Zim X. Pluto

Health update and Chapter Delay

Added 2025-09-26 12:32:03 +0000 UTC

To those who didn't read my notes at the end of Chapter 4 on Patreon or my comment under Chapter 2 on QQ: I caught the flu around 18 September and have been in quite debilitating pain since then, so I was unable to do my favourite pastime (writing) because I couldn't get out of bed for most of the day.

I mostly recovered as of yesterday and now feel only mildly inconvenienced by the illness. Let me tell you, being able to write without pain has been a balm to the soul. For the record, when my throat was aching and I had burning headaches and a runny nose, instead of resting like a normal person I wrote the majority of Chapter 5.

Expected release: Chapter 5 on Patreon and Chapter 3 elsewhere on Sunday, 28 September at the earliest, or Monday, 29 September at the latest.

Going forward, my release schedule will be weekly. Releases will fall either Sunday-to-Sunday or Monday-to-Monday depending on that week's release day. I will try to keep chapters coming weekly, but even when I'm healthy a release may take up to a week and a half at most.

Thank you for your understanding, and I apologize for the delay. Next time I'll follow my instincts and punt my little brother across the room if he comes near me sick again—regardless of what my mother may say.