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video game writer on OnlyCans, Endoparasitic, Waves of Steel, and some other stuff

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hi folks!! here's my extremely informal announcement that I wrote Nightmare in Date Everything - so if you like my freaks from Endoparasitic, you might also like this freak (affectionate)!!

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take one more limb off cynte and that’s just pickle rick

[nessathewriter]

i think about "me angy" cynte a lot. i can hear it in my head perfectly every time i play thanks for telling us that clip exists out there somewhere lmao

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I dug it up for posterity

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everyone say thank you @frill-shark for sending me this video of a panel nessa was in discussing karis and cynte’s relationship (and a cynví mention?????) (timestamp is 24:05)

Prismatic People: Queer Narratives Beyond Romance

We have seen quite an increase in sincere Queer representation in games in the last few years, where it once used to be absent. However, thi

my favorite moment personally:

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WAIT HELP I DIDN'T KNOW YOU ALL GOT AHOLD OF THIS

[nessathewriter]

hey hey hey I’m @riiarichu ummm hello hello

I’m a big fan of endopara so I’d like to ask a few questions if ur still taking them. If not then ignore me until you decide to take them again.

Anywayyy

Did Karis die :( because if Cynte can’t save him I’ll actually cry they need to escape together…

THEYE SO CUTE and Kari’s’ voice actor makes him sound so adorable <333

I’m going to assume you know the VA’s so of you do DO YOU KNOW WHO VOICED KARIS???? I know Giovanni voiced Cynte (and he did a DAMN GOOD JOB OF IT) but I love Kari’s’ voice…

Also since Luce is dead who is he gonna be fighting in edp 3? More importantly is there gonna be a third one? I’m sure you already answered these questions if u did then please paraphrase or link the posts I’m sorry. 😞

LAST QUESTION… do you read fanfiction of the stories you help write?? I think you should, I have a buddy @frill-shark who’s making a super cute and super tragic endopara fic and I think you should check them out…

Sorry about this!!

hihi!! I'll go through these in order:

Did Karis die: that's a really great question..........

Karis's VA: Karis's VA is my good friend Phillipe Bosher! he was also in Baldur's Gate III and Lies of P!

Villain of endo3: that's also a really great question!! I've got some Ideas for sure but we haven't committed in any specific direction yet. I've got my fingers crossed that there will be a third game!

Do I read the fanfiction: not too often because I don't want to get my grubby little hands inside the fan space too much, but I have read some of frill-shark's ruling hypothesis because it's excellently written!!

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So I noticed that you’d described what you think Cynte looks like, on that note, what does Karis look like to you?

Karis been compared enough times to Wilson from House that I do kind of picture a younger Robert Sean Leonard sometimes, but overall I don't have as solid of a mental picture of him as Cynte. Karis is probably a little younger than Cynte, lankier, probably bringing an Anton Yelchin type vibe to the table?? honestly all I Know for sure is he has glasses

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what genre of character is this

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Forgot to post these lol

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Cynte and Karis remind me of House and Wilson from House MD. Like in my mind before Karis left, their relationship was like House and Wilson’s. did I pick up the wrong vibe? And was there any inspiration? (Sorry if this was worded weird)

okay I kind of feel like I remember posting about this somewhere, like maybe it was bsky or twitter or in the tags of something?? I dunno but House/Wilson wasn't an inspiration in a direct way, but I watched House MD a lot. like a lot. when I was like 7 or 8 years old I told my teacher it was my favorite show and my mom got a call about it LMAO and I did realize very shortly after finishing the Endo2 script that they inadvertently have a House/Wilson vibe.

all this to say, I think you never really forget your first questionable, doomed ship

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Hi hi! I hope this isn’t too weird or unwelcome, just wanted to drop in and congratulate you and the rest of the team on the phenomenal work y’all have been doing for the Endoparasitic series! I’m a brand new fan, just finished playing Endoparasitic 2 and now my art degree is in danger because it’s all I can focus on lmfao

Feeling extremely normal about Cynte, and had a blast scrolling through your blog this evening to read about him <3

hihi!! aw thanks!! it means the world to me that folks connect with it in any way <3 we're all very proud of what we've put out there. PLEASE FINISH YOUR ART DEGREE THOUGH LMAO

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Endoparasitic yaoi

[nessathewriter]

I published a new little game yesterday!!

hihi!! I know I mostly post about Endoparasitic/Endoparasitic 2 here but if there are any Twin Peaks fans out there, I published a Black Lodge/Red Room themed Twine game yesterday called TEN THINGS I LEARNED IN THE RED ROOM and I really like how it turned out :)

Ten Things I Learned In The Red Room by Nessa Cannon

A short, surreal Twine game

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Not a question, I just wanna say: I'm so giddy about the fact that you made Cynthe, the ruthless scientist asshole, have ONE person he really cared about. It makes him go from a pretty compelling character to a "HELL YEAH ARGARGH" character.

Also bonus gay points.

thank you!! tbh giving Cynte a boyfriend was always a huge priority of mine - "ruthless asshole with soft spot for one person" is one of my favorite tropes

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Hello Hello! I have no clue if you're answering endoparasitic questions and this is more of a joke question than anything, so if you don't want to answer it then you don't have to; Would Cynte be a big Death Note fan? And if he was, would he like L or Light more?

okay LMAO I actually rewatched the entirety of Death Note right around when I was working on the Endo 2 script during a housesitting gig I had so it was definitely fresh in my brain. I don't know if he'd be a big fan (I don't know if he's really a fan of most things lmao) but I think he'd like L more because Cynte would just loooove to be able to take anyone out based on his perception of justice

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They should have chosen me

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Endoparasitic question if you're still taking them.

Has Karis always been wheelchair-bound or is that a more recent development? Or is that perhaps another question left intentionally open so that fans can fill in their own reasoning?

I am still taking Endoparasitic questions!! but I can't answer this one quite yet, so sorry!!

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hey you’re back! if you’re still answering questions (no pressure), did luce’s “you suck/you’re a bad person/you’re pathetic” speech get under cynte’s skin, or did he just rationalize it as “stupid luce?” also wondering if he and luce had any sympathy for each other by the end of endo 2, seeing how they each had their own tragic and life-altering downfall with mistakenly thinking they understood the parasites, pursuit of power, non-consideration of others, etc.

that's a really interesting question. I think Cynte would never admit anything gets under his skin, but I think even if Cynte rationalizes it as "Luce doesn't know shit," he'd always be a little grumbly about someone like Luce categorizing him as pathetic, especially because she got what he thought he wanted and couldn't handle it (there's a nuance here with "wanted" and "handle it" but that's a whole other essay). there's a deeply unhealed part of Cynte under all of his arrogance, and I don't think that unhealed part lets go of ANYTHING.

it's hard for me to say that Cynte would feel bad for how Luce ends up, but like....... I do think there is some recognition of how fucking bad it's gotten on his end. like I don't think he's like "wow that's so sad I'm so sorry etc etc" but at the very least there's a little of "holy shit, that looks painful." and I think by the end of Endo 2 Luce is not able to express herself in a way she could've pre-parasite, but I don't think there's a lot of sympathy for Cynte anyway. at best he's her ex-coworker, and at worst he's the person who did this to her. I'd venture to say there's a lot of resentment on both sides primarily but if you Squint, maybe a little bit of angst and recognition that there's still a human there.

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