We’ve been quiet for several weeks, but I’ve hit a good point where I can delve into what Cronix and I have been up to while the fourth prototype episode awaits a small handful of remaining assets from the rest of the team. We hope you find them intriguing. ;)
A young woman's passion for a fed-up man has tempted him to abandon his brother. She knew what he wanted and made it her goal to give it to him. She asked for nothing in return, but is her generosity too good to be true?
While you wait for that answer, here's a quick look at what Cronix has designed for Treyton’s frostbitten hike and future projects that will have a level select option. Aren't the crystals and Arabic-themed buttons breathtaking? :O
The following post will contain information that many visitors to this blog will find disturbing. If you or anyone you know is affected by the issues discussed, please call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA for short) at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or if you live outside the United States, please reach out to the Crisis Text Line by contacting the appropriate number in the link enclosed. Viewer discretion is heavily advised!!!! Photo by Joe McDaniel on Unsplash.
During the week of September 13 – September 19, the Heliotrope Journey team had to say goodbye to Allgloss, who departed from us as a tester for deeply personal reasons that I would will not be disclosing in specific detail for the sake of his well-being. Let me stress that this announcement is not an error on my part this time. It is a permanent cession and we will forever miss his love and support. He will, however, be a spectator that will cheer us on as we focus on the fourth prototype episode and our future projects.
Since he was also the biggest donor to the funding of the series’ development, I believe that you deserve to know why I’ve made the heartbreaking decision to not allow him to return in the foreseeable future while also keeping in mind that certain details about these events should be kept private out of respect. On the previous week, Allgloss had a severe crisis at his home and at the time, I had my own issues in real life to sort out such as panic attacks I’ve been having during and after my shifts in my real life job so I unfortunately did not have the right state of mind to make time for him. He did not believe me when he threw me head first into that position to explain myself, which left me stuck between a rock and a hard place. Though I wish I worded my replies differently, I couldn’t help but think that it wouldn’t have made much of a difference regardless. That led me to having no idea how I felt about all of this. The week got worse from there on out, but the following Monday ended with Allgloss being sent to the emergency room to receive treatment for his injuries and that description was the tip of the iceberg. All I can tell you next is that the last text he sent me afterwards had him double down on his delusional paroxysm, therefore, undermining every single apology he gathered the courage to tell me. I was having trouble finding it in my heart to forgive him before that, but I would have overtime if we stayed on good terms and supported each other since then. Long story short, I’ve decided that this was the final straw.
I have severed ties with him as a result of his actions and prevented him from contacting me again because I told myself that I was through getting involved and decided that it was best that his therapist, if he’s seeing one, should take it from here. A custom level that would have been designed for him as a reward for his past donations will instead be given to a close friend on Discord that has helped me tremendously with leaving this experience to the past. I figured that it would be the least that I can do for him as a token of my gratitude for putting up with me throughout our friendship.
Why have I decided to preemptively type this post? Keeping the unwarranted backlash that a couple of my role models have faced while in similar situations in mind, my deepest concern is that Allgloss might use the situation as leverage to besmirch my name on his YouTube channel and dismantle this series before it blossoms. That way, if I receive any flaming messages over this, they will be directed to this post so they know what my side of the story is. At the end of the day, though, I know from the bottom of my heart that Allgloss would never do such a thing. It is not in his character to spite anyone based on the way they see the world unless they are harming a vulnerable group of real people. He is a good man that fell so hard because he should’ve gotten the professional help he needed during that time. I ask you to please not send any hate to his social media pages in addition to his channel because he has already suffered enough and will need a lot of much-needed time to work out his issues that have risen from these events.
Edit: This situation is not so dissimilar to the hardships and mental strain that Rachel Oates experienced in a previous relationship. I didn’t go through the exact same thing, but the comparisons and signs looked familiar. These screenshots exist to add more context to this post and help raise awareness of what had been going on.
