25 posts per session so they have to be good and varied” bullshit on that staff post. if i open tumblr and the 25 posts i see are nothing but a single mutual mass reblogging their favourite thing that i couldn’t care less about. well. that’s what i enjoy

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Sorry to all of the people who had to flee book Twitter because of Elon. I can simulate it for you right here though!

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when charles schulz said "all you need is love. but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt" and anthony bourdain said "your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. enjoy the ride" and mark twain said "part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like." when erma bombeck said "i am not a glutton- i'm an explorer of food," voltaire said "ice-cream is exquisite. what a pity it isn't illegal" and when kurt vonnegut said "you can't just eat good food. you've got to talk about it too. and you've got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food."

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You’re a mercenary, gun for hire, assassin, information extractor, delivery person – call it what you want, because the people that hire you for your services don’t give much of a shit what you call yourself as long as you actually get them what they want.

Your last delivery ended with you – or rather the body you have decided to take over that day – as well as your delivery getting killed. The boss is pissed now and demands you fix your mistake or else you’ll be a head shorter. Not really a look you think you can pull off so you set out to fix what you fucked up, if it just weren’t for that mask wearing asshole that wants to cut your adventure – and life from the looks of it – short.

REMEMBER, YOU WILL DIE is an interactive novel playing in the fictional city Vapolis, where you take on the job as a mercenary with a very special ability, looking to find out who has their deadly sights set on you.

gender & sexuality choice

five unique romance options, including one whose gender you can decide

a club called saints & sinners (yes, really) that becomes your second home

and the choice to wear heart-shaped sunglasses all day and if that doesn’t interest you, I don’t know what will

ORLA [ female ] your boss and the owner of the saints & sinners. orla has been around for as long as you can remember, always working from the safety of her club und gathering as much dirt on people as she can get her hands on. she never tells you what she does with the info she has, but if you know her at all, you can guess why no one tries to run her off the streets of vapolis.

JAX [ male ] as bouncer of the saints & sinners and right hand man of orla, jax knows what is going on in the dark underbelly of the city. he is the man you call when it is time to get rid of a body or you need extra firepower, seeing he is almost as mysterious as he is good with a gun in his hands.

ROYAL [ non-binary ] royal is a little bit of everything. bartender and hacker, they know how to track you down wherever you are. often underestimated, they have learned to see the positives in flying under the radar and are incredibly good with a SocialLink in their hands and a couple of minutes of uninterrupted time.

DANTE/DELILAH [ gender cust. ] only having recently met them in this life, you are not yet quite sure what to think of them. there’s a certain darkness in their mismatched eyes you grow to recognize in your own.

ECHO [ non-binary ] as the arms dealer of your choice, echo has been around quite a lot. their shop has become somewhat of a safe haven to you when jobs got too much, or you simply needed Intel no one else offered for the right price. their disdain for anything orla or the saints & sinners isn't lost on you, though, and it's a mystery you hope to uncover sooner rather than later

THE MERC [ main ch. ] taking on the role as the merc in vapolis, you are somehow infamous for your approach to jobs and are never out of work. you might be a terrifying character on the streets of vapolis, but you’re by far not the deadliest.

prologue + chapter one, two & three

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DEMO - PLAYLIST - FAQ - CHARACTERS - FORUM

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THE GOOD PLACE 4.09 | The Funeral to End All Funerals

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"We call it vff," said the alien. "It's - it's hard to describe to a species without vffsense. Imagine trying to describe light to a species that never evolved eyes. But there are forms of life that are only perceptible with vffsense, and they've visited Earth and fed on life as long as it's existed here."

There was a pause.

Then the human said, "That's the worst thing you've ever said."

"Don't worry about it."

"I think I have to, now."

"No, because - well - you have a species of spider which pretends to be an ant, correct? It's not capable of understanding the fact that it's mimicking an ant, but it instinctually mimics an ant in order to deter predators."

"Sure?"

"Humans produce a vff to mimic varths, predators only perceptible through vffsense. The organisms that would like to feed on you are terrified of varths, and so they leave you alone. You aren't aware you do it, you don't have the capacity to understand you're doing it, but you evolved to instinctually do it to deter predators you can't see."

There was a pause.

Then the human said in a very soft and thoughtful voice, "And are there varths on Earth?"

"Yes," said the alien. "Everywhere. But don't worry about it."

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Paintings of Archways, Doors and Windows, 2003 (oil on panel), Leon Morrocco

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what the hell is in my drink

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If you wouldn't go to someone for advice, don't take their criticism either.

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Merry Crisis Public release

The latest chapter (27th Dec) is AVAILABLE right now for EVERYONE! :) I'm sorry that it took longer than I thought it would, but I'm so excited to finally share it and can't wait to hear what you guys think!

Crowdsourced playlist | Ko-fi / Support me

Features: 

The lead-up to the Nat surprise (!)

