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Monthly Extra - Rin Bonus Story: One Way to Haggle (nonbinary Rin)

“Alright, next stop is the jeweler's,” I say, looking over my list.

“Oh, come on,” Rin g...

Monthly Extra - Rin Bonus Story: One Way to Haggle (female Rin)

“Alright, next stop is the jeweler's,” I say, looking over my list.

“Oh, come on,” Rin g...

Monthly Extra - Rin Bonus Story: One Way to Haggle (male Rin)

“Alright, next stop is the jeweler's,” I say, looking over my list.

“Oh, come on,” Rin g...

TFW I get to give MC prizes at the end of the game ^_^ (Ch 13 preview)

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Holy crap I think Leas is gonna make it to 400k words

Just did this word count for the game (including the unfinished drafts of future chapters).  I st...

Extended Writing Update

I spent a lot of this week absorbing and working on feedback from my one alpha tester (to whom I'm eternally grateful). I've gotten some really excellent notes on things to target for the beta, inc...

Chapter 12 Scene Preview

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The Guide doesn't join us. Instead she breathes out, and a green-tinted steam ...

Monthly Extra - Wren Bonus Story: Twenty Gold (nonbinary Wren)

It’s late morning in the market, and you can tell. Merchants barely even bother to hawk their wares ...

Monthly Extra - Wren Bonus Story: Twenty Gold (male Wren)

It’s late morning in the market, and you can tell. Merchants barely even bother to hawk their wares ...

Monthly Extra - Wren Bonus Story: Twenty Gold (female Wren)

It’s late morning in the market, and you can tell. Merchants barely even bother to hawk their wares thi...

Quick PSA: the June alpha link has been changed

The pinned post has been updated with the correct link, but it's here as well: 2024-06-18 21:31:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Extended Writing Update

My takeaways are very unrelated this week, because I spent a lot of time jumping around and filling things in for the eventual beta, plus working on Chapter 12's first draft. So I've put them in bu...

The June Alpha Demo is live!

There is smut for 1.5 ROs. I forgot I'd written it until last night when I was doing final edits 😂

For the other 1.5, you get emotions and angst. Yay!

2024-06-15 16:05:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Idk what it says about this game that there are so many (optional) breakup scenes xD

Don'...

June's content release schedule :)

Here's what to expect this month ~

• Tomorrow: Chapter 10's Alpha releases :D (Agent tier)

• Thursday June 20th: Monthly Extra: ...

  2024-06-14 17:58:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Hit a milestone today ^_^

I just sent the alpha-before-the-alpha of the next chapter to my friend for review! I think this month's update might come a little early :D There's a few things I want to run by another writer pri...

Extended Writing Update

I've been burning the midnight oil this weekend filling in some choice options - to the tune of a few thousand more words :) I forgot to actually count them this time lol but it's a lot.

Extended Writing Update

Does the struggle of continuing to consolidate game files outweigh the stress of worrying my code editor (VS Code, not an actual person) has, once again, forgotten to indent something and broken my...

Feeling a little burnt out but proud. Enter: something spooky 🎃

I'm really pleased with having finally tacked chapter 9 in a real way. Like, out-in-the-world instead of a draft on my hard drive that could still change drastically. I'm also semi exhausted lol. <...

The mini-update to the alpha is live :)

It's playable at the same link as before (which you can find here, 2024-06-01 01:56:52 +0000 UTC View Post

Keo Bonus Story: A Convincing Cover (nonbinary Keo)

The airy salon sparkles with multicolored light. Pinks and reds, blues and purples dot the sunlight st...

Keo Bonus Story: A Convincing Cover (female Keo)

The airy salon sparkles with multicolored light. Pinks and reds, blues and purples dot the sunlight st...

Keo Bonus Story: A Convincing Cover (male Keo)

The airy salon sparkles with multicolored light. Pinks and reds, blues and purples dot the sunlight st...

Extended Writing Update

I was pretty busy this weekend! Both with life and writing lol, and I'm very happy with how much I got done on both ends of things. This time around I bounced around between chapters filling things...

Wren Bonus Story: Changing the Plan (female Wren)

Secrecy is of the utmost importance for this job; Adaan was very clear. We enter the party separately,...

Wren Bonus Story: Changing the Plan (nonbinary Wren)

Secrecy is of the utmost importance for this job; Adaan was very clear. We enter the party separately,...

Wren Bonus Story: Changing the Plan (male Wren)

Secrecy is of the utmost importance for this job; Adaan was very clear. We enter the party separately,...

May's first Alpha Update is live!

It includes the rest of chapter 9's alpha for all three routes. You ca...

Extended Writing Update

Something clicked, and I am really hoping it stays that way, lol! I spent all weekend getting chapter 9's update ready, which included:

• A ton of rearranging orders of things

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2024-05-20 00:59:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Rin Bonus Story: A Simple Mission (male Rin)

Whatever else is true of these nobles, they sure do know how to decorate. 

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