WAIT WAIT WAIT, chapter 11 already??? WAS IT NOT ONE A MONTH???
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*happy zoomies*
OK IM JUST GOING TO JUMP AROUND ERRACTICALLY AGAIN BECAUSE THAT WORKED OK LAST TIME.
also if i use he instead of they again for helios, sorry… i tried to fix it but im not perfect.
(MY COMPUTER CRASHED MID ASK, NEVER DRAFT AN ASK IN THE TUMBLR ASK BOX THIS IS HELL TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT I TYPED. at least i had a draft on something else...)
SIGN LANGUAGE! SIGN LANGUAGE! WHY DID I NOT GUESS THIS WOULD BE THE WAY???
are the signs based on american sign language or something else?
usually i see people default to american sign language for some reason.
i wonder if helios will slip and talk with his static voice sometimes.
HELIOS! TRAUMATISED BY BOOKS! rippp, gl talking to odile then.
with them remembering the loops, cant they memorise prime bottle locations if they work with odile in future loops?
I GRASS. I GUESS. I GRASS. OF COURSE THE PERSON WHO PICKS AT GRASS COMES UP WITH THAT PUN.
PUNNING AT SIFFRIN TO BUILD RAPPORT!
Siffrin: sorry helios, you cant join us, friends only, i have to kick you.
Helios: puns im frend
Siffrin: dont make this more difficult.
siffrin immediately going to loop once he finds out helios knows about stars to discuss stuff. oh, siffrin, they (probably, idk never say never) arent from the island, they are from the library version of the backrooms.
ah… going to loop, the person, and going to loop, the action…. loop is now granted Capital Letter privilege from now on. if i talk about him… maybe in another ask/comment.
im kinda surprised helios isnt trying a secret timeloop password on odile, but that is probably cause odile is just that cool tm, that if she is in the know the story will fall apart in a handful of loops.
helios, being confused by the team in general, lmao. one day.
wait, if they just suddenly becomes proficient in sign in future loops wont odile be sus? imagine that being the way siffrin is caught looping, because helios is slipping lmao. siffrin is going to have to feed them a script if he wants the loops to be more predictable.
bonnie thinking helios is on a quest to make friends… a friendship quest…
helios quote "I honestly believe with every bit of my being that I would rather carve out my own throat than try to ask him." buddy… you're stuck with him for the foreseeable future. you're going to have to get along. also carving your own throat out wont do anything permanent cause, you know… time loops.
hey, what happens when the loops are over to helios? ive just been headcanon-ing that they get punted back to the library when its all over. after all siffrin wants to stay with 'them' and helios is not a part of 'them'. doesnt this also mean a loop can continue if helios dies? its only if siffrin want to, or a party member perma dies because they no longer can continue together, isnt it?
grass, tree, sun… suntimes(sometimes)? tree-t? i wonder if helios is the type of persion to overuse the same pun.
WAIT, WHAT IS HELIOS DEFAULT CRAFT?? I know the party tends to hold their hands in the craft they main in some sprites, but helios! helios! I CANT SEE YOUR HANDS IN A WRITTEN WORK WHAT ARE YOU.
wait… normal libraries arent flooded with star books. were they trapped in an astrology section or… HMMMMMM. they do see colour as seen in chapter one, but… HMMMMMMMMM.
i feel like odile at the start of the sus event, but without the smarts. i am SUS, but idk wtf is going on.
i just remembered siffrin has no idea that helios didnt walk here rip. you know this is going to get him distracted as he tries to figure out how tf helios ended up here.
wait does this mean siffrin and the team think an effectivly mute person with like no communication skills can travel to dormont? does that mean vaugarde is just that good???
you know. since helios hasnt made a wish at the favor tree, could they not wish to see Loop?
WAIT. HELIOS FACE WAS BURNING AT THE END. CRUSH OR EMBARRESSMENT?????
oh the betrayal siffrin will feel when they realise helios isnt a funnyjokesperson.
also betting here odile isnt helios's path inside the house. odile thought, while drunk admittedly, that "siffrin was an assassin sent by the king to kill mira" (floor 3 eavesdropping bathroom dialogue). what will she think of helios who knows too much who shows up as they get ready to defeat the king tommorow?
this may be stupid, but my bet is on siffrin being helios's way in.
if there are any pronoun or spelling mistakes, its cause im not spending another 10 minutes checking my comment ask again and giving my computer a second chance to nuke my ask comment.
comment ask. ask comment. commsk. ament. askment. deranged screeching in an inbox. comment.
also if the previous one somehow got sent in, that is the better one.
Hello!!! This comment is suuuper long, so I’m just going to jump straight in xD Not every line will have a note, but I hope I get the gist.
