Goodnight. Did y’all miss me and my increasingly long progress reports? Well guess what—I’m back with another one… so shall we begin?
Even though I’ve been quiet over here, I’ve actually been a busy little bee. 🐝 As you all know, we recently got the poll results back, and can someone please tell me why my readers on the COG Forum didn’t stick to the agenda? They chose the side story His Touch, while y'all on Tumblr and Patreon picked military Cadmus × broken-hearted MC. So what does that mean for me? It means that come August, I’ll be releasing four demos. Yup, you read that right—four.
I’ve officially passed the 4,000-word mark on the first side story—and since I’m still feeling motivated, I’ll probably keep going and save it for the next update, which will likely drop in about four months (because, hey, we’re working with a roster, right?).
Starting tomorrow through to Monday morning, I’ll finally have the time to plug in my music and get some solid writing done. I’ve figured out exactly how I want TS fight scenes to go, and I’ve finally mastered the art of scene separation. T’s scene is currently kicking my ass, so I’ve decided to start chipping away at Cadmus’s staircase scene with MC instead. This version is for romancers—platonic players will, of course, be approached by N.
Today I had a little sit-down with myself and promised I wouldn’t stress over how the Yesenia fight scene turns out—first drafts are meant to be messy. And guess what? Everything suddenly clicked. I even remembered the counterfeit book that was created in the opening of Chapter Three… so yes, consequences.
Also, slight change of plans: I’ve decided not to have MC and Caddy fight, since they’re in the same student batch. But Cadmus and Atticus—yeah… they nearly killed each other, so that’s still on the table.
So, the three people MC can challenge will officially be Drusilla, Yesenia, and T. For the Patreon update dropping in August, all three fight scenes will be fully covered. Honestly, I’m so over this chapter—ugh. Anyway, during N’s scene, we’ll also explore Sascha’s fight, where the MC finally finds out what their ability is. So that’s another exciting bit to look forward to.
As for the inspiration behind the fight scenes and the overall vibe—let’s thank a few series that fed my nightmares for weeks: Sweet Home (Seasons 1–3), Solo Leveling (Seasons 1–2), Gone Girl, Get Away, Happiness, All of Us Are Dead, #Alive, Kingdom (Seasons 1–2), and The Menu. Yeah… most of those are zombie shows. And yes, I had nightmares because of them. Thanks for asking.
Onto our next topic... what’s happening with Dangerous Games?
I am working on it—slowly. These past few days, I’ve been balancing all my IFs. If I wake up and feel demotivated with one, I just chip away at the other. But yes, an update is going live for this one. Honestly, I’m planning to release everything at once so y’all can just binge and enjoy yourselves.
I also figured out something important about Dangerous Games. Originally, I thought if players chose not to look after the babies, the story would just end... and that’s just bleh. So guess what? This author is forcing that babysitting job on y’all. Go clean a diaper or two and accidentally fall in love with the Underworld boss’s son. He’s hot, tatted, and yes—he has nipple piercings. Cadmus 2.0? Possibly.
Just imagine... eating waffles off those abs. I’m kidding. (Kind of.) Anyway, yes—I always have to include a male RO in my IFs. Why, you ask? I don’t know—men are just interesting creatures. They’re built different. Sometimes I want to dissect them like frogs...Don’t listen to me. It’s definitely the sleep talking.
But the good thing is—we’re already ten thousand words in, currently at the will scene where Bob tells you who killed your father. Between me and you? I don’t trust that man.
Next weekend—or maybe even tomorrow—I plan to start working on the second side story demo. So, as you can see, we’ve got a lot to tie up on our seemingly overflowing plate. But one thing’s for sure: I’m having fun. During my one-week rest, I spent some time watching a few series. Turns out, watching something on my tablet while scribbling away on my phone does wonders for productivity.
So for this week, we’ll be working on a few things...
Tomorrow, I’ll finish Drusilla and MC’s test match. Then, we’ll move on to the opening scenes for both the Platonic and Romantic routes with Cadmus—so that’s two different scenes to knock out. Once those are tied up, we can focus on the first day of school, especially Instructor Levesque’s class.
For Dangerous Games, I want to focus on the will scene, then the discharge scene, and from there, the visitation to Alister’s grave—where MC will meet the second RO. As for the third RO’s career... I’m still deciding. Should I make them a manny/nanny? A next-door neighbor? A doctor? Or maybe MC’s personal assistant at AetherCorp Industries? Decisions, decisions.
I’ll start the opening for His Touch.
For the other one, I’ll finish the breakup scene between MC and Emory, and have Kyle (your supervisor) burst in—guns blazing... but not literally. Then I’ll write the flight scene. So that’ll be my focus.
In the coming week—or maybe Sunday—I’ll try to fit in answering some asks. I’m here, I’m always around, but I also know how it feels to want to give attention to everything at once and only have the capacity to focus on one thing. August will be that month—the one where you’ll probably worry about my mental state from how much I’ll get done 😅
I’ll leave a few screenshots down below of what I’ve been working on. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your night. See you in a few. 😊
