update 02.

RAMBLE (WHEN TWILIGHT STRIKES).

moral of the story: don't underestimate how busy you are. i went to work six out of seven days this week so i won't lie and say i accomplished a lot, but i did manage to finally complete the twine port for chapter one. as mentioned last week, i had to write a new branch for the bounty hunt with Rylan, so i focused on finishing the final few choices and edited them to my liking. i'll likely be uploading it to twine soon so i can send it to beta-testers for a quick brief overlook. as a finished product, i like chapter one a lot better. it gives more room for people to choose what they feel comfortable with and gives you more background on what's happening—if you choose to listen, that is.

i also started moving things from chapter two, but because the hunter isn't always injured or sore from the hunt anymore, i need to make some changes and add more flavour text to fit people's playthroughs. i don't mind of course, since it makes the story more engaging and realistic, but i am excited for chapter three/four and onward where i don't have to make as many changes. things like the infirmary will need a whole new reason for why the hunter goes there—other than because i want you to meet K—but something like weekly check-ups is reasonable. IAOS takes good care of their hunters anyway, and as people who put themselves in danger constantly, it makes sense.

in terms of chapter seven, i honestly couldn't find time for it. if i can keep my eyes open tonight, i'll try to write a little more in my doc because god, do i miss it, but we'll see what i end up doing. once i get deeper into the chapter i think i'll be able to move a lot quicker than i am right now. since i'm multitasking, i'm focusing on the twine port first just because my goal was (initially) to release it this month, but i'll likely be doing it in february now (also the month of my one year anniversary for the project!!).

whether or not i'm doing anything for my one year is unclear at the moment (i start school on monday and am seriously wondering how many things i can work on at once) but i'd love to write a collection of short stories/a small interactive project featuring the ros if possible. if it does end up happening, you (those subscribed to my patreon) will get it before the public does. 

RAMBLE (SECRET PROJECT).

not much to report here seeing as i barely had time to write anything for my main project. i'm still brushing up the details of the plot and will work on worldbuilding next, but i did mess around with the twine ui a little and changed the name of one of my ros—a super last-minute decision but also one that i like a lot better. i think i'll keep the names of the ros to myself for now, even old names, mostly because i'm that uncertain about this story, but i'll let it spill one day. promise.

STATS.

• 224,043 (+ 0.3k)

* includes word count from chapter seven only. 

SNEAK PEEK.

One more inch and the back of our hands will be brushing. One bold move and I could probably interlace my fingers with theirs, though I doubt Blane will be happy with that.

— taken from chapter 07.