Visit a columbarium with your family (to commemorate your grandparents 👴👵 and relive some childhood memories!) <Flesh out your MC's family life>

OR: Skip the columbarium family trip and have lunch with Qiu (at their workplace 💼; or lunch with Shay (includes an optional boxing 🥊 session and the potential to meet someone dear to them🍲).

Meet Qiu or Shay at a 'winter'-themed  funfair/carnival in the evening (or save it for a future Nat date)🧸🎄🍻 <win stuffed animals, drink mulled wine, sit on the lawn and... experience... snow(?)>

Bonus scenes at night if you choose not to go to the funfair (e.g. board games with Joony, write a song if you're a musician etc.) 

Wordcount: 67k (this brings the total wordcount to ~220k words!)

Can't wait to share it with you guys!

And as always, a big thank you to all my beta-testers and ko-fi supporters and everyone who has continued to play and leave lovely messages <3

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ABOUT THIS BLOG:

This blog is about interactive fiction (IF) and hereby focussing on textbased games. It started as an idea to keep track of all the works I’ve read so far or am impatiently anticipating to be released.

Each presented IF comes with a little review and link to the associated TUMBLR page and / or game (demo) link. Check the FAQs below to figure out what to expect.

❗️NOTE:

Ratings and reviews are totally subjective and might change due to multiple read-throughs, further discovered plot lines or changes in the story made by the author. Don't feel offended if you disagree, just make sure to not take all this too seriously.

Personal opinions might contain SPOILERS.

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FAQs:

Q: How many IFs have you read so far?

A: 500+ (including WIPs)

Q: Which are your all-time fav IFs?

A: In no specific order:

The Wayhaven Chronicles

Werewolves: Haven Rising + Werewolves 2: Pack Mentality

Fallen Hero: Rebirth + Fallen Hero: Retribution

The Golden Rose: Book One

Further:

I, the forgotten one

Arcadie: Second Born

The Sword of Rhivenia

Wayfarer

Keeper of the Sun and Moon

Keeper of the Day and Night

Hidden Sanctum

Way Walkers: University + Way Walkers: University 2

Zombie Exodus + Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven

UnNatural + UnNatural Season Two

Breach: The Archangel Job

Crème de la Crème + Noblesse Oblige + Royal Affairs

Q: Most anticipated WIPs to get finished?

A. Way too many but these got me hyped:

Precious: The Eyes of Shan 💜

Softly Opulent 💜

Crown of Ashes and Flames 💜

The King's Hound 💜

Touch of Lies 💜

Red Strings of Fate 💜

Defiled Hearts: The Barbarian 💜

Ouroboros 💜

The Scun Chronicles 💜

Crown of Exile 💜

Blood Legacies

The Gray Ascendancy

Dark Impulses

Valiant

The Exile 💜

Fields of Asphodel💜

The Wroth Ode 💜

The Golden Harp

In the Ocean of Stars

Heir of Light and Blood 💜

The Deal💜

The Eight Year Revolution

Viam Ferro - The Path of Steel

Water to Blood 💜

Project Hadea 💜

Subject Zero 💜

Vendetta 💜

Mirror Mine 💜

Infamous 💜

Dropout 💜

Love and Leases

Love Bites

Wolf Set Free 💜

and many more...

Q: Which IF do you wish was never cancelled?

A: The Shadow Society

Q : What are the 3 most important things to make you enjoy an IF?

A: 1. Unforgettable realistic (!) characters, 2. Enchanting writing quality, 3. Well written spice

Q: Beside IFs, what games do you enjoy?

A: Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, The Elder Scrolls, Infamous, Prototype, Red Dead Redemption, Fable, Far Cry Primal, Dishonored, The Last of Us, The Witcher, Fallout, Baldur's Gate, Ghost of Tsushima, Persona, Metro

Q: Any love/hate relationship?

A: Vampire: the Masquerade series. Whilst I adore Bloodlines, the rest of the series has a very mixed quality.

Q: Did you ever cry reading an IF?

A: Yes, plenty of times and it felt good. Last time: I, the forgotten one (full release on Hosted Games)

Q: Fun fact about yourself. What gift would you always appreciate?

A: A knife

Q: Did you ever consider writing your own IF?

A: Yes, I did… and I just started these in 2023:

DERELICTION - https://www.tumblr.com/dereliction-if (Grimdark Fantasy - Main Project) PAVED IN ASHES - https://www.tumblr.com/pavedinashes-if (Skateboarding & Slice-of-Life; side project) , INK & LACES - the prequel of Paved in Ashes, serving as a spin-off about the Laces Club. Last but not least, BEYOND EMPTY EYES , a Grimdark Vampire IF - feel free to check them out and leave a comment or reblog.

Liability Disclaimer:

The links I post here, are the ones officially offered by the authors or publisher. I am simply sharing them with you and, therefore, am in no way liable or responsible for damages that could arise from someone consuming content on websites or following links to third-party websites.