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Developer Blog #2
🕑 Added 2021-01-08 22:53:26 +0000 UTC"Of all the jerkface deceptions. Rosy Kim, I do believe I might be falling in love with you."
-Button (potentially)
I'm currently working on Rosy's route in Chapter 6 and may be enjoying it a bit too much. Curmudgeon teacher is a lot of fun to write, what can I say? In this upcoming chapter, people paying attention to affection meters may be surprised to discover that Rosy's fondness for Button occasionally goes up when challenged (although not always).
Rosy values evaluative skills in others--they'll respect a Button that looks deeper to figure out people's motives instead of jumping to conclusions. However, Chapter 6 also unveils a less tolerant side of Rosy, and Button's affection level can actually dip if Rosy thinks their attitude is too woe-is-me (Morbid-Resentful Combo Buttons may want to choose K's path instead). I remain convinced that, romance-wise, the most compatible love interest for Resentful Buttons in general is Glitch, but that's beside the point.
Speaking of K's path, I'm still in the process of coding reactions to certain developments that involve everyone's favorite dog aficionado. For those of you who had Sally peer into K's future, you'll soon find out Hemera's identity! I'm also (very, very tentatively) debating whether to lock K's route behind meeting them in Chapter 1. I'll post a poll here on Patreon before making any final decisions, but the romance is just so much better if you meet K in Chapter 1. We'll see how later chapters go, but it's something I'll need to ponder (I welcome any feedback on the topic!).
The biggest challenge I'm dealing with right now isn't K's romance, however.
It's Nick.
When writing, I use a lot of physical cues to convey character emotions. So much so, that a lot of the lip-twitching, brow-furrowing, and arms-crossing gets deleted when I edit. However, given that Nick is a disembodied voice in your head, it's tricky to subtly show his emotions. It's not an issue I've ever had before, and it presents a unique challenge for me. In my first draft, a lot of the passages with Nick have ended up looking like this:
How is this the logical conclusion that you reach? Nick demands, _________. Did I break your brain when I entered it?
Where the underlined blank is for me to insert an emotional tone description once I figure out how to do so without being repetitive from earlier passages. Who knew that writing about having your brother in your brain could be so tricky!
Thanks to your incredible support, I took additional Saturdays off for the rest of January and now have two days per week to dedicate to writing Mind Blind! Thus, this update will be longer--around 30,000 words, which will bring up the grand total of the demo to 190k (I'm going to try to reach 200k in this next update, but we'll see).
Patreon Demo Update: January 22
Current Word Count: 172k
Goal For Update: 190k (200k stretch)
Final Notes:
Rosy's interview will be released January 31, so remember to leave any questions you have for Instructor Hardass on either the Sanctum of Spoilers Discord or on the Interview announcement post here.
I also hope you paid attention to descriptions of certain persons and artworks from previous chapters, as in Chapter 6 you'll have a chance to impress Rosy and to begin uncovering Mind Blind's main mystery.
Comments
Chigusa Eyes
not to mention if there's an option to be mean or hateful towards them ( idr if there is ), it should negate the option to go back to them unless that's already a thing, if the options are there
Chigusa Eyes
I wrote a few things on an ask you got on tumblr & i can't c&p, but... with how CLEARLY important animals + empathy imo is to K, i can't imagine someone who doesn't have a big heart going for ANY animal really
Jo O'Connor
I plan on posting a poll on it after Chapter 6 releases on the 22nd, but I'm definitely leaning towards making going back for the dogs a prerequisite.
Jo O'Connor
Thank you so much! Rosy gave me so much trouble at first, but now they're one of my favorites to write!!
Jo O'Connor
That's what I'm leaning towards. If there were less ROs, I'd be more reluctant to have K's be locked behind the choice. But with 5 main romance options, I think doing it might be the only way to really do K's route full justice.
Jo O'Connor
Rosy is indeed a thief! MB can differ a lot depending on different choices, so it's always fun to see people discover the branches <3
Chigusa Eyes
Ahhhh congrats! I'm so glad you're able to take the extra days off work! I'm excited for more MB as always, but I'm also just glad you get some days off! I honestly also think that the K romance being cut off early makes sense; while some people might want a neat line ala a screen to choose which they want to romance, imo, with how MB flows, that doesn't make sense. Part of MB's high replay value is that taking different routes opens up different choices etc to you. Plus, I feel like it's vital to have met + show up out of concern for the girls, to make a connection with K, rather than the Mmm K Hot without the puppers involved. They're devastatingly important to K after all.
Oh, this is exciting! I'm looking forward to the Rosy scenes π and I definitely agree with you on the fact that K's romance is better if you meet them early on. Their very first scene in Chapter 1 is significant as it allows for more depth in later scenes. Also, I'm glad you were able to take a few days off! That's awesome! π€
Fish
Before replaying mb so many times and making different buttons for different routes, i didnt know how K could even BE a love interest. Not until i did the shitzu route! I initially found it counterintuitive and would never originally do it bc my buttons already late, but when i did i finally understood WHY he was an RO. I do think blocking it behind that initial shitzu meeting is smart, because otherwise, button hasnt really interacted with him enough to have a crush.
Cas
It took me about four playthroughs to figure out I could meet Kent in chapter one and I have to say, I loved it and totally see how it would be a major kick off to any potential K romance!! Though my heart still belongs mostly to the curmudgeonly teacher π₯°