I am so sorry that you all had to read this sorrowful essay. It was the only way for me to find closure in the matter and in case you wanted to know why a prominent contributor like Allgloss has mysteriously stepped down. It’s been agony for me to type, edit, and revise this because I’ve been looking back at the good times we have had together that ranged from tossing around ideas for Michaela’s character development to how his celebrity encounters growing up inspired me to attend online meet and greets that have risen in popularity due to social distancing. Reminiscing about these uplifting moments that made Allgloss’s bond with me so powerful before made reading through his messages during those two weeks in September all the more tragic.
I hope you understand that we’re only human. We all make mistakes in our everyday lives and sometimes it’s difficult to move on from them due to the damage they may have caused, but it’s important that they should not define what our future has in store. Likewise, the Heliotrope Journey team and myself will use this experience to better ourselves and keep moving forward so this situation will not reoccur. I advise you to do the same so you don’t soil the present while dwelling on the negatives of your past.
Health and Happiness,
WN
P.S.: I wish to thank the aforementioned friend for his blunt words of wisdom and Barb, a super creative cosplayer whose content I enjoy viewing on Twitter, for proofreading this post to make sure that the overall situation and mental health in general was discussed delicately. They’re amazing human beings that kept me afloat long after these events have transpired. :)
P.P.S.: Speaking of mental health, I’ve receiving heartbreaking news that KawaiiPixelArts lost her brother to suicide earlier today and will be taking time away from the team to recover from her loss. We gave her our condolences and we’ll keep her family in our thoughts. :( In the interim, we’ll be looking for a couple new artists to fill the void until she reopens her commissions. While I plan to contact potential candidates directly this time, if you’re a talented individual that would like to contribute to the series, please email me at [email protected] with your portfolio so that Sidiyq Qadim and I can assess your style. Further details will be posted no later than early November.
Frederick, Eforie, and Gelliewich have taken a break from their adventures to come to Alastair’s coming-of-age-party in a hidden area in the New England forests where four-leaf clovers are abundant. Where that might be is a secret. Otherwise, trespassers might have so much good luck from the clovers they might steal that their heightened arrogance and sky high hopes would lead to great trouble. Alastair is an antisocial druid that’s protective of areas in the forest where he frequents so to disclose the location of one to another individual is a symbol of their trustworthiness. He approaches Frederick, Eforie, and Gelliewich to invite him to his gathering when he noticed that these heroes have saved a bear cub from being poached by a loyalist to the Veiled Nocturne.
To them, it was a simple gesture to ensure the safety of a small animal, but to Alastair, it shows that the trio is passionate about preserving nature like he is. He gleefully rewards them with an invitation to this party and when they arrive at the hidden area, they find that it is frequented by wood fairies. The trio is served a sweetened butterscotch soda in ceramic mugs while Gelliewich serves himself mint clover ice cream on a cone. He loves his ice cream, but he’s going to love that bit of good luck even more because he and his friends will need it to help them find their way back to Baudelaire City without getting lost. Eforie asked Alastair if cake would be served at his party when she noticed there wasn’t one served at the table. Embarrassed, he answered that butterscotch soda is easier to make because he tried taking up baking a week ago but couldn’t find an alternative to eggs. He explained that tasting them makes him nauseous and Frederick nods his head. He could not stand the thought of eating eggs himself for that reason. Eforie chuckles and states that drinking butterscotch soda bears drinking one that’s parsley-flavored, a sentiment that everyone agreed with. Photo by Laura Ockel on Unsplash.
Now that I mentioned nature, the first level in Heliotrope Journey: Passion of Rancor has begun development. Florentin and Angela have entered Dracula’s front yard. Chubbo brought a deadlier monarch butterfly that’ll blend in with the dangerously deceptive flora to life. That’s just the easy part. They should worry more about the mandrakes hiding in the bricks and an idiot hunter that got his just desserts for being a peeping tom. It's not an April Fools joke so find yourself a pair of earmuffs and an excellent sword.
Thank you for playing the Heliotrope Journey series as always and wish me luck with getting the team prepped for that level and the Easter ad coming out this month. I’m going to need a four-leaf clover to help me manage that stress. Want to help me out with that? Leave a tip on my Ko-Fi page to get your name in the credits in any level/video I release and a shout-out in my next post, but please only do so if you can afford it. Any support is appreciated.
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