#rewindseries

[cylawsonwrites]

So I really loved the Rewind demo (and am a bit sad it's on hiatus but at least it's still being worked on!) and playing the CoR:H demo, my heart melted when putting in the info about Rewind's MC and choosing that they romanced Avalon, it mentions in the documents that he's happily married to Rewind's MC. ;v; But.... that also means that something happens to the MC that makes their life last that long right? Since they were a normal human in the demo. Hm....

I'm so glad you loved Rewind and are enjoying C.o.R. as well!!! And yeah, it was fun to add mentions of the Rewind MC with their loved one. I'm of the idea that true love can last a very long time, even forever, if it's nurtured.

But yes, there is a way each RO kept the MC alive... and sometimes it wasn't by their own powers. Hehehe.

Thank you so much for the message! I hope you stick around for our future projects and for the rest of Rewind and CoR!!!

[cylawsonwrites]

So, feeding my happy family trope, how would the RO's react to the moment in which their child recognises them and reacts with absolute happiness to seeing them for the first time?

OOOOOOH I LOVE THE WAY U THINK MEIRA. Let’s see.. (I’m assuming this is a babie)

Avalon/Avlyne would hands down turn into a bawling mess and immediately go to pick their child up, craddling them and cooing to them very sweetly. AV loves children, and having that reaction to them from their own would melt their already very soft heart.

Kelsey/Kelsen would probably be a little unsure on what to do, but feel really happy regardless. They’d come over and talk very quietly to the baby, and mainly play with them rather than pick them up. I’d imagine MC would catch them holding the baby later, though. They’re not very good with children as they’ve never been around them, but they will try their best.

Alain would also be a blubbering mess of a man, like AV, and would very enthusiastically talk to the baby and would try to hold them with MC’s help. He’d be very careful and very worried about “breaking” the baby. Alanna would also be very enthusiastic about this, and eagerly go over to the baby while talking animatedly to them, and would play with them for as long as they wanted. Probably say things she shouldn’t in front of a baby.

I can’t answer this for Ryx/Lio! Will do so after Rewind eventually comes out.

Sam would probably freeze and be unsure of what to do. It would be very happy about the baby recognizing it, but it wouldn’t know what to do about that. If MC explained, Sam would very gladly become a near-constant holding and rocking chair and would very much latch onto its child with a deep closeness between them.

Hope you guys enjoyed!!! :D

[cylawsonwrites]

Weekly Update for 5 May, 2019 (+Big Rewind News and Patreon News)

‘Ello guys, and welcome back to the weekly update!!! Lots of stuff to cover this week!!!

Chronicles of Rebirth

I actually got quite a bit of work done on CoR these last few days, and I’m super glad I did!!! Thus far:

We have one [1] new Romance Option!!! (And I’m open to adding more in the future if people want particular characters!!!) The newest RO is a genderlocked genderqueer named Alice who has a preference for women and other genderqueers! While I was writing the beginning of the meeting, I started to love them so much that I just HAD to make her an RO!!!

That brings me to my next part of the update: I have hit scene three of Chapter 4, the meeting!!! It has not fully begun, but the MC is currently at it, so yay!!

That brings CoR’s entire script up to around ~36-37,000 words, not including additional pages information (like the diary entries I do, the lexicon, the files you can read, etc) meaning, overall, the script is probably longer than Rewind’s if we take out the pages information from Rewind!!! AAAAAH!

Overall, CoR is starting to get back its speed!! (*knocks on wood*)

Rewind

So, Rewind, the original thing that brought all of you here in the first place!!! I know you all remember how I was on a big hiatus and was unsure of how to do Rewind as it just couldn’t fit as a Choice game, right? :D

As it turns out, I have been tweaking the script and tweaking my ideas, brainstorming with some peeps on Discord and primarily Rissa, and I have a good idea on how to revamp Rewind to make it as a Choice game!!!! This will require a HUGE rewrite of the original beta (which it needs anyway, G-D), and should allow people to actually pick their route from the start!!! I will probably start the rewrite after I complete Chapter 4 for COR, and go back and forth between the two and maybe another project that has a completely different thing going on in case I need a breather!

