Requited Change Chapter 16.3 (So far) (Patreon)

Hey all of you new, old, and returning patrons!

Update: Hey everyone, weird week. I have a close friend of mine who is close to doing something desperate so I'm leaving this update here until Monday. I'm traveling in about an hour to go visit them to offer some emotional support, so subsequently, the plans for getting more pages out shall be postponed until Monday.

UPDATE: Added two more pages, I BINNED 7 though! My life!
I had originally planned for identity death around this part of the story, but when I did more reflection on what I wanted to present with this work, the themes, message etc. I came to the conclusion that I do not want this to not be as thematically dark as it was originally going to progress, hence the pages had to go. My reluctance within my rumination came about when I considered that I wrote this part when I was in the depths of my own deep pit within the pit of my psyche, and I think, at that time, my own perception altered the course of what was to transpire narratively - negative thoughts equating to a negative outcome for my work essentially. My wants and ideals have changed now, and I intend to show some caring and hope, some character complexity, reflected in the work. I'll get the next update out on Friday with more coming Sunday (I'm supporting my friend Saturday so I'll be away).
So this part is going to be slightly horrific, but kinky too.
Speak to you Friday!

I've altered the style of the comic yet again to give more of a 'halfway house' between the two prior styles, so let me know how you find it. I'll do a format comparison as before when I return to my workstation.

Magical Camp shall be released this upcoming month now. I'm recalling as time goes by how time-consuming game development is. I also have an issue with a plugin that I can't quite put my finger on either, as it makes the title screen look as though it is covered in static, but that won't be much of a problem and may be released as is. It is only a minor graphical bug that doesn't affect the game. I've also decided to gut the levelling system to make it more 'pure' in the essence of it being a Magical Camp game.

So...
- Intro is done, with the choice of Magical Girl Class.
- World Map is semi-done (will evolve as I go).
- The titular Magical Camp is mostly completed (I am trying to integrate a camp upgrade system with multiple consequences. If you've played 'Corruption of Champions' you know what I'm going for).
- I'm currently looking for an artist to do the characters when they have been voted for. I want to get the first dungeon voted on and done prior to meeting them.

As for the comic:

This part was to convey how close to the edge Ken is and the result of being pushed so far. I didn't want patrons to think that a sad ending is an impossibility, though the news about the friend may have influenced my work.

Speak to you all Friday, and please, make sure to take care of yourselves, everyone.

P.S. Every $1 patron shall gain access to all my work next month again. I wanna keep this up until I can be more consistent. I'm getting there though!
SO ALL PATRONS HAVE THE OPTION TO SWAP TO THE $1 PLEDGE AND GET ALL CONTENT NEXT MONTH FOR ALL TIERS!