#spookymonth pump

[zarkishere]

height chart time!

over at twitter i didn't really get to write ANYTHING soo...let's talk about this AU for a bit here! nothing important, just some thoughts and maybe some spoilers hehe (there is 100% spoilers LMAO)

this is a passion project of mine born from my WAY TOO STRONG hyperfixation on spooky month and my LOVE for slime rancher! it's been in my head since around November 2023, but only did i start REALLY thinking about it in around the middle of January 2024. i was on a family trip, it was super late at night and i was daydreaming about spooky month as i looked out the window... at some point i started to think about...what if Lila was on the far far range? then i started to plan; a new island on the far far range, a sort of market instead of the thingy (no idea what it's called) that Beatrix uses to interact with NPC's in practice it'd be very similar. you walk up to a stand (that looks according to the person and what they want) and they'd pop up all hologram-like! then bow, you talk, you sell them stuff, amazing! of course in this AU some people actually go to Lila's house, like Frank! you know that little spot behind Beatrix's place back in the game? well, there! every once in a while Frank would show up in his flying van, offering items you can buy :D some would be...less than needed (like heart beets and such) OR they could be something wonderful! like Gilded Ginger! or other illegal items shh...no one can know... anyway! then i started using milanote (which i recommend) and started figuring out the story and characters here's a screenshot! a lot of things were changed soo...take it with a grain of salt ;)

i did a lot of sketches on random bits of paper and my phone (which i won't be adding here cuz they're not needed :P) figuring out character designs, and eventually moved on to start doing the character sheets on my pc! you might've noticed, but i really thought of this first as if it was a videogame it will never be, don't get me wrong, but it started from there and THEN i started to think of it simply as a story i want to tell there's still a long way to go, but i have so many cool ideas i JUST WANNA START WORKING! i got sick recently (and still am tbh) so i'm taking a bit of a break tho.. i have a lot of ideas for the story, and am already planning out a small animatic...but again, no promises! i don't even know if i'll do everything drawn or i'll write stuff out too! i mean, i might even get bored and never touch this again LMAO i'm writing this on the 29th, so i haven't watched the new EP yet...but i imagine a lot of things will be changed once it comes out so, one last time, everything i say and do is up to change! i'm in no way a professional and this is just a side thing i'm doing while actively working and studying. i'm just a guy after all. i hope you guys like this as much as i do, and i can't WAIT to give you more information! that's it for now, i gotta do my music homework LMAO--take care everyone :)

[doodlesartstuff]

I hope that the next Kleki update is to add more layers

this is for a spookymonth fan animation because yes.

[shi404]

Been working on this for a few days and here it finally is! A funny idea I shared with a friend!

[zarkishere]

so excited about this actually LMAO

welcome to the #spookyranchersAU! an AU I've been thinking about for god knows how long! :D

You'll find out more about it with time but FUCK IM SO HAPPY also just so we're all clear this is still in the works!

[doodlesartstuff]

Me on my way to annoy my sister by watching Spookymonth for the 400th time:

My sister is @bl3ach3d btw

[zarkishere]

Lila! :D

she's so cool i'm in love with her design :3

[zarkishere]

doodles n' stuff!

my brain has been reaally thinking of the AU (and other stuff but you'll see) so i just got doodling teehee i've been thinking a lot about Roy and his friendship with the other two, which has been really nice! i don't usually care much for the hatzgang, but this AU has kinda forced me to and...honestly? it's nice also, i love uncle frank and his friendship with Lila they're everything to me 😭😭 i wanna share more RAGHHHGHJFASG💥💥 anyway! hope you enjoy!

[zarkishere]

lil update cuz it's been a while :P

so...not so great news (i know, i know, hear me out) (also, WIPS at the bottom!) i'm in a spot rn where i feel really burnt out. it's not cuz of working on anything, really, just general burnout because of this, i've worked maybe...twice...the past week on the AU and other shit the point is that while i'm still working on the AU, it might take a bit longer than i wished, and i'm (kinda) sorry i'm working bit by bit whenever my brain actually wants to do something since i do actually like the story and wanna tell it i'll work on it when i want to and got the time

meanwhile i...might...be thinking of another AU LMAO-- LISTEN! I'M REALLY INTO RDR2 RIGHT NOW AND I GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT OKAY! won't be a fully thought out thing like the other one, but i wanna draw cowboys and horses so bad you DON'T UNDERSTAND also if you get rdr2 fanart art this is why

that's all! sorry if this isn't the update you wanted LOL but it is what it is i guess as a sorry i can show you a bit of what i'm working on