Well, to make a long story short, my health could always be better but it's been worse before, so a net positive all considered! Had to manage a few unexpected emergencies, so I abandoned everything except for trying to feel better after my last update.

But now it's back to coding for the rest of September!

Funny story for those who have read the first chapter (minor spoilers here). Accidentally clicked yes for 'arson' while playtesting GoB, but needed Umyra to not-hate my MC for that round of bug-fixing, and lighting stuff on fire is... a choice. So I started breaking down which line of dialogue she would dislike the least, to be 'extra nice' after the incident.

Then I remembered that this is my game, I coded it, and all the other options are safe, so why do I care which one sounds the 'nicest'?

Genuinely am not sure if this says more about my short-term memory, the character, or me, but an irrational fear of going back to reset everything over a mistake just gaslit yours truly into total immersion. Umyra became intimidating to me for a few fleeting moments.

In the chapter selector.

Still slightly confused by the word count in VSCode, but it looks like both chapters are now somewhere in the realm of 120,000 words, which is incredible news.

Also, U's SFW Alphabet was posted a few weeks ago on my blog if you're interested! It's as spoiler-free as possible, but I also did my best to give you a better idea of what that path might look like for the ill-advised and possibly ill-fated MCs determined to clamber over the great sandstone walls of seething hatred and spite which carefully guard the younger twin's immortal heart.

Alright, back to... whatever I was doing before I took a break to type this update.

Wish me luck!

~ Effie