update 14. (Patreon)

WHAT I DID.

i don't have a lot to say this week, which is both good and bad i suppose. my mental health hasn't been doing great which is why this update is a lot later than i usually post them, but i didn't want to leave you hanging.

twine is going smoothly. so smoothly that i thought i was going to finish all of chapter five yesterday if i had been up for it. unfortunately, my mind was not in the headspace for that. good news is that i promise it'll be finished by this week. i might give myself a bit of a break to do codex entries afterward, but rest assured that the twine build coming this month. i can't wait to finally press publish on it.

chapter seven is going smoothly too. alas, there's not much to say about it since so much of my time was taken up by variations. one set of choices alone reached over two thousand words, simply because i had to account for each of the ros' reactions. it took me a while to power through all of those, but it captures a wide range of reactions for the hunter which i think will allow for customization.

in between writing those, however, since i apparently can't focus on one thing for too long, i wrote Blane's solo scene that comes directly after the choice set, which is there the sneak peek below comes from. i struggled with a lot of it, constantly going through phases of writer's block, but the final outcome is something i'm happy with. what happens in it is very small and not necessarily something big for the plot, but key to Blane's character. it's almost like an easter egg if you choose to go with them, because otherwise, it's not something you really talk about.

Rylan's scene was also thought about, but i only got through the introductory part. i do this thing a lot where i'll plot scenes out when i'm away from my computer (in this instance, i was brushing my teeth) so i know what i'm going to write, i just haven't done it yet. procrastination at its finest. the scenes are a little longer than i thought they'd be so i don't know if i'll be able to get through all of them by the end of next week, but i'll try. as long as school doesn't kick my ass i guess.

STATS.

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SNEAK PEEK.

Blane scowls. “Why are you asking, [surname]? Still don’t trust that I’m here for good reason?”

“Why not? You’ve never shied away from your dislike of Caine.”

Blane goes rigid, emerald eyes dangerously bright. “Because he has never hidden how much he hates me. And yet, I’m still here, on a quest to save his sorry ass.”