update 93.

december 11-25th.

hi. it's been a while since i've done a true and proper update, hasn't it? i hope everyone's been well and has been enjoying the holidays/break before the end of the year. for me, since my last exam, i went back to my hometown and have been spending a lot of time gaming. just mindnumbing stuff to soothe the pain of getting my grades back haha.

i feel like i've been saying this a lot throughout the months of november and december, but writing-wise, i haven't really done much. and now that i'm finally home, i think i can admit that i'm (that i've been) taking a break. it's not that i've lost interest or anything, more just the exhaustion of the year catching up to me. it also doesn't help that chapter eleven is not thoroughly planned out. of course, the spontaneity is great, but it also means i have to use a lot of brain power to figure out what to write and that's simply something i don't have right now. so yeah. a break. seeing as it's already been going on for a while, i'll extend it until the end of this month and see if the new year refreshes my motivation. 

that said, i have written a bit in the last two weeks, so i'll take the chance to talk about it now. it's not any different from what i've already said but to reiterate, i'm currently chipping away at Blane's scene. i've left a lot of choices blank so recently, i've been (begrudgingly) filling them in, just so i don't have to worry about it later. it's both a good and bad activity for me now. good because it's just repeating old choices and coming up with new dialogue, so it's not much work. but also, bad because it's well, boring.

as of a couple of days ago though, i hit a part where i finally get to push the narrative to discuss supernaturals, so at least i have that going for me. previously, i was touching upon the hunter's mental state: something i talked more in-depth about in late november or early december, i believe. the combination of these two topics in one chapter is definitely heavier than i initially intended, but i'm liking the flow of it so far. my goal is that when i get back, i'll have a fresh viewpoint on all of it and will continue to improve what's written.

one last thing before i go: the anniversary special is decided. i just need to figure out a format, so i might post a poll on tumblr in the next coming days. on one hand, while i do want to make it interactive and post it on the midnight hours: shorts, a small part of me is debating just leaving them as mini stories. so, we'll see.

take care everyone <3

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sneak peek.

"I know, I meant…" [Blane] pauses, then shakes their head. "Actually, let me ask you this: how do you feel about supernaturals?"