Hello! I see you're in need of a new hyperfixation! Might I recommend shoot from the hip, a British improv comedy group? They have fun short clips, games, and longer plays, and it's kept me, an AuDHDer, invested for over a year
Ooo! Sorry this reply is so late, but this seems awesome!! I'll check them out today while drawing or something hehe! Ty!!!
Another headcanon idea. How would Alan react if his Doe eyes found out or saw Alan killing a child who’s related to them then straight up call him a monster?
Oh wow I saw this wayyyy later!! Okay hell yeah let's do this!
CW: Mentions of murder, violence, kidnapping, child death, and memory manipulation below the cut
Alan would be heartbroken! But he would understand why. He could care less if his brothers dropped dead at this time, maybe save for Claude... maybe- But he understands what it's like to have family members you love and care for at some point, and when Alan's mother died he was pretty shaken up. Not a child but to sum it up- he feels bad for the grief he caused them.
And when he's called a MONSTER? By the love of his life?? Sure it's an accurate label, but it nearly brings him to his knees. Can't they see that he had too? That this is for the life he's sharing with them??? No one could ever matter as much as he could, even family! And yet, here's his perfect Doe. Calling him a monster. Running away from him in rage and terror... hating him. It's enough to make him consider letting them go...
But he can't. Not now. Not ever. He'd hunt them down after all and take them home then and there, spending the rest of his life winning them back over slowly. If he can't seem to calm them by the end of the month, I think he would beg boss to erase their memories, though he'd still be keeping them after.
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Here are the plans and ideas I've developed throughout the development of MDHM. I think it's the least I could do to give you guys how the story would've gone and the ending. More below bc its really long.
I revealed it before, but each day had a sort of quote. These all foreshadowed what was going to happen.
Day 1 - "If you go down to the woods today..." A reference to the lullaby of "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and tells how the player went back to the woods to see Alan.
Day 2 - "The better to eat you with," refers to the story of Little Red Riding Hood, said by the wolf, and yeah, it goes with the couch sex scene that happens between Alan and the player.
Day 3 - "You can run but you can't hide." is a reference to the song "Wolf" by SIAMES. The tie to this was going to have Alan chasing you down, where he begins to show cracks.
Day 4 - "Wolf! Wolf! There's a wolf!" is a reference to the Boy Who Cried Wolf. This would've been the day of Alan showing his yandere nature.
Day 5 - "Little piggy, little piggy. Let me in." is a quote from Three Little Pigs. This day would've had Alan try and attempt to break into the player's house.
Of course, we were going to add more days, and I wanted to give them the same quote treatments, but that never came to be.
As days would roll over, it would be hinted that the player was losing track of time little by little. Day 3 would've started with the player waking up in class instead of their house. By the end of day 4, the player would've been kidnapped by Alan, leaving the bridge to day 5, but isn't sure how many days have passed after waking up. I wanted to blur the time flow as it went on; other characters would tell you how it's been days since your kidnapping, but it only felt like the next morning for you.
This would only worsen the player's condition, as Alan would stalk/harass you, but unfortunately, Alan's boss was now aware of your presence and figured out his secret relationship with you. Therefore, making the player a target of his torment.
I've kept this hidden from both Patreon and the public, of having Boss sneakily observe Alan and the player in the background.
I had this idea for a scene of MC running around frantically in the woods, trying to escape Alan and stumbling across Boss, who is speaking to them.
There was gonna be a blinking animation, and it would gradually reveal the signs changing, as if communicating to the player. and then reveal that Boss figured out your name.
After Boss finds you out, the town of Doomsbury would have, in my words, "its own ten plagues", ofc it wouldn't have been that many, but each plague would've been worse than the last. Almost like Boss was doing everything in his power for you to not escape, at least not without suffering any consequences. The last plague was Boss's last-ditch effort to make the whole town become a sinkhole and consume everything.
Of course, there would be a total of three endings. Two of which are the true canon ending, which can lead to Erika's or Stu's route. Erika's route would've helped you gain knowledge and the history of Doomsbury, along with her roommate, Rosie. You would've sought refuge in her college dorm as a safety precaution after the player got kidnapped.
Stu's route would've given the player more knowledge about Alan's past, how he was convicted of murdering one of his high school peers.
If Alan deemed Erika a threat, Erika would've lost an eye. She survives, but you guys are no longer safe. After being hospitalized, you escape Doomsbury.
If Alan had deemed Stu a threat, he would've lost his arm. He also survives, but he is much worse for wear than Erika. You both also escape.
Now, for Alan's "Happy" ending, it's not canon and not entirely happy at all, at least not for the player character. Alan would've saved you from Boss's threats, reassuring you that he could convince Boss to keep you. At the end of his route, the player is catatonic, not moving, not responding to Alan as he is feeding you. He reveals that Boss might have done something to you to become a shell of a human.
There would've been an epilogue if you got the canon endings, revealing Erika submitting a job application to a fashion magazine position, and you give her words of encouragement. If you pursue the Stu route, you would both be living together in a crappy apartment, with him trying to practice bass whilst adjusting to his new prosthetic. However, even after those gushy moments, the player is still being hunted by Alan. While he might've run off from his job, Carver and Stitches are revealed as people with whom he is still in contact.
Extras:
Everyone would've had a colored tongue/mouth. I know a lot of people didn't like this change, but I started implementing this feature in my art style, not just for MDHM. I thought it gave it more pop :)
While snooping, the player would've found this letter from Ophelia, Alan's mom.
It would've been revealed that Ophelia's full name was "Ophelia Finch". That meant our dear hatchet boy would've gone by "Alan Finch" before changing it.
These were gonna be for Day 3 where you go to Erika to an antique store or visit Stu's frat and have him cry.
With the help of @flavorcrash they designed these Boss ciphers that we were gonna reveal in Erika's route. I even added a cheat sheet for you all to decipher them.
And that's pretty much it. I'm gonna gradually release more stuff as I go on, but now. I'm tired.
Just read the MDHM announcement on Patreon. Idrk why I’m posting this. I’m not big in the community, my thoughts won’t hold any weight. Gnomeatrix won’t see this. But as someone who’s hyper fixated on MDHM on and off for a while and dearly loves the game- I just wanted to say a few things.
1. Thank you so so much Gnome. You worked so hard and I can’t even imagine the pressures and stresses of being a game dev, especially in this economy. You’ve given me and so many others a big dopamine boost with your work! And while it’s sad to see it go, it was an absolutely wonderful project. I hope to replay it again soon.
I would also like to add that your work is an inspiration, I haven’t really gotten any of my projects off the ground, too much personal life stuff. But your work makes me want to create. And also, as a chronically ill person myself, thank you for taking the time to take care of yourself and stepping away when it’s needed.
2. To the community members- although I’m sure that since we’re all adults here, we’ll be able to behave, I would like to remind everyone to well- behave. Don’t harass anyone involved in the project, don’t harass Gnome. It’s immature as hell and won’t change anything.
3. Like I said I’m not big buttt for anyone wondering if I’m still doing MDHM art or my fic- yep! I’m more focused on SWWSDJ (ik Snaccpop isn’t great, I’m not like paying for their content or anything) so I’ll be working on that and some of my own non-yandere oc stuff or Lacey’s Games. But MDHM will be in my rotation.
Anyways everyone, I hope you’re all hydrated, taking care of yourselves, and having a good day. Lots of love!
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