Mid-video update - It's Actually Mid Video! Edition

(CW: this post makes reference to IRL sexual abuse)

Hi everyone! I hope you all got to have a wonderful holiday season, and before I say anything else: thank you all for the seriously amazing support on this latest video! It's brought the Patreon up to almost $1,900, and it's surpassed any prior video in terms of views at over 60k in under 3 weeks! That is no small feat for a small channel, and I cannot say thank you all enough for it <3

For this update... well, something I should address immediately is that the February video may get delayed. The reason for this is two fold, and I'm going to get the really depressing one out of the way first: I had to deal with details surrounding sexual abuse committed against me coming to light against my will and without my permission, from the weekend before the last up until about yesterday. The matter has been solved privately with all people involved, but suffice to say I have been incredibly shaken up and unwell.

For that reason, I've fallen behind schedule despite spending extra time working, and I'm sorry for that. I've been told a lot to not apologize and that it's understandable to struggle with work at this time, but I still feel bad that there might be a delay in next months release as I am really trying to keep ahead of the curb these days. But the emotional impact of that, combined with almost everyone who was handling the matter blatantly disregarding my boundaries, wishes, and privacy, was severe enough to leave me physically exhausted and almost sick. I've recovered a bit over the last day or two, but I still feel very sleep deprived and am going to likely be working as few hours as needed to meet deadlines until the end of this month, for the sake of my mental and physical health.

However, on the other side, there is a genuinely good reason things might get delayed, and that's that I am finally going to Brazil to see my boyfriend! I'll be out of country from January 27th to February 11th, but I will still be actively working on weekdays in my hotel; doing writing, editing, voice over, and filming work for the Feb video. The time away is going to help me a lot, and I can't stress how excited I am for this! I am also hopeful I'll be able to get the Feb video done in time, but again, it may possibly be delayed for my recovery, and most importantly, I'm prioritizing spending time with my boyfriend over work during that period.

So with all that said, just what are the plans?

February: Going back to horror with Manakashi! I was torn between this, Atlach-Nacha, and Teninai, but White Album 2 has almost emotionally destroyed me, and Manakashi's got my attention more of the two fucked up gay girls games. So we're gonna roll with that.

March: Yes, finally, IT'S THE WHITE ALBUM NO KISETSU DA. White Album 2 (IC +CC + Coda) is fully recorded, notes have been taken, rough scripting will start tomorrow and then be put on hold until the Manakashi video is finished. I will also be playing the Extra Episodes and going through at least some of the side content if I have time, but as I have a sponsor deadline to make for this, I may not be able to get through everything. 

THE LIST: I've cleaned it up a bit and re-organized things! It should look much nicer now. Feel free to throw more suggestions my way! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WF_2ADCa5UY63yygiElEyGr35UPCf-jfGivuHAeaiqs/edit#gid=0

And, that should be all for now! As always, please feel free to leave your questions here, or DM them to me! With the patreon rapidly expanding, it's hard for me to answer every question in each upcoming video, but I'll do my best to answer what I can and catch the others during slower months. 

See you all in February!