Do you have any visual reference to the girl’s antlers in your latest fic? Absolutely entranced by them having antlers it works so perfectly!
I do!!! and I went ahead and drew them out because of this haha
There's not really a particular reason for which antler-shape is paired with who; I mostly wanted very distinct ones. But if I had to ascribe some authorial intend...
Taissa's are Roe which are short but good on an offensive and a hard block for head-on stuff. I think Tai prefers to dive into conflicts like this if she can't work her way out through other more passive ways (the allie thing, her campaign strategy in adult life). She cuts through decisionmaking hard and fast with the best and worst outcomes coming from that. Hard, fast, close-quarters, but with the back undefended.
Lottie's are based on Javan Rusa and a little bit on Chital deer antlers. These are tall, upright, and very minimal in branches. Could say they are mostly for show, but would help putting distance between herself and the other. Something something Lottie is a highly passive person in most cases and would rather keep people away than disclosing a lot about herself. She can be brought off-balance by a very direct attack (hello Natalie), but is able to defend from stuff on the side and if they're still small enough to keep at bay.
Jackie is a basic White tail who's antlers are the most crown-like but come with being guarded on all sides. Very little can get through, and Jackie does more to keep all her bases covered from harm than make sure the center field is kept in order (baseball metaphor? really?). These antlers are very aesthetically pleasing and can be used effectively when used right in a conflict, but have a higher risk of getting stuck and tangled up in other antlers or outdoor stuff. They're also relatively short and still require some closeness to make a good defense/offense.
Natalie is within the fic not of the designation to grow antlers, but she does! Because it's fun! And apparently Caribou are one of the few deer species where the female also grow antlers, so the more you know! Anyway, within the fic universe I got a whole load of lore of Nat being stuck with antler growth and not having access to proper medical aid because of her designation despite them clearly being There. Caribou antlers in this case are more vibes-based than the others; I considered Moose but those are too bulky for my liking, and Caribou antlers already are a bit prone to asymmetry, and then throw in some hormonal/funky body misgrowth and you got what is here.
Safe to say, Nat REALLY has to overcompensate to make sure she's well-guarded with her set, or use them in other ways than may be expected. Given Nat's track-record of making it out of situations not by force or discussion alone, she's relying on her wits in canon enough with a good dose of luck to make the best of this.
Ooooh what type of horses would the Yellowjacket’s as Centaur’s be???
(Brought to you by your art of Shauna Horseman rotating in my mind)
checkmate anon i've actually drawn them all lol but never got around to posting them. horse types/breeds i owe to @thelonely-shepherd for their trove of knowledge on all things horse. You can see their post here!
Shauna - bay morgan | Jackie - palomino | Van - clydesdale | Lottie - friesian | Natalie - grullo mustang | Taissa - andalusian
I didn't get around to Misty, Travis, or Laura Lee, and haven't been on this thing in uuuuh six months or so, so I doubt they'll still be there someday
hey, are you still working on your yj quarry-like game?? the demo was so much fun, the concept is very interesting, your art is BEAUTIFUL, and i just want to know if it's a disconstinued project (which would be perfectly fine!). thanks!
Hey!
I am, but it's very much in the background. I do want to finish it because it's something I'd like to play myself someday.
Part of the major delay has been switching story formats in twine. I started the project with a chapbook format, but as it went along I found that it was too lacking in certain special interactive bits. Most of all I want to have quick-time events, and chap simply doesn't do that. Harlowe does, and it has a bigger degree of customizeability. Funnily enough in this overhaul I decided to go for a more toned-down approach (the computer login probably won't come back)
To give you an idea, it will look like this, with character portraits changing to "respond" to your choices.
Most of the future work will be in outlining everything watertight, but the writing part itself should be easy enough from then on, as well as the deck or portraits I can make ahead of time to shuffle through.
SO tl;dr: it's not dead. It might take a while, but should be there to play someday.
The Yellowjackets Pluribus au where everyone is “dead” except Jackie….Jackie having to contend with the fact that Shauna isn’t exactly “Shauna” anymore….Jackie wanting to just be loved by everyone and getting her wish via the Wilderness Hivemind. IT wanting to be Jackie’s super special hive-mind girlfriend. GOOD FOOD *nom nom nom*
And it goes even further! What if the whole wide world was there to love you and you're very :( about it!!! It's turning into something of a character study on grief and dealing with trauma that everyone ignores and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
At moment of writing this fic has hit 9k and not close to being done, but to satiate your hunger, here's a snippet
Hello hi yes hi hello any chance you're planning to upload your Mel animal crossing art here 👉👈 so I can reblog to the animal crossing fanartchive 👁️👁️ I love it sm like actually
ah sure! I wasn't certain if people would understand the reference here without the bts photo, but here you goooo
I LOVE your Yellowjackets game!!! No rush (and it’s also OK if you don’t want to just tell us), but how do you get to interact with Laura Lee? I’ve managed to get everyone but her and Alive Jackie. Thank you!!
Thank you very much! I've added a manual to the itch page with ~cryptic~ instructions such as below, but underneath the read more is the very straight-forward step-by-step.
Go to the shed and talk to Jackie (aka remove the blanket and do the talk prompt then)
Go to Lottie's tree hangout and either by going through her dialogue track, or by touching the tree stump, hit the 10% chance at getting a Wilderness conversation with the Antler Queen silhouette.
Go to the plane, head inside, and walk down. A piece of text should pop up and now also show you another Antler Queen. She gives you the final, if vague, instructions.
Go to the shit cliff. Walk to the edge an interact with the view. At the question asked, answer by heading out.
You'll be in a slim hallway. Walk up, and have fun talking to Laura Lee and Jackie!
gameboy jackets is so fun! would u ever consider posting a guide on getting the secret ending? lol i cant figure it out
Thank you so much! And no worries, I'm getting that question a bunch so I'm thinking of making a guide for all the stuff that's in here. Might be up later today when I'm home from work