(btw, our discord is here: https://discord.gg/j3HyswB )

Patreon

So, I know I’ve talked about Patreon a tiny bit, but I do indeed have one!! You can find it here: https://www.patreon.com/caprithebunny

Any and all support is so so appreciated, and Patreon gives me a way to give back to all of you guys!!! There’s already content up, currently: an Avalon and Avlyne scenario of them and MC moving in together, and a song-moodboard for Ryx/Lio, plus some interesting special sneaky peeks on the monthly bonuses!!! If you aren’t sure if it’s worth it, feel free to poke @meiralitch or @thedeathnotebook who have seen them so far!!!

If I have enough time this month, I may post extra bonus contents to celebrate my first Patron (who is Meira, a very lovely Spanish lady <3) and the fact that I’mma be 20 and with an Associate’s degree in just 3 and 4 days!!!

There are also multiple tiers!! There’s $1, $5, $10, $20, $30, and $50, and each has its own list of benefits!!! If extra monthly content is posted, lower tiers will get to see one more than normal, and so on and so forth!!!

For this month, I’m planning a short to show how Serena and Tam met (the parents in Rewind), a scenario with Vervain, a scenario with Gru and/or Ande, and maybe a scenario for a COR rom of Patrons’ choice :)

Have a good week and Sunday guys!!!

[cylawsonwrites]

Alright Capri! So here you have another ask! What would be the reaction of the RO's from Rewind and CoR the first time they get butterflies on their stomach when thinking/seeing the MC?

OH BOY. Feelings(tm), my favorite!Avalon/Avlyne would honestly be even more excited to see MC again and to see how their relationship will grow. AV is not afraid of their feelings, especially not for MC :)Kelsey/Kelsen would be a little confused; they’ve never really been interested in anyone romantically, so they wouldn’t exactly know what they’re feeling. The first time it happens they think it’s simply them having a liking for MC’s company or... bed. :D

Alain/Alanna would know exactly what the butterflies are and would try to stamp them down. While Alanna is more open with her feelings than Alain for our human MC, they both know how dangerous it is to love a human around their pack. It has... never gone well before.

Ryx/Lio are my ultimate angsting over feeling children, and of course would panic and absolutely deny or try to quash any feelings they have. What they are and what’s happen to them has left scars so very deep and left them with enemies that would do anything to break them...Sam would... kind of know what the butterflies are? It would take it a bit to understand as it has only experienced them through the memories of others of its original kind when it was very young. However, once it knew what they are... It would probably go into the denial pit with Ryx/Lio, to be honest, lol. Thank you for the ask!!! It’s been so long since we had one! Don’t forget guys, our ask box is always open :D

[cylawsonwrites]

Gross Character Trait Meme

I took this test for the Rewind ROs!

Avalon/Avlyne: You are an Emotionally Volatile Nightmare.

Kelsey/Kelsen: You are a Two-Faced Liar.

Alanna/Alain: You are a Disturbing Control Freak.

Ryx/Lio: You are Shockingly Violent.

Vervain: You are an Emotionally Volatile Nightmare.

Sam: You are a Disturbing Control Freak.

This was actually pretty fun! I saw it going around from my personal Tumblr, so I thought I'd give it a go! Let me know what you think... and what your results are, heheh!

[cylawsonwrites]

Avalon Romance Scenario 1

To make up for such little progress on Rewind, I thought I'd give yall a treat of this idiot man. Safe for work, Avalon/Male MC named Saerus.

Edit: Changing this to "scenario" as snippet implies a piece of actual gameplay!

Avalon sighs softly, staring down at the horribly burnt, black block currently set on his kitchen counter. Originally, it had meant to be a loaf of sweet bread, but somehow while he was cooking it either the oven heated too much or he'd left it inside for too long; either way, it’s ruined. The snapped knife laying next to its cutting board he'd tried to cut it with was proof enough of that. He mumbles under his breath as he uses a gloved hand to pick up the still burning hot loaf and carries it outside to toss into the compost heap; with any luck, it'll break down into something helpful and not ruin the whole heap his love has been working so hard on.

