#cie 2

[emersonfreepress]

having a blast picking the most contentious options possible with kile & gabe in the woods, knowing im picking their poly option in book 2 😌 MCs getting held at gunpoint now, but that's what'll make the switch up funnier/more satisfying later reminiscing!

everything is just romantic backstory if the glasses are rose-tinted enough 🥰

[emersonfreepress]

tentatively considering calling this game's two installments "Trials" instead of "Books"....

[emersonfreepress]

Stuff I firmly decided yes on in 2022:

A choice between American and immigrant parents!! It's doable, it doesn't mess up the story, and will be very fun to write. It also increases the emotional stakes of not getting arrested and succeeding in life, amirite fellow immigrants 😭

less hairstyle options in Chapter 3 😅 revising that scene I realized there were like 4 ponytail types. as amazingly 90s as the original list was, there is such a thing as overkill!

one more demeanor trait 😖 Playful vs. Serious! I have a natural tendency to write jokes and humorous replies, but keep having to delete things or give them to other characters because it could be out of character for New Kid. No longer a problem!

💞 2 poly romances for Book 2! 💞 They just make sense and are honestly unavoidable 😅

refunding those short story commissions 😑 I'm really embarrassed and ashamed of myself, but for reasons that are entirely my own fault or personal problems to deal with, I am far past the point of feeling it's fair to hold on to the remaining commissioners' money. Both of the last stories are nearly finished, but they've been in that state for so long it's absurd. They will be published, but I am refunding folks because they can't be my priority anymore. The game is going nowhere because I've tried to force myself to finish two stories that I can't seem to concentrate on for the life of me. I won't be doing commissions again, I've learned my lesson now.

And I think those are all the things I decided on last year 🤔 That I can share anyway!

[emersonfreepress]

Why do I feel like older Kile could definitely pull off an outfit like this. Something about this Doja Cat vibe is eating.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8J1JMNH/

youuuUUUUUU, ANON. YOU UNDERSTAND.

I got this ask and fully was like "oh boy, uh-huh, yeah 🙄 I bet this'll be older Kile aesthetic." And I'm unsure how or why you understand it, idk how clear I'm being about grown-up Kile or whatever, but WOW. That is 100% a modern-day Kile look. The vibes are immaculate 😍😍😍

[emersonfreepress]

No, please answer why you decided to add the polyamory option. Why all of a sudden? What will it add? Is it necessary for the plot? For character development? Are there not enough romantic solo options? Why?

Ok, so I did interpret this tone correctly the first time -_-

Something that is sudden to you, the reader, is not necessarily at all sudden for the writer. It's on my list of things I decided yes on in 2022 because I've been mulling over the Gabe/Curt poly for over 1 year and I've been mulling over the Gabe/Kile one for over 2 years. Mulling over, for me, looks like literal hundreds of words of brainstorming, notes, talking to myself in Story Plotter, and weighing workload vs. value.

It will add polyamorous romance options for the MC.

None of the romances in the game are necessary for the plot.

None of the romances in the game are necessary for character development.

There's way too many solo romantic options but I am a ho who loves love???

Finally: Why.

Because I want to, anon. Because ideas for both of those romances have been coming to me unprovoked for years. Because these ships make sense. Because I love the small bits I have already written. Because I think these poly romances will be worth reading. Because I love queer relationships. Because the sex scenes will be fire.

And because I can! 🥰

[emersonfreepress]

Hi, I am really new to this story, everything looks great so I have seen some post that this is a series or at least a two books. I have heard that we break up with the RO's at the end of the book (I don't know the reason) but we can get back together with them in the next. Do we have to break it off or is this just a time skip when the MC is going back to their childhood. Also is it possible for the RO's and the MC to have a happy ending? 😊 love the story

Welcome and thanks for reading! Sorry I took so long to answer 😅

This story will be two books! I don't think I'll ever have the creative attention span required to write and code a whole series 😅 (plus, my ideas tend to be pretty self-contained; all my other big WIPs are planned to be one game each.) I won't answer the first question! But yes, happy endings are possible 😊

[emersonfreepress]

planning to only start romancing kile in book 2 so it's a double whammy why-are-my-besties-hot-now for them 👍👍

oooh i love that arc so much

[emersonfreepress]

I just wanted to let you know that I’m down to read the most filthy, downright disgusting (normal mode) threesome with the Gabe & Kile polycue in book 2….it’s not even funny how much I want it

how dare you send this to the dev blog...