update 98. (Patreon)

march 11th-17th.

i find it so strange that we're halfway through march. a while back, i thought i would've been able to release chapter eleven by now. clearly, things don't always work out according to plan but hey, at least i'm making progress! even though i'm in the thick of end-of-semester work, my profs seem to be taking pity on me, because most of my assignments aren't due until april. does this mean i should still be working on them? absolutely. will i though? no. 

to talk about when twilight strikes, however, i will say that my attitude towards chapter eleven has been much better lately. before, i used to dread writing it; now, i look forward to sitting down and cracking open my word document. the other night, i even managed to lay out the entirety of the chapter's plot, which i'd been struggling with for months now. i always knew what i wanted to write for the first scene, but after that? phew. i was planning on just winging it. i've done that for a couple of chapters before eleven and it's gone relatively well, but still, the idea of just flinging myself into the abyss is a little scary. so knowing what i want to do now makes me just that much more excited.

you will, of course, be able to meet and talk to all the ros in this chapter. as we get closer to the romance lock, i'm squeezing in every opportunity i can to help build up the relationship. the lock should kick in around chapter thirteen or fourteen, depending on how the plot progresses. i got so many *juicy* scenes waiting to be written for those and i'm very very excited. 

for now though, i'm focusing on what's ahead of me. as many of you may know (i've only been repeating it for a thousand updates now), the chapter opens with a choice of a Blane or K and Rylan scene. the latter half, as i've recently decided, will have interactions with A and N, with a cameo from our favourite over-worked manager, Sebastian. we'll also be revisiting the training room, with an opportunity to let out some stress on the iaos dummies. i've been wanting to explore the iaos facilities again and this is the perfect time for it. i haven't decided if i'm going to give the option of going to the laboratory or media room too, based on what you chose in chapter three; it really depends on how much work i want to give myself.

that's all i have for this week! hope you're all doing well and are taking care of yourselves <3333

sneak peek.

I feel myself getting restless in bed. "Is there an actual reason you called me? Or did you just want to piss me off?"

"Not necessarily, but it's a good bonus," Rylan answers. "Is it such a crime to want to talk?"