“Avi? What're you doing? Why does the kitchen smell like something burnt?” Avalon jumps and swerves around, surprised to see he’d come home already; he wasn't expecting Saerus to be back from the market so quickly. Hurrying back to their small cottage, he tries to think of a reply that won't have him discovered as the tries-to-cook-but-fails-miserably fiend Saerus knows him to be, but unfortunately, he's beaten to the punch.

“You tried to cook, didn't you?” Saerus is standing at the counter, staring at the still smoking loaf pan with a dark brow raised. Avalon feels a fragile smile a.k.a. a really unconvincing smile that shows he's really fucking done something freeze onto his likely paling lips.

“Wh-What? No, no, of course not! It was the, uh…” His golden brown eyes look around for anything conceivable to blame this on, anything at all- “...the cat! Yes, yes, it was the cat.” Mentally, he slaps himself a few solid times, then cringes as heat begins to flood his neck and ears at Saerus’s unconvinced look mixing with the look he holds specially just for calling Avalon a dumbass.

“Ah, yes, Mr. Fishmuncher-”

“An excellently name, if I do say so myself-”

“Only because you named him.” He levels a drawl stare at Avalon, though there's a dare set in his eyebrow’s rise; most unfortunately, it seems Avalon has run out of witty things to say. “And I do believe I'm looking at the so-called ‘cat’ that did this. Didn't I ban you from cooking after you sat your hair on fire and those jet robes the Empress of Allohorosa gave you?” Saerus gives him a stern glare, before grabbing a mitt and throwing the finally cooling loaf pan into a bucket of cool dish water.

“Look, my love, I wanted to surprise you. It just… didn't turn out like I hoped it would.” Avalon comes up behind him, wrapping his arms loosely around the other man’s waist. He slowly begins to peck kisses across the back of his neck, until Saerus finally sighs.

“I know, I know. You're forgiven. Just… stay out of the kitchen, will you?” Saerus leans back against Avalon’s chest, feeling his affirmative “mm-hmm” rumble against his neck. They stood like that for a few moments, until Saerus began to smell an acutely acrid, burning smell. “Avi, did you leave something in the oven?”

“SON OF YASGRIMHIR’S LEFT-FOOTED GOOSE-”

[cylawsonwrites]

A Little More Info on the Weekly Update Topics...

So, I know I put up a LOT of information that a big surprise! I’m so sorry to dump all that on you guys so fast, so here’s a little more of a help for understanding what will be happening:

While Rewind is NOT going to be an interactive fiction, it will still be coming out as a game! I’m not sure what kind yet, I’m really thinking an RPG style though! So that means you can still ask questions about Rewind stuff! Anything you wanna know, you can still ask!!!

Chronicles of Rebirth SHOULD be released once I finish Chapter 4. This should give you time to get to know the ROs some, as well as a few other key characters (and you’re already well-acquainted with AV, who is a major character in COR). For a little more of a peek to see what I still need to do:

Scene 1 (nearly complete, has one last branch to do): MC has to decide how they’re feeling about being turned into a supernatural, along with have a conversation with AV, where you have the option to ask them some questions and learn some more information.

Scene 2: MC will pick quite a few things here, like hair color and style, if becoming a supernatural did anything to their appearance (there’s a few options I have in mind for this one), more appearance options, more gender options. I’m also planning on you guys having the option to read over a few bits of lore or about the ROs before another big part of this chapter!

Scene 3: MC accompanies AV to a meeting with the ROs + a few other leaders in AV’s organization. During the meeting, you’ll learn more about what exactly the organization does, its mission, what it has to do with you, and... the new plan to deal with the creature who got you turned into a supernatural to begin with. I’m considering putting the choice of whether you have ever truly killed a supernatural or not, whether it be by your hand or another’s, and if you did not kill them, then what did you do instead.