My posting schedule is kinda weird, sorry! >-<’’ I run with the ‘once a month’ at least, but with extra whenever I have excess motivation, which these comments are providing plenty!!! I can’t promise when the next chapter might be, just that it is at least once a month! :)) (Largely cuz college classes go brr, and coding is being coding xD)
The sign language is BSL (British Sign Language)! I know ASL is common, I just don’t actually know that?? xD I have a few friends who know BSL, so I basically ping them back and forth with any questions, but that’s why it’s BSL :D I try to label any new signs that Helios learns before I use them so you can check IN the fic (plus labeling it directly after with ‘___’ in italics). If anything is confusing, Plz comment! It helps a ton, and I can always go back and edit! :))Â
Also, definitely xD Helios’ will still use their voice xD It’s too cool to stop using.
Could they remember? Probably! That’d probably be a sad loop tho, realizing they’ve been there for so long, that even their sieve brain can remember it. :(
YESS!! YOU LIKE THE PUN?!?! I tried so hard for that pun, it was a bloody nightmare xD Helios (ME) is certainly trying! (The tiny Sif/Helios banter is SUPER funny xD I wheezed fr).
Ah yes, Madame Odile is JUST that cool xD Will that happen in a future loop? …maybe. > - >’’ Depends on my memory- *ISAT FLASHBACKS* ...maybe.
Oooooh, Me likey your brain cells. For what this is about? …The world may never know xD This was randomly placed on purpose.
Helios and Siffrin have a hate x hate relationship fr. I imagine them like two kittens from different litters hissing at each other, and then they get sleepy and snuggle together. *cries from cuteness*
The world may never knowwww~~~ …Or well, they’ll know, but it’ll be chapter 40 or smth by then xD Idk how long this fic will be, honestly. Just that, like- I have an end goal kinda in mind? And a few mid-plot points. …Everything is free to be changed tho, cuz I get a ton of outside opinions when I write.Â
Uhh… Maybe? Idk, Helios isn’t the type to pun at all. xD They don’t really care either way when it comes to puns? Maybe slightly more towards enjoyment, but not by much. Depends on the future ig xD *Memory of Puns has been Equipped* —WHAT WAS THAT SOUND?!
I mean- I can say, and I probably will eventually in these replies, but for now I’ll just point out Chapter Eight, near the end of the Sadness fight. :) Happy Lore-hunting!
XD I get that! Everything is supposed to be kind of fragmented here. There are a ton of lines in the ice, but none are catching fish yet, y’know? :P Stuff will be answered in the future. Just give it time and tide water. :)
I mean- Yes and no. Siffrin does think it’s impressive that Helios got this far, but also like- with all the issues in Vaugarde at the moment, I seriously doubt someone not speaking would be that big of a concern compared to the slow end of everything. xD Helios could have very easily floated through towns without ever speaking.
I mean- they could? But there are better things to wish for, probably. *shrug*
IDK, WHICH ONE??? >:)) I accept all ADULT ships, for reference :P (as, surprise surprise, Helios IS an adult.) + I give permission for Helios to be shipped. ATM tho? Not sure if the fic will have a clear pairing. I’ll probably give a little nudge for each pairing and see how I like it + how you guys like it :) It’ll never get anything more than like- maybe a kiss here or there tho even if it does occur. Just a special bond that can’t be broken.
…Tho the angst of Helios falling in love with someone who will never remember DOES bring nice angst. :P
Lol, you’re good! Words are hard. Can confirm as someone who now atm has 87 pages of fanfiction in a document. xD Comment very good :D I’m so so happy you like this fic, I might take a bit before the next chapter due to needing to recharge, so I might not get a third chapter this month? But I’ll do my best!
OH YEAH!! Three questions for those who read this far. This’ll pop up in other spots at a later date, but you guys are the real ones for reading this mess, so I ask you all first xD
Do you WANT a ship to occur in the fic? It won’t be a big focus, just something that happens on the side, but gets its own screen time, likely. I don’t rush relationships either, so it’d probably be a slow burn with a lot of angst, but also fluff and comfort. If so, can you also maaaybe comment on who? :P
When it comes to the fic, my writing definitely improved in the later chapters, but I know it can still be a bit… messy, so I’m asking. Would you rather I take my time writing a third chapter for this month, or go back and edit/fix formatting in the first few chapters to be more properly spaced and not blocks of text :P
On a similar point, are there any notes about my current formatting? Like- are my paragraphs really thick, or do you want more spacing between lines? Or is italics kinda hard to read, and you’d prefer bold? Any notes are SUPER helpful, even if it’s just from the side of a reader grumbling about the big paragraphs making it hard to read on mobile or smth xD I want to hear that!Â
Thank you for the comment, as always, and have a great day!