Scene 4: MC has another chat with AV after what went on in the meeting, and I’m thinking the MC will get to know some more information on what’ll be necessary in catching the creature. I’m considering giving the MC either 1. the choice to go and talk to all the ROs, 2. the choice to go and talk to a few ROs, or 3. the choice to talk to 1 RO. Then, after this, the MC will move to deciding who goes with them on their first “task”.

Hope this helps you guys see what’s going on with CoR! Other than that, I’ve got a few other ideas I’m considering taking up:

1. An idea based on the common tale of Fae dragging human thieves away for punishments.

2. An idea involving an old antique store, an old god who has been trapped for millenniums and who’s worshipers have finally figured a way to release it, and a rather fussy ancient Egyptian pharaoh who was improperly mummified and then had the misfortune of being brought back to help keep the god trapped.

3. Another hunter mc idea, but in this case the MC is very average joe/jane/jamie type who is thrown into the life of hunting down creatures and has to learn a lot of things are not like they are in the movies.

Alright, lemme know if you guys have any more questions or need anything :D

[cylawsonwrites]

Weekly Update 7 April, 2019

Hey, guys!!! I am SO sorry for the dead silence that was happening from us for the last little while! Over my spring break, I had a really really bad case of my depression flairing up and missing my dad so much I couldn’t do much other than basic tasks :c. Over this week, I have been super busy just trying to get my class work done for college; as I graduate May 9th, there’s a LOT of work to get done, so I just didn’t have time to update you guys!!!

So, welcome to all of you new peeps!!! I’m so glad you joined us!!!

There are a LOT of announcements to be made today.

Starting with Rewind and Nelroche. Unfortunately, after a lot of feedback and trying to fix our game mechanics, we realized that both of these games need to be changed from interactive fiction. There is just no way we can force them into that format and still keep the story we want to tell you guys!!! Rewind’s demo will still stay on the Choice of Games website for those of you who want to replay it!!!

Now, this is not to say we’re quitting interactive fiction. Quite the opposite, we’re putting Rewind and Nelroche on the backburner until we actually have a way to fund those projects. For now, we have decided to focus our efforts on our projects that still can be fitted into the interactive fiction format!

Rissa currently has a project in mind for her focus, but I’m still a little finicky on mine. I am still very much working on Chronicles of Rebirth!! But I also want to take up the mantle on another project or two so I have places to go when I hit a block or need to think. You’d be surprised what kind of inspiration I hit while writing other stuff :D

Now, as for Chronicles of Rebirth (COR), there has been a LOT going on with it! I’m on Chapter 4, and the beginning scene is very tailored to the different ways MC feels over being turned into a hunter, meaning each option opens new dialogue and sometimes new actions! But, certain options can only open based on your earlier options! Other new things in COR:

Pronoun and gender overhaul! I’m sure I mentioned this, but you can choose quite a few things in Chapter one, like if you’re a man or woman, if you’ve always identified as such, and a whole SLEW of pronoun stuff for people who don’t identify as any of the above! You even have the option to input your own pronouns!

A lot more customisation is available than in Rewind. So far, there is hunter garb, sleepwear (or lack thereof), and soon there will be the option of casuals with LOTS of options! There will likely also be a combative armor choice based on what type of fighter (or otherwise) you choose to be!

So, so many eye colors. You have your human eyes, and then there might be some new options of your choice now that you’re no longer human...

So far, I have 4/5 options done for scene one in COR! It takes me longer to write them due to the differences, but it also makes a better feel for your playthrough! :D I also may have went mad with power and added a shite ton of hidden variables... some of which reference certain well-known television shows or video games. I also have random things added in every now and then.

Given all of this, I hope you all stick around and see what else we can create! It’s super unfortunate Rewind’s and Nelroche’s storyline really need a different format, but we have much more to come!!! Please, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them!!!

My Patreon is also (sort of) launched! It deals with my original works, fanfiction, and the interactive fiction (and future video game) characters I make. Please feel free to follow it along! There will be public posts a lot of the time too! :D

https://www.patreon.com/caprithebunny